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Amy Ellefson

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Amy Jo Ellefson

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  • Communication, Instructor
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amyellefson@unomaha.edu
office:
ASH  107T
office hours:
Monday through Thursday, 11:00 am to Noon or by appointment

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Biography

More than decade of higher education teaching experience and nonprofit management experience complement my MA degrees in Communication Studies and East-West Studies. My research specializations are gender, conflict, and strategic communication, but my work is often interdisciplinary, and I have a penchant for studying biological anthropology. I am a current PhD candidate at the University of Southern Mississippi and am clinging to high hopes and an ambitious writing schedule for completing my dissertation by March 2024.

Teaching Interests

Conflict communication, negotiation, mediation, family communication, intercultural communication, and gender communication

Research Interests

I work primarily with transgender populations and their loved ones to explore family and conflict communication. I am interested in the communicated expectations of women, particularly mothers, in our social and political world.

Service Summary

*Family advocate and subject matter expert, TRANS Program, 2023*Advisory Board member, Research cooperative focused on transgender individuals' family experiences, Wayne State University, 2021-Present

Awards and Honors

National Communicaiton Association Visiting Fellow, Scholarship/Research - 2019

Peggy Jean Connor Research Award, Scholarship/Research - 2018

Education

MA, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, East-West Studies, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, 2016

MA, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE, Communication Studies, Quantitative Studies, 2007

Professional Development

Community of Practice: Research, Writing Accountability Group, 08/01/2021

Licensures and Certifications

Nebraska Mediator, State of Nebraska, 01/01/2013

Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity

Selected Publications

Ellefson, Amy, Fourney, Sean, Stengrim, Laura, Young, Steven, Wingo, Kim. 2019. Fostering the art of scientific communication in the speaking center, Communication Centers Journal, 5, 1, 56--66.

Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits

Exhibition, Photovoices--Baright Library Centennial Celebration, 09/01/2022 - 01/01/2023

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