Curriculum Vitae Alan Douglas DeSantis, Ph. D. Professional Address: Home Address: Department of Communication 545 Alderbrook Way 234 Grehan Building Lexington, KY 40515 University of Kentucky Home: (859) 271-0386 Lexington, KY 40506-0042 Cell: (859) 552-7552 (859) 257-1975 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.uky.edu/~addesa01/ Education Ph. D. • Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (1988-1993) o Communication (emphasis on rhetorical theory & criticism) M.A. • University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (1986-1988) o Communication (emphasis on qualitative methodology) B.S. • James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA (1984-1986) o Communication A.A. • Widener University, Wilmington, DE (1982-1984) o Liberal Arts Employment History • University of Kentucky o Director of the College of Communication and Information Living and Learning Program—CI Connect (2014-Present) o Full Professor, 2009-Present o Associate Professor of the Department of Communication, 1998-2009 o Assistant Professor of the Department of Communication, 1993-1998 o Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA and the SEC, 2005-Present o Member of the Athletic Board of Directors, 2005-Present o Graduate Faculty of the College of Communications and Information Studies, 1996- Present 1 o Affiliated Member of the Department of Linguistics, 2000-Present o Affiliated Member of the Committee on Social Theory, 2000-Present Teaching I. Classes Taught • Graduate Courses: • CJT 780: Critical and Social Theory • CJT 667/664: Qualitative Research Methods • CJT 601: Introduction to Graduate Studies • COM 591: Whiteness: An Introduction to Race Theory • COM 553: Film Theory and Criticism (offered to undergraduates) • Undergraduate Courses: • COM 462: Intercultural Communication • COM 454 (Honors Seminar): Ethnography • COM 454 (Honors Seminar): A Study in Racism and White Privilege • COM 454 (Honors Seminar): Rhetorical Theory Honors Seminar (taught with Dr. Tom Peters, U of Louisville) • COM 453: Social Issues and the Mass Media • COM 453: Film Theory and Criticism • COM 351: Communication Theory • COM 350: Language and Communication • COM 287: Advanced Persuasive Speaking • COM 249: Mass Media and Society • COM 252: Interpersonal Communication • COM 181: Public Speaking • COM 101: Introduction to Communication Studies (Mass-Lecture Format) • Additional Courses Taught at Indiana University: • Parliamentary Procedure (Returning-Studies Program) • Business and Professional Communication • Group Decision Making Awards University of Kentucky’s “Best Professor”: -Voted by the University student body as the outstanding University professor (Sponsored by the Student Developmental Council & the university newspaper, the Kentucky Kernel) • Awarded 1998-1999 • Awarded 1999-2000 • Awarded 2002-2003 • Awarded 2003-2004 • Awarded 2004-2005 • Awarded 2005-2006 • Awarded 2006-2007 • Awarded 2007-2008 2 • Awarded 2008-2009 • Awarded 2010-2011 United States Professor of the Year Award Nominated in the Spring of 2009 by the University of Kentucky’s Provost Committee. United States Professor of the Year Award honors the nation’s best teachers for their achievements in teaching undergraduate students. Sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and supported by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Alumni Award for Outstanding Teaching at the University of Kentucky: • Awarded 1997 • Nominated 2010 Panhellenic Council’s Distinguished Professor Award: (Panhellenic Council is the governing body for the UK’s Greek sorority system, with over 25 organizations and 1,900 member) • Awarded 2010 • Awarded 2011 The National Society of Collegiate Scholars’ 2010 Inspire Integrity Award: • Nominated 2009 James Madison University’s School of Communication Studies Distinguished Alumni Award: • Awarded 2009 Golden Key Society’s Honorary Member Recipient Award: • Awarded 1998. The NSCS Inspire Integrity Award is the nation’s only collegiate, student- nominated faculty award; the award focuses specifically on integrity. College of Communications and Information Studies: • Outstanding Teacher Award Awarded 1996 • Faculty Community Service Award Awarded 2006 • Faculty Excellence in Research Award Nominated 2008 University of Kentucky’s Interfraternity Council’s Great Teacher Award: (Interfraternity Council is the governing body for the UK’s Greek fraternity system, with over 19 organizations and 1,500 members) • Awarded 1997 • Awarded 2005 • Awarded 2008 Indiana University Tradition Award for Excellence in Teaching: • Awarded 1989 3 Media Outreach and Exposure (University Public Relations) Here are some of the media outlets that have either featured my published research or have interviewed me about my work on ADHD stimulants on college campuses: § Local/Regional Media (selective): Channel 36 News (ABC affiliate) / WEKU (Public Radio) / Lexington Herald Leader / The Stanford Daily (CA) / McGill Daily (Canada) / Quinnipiac Chronicle / The Oregonian / Kansas City Star and reprinted in The Columbus Dispatch / § National Media (selective) that have cited my research: NBC’s “The Today Show” / “Chronicle of Higher Education” / USA Today / CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 (7/21/11) / CNN (9/4/11) / CNN.Com (9/5/11) / § National/International Media (selective) that have interviewed me: § Print/Internet: Slate Magazine (Washington Post) (2013) / Harper’s Magazine by Kyle Paoletta (2013) / / The National Jurist Magazine (2013) / Eidé Magazine (2014) § Radio: Wall St. Journal Radio (9/6/11) / NPR’s On Point (2013) / American Student Radio by Leah D. Johnson (2013) / NPR’s Radio Health Journal with Reed Pence (2013) § TV: CBS’s “60 Minutes” (4/25/10) with 11.38 million U.S. viewers / Swedish Public Television, SVT by Lisa Carlsson (2013) Scholarly Research I. Book DeSantis, A. D. (2007). Inside Greek U: Fraternities, sororities, and the pursuit of pleasure, power, and prestige. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. o Reviewed: New York Times (Sunday) / Library Journal / Journal of Law and Education / Educational Policy Institute / Journal of College Student Development / Inside Hazing / Adjunct Advocate Magazine / Pitch Magazine / Lexington Herald Leader / Goodreads.com / The Daily (University of Washington) / The Muleskinner (University of Central Missouri) /The Indiana Daily Student (Indiana University) / Oklahoma Gazette / Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) / Black Greek Network o Interviewed: Newsweek / ABC News / Playboy / Inside Higher Education (reprinted by InternationalCounselor.com and InsideHazing.com) / CBS affiliate WKYT / FOX affiliate WKKY / Public Radio WEKU (Richmond, KY) / Public Radio WFPL (Louisville, KY) / Louisville Courier-Journal / Cincinnati Enquirer / Mississippi Clarion Ledger / Kentucky Kernel / Sigma Pi International Emerald / Opelika-Auburn News / Des Moines Register / 4 II. Articles DeSantis, A. D., (2014). Observing the story: Interpretive research is systematic and rigorous. In Davis, C (Ed). Conversations about qualitative communication research: Behind the scenes with leading scholars. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, Inc. (About this chapter: My article, “Smoke Screen (2002),” was selected by the editor as one of the top twelve qualitative research articles in our discipline. This edited book both reprinted my original article and asked me to speak on the topic of qualitative methodology as it relates to my 2002 work) DeSantis, A. D., Anthony, K., & Cohen, E.L. (2013) Illegal college ADHD stimulant distributors: Characteristics and potential areas of intervention. Substance Use & Misuse, 48. DeSantis, A. D., Noar, S. M., & Webb., E. (2010). Speeding through the frat house: A qualitative Exploration of nonmedical ADHD stimulant use in fraternities. Journal of Drug Education, 40, 157-171. DeSantis, A. D., & Hane A. (2010). “Adderall is definitely not a drug”: Justifications for the illegal use of ADHD stimulants. Substance Use & Misuse, 45, 31-46. DeSantis, A. D., Noar, S. M., & Webb., E. (2009). Non-medical ADHD stimulant use in fraternities. Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, 70, 952-955. DeSantis, A. D., Webb., E., & Noar, S. M. (2008). Illicit use of prescription ADHD medications among college students: A multi-methodological approach. Journal of American College Health, 57, 315-323. DeSantis, A. D., & Colman, M. (2008). Not on my line: Homosexuality in Black fraternities. In T. L. Brown, G. S. Parks, & C. M. Phillips (Eds.) African American Fraternities And Sororities: The Legacy And The Vision, Vol. II. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. DeSantis, A. D., & Morgan, S. (2004). American civil liberties and conspiracy theory in pro- smoking campaigns. Communication Studies, 55, 319-339. DeSantis, A. D. & Morgan, S. (2003). Sometimes a good cigar [magazine] is more than just a good cigar [magazine]: Pro-smoking arguments in Cigar Aficionado, 1992-2000. Health Communication, 15, 457-480. DeSantis, A. D. (2003). A couple of white guys sitting around talking. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 32, 432-466. DeSantis, A. D. (2002). Smoke screen: An ethnographic study of a cigar shop’s collective rationalization. Health Communication, 14, 167-198. DeSantis, A. D. (2001). Caught between two worlds: Bakhtin’s Dialogism in the exile experience. International Journal of Refugee Studies, 14, 1-19. 5 DeSantis, A. D. (1999). An Amostic prophecy: Frederick Douglass’ ‘The meaning of the July fourth for the Negro.’ Journal of Communication and Religion, 22, 65-92. DeSantis, A. D. (1998). Selling the American dream to black America: