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a.

chris allen.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 BA, Journalism and Mass Communication, Iowa State University, 1979; MS, Journalism and Mass Communication, Iowa State University, 1986;
Ph.D. Journalism, University of Missouri, 1996.
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 History of Mass Communication
Theory of Mass Communication
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Mass Communication Radio and Television News Writing
Radio Production
Public Relations Case Studies
History of Mass Communication
Broadcast Journalism
Mass Communication and Public Opinion
International Communication
Quantitative Research Methods
Foundation Seminar: Mass Communication
At UNO Since:
 1995
Office Address:
 ASH 107K
Email Address:
 callen@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 The Omaha News, executive producer, August 2003-present.

Chris W. Allen, “Reporting World War II for the Local Audience:  Jack Shelley’s Experience as a Local Radio Reporter in the European Theater,” American Journalism 17 (Winter 2000), 35-53

Allen, Chris W., "The Des Moines Register's Response to the Threat of Radio," presented to Midwest Journalism Historians Conference, St. Louis, MO, March 30-April 1, 1995.

b.

jeremy baguyos.



Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 Music Technology / Information Systems and Quantitive Analysis
Educational
Background:
 BM, Indiana University, Bloomington,
MM in Computer Music at The Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Interactive Computer Music Performance
Electronic Music of Mario Davidovsky
Courses Taught:
Digital Synthesis
Audio Recording
Introduction to Music Tech
Double Bass
Audio for Multimedia
UNO Technology Ensemble
At UNO Since:
 2005
Office Address:
 SC 217
Email Address:
 jbaguyos@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 “Synergetic Strategies in the Development of Music Technology and Multimedia in the North American Heartland,” Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference , 2009, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.  

“Seoul International Computer Music Festival 2008,” Computer Music Journal (MIT Press), Vol. 33, No. 2, (Summer 2009 ): 101-103.

“Literature and Performance of Music for Double Bass and Tape.”   Bass World , Vol. 32, No. 1 (2008): 7-13.

gail baker .



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D., Journalism, University of Missouri;
M.S., Marketing Communications, Roosevelt University;
BSJ, Journalism, Northwestern University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Crisis Communication
Reputation Management
Courses Taught:
Principles of Public Relations
At UNO Since:
 2005
Office Address:
 WFAB 312
Email Address:
 gmccarty@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:

"Paper Trail: 100 Years of the Chicago Daily Defender," writer for the Emmy-winning documentary of the history of a great American newspaper (2006).

Professional Development Workshop presenter, Federal Emergency Management (FEMA). Topics covered includedcrisis communications, ethics and reputation management (2007).

Upcoming

"The Future of Journalism Graduate and Undergraduate Education," moderator for scholarly symposium discussion featuring national leaders in journalism and mass communication, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism ( Sept. 2008.)

"Then and Now: Learning and Doing Journalism as an African American in Mid-Missouri," presenter, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism (Sept. 2008).

ken bales .



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 B.M.E., Drury University;
M.M., University of North Texas;
D.M.A., University of North Texas
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Composition
Pedagogy of Theory
Music Technology
Courses Taught:
Music Core Curriculum (Music Theory)
Orchestration
Composition
Music Since 1945
Music Analysis for Performers
Counterpoint
Introduction to Music Technology
At UNO Since:
 1982
Office Address:
 SC 225
Email Address:
 kbales@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 From the Hills, for trumpet and wind ensemble

Serenade and Invention, for string orchestra

Dancing on Tuesday, for two flutes and percussion

christine beard.



Rank:
 Asst. Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 B.M., Arkansas State University;
M.M., University of Texas at Austin;
D.M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Flute Performance & Pedagogy
Piccolo Performance & Pedagogy
Chamber Music
Courses Taught:
Applied Flute
Chamber Music
Music Appreciation
At UNO Since:
 2000
Office Address:
 SC 224
Email Address:
 cbeard@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:

National Flute Association Convention (2002, 2004-2008); International Wind Music History Symposium (2006); International Vintage Band Music Festival (2006); American Musical Instrument Society International Conference (2007); British Flute Society International Convention (2008)

melissa berke.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 BME, Drake University (1988);
MME Drake University (1996),
PhD The University of Arizona (2000))
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Early Childhood / Elementary General Music
Integration of Music / Arts in the General Curriculum
Music for Students with Special Needs
Orff Methodology
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Music Education
Music Education Methods
Foundations of Music Education
At UNO Since:
 1989
Office Address:
 PAC 210
Email Address:
 mberke@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Integration of Music in the Elementary Curriculum:  Perceptions of Pre-Service Elementary Education Majors.  Update 23(1), 22-33. 

Take Six!  “Writing Across the Curriculum” in Music; April, 2004

National MENC Biennial Inservice Conference; Minneapolis, Minnesota

No Budget?  No Problem!  Composition Activities that Won’t Break the Bank; April, 2004

National MENC Biennial Inservice Conference; Minneapolis, Minnesota

shereen bingham.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D., Purdue University, 1988
M.A., University of California—Santa Barbara, 1982
B.A., University of California—Santa Barbara, 1980
A.A., College of Marin, 1978
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Responding to/preventing sexual harrassment
Discursive construction of sexual harrassment
Conflict engagement and resolution
Family conflict and mediation
Intimate partner violence
Communication of social support
Gender and communication
Difficult dialogues/public deliberation
Classroom climate and learning
Courses Taught:

Gender and Communicaton
Interpersonal Conflict
Conflict Mediation
Foundations Seminar: Speech Communication
Communication Research: Qualatative
Communication and Sexual Harrassment
Interpersonal Communication
Group Facilitation and Public Dialogue
Organizational Communication
Small Group Communication and Leadership
Interviewing

At UNO Since:
 1988
Office Address:
 ASH 108C
Email Address:
 sbingham@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:

Bingham, S.G., & Battey, K.M. (2005). Communicating social support to sexual harassment victims. Communication Studies, 56, 131-155.

Bingham, S.G., Carlson, R.E., Dwyer, K.K., & Prisbell, M. (2009). Student misbehaviors, instructor responses, and connected classroom climate. Basic Communication Course Annual, 21, 30-68.

Bingham, S., Glaser, H., & Carlson, R. (2008). Studying the Communication Traits of mediators. ACResolution, 7, 131-134.

Bingham, S.G., & Sherer, L.L. (2001). Unexpected effects of a sexual harrassment educational program. The Journal of Apllied Behavioral Science, 37 (2), 125-153.

larry bradshaw.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 BFA Pittsburg State University, 1967 (Studio Drawing & Painting)
MA Pittsburg State University, 1971 (Studio Drawing & Painting)
MFA Ohio University, 1973 (Painting, minor in Oriental Art History)
Research/Creative
Activity/ Interests:
 Drawing & Painting Exhibitions
Courses Taught:
Draw/Design: 2D
Alternative Media
Color Theory
Advanced Drawing
At UNO Since:
 1973
Office Address:
 WFAB 209
Email Address:
 lbradshaw@unomaha.edu
Publications/
Presentations:

"Come on In, There's Room for You" - Prismascolor drawing
"All Are Welcome" - Prismacolor drawing
"Togetherness" - Prismacolor & mixed media drawing

http://www.upstreampeoplegallery.com/

 

cole burger.



Rank:
 Instructor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:

MM (Piano Performance) University of Texas-Austin 2004
BA (Economics) Northwestern University 2002
BM (Piano Performance) Northwestern University 2002
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Feldenkrais method.
Piano Head at Camp Encore/Coda, Sweden, ME.
Solo and collaborative recitals in US, China and Europe.
Benefit recitals.
Advocate for social justice.
Lutheran Volunteer Corps member.
Courses Taught:

Class Piano
Keyboard Skills
Accompanying,
Music Core Curriculum
At UNO since:
 2008
Office Address:
 PAC 212
Email Address:
 cpburger@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:

2007 Janice K. Hodges Contemporary Piano Performance Award
2008 Seattle International Piano Competition semifinalist

c.

robert carlson.



Rank:
 Professor / Chair
Department:
 School of Communication / Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D., Purdue University, 1978
M.S., Boston University, 1969
B.S., Canisius College, 1967
Research/Creative
Activity/ Interests:
 Communication Attitudes, Behaviors and Anxieties
Rhetorical Sensitivity
Connected Classroom Climate
Organizational Communication
Health Communication
Courses Taught:
Persuasion
Interviewing
Quantitative Communication Research
Organizational Communication
Public Speaking Fundamentals
At UNO Since:
 1977
Office Address:
 ASH 107L, WFAB 317
Email Address:
 rcarlson@unomaha.edu
Publications/
Presentations:
 Carlson, R.E., Dwyer, K.K., Bingham, S.G., Cruz, A., Prisbell, M., & Fus, D. (2006). Connected Classroom Climate and Communication Apprehension: Correlations and Implications for the Basic Course.  Basic Communication Course Annual, 18, 1-27.

Carlson, R.E. (1984).  The Nurse's Guide to Better Communication, Glenview, IL:  Scott, Foresman and Company.

Hart, R.P., Carlson, R.E. , & Eadie W.F.  (1980).  Attitudes Toward Communication and the Assessment of Rhetorical Sensitivity.  Communication Monographs, 47, 1-22.  (judged by the Speech Communication Association to be one of the five outstanding articles published in the field of communication during 1980.)

chin-chung (joy) chao.



Rank:
 Asst. Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 B. A. - Eternal-Life Christian College
M. S. - Morehead State University
Ph.D. - Bowling Green State University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Organizational Communication
Leadership
Intercultural & Interpersonal Communication
Female Leadership
Courses Taught:

Leadership in Communication
Small Group Communication
Speech Communication
Interviewing
Health Communication
At UNO Since:
 2009
Office Address:
 ASH 107G
Email Address:
 chinchuchao@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Chao, C. (2009). Cultural values and anticipations of female leadership styles in non- profit organizations: A study of Rotary clubs in Taiwan and the United States. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM.

Chao, C. C., & Ha, L (2009). Leadership styles and conflict management strategies of prominent US female cable industry leaders. In A. Albarran, P. Faustino & R. Santos (Eds.), The media as a driver of the information society: Economics, management, policies and technologies. Lisbon, Portugal: Media XXI.

Tian, D., & Chao. C. (2008). The American hegemonic responses to the U.S.-China mid-air plane collision. International Journal of Communication, 2, 1-19.

Ha, L., & Chao, C. (2007, August). How women break the glass ceiling in the cable TV industry. Dot! Newspaper, p. 2-3.

ana cruz.



Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 PhD University of Nebraska Lincoln
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Interpersonal
Intercultural
Family
Courses Taught:
Interpersonal
Intercultural
Interviewing
Public Speaking
At UNO Since:
 1987
Office Address:
 ASH 107F
Email Address:
 anacruz@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 December, 2007.  Dissertation:  Managing Privacy Boundaries Between Parents and Young-Adult Children:  An Examination of the Relationship Between Cultural Orientation, Family Communication, Family Satisfaction, and Parental Intrusion.

Dwyer, K. K., Bingham, S. G., Carlson, R. E., Prisbell, M., Cruz, A. M., & Fus, D. A.  (2004).  Communication and Connectedness in the Classroom:  Development of the Connected Classroom Climate Inventory.  Communication Research Reports, 21(3), 264-272.

Cruz, A. M. (1999, February).  In search of my roots:  Using Afrocentrism as a method to achieve ethnic identity development.  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Vancouver, B. C.

 

james czarnecki.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 BA St. Patrick's College, Menlo Park, CA 1966
MA San Jose State University, 1970
PhD Indiana University 1978
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Painting
Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance
Courses Taught:
ART 2060 Survey of Art History II
ART 2070 Art of India & Southeast Asia
ART 2080 Art of China & Japan
ART 3770 History of Architecture to 1850
ART 4810 Northern Eurpean Renaissance
ART 4830 Italian Renaissance
ART 4850 Baroque and Rococo
ART 4940 Methodology in Art History
ART 4930 Special Topics: Copies, Fakes & Forgeries
At UNO Since:
 1981
Office Address:
 WFAB 213
Email Address:
 jczarnecki@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 "Giovanni del Biondo's Standing Madonna and Child: An Image of Mercy in the Late Trecento" , in Visions of Holiness: Art and Devotion in Renaissance Italy, Georgia Museum of Art, 2001

"The Significance of Judas in Giotto's Arena Chapel"; ACTA, Center for Medieval and Early Renaissance Studies, SUNY, Binghamton, New York, Vol. V, 1978, pp. 35-47. Republished in Giotto and the World of Early Italian Art, Andrew Ladis, ed.,  (New York, Garland, l998)

"The Legend of Pope Joan: The Making of a Medieval Myth", Georgia Museum of Art, June, 1991 & 2005 [Lecture]

d.

marlina davidson.



Rank:
 Instructor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 M.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Instructional Communication
Communication Apprehension
Courses Taught:
Public Speaking Fundamentals
FYE Public Speaking Fundamentals
Interviewing
At UNO Since:
 2003
Office Address:
 ASH 107M
Email Address:
 mmdavidson@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Howe, M. M. & Dwyer, K. K. (2007, January). Diaphragmatic Breathing Helps Reduce Situational Anxiety For Basic Course Students. Basic Communication Course Annual.

Dwyer, K. K., German, L., Howe, M. M. & Pucel, J. (2006, November). Speech Anxiety in the Classroom: Teaching Approaches and Interventions that Work Panel.  Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.

Howe, M. M. (2006, April). Diaphragmatic Breathing Helps Diminish Anxiety. Paper presented at the National Association of Communication Centers' Annual Conference, Omaha, NE.

 

gary day.



Rank:
 Professor (Clark Diamond Professor)
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 M.F.A., Printmaking and Drawing-Forida State University, 1976. B.A., Printmaking and Painting, Montana State University, 1974. Computer Science, University of Nebraska-Omaha, 1982-86
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:

Traditional and Digital Printmaking
Computer Generated Imaging
Animation
Director, UNO Print Workshop
Courses Taught:
ART 3510 Elementary Printmaking
ART 4510 Advanced Techniques in Printmaking
ART 3140, 4140 Computer Generated Imaging
ART 4100 A+B, 4110 A+B, Independent Study I and II Electronic Imaging or Photography
ART 4320, 4330, 4340 BFA Independent Study I, II, and III
ART 4420 BFA Thesis
At UNO Since:
 1979
Office Address:
 WFAB 113
Email Address:
 gday@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:

Publications:
CGI: The Art of the 3D Computer-Generated Image, Peter Weisher, Harry N. Abrams. New York: 2004
"Gary Day," Nebraska Artist with Joseph Piper, Metro Vision, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Nebraska, 2005.

Selected Exhibitions:
2008, 20th Century Printmakers, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Nebraska.

richard duggin.

Rank:
 Professor Emeritus
Department:
 Writer's Workshop
Educational
Background:
 BA, Univ. New Hampshire;
MFA Univ. of Iowa
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Fiction Writing - short stories, novels
Courses Taught:
Short Story
Form & Theory
Fundamentals of Fiction
Fiction Studio 210-310-410-816
Intro Creative Writing
Contemporary Writers
At UNO Since:
 1963
Office Address:
 WFAB 212
Email Address:
 rduggin@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Music Box Treaty, novel,Abattoir Editions, 1982
“Gamma, Gamma, Gamma,” Plaboy Award for Best Fiction, 1964  (June, 1964)
Best American Short Stories, 1984, Honorable mention, “The Great Teacher”
National Endowment for the Arts, Artist Fellowship, 1991. 

karen dwyer.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1995
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Instructional Communication
Communication Apprehension
Communication Education
Training & Development
Basic Communication Course
Team Building
Speech Center
Classroom Climate
Courses Taught:
SPCH 4160 / 8166 Communication for Instructional Settings
SPCH 4150 / 4156 Communication Training and Development
COMM 8030 Communication Research Methods
COMM 8030 Topics in Communication Methods
SPCH 8180 Topics in Speech Communication
SPCH 1110 Public Speaking Fundamentals
At UNO Since:
 1986
Office Address:
 ASH 107J
Email Address:
 kdwyer@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Dwyer, K. (1998).  Communication Apprehension and Learning Style Preference: Correlations and Implications for Teaching.  Communication Education, 47 (2), 101-114.  (R., 100%)

Dwyer, K. (2000).  “The Multidimensional Model: Teaching Students to Self-Manage High CA by Self-Selecting Treatments.”  Communication Education, 49 (1) 72-81. Featured in the NCA Spectra, 2000.

Dwyer, K. (2005).  Conquer Your Speech Anxiety: Learn to Overcome Your Nervousness about Public Speaking.. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. (151-page book, reviewed scholars)

e.

wanda ewing.



Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 BFA San Francisco Art Institute
MA University of Iowa
MFA University of Iowa
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Printmaking
Painting
Courses Taught:
Beginning Drawing
2D Design
Beginning Printmaking
Life Drawing
Alternative Media
Intermedia
At UNO Since:
 2003
Office Address:
 WFAB 325
Email Address:
 wewing@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 “Why Make Prints”, The Journal of the Mid America Print Council, Volume 14, No. 1, Summer, 2006, pp 22-23

Hosted conference session interviewing Karen Kunc, Southern Graphics Conference Point, Plots, Ploys, hosted by the Kansas City Art Institute, 2007

Artist Lecture, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, Spring 2007

Artist Lecture, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE, Fall, 2007

Artist Lecture, Murray State University, Murray, KY

Solo Exhibitions
Richard M. Ross Museum, Delaware, OH, 2009
University of West England, Bristol, UK, 2009
Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, NY, 2008
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE, “Bougie,” 2007
Pi Gallery, Kansas City, MO, “Hairdos,” 2007
Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, “No Body,” 2006
Pod and Capsule Gallery, Denver, CO, “Wallflower and Pin-Ups,” 2006

Group Exhibitions
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, “The Print Center 79th Annual International Competition,” 2005
Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL, “8th International Open,” 2005
International Print Center, New York City, NY, “New Prints Winter-2005”

Bemis Underground, Omaha, NE, “Dream House On Rye," 2006
33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, IL, “The Transferred Image,” 2006
International Print Center, New York City, NY, “New Prints Summer-2006 COLOR"
Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY, “Works On Paper,” 2006
Commerce Gallery, Wichita, KS, “Cheesecake Cover – An Exhibition-ism,” 2006

Chaffey College Wignall Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, “Girly Show,” 2007
New American Paintings Juried Exhibitions-in-Print, “Volume 72: Western Edition,” 2007
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center (Cross Gallery), Kansas City, MO, “Here and Now: Kansas City Regional Prints,” 2007
Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, “Inklandia, an International Print Exhibition,” 2007

International Print Center New York, New York, NY, "New Prints - Winter 2008"
Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN, "Printers' Picks," 2008
Argentina train system between Proyecto’ace, International Center for Visual Arts, South America to Centro de Produccion y Edicion de Buenos Aires, Saenz Pena, “Moving Targets South America/North America,” 2008

Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY, 2009
Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province, P. R.  China, 2009
The Park School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 2009
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 2009

f.

roger foltz.

Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 B.M., Wichita State University
M.M., University of Texas
Ph.D., University of Texas
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Composition
Ethnomusicology
Pedagogy of Theory
Courses Taught:
Composition
Counterpoint
Orchestration
Pedagogy of Multi-Cultural Music
Pedagogy of Music Theory
At UNO Since:
 1976
Office Address:
 SPAC 226
Email Address:
 rfoltz@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Sight Singing and Related Skills, deZeeuw and Foltz
Advanced Sight Singing, deZeeuw and Foltz
Serenade for Oboe and Piano
President, Nebraska Music Teachers Association
National Coordinator of Composition Competitions, Music Teachers National Association

barry m. ford.

Rank:
 Instructor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 B.M.E, Northwestern University;
M.M.  University of Missouri-Columbia
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Composition
Music Theory
Conducting
Performance
Courses Taught:
Music Core Curriculum III
Composition
Music of the People - The World
Music Appreciation
Jazz Ensemble
Brass Chamber Music
At UNO Since:
 2004
Office Address:
 PAC 223
Email Address:
 barryford@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Conducting the Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro da Paz in Belém, Brazil, June 07.

Commissioned compositions played at the International Trumpet Guild Conference, Amherst, MA, June 07 and International Trombone Festival, Beijing, China, August, 07.

Composition, Zephyrs for Flute and Vibraphone, selected to be performed by the New Music Agency, Lincoln, NE in the 2008 season.

robert franklin.



Title:
 Director, Media Operations, Assistant Professor
CFAM Unit(s):
 Classical 90.7 KVNO-FM
UNO Televison
The Knowledge Network of Greater Omaha
Educational
Background:
 PhD., Heritage Studies, Arkansas State University
M.A., Heritage Studies, Arkansas State University
M.A., English/Communication, Jackson State University
B.S., Radio/Television, Jackson State University EXAMPLE: B.A., University of Washington
At UNO Since:
 2008
Office Address:
 CPACS 200
Email Address:
 rfranklin@unomaha.edu
UNO Phone Number:
 554-2516

courtney fristoe.



Rank:
 Instructor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:

BA University of Nebraska-Lincoln
MA University of Nebraska-Omaha
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Training and Development,
Communication Education,
Student Involvement on Campus
Courses Taught:
Public Speaking Fundamentals
Years at UNO:
 2006
Office Address:
 ASH 144
Email Address:
 cfristoe@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
  

g.

d. scott glasser.



Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 Theatre
Educational
Background:
 Master of Fine Arts, Cornell University
Bachelor of Arts, State University of NY, Geneseo
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Directing
Acting
Theatre Theory
Shakespeare
Film History & Theory
Courses Taught:
Directing I
Directing II
Acting II
Voice for the Actor
Shakespeare on Film: The Art of Interpretation
Oral Interpretation of Literature
Advanced Acting: Post-Realism
Graduate Seminar: Contemporary Theatre Aesthetics
Graduate Seminar: Theatre in Our Community
At UNO Since:
 2004
Office Address:
 WFAB 322
Email Address:
 sglasser@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Director, Nebraska Shakespeare Festival:  Julius Caesar, The Winter’s Tale, Hamlet, The Tempest, Richard III, Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, Love’s Labour’s Lost

Playwright:  adaptations of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, & Artistophanes’ The Birds.

Tibbetts,  John C. and James M. Welsh, eds.  Encyclopedia Of Stage Plays Into Film.  Baker & Taylor, 2001.

Entries on My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, and Little Shop of Horrors

h.

matthew c. harden.



Rank:
 Assoc. Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 BA in Music Performance;
BA in Music Education; Master of Science in Teaching (Emphasis-Choral Conducting);
Interdisciplinary PhD (Disciplines: Choral Conducting, Choral Literature, Music Education, Motivating the Non-Motivated, Education Leadership, Education Counseling and Psychology)
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Conducting (especially in the area of Conductor Communication)
Ensemble Expression and Communication
Interdisciplinary appoaches to education
Courses Taught:
Music Education Core Curriculum II & III
Conducting
Conducting Practicum
Advanced Choral Conducting
Choral Literature
Concert Choir
University Chorus
Chamber Choir
At UNO Since:
 2006
Office Address:
 PAC 210
Email Address:
 mharden@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 “Context Specific Somatic Vocabulary: Conducting Gestures with Musical Outcome,” article in collaboration with Gregory Gentry (Arizona State University) recently submitted to The Choral Journal

Collaborated with Christopher Mitchell to give presentation on “Bringing Meaning To Music – Text Expression for Choirs and Soloists” for the South Dakota In-service Conference, Brooking, SD, February 10, 2005

“THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENTIATED LEVELS OF CONDUCTOR EYE CONTACT ON HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL STUDENTS’ RATINGS OF OVERALL CONDUCTOR EFFECTIVENESS,”  Doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2000

david helm.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 MFA University of Illinois at Chicago
BA Ithaca College (Anthropology)
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Sculpture and multimedia installation
Courses Taught:
3D Design
Elementary Sculpture
Intermediate Sculpture
Advanced Sculpture
Digital Sculpture
At UNO Since:
 1995
Office Address:
 WFAB 307
Email Address:
 dhelm@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Anonymous - Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art
Automated Dispositions - University of Missouri St. Louis
Plant Life - Qwest Center

michael hilt.



Rank:
 Asst. Dean, Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 B. S. - University of Kansas, 1981
M. S. - University of Kansas, 1986
Ph.D - University of Nebraska, 1994
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Broadcast Education
Social Research of Broadcast Managers
Media and the Elderly
Local Television News
Sports and Media
Quantitative Research Methods
Courses Taught:
Broadcast Journalism
Radio and Television Newsriting
Sportscasting
Quantitative Research
Media Literacy
Interviewing
At UNO since:
 1988
Office Address:
 ASH 140B, WFAB 311
Email Address:
 mhilt@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Hilt is co-author of Mass Media, an Aging Population and the Baby Boomers (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005) and Crime and Local TV News: Dramatic, Breaking and Live from the Scene (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002), and author of Television News and the Elderly: Broadcast Managers’ Attitudes toward Older Adults (New York, NY: Garland, 1997). 

Hilt has written numerous scholarly articles in refereed publications such as Journalism Quarterly, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Educational Gerontology, Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, and Journal of Radio Studies.

shari hofschire.



Rank:
 Instructor
Director, Center for Innovation in Arts Education
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 M.A., Art History, The George Washington University
M.A., English, University of Nebraska Omaha
B.S., Education, University of Nebraska Omaha
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Comprehensive Arts Education
Courses Taught:
Art Appreciation
Survey of Western Art II
Modern Art History
19th-century Art History
Contemporary Art History
Learning In and Through the Arts
Special Topics in Education
At UNO Since:
 1999
Office Address:
 WFAB 328
Email Address:
 shofschire@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Nebraska Masterpieces Poster and Website project. Education content for 5 posters of art by contemporary Nebraska artists and 6 thematic curriculum units posted on a website for teachers. Prepared with Dr. Frances Thurber and Dr. Joanne Sowell. Project commissioned by the Nebraska Arts Council. Published January and March 2007. http://www.nebraskaartscouncil.org/local/Nebraska_ Masterpieces/

Presentations: National Art Education Association Annual conferences:

“Worlds Real & Imagined: 21st Century Literacies and the Arts” 2008, New Orleans

“Nebraska Masterpieces: Contemporary Art Resources for the Classroom” 2008, New Orleans
“Art: Keep the Faith – Ringgold” 2007, New York City

“Telling Diverse Perspectives Through Art” 2006, Chicago

Director, Prairie Visions Institute, weeklong professional development for educators from Nebraska & Iowa.

art homer.



Rank:
 Chair, Professor
Department:
 Writer's Workshop
Educational
Background:
 B.A., Portland State University, 1977
M.F.A. University of Montana, 1979
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Environmental Studies, American Roots Music.
Courses Taught:

Fundamentals of Poetry (all levels)
Poetry Studios (all levels)
Poetry Seminar (Low-Residency MFA in Writing)
Special Topics:
Literature & Environment
Poets as Prose Writers
the Poetry of Folksong
Poetry & Science
At UNO Since:
 1983
Office Address:
 WFAB 223
Email Address:
 ahomer@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:

Books:

  • Sight is No Carpenter (poems) (WordTech Communications/Customwords, 2005)
  • The Drownt Boy: An Ozark Tale [nonfiction] (University of Missouri Press, 1994)
    • Reviewed in: Publisher’s Weekly 9/26/94; Library Journal 11/21/94; Los Angeles Times Book Review  11/27/94Bloomsbury Review  July/August 1995, West Coast Review of Books, and Kansas City Star.
  • Skies of Such Valuable Glass (Owl Creek Press, 1990).
    • Reviewed in: Western American Literature xxvi: 4, 1992
  • Tattoos (Green Tower Press Chapbook Series, 1986)
    • Reviewed in: Cottonwood 41; Des Moines Register .
  • What We Did After Rain (Abattoir Editions, 1984)
    • Reviewed in: Western Humanities Review xxxix:2;Iowa Review xvi: 2.


Anthologies, Prose Essay, Features:

  • The Truth of the Matter: Art and Craft in Creative Nonfiction by Dinty Moore(Longman, 2006) “A Dramatic Dogalog”(reprint)
  •  The Midwest Quarterly Volume XLVI, No. 4 (Summer 2005) Special Issue: Tribute to US Poet Laurate Ted Kooser    “Fathers and Sons and Favorite Dogs: A Letter to Ted Kooser”
  • In Short : Norton Anthology of Short Essays  (WW Norton, 1996)
  • The Pushcart Prize XX (Pushcart Press, 1995)
  • Nebraska Public Radio--Nebraska Nightly   
    • “Drive West & Honk:  Wordsworth & Cowboy Boots”[essay]
    • "Postcard from Nebraska."
Periodical Publications:
  • 80+ poems and essays in literary journals.

terry hynes.



Rank:
 Senior Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs, Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
Courses Taught:


At UNO Since:
 2009
Office Address:
 EAB 202
Email Address:
 thynes@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
  

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bruce e. johansen.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D., University of Washington
M.S., Unviersity of Minnesota
B.A., University of Washington
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Environment
Native American Studies
Freedom of Expression Issues
Courses Taught:
Newswriting and Reporting
Magazine Article Writing
Writing Workshops
At UNO Since:
 1982
Office Address:
 ASH 107V
Email Address:
 bjohansen@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Global Warming in the 21st Century (2006), Praeger

Encyclopedia of American Indian History (ABC-CLIO, 2007)

Silenced: Scientific Inquiry, Academic Freedom, et al., in Peril (2007, Praeger)

james johnson.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 DMA, University of Arizona,
MM Westminster Choir College
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Performance
Pedagogy
Courses Taught:
Applied Piano all levels through graduate
Piano Literature
Piano Pedagogy
Chamber Music
Accompanying
At UNO Since:
 1994
Office Address:
 PAC 215
Email Address:
 jdjohnson@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Beethoven Concerti Nos. 1 & 3:  Centaur Records

Kabalevsky and Muczynski Concerti:  Centaur Records

Mississippi State MTNA Convention Artist, November 2007

robbie jones.

Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 Theatre
Educational
Background:
 AA Theatre/Art Garden City Community College
BA Technical Theatre Southwestern College Winfield KS
MFA Scenography (Set, Light, Costume Design for Theatre) University of Kansas Lawrence KS
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Design for Theatre and Film
Personal website: www.robbiejones.org
Courses Taught:
Stagecraft
Scenic Design
At UNO Since:
 2006
Office Address:
 WFAB 306
Email Address:
 rdjones@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Costume Design for Henry V for Nebraska Shakespeare Festival

Set Design for Big River for Stephen Foster Theatre in Bardstown Kentucky

Associate Set Designer for Eugene O'Niell Playwrights Conference

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jerilyn hynes kamm.



Rank:
 Instructor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Bachelors of Journalism – UNL, 1990
Master of Arts – UNO, 1997
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Advertising
Public Relations
Marketing
Visual Communication
Integrated Marketing
Integrated Communication and Strategic Communication
Courses Taught:
Public Speaking Fundamentals
Principles of Creative Advertising
Publication Design and Graphics
At UNO Since:
 2001
Office Address:
 ASH 107R
Email Address:
 jhyneskamm@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Preparing Advertising and Public Relations Majors for Integrated Communication, December 1997.

Grant Writing Colloquium, UNO School of Communication, February 2006.

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teresa trumbly lamsam.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 M.A. & Ph.D. – University of Missouri; B.A. – Abilene Christian University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Development Communication
Native American Media
Community Development
Methodologies - Q Method
Content Analysis
Framing Analysis
Survey
Courses Taught:
JOUR 2150 News Writing and Reporting
JOUR 2100 Media Writing
JOUR 2160 News Editing
JOUR 1500 Introduction to Mass Communication
JOUR 3270 Public Affairs Reporting
BRCT 4350 / 8356 Mass Communication Research Methods
AECN 896 Introduction to Native Community Development
At UNO Since:
 1999
Office Address:
 ASH 107B
Email Address:
 tlamsam@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Qureshi, S. & T. Lamsam.  (2008.) “Transcending the Digital Divide in Native America: A Framing Analysis of the Effects of Information and Communication Technologies and Media on Empowerment and Development.” Accepted at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences – Digital Divide track. Refereed.

Trumbly Lamsam, T & K.P. Sanders. (2004). “A New Path for Native American Media: Perceptions of Development Communication.” Presented to the Minorities and Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, August, 2004, Toronto. Refereed.

Lamsam, T. & D. McAuliffe. “Taking the mystery out of Native American coverage,” in Cropp, F., Frisby, C.M., & Mills, D. (eds.). “Journalism Across Cultures,” Iowa State University Press, 2003. >

lynnette leonard.



Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Kansas, August 2006.        
M. A., Communication, University of New Mexico, December 1998.
B. S., Rhetoric & Communication, Kansas State University, May 1995.
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 History of Rhetoric
Rhetorical Criticism
New Communication Technology
Critical Theory
Courses Taught:
Computer-Mediated Communication
Persuasion
Interviewing
Public Speaking Fundamentals
Leadership and Power in Organizations
Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
At UNO Since:
 2006
Office Address:
 ASH 107E
Email Address:
 lleonard@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Banning ‘Rape’ in a Rape Trial: The Responsibilities of Rhetoric.  (2008, May). Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Seattle, WA.

Virtually Teaching: Second Life and Education. (November 2007).  National Communication Association Conference. Chicago IL.  

“Mapping the Terrain: Communication Models within the Public Speaking Context.” (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). Basic course survival guide.   Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing.

jeremy harris lipschultz.



Rank:
 Professor & Director
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D., Southern Illinois, 1990
M.A., Illinois-Springfield, 1981
A.B.     Illinois-Urbana, 1980
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Social aspects of media law and regulation
Media and information literacy
Race, gender and elderly issues
Broadcasting and journalism education
Computer-mediated communication
Newspaper and electronic media use
Community media issues
News reporter and source relationships
Mass communication behavior
Federal Communication Commission policy
Broadcast and Internet indecency
Political communication and public opinion
Technology and media
Distance and continuing education programs
Courses Taught:
Media Literacy
Mass Communication Research
Mass Communication and Public Opinion
Telecommunication Regulation
Graduate Foundation Seminar: Mass Communication
Graduate Quantitative Research
Electronic Media Management
Public Speaking Fundamentals
Communication & Technology
Public Affairs Reporting
Radio Production
News Writing & Reporting
Broadcast News Writing
Computer-Mediated Communication
Web Editing
Topical Seminar: Free Expression and the Internet
Video Media Projects
At UNO Since:
 1990
Office Address:
 AS 108A
Email Address:
 jlipschultz@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Lipschultz, J. H. (2008).  Broadcast and Internet Indecency:  Defining Free SpeechLEA Communication Series. London: Routledge..

Hilt, M.L., & Lipschultz, J. H. (2005).    Mass Media, an Aging Population and the Baby Boomers.  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Communication Series.

Lipschultz, J. H. (2000).  Free Expression in the Age of the Internet: Social and     Legal Boundaries.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

david low.



Rank:
 Distinguished Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 B.M. Eastman School of Music,
M.A. Stanford University,
D.M. Northwestern University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Cello Performance
Courses Taught:
Music History
Chamber Music
Cello
At UNO Since:
 1973
Office Address:
 PAC 228
Email Address:
 dlow@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Concerto performance in Germany 2006

Concerto performance with Hasting Symphony Orchestra 2006

Recital in Chicago 2006.

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pete madsen.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 Bachelor of Science in Music Education (University of Missouri); 
Master of Music (Northern Illinois University); 
Doctor of Musical Arts (University of Illinois)
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Trombone Performance
Jazz Performance
New Works for Trombone Quartet
Jazz Trombone Ensembles
Courses Taught:
Survey of Jazz
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz Combo
Brass Chamber Ensembles
Trombone and Euphonium Lessons
At UNO Since:
 2000
Office Address:
 PAC 222
Email Address:
 petermadsen@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Performance with Continental Trombone Quartet at China Trombone and Tuba Association International Festival in Beijing, China, August, 2007

Performance with Continental Trombone Quartet at South American International Trombone Festival in Brazilia, Brazil, January 2007

Presentation on jazz trombone techniques at the Midwest Clinic:  An International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago, Illinois, December 2005

holly k. miller.



Rank:
 Lecturer
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 B.A.
M.A
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Public Speaking in Business
The Oral Tradition of Storytelling
Courses Taught:
Argumentation and Debate
Public Speaking in Business
Business and Professional Communication
At UNO Since:
 1993
Office Address:
 ASH 107D
Email Address:
 hkmiller@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:

anna mondardo.

Rank:
 Professor, Faculty Advisor
Department:
 Writers Workshop
Educational
Background:
 MFA, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1981
B.A., English and Humanistic Studies. Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, 1977
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Psychology
Modern Dance
Immigration and Assimilation
Vietnam
Southern Italy
Creative Process
Interdisciplinary Projects
Courses Taught:
Fiction Studio
Creative Nonfiction Studio
Fundamentals of Fiction
Form & Theory (Building characters in fiction, Global overview of women in fiction, Novels by women, Autobiographical novels
Introdcution to Creative Writing
Contemporary Writers in Print and in Person
At UNO Since:
 1998
Office Address:
 WFAB 219
Email Address:
 amonardo@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Falling In Love with Natassia, a novel published by Doubleday (2006)

The Courtyard of Dreams, a novel published by Doubleday (1993)

"Best Moments in Omaha" O!, a public-art sculpture created in collaboration with
artist Gary Day (June, 2007)

russell nordman.



Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 MA University of Iowa (Communication Studies, Film and Video Production)
MFA University of Iowa (Studio Art, Intermedia and Video Art)
MA University of Iowa (Studio Art, Intermedia and Video Art)
K-12 University of Iowa (Teaching Certificate)
BA Wartburg College (Art)
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Video Installation
Digital Prints
Game Design
Illustrated Fiction
Courses Taught:
ART 1220 Foundations Theory & Practice II: Intermedia
ART 3120 Advanced Intermedia and Digital Art I
ART 3150 Video Art
ART 4130 Advanced Intermedia and Digital Art II
ART 4100 A+B Independent Study I
ART 4110 A+B Independent Study II
ART 4320 BFA Independent Study I
ART 4330 BFA Independent Study II
ART 4340 BFA Independent Study III
ART 4440 Independent Study in Studio Art
At UNO Since:
 2002
Office Address:
 WFAB 111
Email Address:
 rnordman@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Paramensia, Video Installation, Video, mobile wireless video camera, objects, shown among other venues at Living Arts, Tulsa OK., South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN.

Science Fictions, Video Installation, Three Channel Randomized Video, shown among other venues, Signal Channel, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art.

Boil, Video, shown among other venues Resolutions 06, festival of new experimental films, videos, performances, web-based work, and sound art, Hall Walls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY

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bonnie o'connell.

Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 BA University of Wisconsin-Madison
MA University of Iowa
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 All technical areas of the book arts,
The history and conceptual aspects of artist’s book,
Handmade paper and sculptural book forms,
Regional grasses as fiber for papermaking
The role of the needle in women’s work
The role of envy in the academic environment
Nancy Cunard, Virginia Wolf, and other women literary printers
Leonora Carrington, Remedios Vara, and other surrealist women artist/writers
Courses Taught:
ART 320 The Hand Produced Book: An Introduction to Typography and Letterpress Printing
ART 322 Letterpress Edition Printing
ART 323 Book Structures: An Introduction to Bookbinding
ART 350 Hand Papermaking
ART 353 Pattern Papers
ART 121 Studio Foundations / Alternative Media
At UNO Since:
 1985
Office Address:
 WFAB 119
Email Address:
 boconnell@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 The Anti-Warhol Museum: Proposals for the Socially Responsible Disposal of Warholia   an artists’ book published by Nexus Press, Nexus Center for Contemporary Art, Atlanta, 1993.

I Assist At An Explosion,  a sculptural book created from altered pages of  The Reader’s Digest Condensed Classics of David Copperfield, bound into triangular covers with text fragments suspended from the book on red cords.  Purchased for the Alan Chasnoff Collection, Manhattan, New York in 2007.

River Roll, an album binding featuring 30 vintage postcards of American Rivers with transparent overlays of hydragraphy patterns and a roll call of American River names.

This and two other books will be featured in the forthcoming   500 Handmade Books, from Lark Publishers, Asheville, North Carolina, in Jan 2008.  River Roll  was also accepted into five national juried exhibitions over the last four years.

david ogden.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D.: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.S.:  University of Nebraska-Omaha
B.S.: University of Nebraska -Omaha
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Cultural Studies in Baseball
Courses Taught:
Principles of Public Relations
Radio and TV News Writing
Radio Production
Media Relations
Baseball, Culture and Communication
At UNO Since:
 2001
Office Address:
 ASH 107T
Email Address:
 dogden@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 “Youth select baseball: The nurturing and grooming of college baseball players.” Paper presented at the 18th Annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, June 6-8, 2007, Cooperstown, NY.

“Major League Baseball and myth-making: Roland Barthes’ semiotics and the maintenance of image,” Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture,Spring 2007, 15(2)66-78

“The demise of African American participation in baseball:  A cultural backlash from the Negro Leagues.” Paper presented at the 2005 Conference on People of Color in Predominantly White Institutions, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nov. 6-8, Lincoln, NE

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doug paterson.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Theatre
Educational
Background:
 BA – Yankton College, Yankton SD 1968
Major:  Speech and Drama
MA – Cornell University, Ithaca NY  1970
Major:  Theatre
PhD – Cornell University, Ithaca NY  1972
Major:  Drama and the Theatre
Minor:  Dramatic Literature
Minor:  Art History 1750 – Present (1972 . . . .)
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Community-Based Theatre
Theatre of the Oppressed / Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Theatre and Social Change
Theatre for Social Change
Courses Taught:
Theatre History and Literature I, II, III and IV
Dramatic Theory and Criticism (Greek to 1850)
Contemporary Theatre Aesthetics (1980 - Present)
Research Methods I and II
Introduction to Theatre
At UNO Since:
 1980
Office Address:
 WFAB 302
Email Address:
 dpaterson@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Beginning and Sustaining the Dakota Theatre Caravan, 1972 – 1985 Beginning the Circle Theatre, Omaha, 1982 (which continues to the Present)

Initiating Theatre and Social Change Interest Group as part of The Association for Theatre in Higher Education, 1989 – Present
Beginning and Sustaining the Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference, 1995 – Present

Workshops: 
Over 200 Theatre of the Oppressed workshops, both paid and pro bono, from 1995 to the Present, across the United States, and including: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Iraq, and Liberia.

Publications:
“Three Stories from the Trenches:  The Theatre of the Oppressed in the Midst of War.”  Forthcoming, perhaps 2008., The Drama Review.

"We All Are Theater: An Interview with Augusto Boal." By Douglas L. Paterson and Mark Weinberg. High Performance. 19.2 (1996): 18–23.

“Popular Theatre and Political Content.”  The Insurgent Sociologist.  1977.

 

darren pettit.

Rank:
 Instructor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 MA, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
BA, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Freelance musician
Courses Taught:
Saxophone,
Music Theory and Eartraining,
Jazz Survey,
Music Appreciation,
Jazz Ensemble II,
Jazz Combo I,
& Saxophone Quartet
At UNO Since:
 2002
Office Address:
 229 Strauss PAC
Email Address:
 dpettit@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
  

cindy melby phaneuf.

Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Theatre
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D.  Texas Tech University,
MA Texas Christian University,
BFA Texas Christian University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Directing
Movement
Myth and Ritual
Courses Taught:
Acting
Directing
Movement
Dramatic Theory and Criticism
At UNO Since:
 1984
Office Address:
 WFA 323
Email Address:
 cphaneuf@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Director of UNO plays such as Angels in America and Metamorphoses

Buffett and the Bard: Wit, Wonder, Wisdom from Warren Buffett and William Shakespeare

barbara pickering.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D. University of Southern California, 1992
MA University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1987
BS University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1980
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Argumentation
Gender Communication
Political Communication
Rhetorical Criticism
Courses Taught:
Foundations Seminar in Speech Communication
Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
Gender and Communication
Argumentation and Debate
Political Communication
Public Speaking Fundamentals
At UNO Since:
 2001
Office Address:
 ASH 107O
Email Address:
 bpickering@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 .Barbara Pickering, “The American Democracy Project at work: Engaging citizens in argument,” Argumentation and Advocacy, 2006, 42(4): 216-222.

Barbara Pickering, “Women’s Voices as Evidence:  Personal Testimony in Pro-life/Pro-choice Films,” Argumentation and Advocacy, 2003, 40(1), 1-22.

Randall Lake and Barbara Pickering, “Argumentation, the Visual, and the Possibility of Refutation:  An Exploration,” Argumentation, 1998, Vol. 12, 79-93.

marshall prisbell.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 B.A. West Virginia University, 1976;
M.A. West Virginia University, 1978;
Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1981.
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Instructional Communication
Interpersonal Communication and Relationships
Nonverbal Communication
Courses Taught:
Interpersonal and Organizational Communication
Nonverbal Communication
Communication and Human Relationships
Interpersonal Conflict
Small Group Communication
Intercultural Communication
At UNO Since:
 1983
Office Address:
 ASH 107Q
Email Address:
 mprisbell@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Prisbell, M., & Andersen, J.A. (1980).  The importance of perceived homophily, level of uncertainty, safety, feeling good, and self-disclosure in interpersonal relationships.  Communication Quarterly, 3, 22-33.

Prisbell, M.  (1989). Dating competence among college students.  In J.F. Nussbaum (Ed.), Life-span communication:  Normative processes (pp. 155-177).  Hillsdale, N.J.:  Lawrence Erlbaum.

Prisbell, M. (1985).  Assertiveness, shyness, and nonverbal communicative behaviors.  Communication Research Reports, 1, 120-127.

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hugh reilly.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 B.A, University of Nebraska at Omaha
M.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Public Relations & Advertising
Frontier Press
Courses Taught:
Public Speaking Fundamentals
Media Writing
Principles of Advertising
Advanced Advertising
Communication Workshop (NSAC)
Public Relations Writing
Public Relations Case Studies
History of Mass Communication
Literary Journalism
Information Operations
Interviewing
At UNO Since:
 2000
Office Address:
 ASH 140C
Email Address:
 hreilly@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Fall 2005, Reilly, H.,  “Communicating to Older Consumers” (Chapter IV), Editors: Hilt, M.L. & Lipschultz, J.H. Mass Media an Aging Population and the Baby Boomers. Gerontology – Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Communication Series, 2005. 

April 2004, Reilly, H, “Wounded Knee: Battle or Massacre, Treaty Context,” in Johansen, B.E. [ed.], Enduring Legacies: Native American Treaties in Contemporary Context, Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, One chapter: approx 7000 words

Father Flanagan of Boys Town, BT Press, 2008.

 

kate rempfer.



Rank:
 Instructor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 M.A., 2007 University of Nebraska at Omaha
B.S., 2005 Wayne State College
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Speech Center Consultant,
UNO School of Communication National Liaison,
American Society of Training and Development
Courses Taught:
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
At UNO Since:
 2007
Office Address:
 ASH 107Y
Email Address:
 krempfer@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 n/a

cynthia robinson-moore.



Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D.: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Communication Studies)
M.S.:  University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Urban Studies)
B.S.: University of Nebraska -Omaha (Comm. & Black Studies)
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Race / ethnicity
Culture
Identity
Black Female Communication
Black Male / Female Relational Communication
Inter / Intra-Cultural Communication
Courses Taught:
Race, Ethnicity & Identiy
Intercultural Communication
Small Group Communication
Public Speaking Fundamentals
Qualitative Research Methods
Interviewing
At UNO Since:
 1995
Office Address:
 ASH 107X
Email Address:
 crobinsonmoore@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 A critical interpretive analysis of cultural identity and cultural dominance:  Communicating Black female beauty (dissertation title)

“What’s your favorite color?” Perceptions of beauty among Black women (top-five conference paper)

“I ain’t the right kind of feminist!” (Re)Examining Black feminism in the United States (conference paper)

tomm roland.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 B.M., M.M CSU, Sacramento
D.M.A. SUNY Stony Brook
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Percussion Performance
Contemporary Music
World Music
Courses Taught:
MUS 1070 Music of the People: Rock and Pop
MUS 1080 Music of the People: The World
MUS X15K Applied Precussion
MUS 3620 Music Education Core II - Percussion Methods
MUS 3170 Intro to Music Technology
MUS 4190 Technology Capstone Project
MUS 8686 Pedagogy of Multicultural Music
At UNO Since:
 2000
Office Address:
 PAC 220
Email Address:
 troland@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Solo and Chamber Percussion Performances at New York Day of Percussion

Solo and Chamber Percussion Performances at Percussive Arts Society International Convention

Masterclass/Clinic- “South Indian Rhythms for Western Percussionists” UT Austin, Wichita State, UMKC, University of Kansas, CSU Fresno.

randy rose.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D., Purdue University, 1977; 
M.A., University of Montana, 1974; 
B.A., Eastern Montana College, 1971.
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Communication Theory
Organizational Communication
Organizational Culture
Interpretive / Social Construction Approaches to Communication Theory
and to Organizational Communication
Courses Taught:
Communication Theory
Organizational Communication
Interviewing
Speech Communication in Business and the Professions
Special Topics in Communication Theory
Special Topics in Organizational Communication
At UNO Since:
 1986
Office Address:
 ASH 107S
Email Address:
 rrose@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Rose, Randall A. (2006). A proposal for integrating structuration theory with coordinated management of meaning theory. Communication Studies, 57, 173-196.

Ogden, David & Rose, Randall A. (2005). Using Giddens’s structuration theory to examine the waning participation of African Americans in baseball. Journal of Black Studies, 35, 225-245.

Rose, Randall A. (1988). Organizations as multiple cultures: A rules theory analysis.  Human Relations, 41, 139-170.    

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james r. saker.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D. Music Education (Univ. of Iowa),
MM Music Education (Youngstown State Univ.),
BM Music Education (Bowling Green State University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Conducting
Music Education
Arranging / Composing Music
Courses Taught:
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Undergraduate Music Education
Undergraduate Instrument Conducting
Graduate Research
Graduate Organization and Administration
Graduate Conducting
At UNO Since:
 1978
Office Address:
 PAC 209
Email Address:
 jsaker@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Conducting:
Ohio Band Directors Conference All State Band,
University of New Hampshire Symphony Band
Wind Orchestra “Riga” (Professional Orchestra) Riga Latvia

Music Education:
Music Educators National Association North Central Regional Professional Conference/Nebraska Music Educators Association Clinic Conference, “Conducting Workshop” (Joint presentation with University of Nebraska Band Directors and the University of Nebraska Omaha Wind Ensemble
National Association of Schools of Music National Meeting, Chair and Moderator of Panel:  “Faculty Issues II:  Tenure and Post Tenure” Dallas Texas
MENC Northwest Division Convention:  Portland, Oregon.  Two sessions – “Management in the Music Classroom” and “Tips for Success in Student Teaching,” Portland, Oregon

Arranging/Composing Music
Original marching band arrangements performed by numerous collegiate ensembles including:  Brigham Young University Marching Band, Marshall University Marching Band, New Mexico State University Marching Band, University of Iowa Marching Band
University of Mississippi Marching Band
“Gaudzia Trimitai”  (The Trumpets Sound) by Bronius Jonasus edited and arranged by James R. Saker (Publication Pending by Mesa Music, Inc.)
“UNO Chimes” (Alma Mater) Music and Text by James R. Saker, October 1998

lisa sandlin.



Rank:
 Assoc. Professor
Department:
 Writer's Workshop
Educational
Background:
 M.F.A., Vermont College, 1990; B.A. Rice University, 1973
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Contemporary and Classic Fiction; Literature of WWI;
early colonization of New Mexico; Texas during the integration years; flamenco
Courses Taught:

WRWS 4000 Form and Theory
WRWS 2100 Fiction Studio
ENG 1200 Autobiographical Writing, Thompson Learning Center
At UNO Since:
 2009
Office Address:
 WFAB 221
Email Address:
 lsandlin@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 In the River Province, 2004, Southern Methodist University Press
Times of Sorrow, Times of Grace, co-editor, 2002, Backwaters Press
Message to the Nurse of Dreams, 1997, Cinco Puntos Press
The Famous Thing About Death, Cinco Puntos Press, 1991

henry f. serenco.

Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 MFA Alfred University, 1970
BFA Alfred Univeresity, 1967
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Ceramic
Pottery
Sculpture
Courses Taught:
Elementary through Advanced Ceramics
Foundation Drawing and Design
At UNO Since:
 1970
Office Address:
 WFAB 319
Email Address:
 hserenco@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Most recently, Wood Fired Stoneware that I am showing at the Omaha Clay Works Gallery in the Old Market, Omaha, Nebraska, 2006-07.

Work that was made during my Faculty Development Leave, 2006-07 that was shown in the Faculty Show in the UNO Art Gallery, January, ‘07.

Work that I am showing at the Corning Center for the Fine Arts, Corning, Iowa 2006-07.

rita shaughnessy.



Rank:
 Lecturer
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 UNO/BA 1990 in Speech Communication;
UNO/MA 1996 in Communication
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Political communication consulting and business consulting
Courses Taught:
Public Speaking Fundamentals
Advanced Public Speaking
At UNO Since:
 1996
Office Address:
 ASH 107H
Email Address:
 rshaughnessy@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
  

michael sherer.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:

B. A. - University of Iowa,1971
M. A. - University of Iowa, 1975
Ph.D - Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, 1982
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Photography
Courses Taught:
Photography
Media Law
Media Ethics
At UNO Since:
 1984
Office Address:
 ASH 107C
Email Address:
 msherer@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 www.heartlandviews.com  (photo gallery)

daniel a. siedell.

Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 BA University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1989
MA SUNY - Stony Brook, 1991
Ph.D. University of Iowa, 1995
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Religion, Spirituality and Contemporary Art
Abstract Expressionalism
Courses Taught:
Survey II
Modern Art II
Special Topics: Marcel Duchamp
Modern Art I
Contemporary Art
North American Art
At UNO Since:
 2007
Office Address:
 WFAB 211
Email Address:
 dsiedell@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Enrique Martinez Celaya:  Early Work (Delray Beach, Florida:  Whale and Star, 2006).

Weldon Kees and the Arts at Mid-Century (Lincoln and London:  University of Nebraska Press, 2004).  Editor and essayist.

“Art Criticism as Narrative Strategy:  Clement Greenberg’s Critical Encounter with Franz Kline” Journal of Modern Literature 26/3-4 (Summer 2004).

"God in the Gallery" (Baker Acedemic, 2008)

barbara simcoe.

Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 BFA University of Illinois, Urbana
MFA University of North Texas
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Painting / Drawing / Photography
Ancient Middle East and Ancient World more broadly
Christian Iconography
Buddhism
Jungian Psychology
Courses Taught:
All levels of painting
Life Drawing
Intermediate / Advanced Painting
Intro. Drawing and Design
Alternative Media
At UNO Since:
 1996
Office Address:
 WFAB 330
Email Address:
 bsimcoe@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 One person exhibition Norfolk NE Nov – Dec 07   painting, drawing, digital photos

One person exhibition Krakow Poland May 07 digital photos plus digital photos I made while on a Fulbright Spring 2004 and 3 additional photos based on imagery I shot while on the Fulbright that were shot in Poland. In this exhibition I showed 11 digital prints based on the Isaac and Jacob stories in Genesis which were shown Nov-Dec 06 at the Jewish Community Center in Omaha, five of which were shown in Israel for the “Yitzhak Gathering” in Acco.

Solo Exhibition at College of St. Mary Fall 2006. This exhibition was a retrospective of my work since the 1980’s. Work consisted of paintings and drawings.

 

deborah smith-howell.



Rank:
 Graduate Studies Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Professor
Department:
 Communication
Educational
Background:
 B. S. - Northern Michigan University
M. A. - Louisiana State University
Ph.D. - University of Texas
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Rhetoric
Political Communication
Courses Taught:

Rhetorical Theory and Criticism;
Political Broadcasting,
Mass Media and Public Opinion,
Public Speaking,
Foundations Seminar in Speech Communication

At UNO Since:
 1989
Office Address:
 EAB 203
Email Address:
 dsmith-howell@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Hart, Roderick P., Jarvis, Sharon, Jennings, William, and Smith-Howell, Deborah. Political Keywords: Using Language that Uses Us. Oxford University Press, 2005.

Beasely, Vanessa and Smith-Howell, Deborah. "No Ordinary Rhetorical President? FDR’s Speechmaking, 1933-1946." American Rhetoric in the New Deal Era. Ed. Thomas W. Benson. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2006.

Hart, Roderick P., Smith-Howell, Deborah, Llewellyn, John Todd. "News, Psychology, and Presidential Politics," in Ann N. Crigler, Ed. The Psychology of Political Communication, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1996, paperback edition 1998.

Smith-Howell, Deborah. "Review Essay: Gender and Political Messages." Political Communication, Fall 1995, pp. 343-345.

“Public Perceptions of Feminist Ideology in the Clinton-Jones-Lewinsky Scandal.” National Communication Association, November 2006. Top Four Paper, Political Communication Division (with Shereen Bingham and Barbara Pickering).

courtney snyder.



Rank:
 Asst. Professor
Department:
 Music
Educational
Background:
 BS in Music Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. MM in Conducting from Baylor University. DMA in Conducting from The University of Michigan.
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Conducting, movement and expression, rehearsal techniques.
Courses Taught:

Marching Band
University Band
MEC II
MEC III
Conducting
At UNO Since:
 2009
Office Address:
 206 Strauss PAC
Email Address:
 cksnyder@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Vol. 3

sharon sobel.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Theatre
Educational
Background:
 BA, Design & Technical Theatre, SUNY Albany
MFA, Costume Design, Carnegie-Mellon University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Costume Design
Costume History
Costume Production
Stage Makeup
Courses Taught:
Costume Design
History of Costume
Costume Patterning and Draping
Stage Costume (intro)
Stage Makeup
At UNO Since:
 1994
Office Address:
 WFAB 313
Email Address:
 ssobel@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Costume design for 10 productions at Nebraska Shakespeare Festival

Costume design for 3 productions at Madison Repertory Theatre

Costume design for NY State, Actors Equity tour of I Love My Wife

joanne e. sowell.

Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Art and Art History
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D. Florida State University, 1985
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Art History Pedagogy
Art Education
Courses Taught:
ART 2040 Cross Cultural Survey of Art
ART 2050 Survey of Western Art I
ART 3760 Art History Seminar: History of Prints
ART 4700 / 8706 Cross-cultural Art History for Teachers
ART 4710 / 8716 Ancient Art
ART 4720 / 8726 Women in Ancient and Medieval Art
ART 4730 / 8736 Classical Art
ART 4750 / 8756 Late Roman and Byzantine Art
ART 4770 / 8776 Early Medieval Art
ART 4780 / 8786 Later Medieval Art
At UNO Since:
 1986
Office Address:
 WFAB 215
Email Address:
 jsowell@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Nebraska Masterpieces Poster and Website project.  Education content for 5 posters of art by contemporary Nebraska artists and 6 thematic curriculum units posted on a website for teachers.  Prepared with Dr. Frances Thurber and Shari Hofschire. Project commissioned by the Nebraska Arts Council. Published January and March 2007.
http://www.nebraskaartscouncil.org/local/Nebraska_
Masterpieces/

"A View from the Field: Discipline-based Art Education for In-service Teachers," with Gary Day, Michael Gillespie, Martin Rosenberg and Frances Thurber. Visual Arts Research  23, #2 (Fall, 1997), pp. 52-62.

"A Cross-Cultural Survey of Art History: Challenging Assumptions About Art," Multicultural Prism: Voices from the Field. Volume 2.  Ed. J. Q. Adams and Janice R. Welsch (Western Illinois University, 1996), pp. 137-150.

abbie syrek.



Rank:
 Instructor, Director of Forensics (Special Assignment)
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 BA University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2004 (Speech Communication)
MA Kansas State University, 2006 (Speech Communication & Rhetorical Studies)
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Forensics
Civic Engagement & Community Development
Argumentation & Debate
Rhetorical Theory & Criticism
Courses Taught:
SPCH 1110 Public Speaking Fundamentals
SPCH 2120 Argumentation & Debate
SPCh 3150 Intercollegiate Forensics Activity
At UNO Since:
 2006
Office Address:
 ASH 142
Email Address:
 asyrek@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Farrens, A., Epping, D. (2006). An alternative success myth: Rural Kansans seek
connectedness and security over financial prosperity. Presented at the 2006 National Communication Association Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Broeckelman, M., Brazeal, L., Farrens, A., & Dunn, J. (2006). Dialogism shaping future teaching practices: Using peer workshops in the basic course. Short course presented at the 2006 Central States Communication Association Convention, Indianapolis, IN.

Farrens, A. (2005). Within the walls of the Oval Office: A comparative review of speechwriting in the Kennedy and Regan administrations. A review of Thurston Clarke’s Ask Not and Peter Robinson’s How Ronald Reagan Changed my Life. Presented at the 2005 Sooner Communication Conference, Norman, OK.

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paige toller.



Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2006
M.A. Abilene Christian University, 2000
B.S. Abilene Christian University 1998
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Bereavement
Feminism
Relational Dialectics Theory
Courses Taught:
Small Group Communication & Leadership
Interpersonal Communication
Speaking in Business & the Professions
Seminar in Qualitative Methods
At UNO Since:
 2007
Office Address:
 ASH 107N
Email Address:
 ptoller@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 Suter, E. A. & Toller, P. W. (2006). Gender Role and Feminism Revisited: A Follow-Up Study. Sex Roles, 55, 135-146.

Toller, P. W. (2005). Negotiation of dialectical contradictions by parents who have experienced the death of a child. Journal of Applied Communication Research 33, 46-66.

Toller, P. W., Suter, E. A., & Trautman, T. C. (2004). Gender role identity and attitudes toward feminism. Sex Roles, 51, 85-90.

adam tyma.



Rank:
 Asst. Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
PhD, 2008, North Dakota State University
MA, 2001, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
BS (Teaching), 1997, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
Critical and Cultural Theory/Studies
Computer-Mediated Communication
Visual Culture and Communication
Media Studies (Literacy, Critique)
Communication Education
Higher Education Pedagogy
Popular Culture
Critical Rhetoric
Courses Taught:
Argumentation and Debate
Introduction to Mass    
Communication
Media Literacy
Popular Culture, Mass Media,
and Visual Rhetoric (Grad
Seminar)
Computer-Mediated
Communication
At UNO Since:
 2007
Office Address:
 ASH 107B
Email Address:
 atyma@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:

Publications:

DeWitt, L., Pearson, J., Tyma, A.W., Wolf, K., & Kahl Jr., D.
(2007). At home among strangers:  The acculturation process of female African refugees in the upper midwest. Iowa State Journal of Communication, 39, 5-24.

Sellnow, D.D., & Tyma, A.W. (2007). Teaching new teachers to reflect: Training and assessment strategies. In L. Hugenberg, S. Morreale, D. W. Worley, B. Hugenberg, & D. A. Worley (Eds.), Basic Communication Course Best Practices: A Training Manual for Instructors (pp. 217-224). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.

Tyma, A.W. (2008).  Public relations through a new lens –
Critical praxis via the Excellence Theory. International Journal
of Communication, 2, 193-205.  Available:
http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc/article/view/191.

Tyma, A.W. (2008).  The gallery – An experiential approach to
visual aid construction and analysis in the classroom.Communication Teacher, 22(2), 48-50. 

Tyma, A.W. (2007).  Rules of interchange: Privacy in online
social communities – A rhetorical critique of MySpace.Com. 
Journal of the Communication, Speech & Theatre Association
of North Dakota, 20, 31-39. 

Tyma, A.W. (2004). The stories they tell – A technophobic
narrative analysis of three films: Blade Runner, The
Terminator, and The Matrix. Journal of the Communication
Teacher Association of Minnesota, 31, 51-68.

Tyma, A.W. (in press). Coaching critically: Engaging critical
pedagogy in the forensics squad room. National Forensics
Journal.

Tyma, A.W. & Funk, R. (2005). “Am I really doing this?” –
Exploring online dating communicative actions. Journal of the
Communication and Teacher Association of Minnesota, 32,
49-65.

Presentations:

Burnett, A., Gorsline, D., Semlak, J.L., & Tyma, A.W. (2007,
November). Earning the badge of honor: The social
construction of time and pace of life. Paper presented at the
National Communication Association Annual Convention,
Chicago, IL.

DeWitt, L., Pearson, J.C., Wolf, K.L, Tyma, A.W., & Kahl, D.
(2007, November). At home among strangers: The
acculturation process of female African refugees in the Upper
Midwest. Paper presented at the National Communication
Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. 

Tyma, A.W. (2009, April). Pushing Past The Walls – Media
Literacy, the Egalitarian Classroom, and a Really Severe
Learning Curve (formerly titled “Picking a different gate to get
into the class – moving from theory to praxis in the
classroom.”  Paper presented at the Central States
Communication Association Annual Convention, St. Louis, MO.

Tyma, A.W. (2008, April). Ideologies of sex – Ideologies of
power: 300 and the use of spectacle as reality. Paper
presented at the Central States Communication Association
Annual Convention, Madison, WI.

Tyma, A.W. (2008, April). Please pay attention to the user in
front of the screen - Moving towards a communication theory
of identity/identification within online social communities.
Paper presented at the Central States Communication
Association Annual Convention, Madison, WI.

Tyma, A.W. (2008, April). Public relations through a new lens – Critical praxis via the Excellence Theory.  Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association Annual
Convention, Madison, WI.

Tyma, A.W. (2007, March). Coaching CAN change the world –
moving critical theory and pedagogy from the classroom to
the squad room. Paper presented at the Central States
Communication Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis,
MN.

Tyma, A.W. (2007, March). Parceling the body – Commodifying My-Space: The co-optation of individual identities within online social communities. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Tyma, A.W. & Leonard, L.G. (2009, April). Gateways and Entries Between the Zeroes and Ones: Toward Online Identity
Assembly Theory.  Paper presented at the Central States
Communication Association Annual Convention, St. Louis, MO.

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miles waggener.



Rank:
 Assistant Professor
Department:
 Writer's Workshop
Educational
Background:
 MFA Poetry, University of Montana;
MA English, Northern Arizona University;
BA Spanish, Northern Arizona University;
BS English Education, Northern Arizona University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Poetry, Poetry Translation, Creative Nonfiction
Courses Taught:
Poetry Writing Studio
Form and Theory: Poetry in Tanslation
Creative Nonfiction Writing Studio
Contemporary Writers in-Print and in-Person
Poetry Fundamentals
Introducation to Creative Writing
Literary Journal
At UNO Since:
 2006
Office Address:
 WFAB 217
Email Address:
 mwaggener@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:

Phoenix Suites (The Word Works, 2003),
winner of the Washington Prize

Portents Aside (Two Dogs Press, 2008) (chapbook)

Selected journal publications:
Antioch Review
Beloit Poetry Journal
Clackamas Literary Review
Crazyhorse
Folio
Gulf Coast
Hayden’s Ferry Review
Indiana Review
NEO (Portugal)
Ninth Letter
Green Mountains Review
Seneca Review     

karen weber.



Rank:
 Lecturer
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 Bachelor’s of Science in Journalism 1976;
Master’s in Communication 1991
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 First Amendment and Artistic Expression
Arts Promotion
Ethics
Crisis Communication and Media Relations
Courses Taught:
Media Writing
News Writing & Reporting
Public Affairs Reporting
Magazine Article Writing
Critical Writing for the Mass Media
Public Relations Writing
Communication Workshop (PR Campaigns)
At UNO Since:
 1988
Office Address:
 ASH 140E
Email Address:
 kweber@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
  

steven l. williams.



Rank:
 Professor
Department:
 Theatre
Educational
Background:
 MFA : Indiana University,
BFA : Eastern New Mexico University
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Scenic and Lighting Designer for theatrical productions as well as consultant for church productions.
Courses Taught:
Scene Painting and Rendering
Stage and TV Lighting
AutoCad
Drafting for the Theatre
Theatre Lab
At UNO Since:
 1995
Office Address:
 WFAB 308
Email Address:
 Steven_Williams@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 The Thorn:  Scenic Designer and Production Consultant.  New Life Church, Colorado Springs

Romeo and Juliet: Nebraska Shakespeare Festival

A Midsummer Nights Dream / A Winter’s Tale:  Nebraska Shakespeare Festival

charleen willoughby.



Rank:
 Instructor / Costume Shop Manager
Department:
 Theatre
Educational
Background:
 B.S., Secondary Education, University of Nebraska-Omaha
M.A., Dramatic Arts, University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2001
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Performance in and around the community
Costume design for community and some high school shows
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Theatre
Stage Costume
Stage Make-Up
At UNO Since:
 2000
Office Address:
 WFAB 110
Email Address:
 cwilloughby@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations:
 My costume design for Brigit St. Brigit's production of Pygmallion has been nominated for an Omaha Entertainment Award.

My costume design for Stages of Omaha's production of Jekyll and Hyde received a TAG nomination for Best Costumes

I just finished acting in a show at Brigit St. Brigit, The Shadow of a Gunman. Last fall I performed in Macbeth and Arsenic and Old Lace in reperatory with Brigit St. Brigit

sherrie wilson.



Rank:
 Associate Professor
Department:
 School of Communication
Educational
Background:
 B.A. – Northwestern College
M.S. – Iowa State University
Ph.D. – University of Minnesota
Research/Creative
Activity Interests:
 Media Law and Ethics
Journalism Practice
Courses Taught:
Internship Course
Media Writing Lecture and Lab
Mass Media Ethics
Communication Law
At UNO Since:
 1996
Office Address:
 ASH 140D
Email Address:
 swilson@unomaha.edu
Publications
/Presentations: