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Gregory A. Cranmer
Assistant Professor of Sport Communication
Department of Communication
Clemson University
407 Strode Tower
Clemson, SC, 29634
Office: 305B Daniel Hall
Email: Gcranme@clemson.edu
Phone: (609) 709-2736
EDUCATION
Ph. D., Department of Communication Studies, August 2015.
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Dissertation: Exploring the Anticipatory Socialization Stage of Division I Student-
Athletes: The Content, Characteristics, and Functions of Memorable Messages.
Primary Area: Sport Communication
Secondary Area: Organizational Communication
Methodology: Quantitative and Qualitative
Advisor: Dr. Scott A. Myers
Committee: Dr. Alan K. Goodboy, Dr. Matthew M. Martin, Dr. Keith D. Weber, & Dr.
Dana Brooks
M.A., Communication Theory and Research, 2012
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Thesis: Color-Blind: The Effects of Reporter Race on Framing
Advisor: Dr. Nicholas D. Bowman
Committee: Dr. Keith D. Weber & Dr. Rebecca M. Chory
B.A., Religious Studies, 2011
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Certifications
Certified in Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR), 2015
AWARDS
Research awards
Emerging Scholar Award for the Communication & Sport Division (National Communication
Association), 2017
Judee K. Burgoon Doctoral Student Research Award, 2015
Curriculum Vitae
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Top research papers
National Communication Association
Communication & Sport Division: 2017 (x2)
Eastern Communication Association
Organizational Communication Interest Group: 2014, 2015
Applied Communication Interest Group: 2015, 2017
Instructional Communication Interest Group: 2014
Fellowships
Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute Fellow, 2017-Current
Endowments
William E. Vehse Endowment for Graduate Students, 2014
GRANTS
Awarded Grants (N = 2)
Principal Investigator: Factors affecting high school football players’ intent to report
concussion symptomology: An application of the Health Disclosure Decision-Making Model,
$1,960.00 grant awarded by Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute.
Principal Investigator: The Psycho-Social Antecedents of Concussion Symptom Reporting in
High School Football Players, $1,413.88 grant awarded by Columbus State University.
Rejected Grants (N = 2)
Co-Investigator: Maximizing and Maintaining the Benefits of Sports Participation and
Engagement for Adolescent Girls, $3,697 grant applied for from the Robert H. Brooks Sports
Science Institute.
Co-Investigator: Brooks Sports and Social Science Mobile Research Lab, $39,665.00 grant
applied for from Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute.
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SCHOLARSHIP
Refereed articles (N = 28)
Cranmer, G. A., & LaBelle, S. (In press). An application of the disclosure decision-making
model to understand high school football players’ disclosures of concussion symptoms.
International Journal of Sport Communication.
Cranmer, G. A., & Sanderson, J. (In press). “Rough week for testosterone”: Public commentary
around the Ivy League’s decision to restrict tackle football in practice. Western Journal of
Communication.
Myers, S. A., Cranmer, G. A., Goldman, Z. W., Sollitto, M., Gillen, H., & Ball, H. (2018). The
appropriateness, importance, and frequency of seeking information from organizational
peers. International Journal of Business Communication, 55, 30-43.
doi:10.1177/2329488415573928
Cranmer, G. A., Buckner, M. M., Pham, N., & Jordan, B. (2017). “I disagree”: An exploration
of triggering events, messages, and success of athletes’ dissent. Communication & Sport.
Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/2167479517731334
Cranmer, G. A. (2017). An application of socialization resources theory: Collegiate student-
athletes’ team socialization as a function of their social exchanges with coaches and
teammates. Communication & Sport. Advance Online Publication.
doi:10.1177/2167479517714458
Cranmer, G. A., Brann, M., & Weber, K. D. (2017). Quantifying coach confirmation: The
development and preliminary validation of the coach confirmation instrument.
Communication & Sport, 5, 751-769. doi:10.1177/2167479516660037
Cranmer, G. A., Anzur, C. K., & Sollitto, M. (2017). Memorable messages of social support
that former high school athletes received from their head coaches. Communication &
Sport, 5, 604-621. doi:10.1177/2167479516641934
Cranmer, G. A. (2017). A communicative approach to sport socialization: The functions of
memorable messages during Division-I student-athletes’ socialization. International
Journal of Sport Communication, 10, 233-257. doi:10.1123/IJSC.2017-0031
Cranmer, G. A., & Myers, S. A. (2017). Exploring Division-I student-athletes’ memorable
messages from their anticipatory socialization. Communication Quarterly, 65, 125-143.
doi:10.1080/01463373.2016.1197292
Cranmer, G. A., & Buckner, M. (2017). High school athletes’ relationships with head coaches
and teammates as predictors of their expressions of upward and lateral dissent.
Communication Studies, 68, 37-55. doi:10.1080/10510974.2016.1254096
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Cranmer, G. A., Bowman, N. D., & Goldman, Z. W. (2017). A preliminary study of racialized
brawn and brain framing effects. Communication Research Reports, 34, 78-83.
doi:10.1080/08824096.2016.1224165
Cranmer, G. A., Goldman, Z. W., & Booth-Butterfield, M. (2017). The mediated relationship
between received support and job satisfaction: An initial application of socialization
resources theory. Western Journal of Communication, 81, 64-86.
doi:10.1080/10570314.2016.1231931
Goldman, Z. W., Cranmer, G. A., Sollitto, M., Labelle, S., & Lancaster, A. L. (2017). What do
college students want? A prioritization of instructional behaviors and characteristics.
Communication Education, 66, 280-298. doi:10.1080/03634523.2016.1265135
Linvill, D., & Cranmer, G. A. (2017). Students’ perceptions of teacher clarity: The role of
cognitive traits. Communication Research Reports, 34, 344-349.
doi:10.1080/08824096.2017.1356279
Cranmer, G. A., Brann, M., & Weber, K. D. (2016). “Challenge me!”: Using confirmation
theory to understand coach confirmation as an effective coaching behavior.
Communication & Sport. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/2167479516684755
Cranmer, G. A. (2016). A continuation of sport teams from an organizational perspective:
Predictors of athlete-coach leader-member exchange. Communication & Sport, 4, 43-61.
doi:10.1177/2167479514542151
Cranmer, G. A., Brann, M., & Anzur, C. K. (2016). Putting coach confirmation theory into
practice: How to confirm youth and high school athletes and coach more effectively.
Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 29(6), 25-29.
doi:10.1080/08924562.2016.1231098
Cranmer, G. A., Lancaster, A. L., & Harris, T. M. (2016). Shot in black and white: Visualized
racial framing within ESPN’s The Body Issue. International Journal of Sport
Communication, 9, 209-228. doi:10.1123/IJSC.2015-0126
Cranmer, G. A., & Brann, M. (2015). “It makes me feel like I am an important part of this
team”: An exploratory study of coach confirmation. International Journal of Sport
Communication, 8, 193-211. doi:10.1123/IJSC.2014-0078
Cranmer, G. A., & Myers, S. A. (2015). Sports teams as organizations: A leader-member
exchange perspective of player communication with coaches and teammates.
Communication & Sport, 3, 100-118. doi:10.1177/2167479513520487
Cranmer, G. A., & Goodboy, A. K. (2015). Power play: Coach power use and athletes’
communicative evaluations and responses. Western Journal of Communication, 79, 614-
633. doi:10.1080/10570314.2015.1069389
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Cranmer, G. A., & Sollitto, M. (2015). Sport support: Received social support as a predictor of
athlete satisfaction. Communication Research Reports, 32, 253-264.
doi:10.1080/08824096
Sollitto, M., & Cranmer, G. A. (2015). The relationship between aggressive communication
traits and organizational assimilation. International Journal of Business Communication.
Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/2329488415613339
Cranmer, G. A., & Harris, T. M. (2015). “White-side, strong-side”: A critical examination of
race and leadership in Remember the Titans. Howard Journal of Communications, 26,
153-171. doi:10.1080/10646175.2014.985807
Cranmer, G. A., & Martin, M. M. (2015). An examination of aggression and adaption traits
with moral foundations theory. Communication Research Reports, 32, 360-366.
doi:10.1080/08824096.2015.1089848
Myers, S. A., Sollitto, M., Cranmer, G. A., Goldman, Z. W., Ball, H., & Gillen, H. G. (2015).
“It’s all about getting the job done”: Information acquisition among restaurant workers.
Journal of the Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri, 45, 23-35.
Cranmer, G. A., Brann, M., & Bowman, N. D. (2014). Male athletes, female aesthetics: The
continued ambivalence toward female athletes in ESPN’s The Body Issue. International
Journal of Sport Communication, 7, 145-165. doi:10.1123/IJSC.2014-0021
Cranmer, G. A., Bowman, N. D., Chory, R. M., & Weber, K. D. (2014). Color-blind: Race as
an antecedent condition of brawn and brain framing of Heisman finalists in newspaper
coverage. Howard Journal of Communications, 25, 171-191.
doi:10.1080/10646175.2014.890979
Books (N = 1)
Cranmer, G. A. (Contracted). Athletic coaching: A communication perspective. Peter Lang.
Edited book chapters (N = 6)
Cranmer, G. A., Yeargin, R., & Spinda, J. (In press). Life after signing: The recruiting process
as a resource of college football players’ socialization. In T. L. Rentner & D. P. Burns
(Eds.), You make the call: Case studies in sport communication. New York, NY:
Routledge.
Cranmer, G. A., & Linvill, D. (In press). Call it intuition: Moral foundations theory and
understanding political and social disagreement in a contentious society. In T. Avtgis, A.
Rancer, E. MacGeorge, & C. Liberman (Eds.), Casing communication theory. Dubuque,
IA: Kendall-Hunt.
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Cranmer, G. A. (2017). Level of measurement, ratio. In M. Allen (Ed.), Sage encyclopedia of
communication research methods (pp. 949-951). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Cranmer, G. A. (2017). One-group pretest-posttest design. In M. Allen (Ed.), Sage
encyclopedia of communication research methods (pp. 1124-1126). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage.
Cranmer, G. A., & Brann, M. (2016). “Man up!” The potential influence of sport and gender
socialization on athletes’ reactions to injury. In D. Tucker & J. Wrench (Eds.), Casing
sport communication (pp. 273-281). Dubuque, IA; Kendall-Hunt.
Bowman, N. D., & Cranmer, G. A. (2014). Socialmediasport: Theoretical implications for the
reified relationship between spectator and performer. In A. C. Billings & M. Hardin
(Eds.), Routledge handbook of sport and new media (pp. 213-224). New York, NY:
Routledge.
Manuscripts In Progress
Cranmer, G. A., Goldman, Z. W., & Houghton, J. D. (Submitted). I can do it myself: The role
of self-leadership and proactivity in organizational newcomers’ socialization. Western
Journal of Communication.
Cranmer, G. A., & Bowman, N. D. (Submitted). Fight of the Century: Parasocial Relationships
& Affective Disposition Theory.
Cranmer, G. A., Gagnon, R., & Mazer, J. P. (In progress). A continued application of
confirmation theory: Division-I student-athletes’ responses to coach confirmation.
Sollitto, M., Cranmer, G. A., & Martin, M. M. (In progress). The relationship between
organizational newcomers’ apprehension and adaptation communication traits and
organizational socialization.
Conference Presentations (N = 37)
Cranmer, G. A., & Mazer, J. P. (2018, May). A continued application of confirmation theory:
Division-I student-athletes’ responses to coach confirmation. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Prague, Czech
Republic.
Lancaster, A. L., Ault, M. K., Cranmer, G. A., & Haislett, R. (2018, May). Generations of
voices: Parents’ memorable messages concerning interactions with law enforcement
officers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication
Association, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Cranmer, G. A. (2017, November). An application of socialization resources theory: Collegiate
student-athletes’ team socialization as a function of their social exchanges with coaches
and teammates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Dallas, TX. Top five paper, Communication & Sport Division.
Sanderson, J., & Cranmer, G. A. (2017, November). “Rough week for testosterone”: Public
commentary around the Ivy League’s decision to restrict tackle football in practice.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association,
Dallas, TX. Top five paper, Communication & Sport Division.
Cranmer, G. A., & LaBelle, S. (2017, November). An application of the disclosure decision-
making model to understand high school football players’ disclosures of concussion
symptoms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, Dallas, TX.
Cranmer, G. A., Goldman, Z. W., & Houghton, J. D. (2017, November). I can do it myself: The
role of self-leadership and proactivity in organizational newcomers’ socialization. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Dallas, TX.
Cranmer, G. A., & Spinda, J. (2017, November). Coaches’ use of confirmation during the
preparation for a Division-I football game. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Communication Association, Dallas, TX.
Cranmer, G. A., Buckner, M., Pham, N., & Jordan, B. (2017, April). “I disagree”: An
exploration of triggering events of athlete dissent. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Eastern Communication Association, Boston, MA. Top Paper, Applied
Communication Interest Group.
Cranmer, G. A., & Buckner, M. (2017, April). High school athletes’ relationships with head
coaches and teammates as predictors of their expressions of upward and lateral dissent.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern States Communication
Association, Greenville SC.
Cranmer, G. A., & Myers, S. A. (2016, November). Exploring Division-I student-athletes’
memorable messages from their anticipatory socialization. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Cranmer, G. A., Anzur, C. K., & Sollitto, M. (2016, April). Memorable messages of social
support that former high school athletes received from their head coaches. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore,
MD.
Cranmer, G. A., Goldman, Z. W., & Booth-Butterfield, M. (2015, November). Organizational
assimilation and satisfaction as a function of received social support in workplace
friendships: An exploratory application of Socialization Resources Theory. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Las Vegas,
NV.
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Cranmer, G. A., Weber, K., & Brann, M. (2015, November). “Challenge me!” The
development and validation of the Coach Confirmation Instrument & implications for
athlete experience and confirmation theory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Cranmer, G. A., & Lancaster, A. L. (2015, May). Shot in black and white: Visualized brawn
and brain framing within ESPN’s The Body Issue. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Cranmer, G. A., & Brann, M. (2015, April). “It makes me feel like I am an important part of
this team”: An exploratory study of coach confirmation. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA. Top Paper,
Applied Communication Interest Group.
Sollitto, M., & Cranmer, G. A. (2015, April). The Effect of Aggressive Communication Traits
on Organizational Assimilation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA. Top Paper, Organizational
Communication Interest Group.
Cranmer, G. A., & Goodboy, A. K. (2015, April). Power play: Coach power use and athletes’
communicative evaluations and responses. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Myers, S. A., Gillen, H., Sollitto, M., Cranmer, G. A., Goldman, Z. W., & Ball, H. (2015,
April). The appropriateness, importance, and frequency of seeking information from
organizational peers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Central States
Communication Association, Madison, WI.
Goldman, Z. W., Cranmer, G. A., Sollitto, M., Labelle, S., & Lancaster, A., (2014, November).
My ideal professor: Examining student preferences for effective teaching behaviors.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association,
Chicago, IL.
Cranmer, G. A. (2014, November). A continuation of sport teams from an organizational
perspective: Predictors of athlete-coach leader-member exchange. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Cranmer, G. A., & Sollitto, M. (2014, November). Sport support: Coach social support as a
predictor of athlete satisfaction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National
Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Cranmer, G. A., & Myers, S. A. (2014, April). Sports teams as organizations: A leader-member
exchange perspective of player communication with coaches and teammates. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence,
RI. Top Paper, Organizational Communication Interest Group.
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Sollitto, M., Cranmer, G. A., & Martin, M. M. (2014, April). Apprehensive and adaptive
communication traits as predictors of organizational assimilation. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.
Myers, S. A., Sollitto, M., Cranmer, G. A., Goldman, Z. W., Ball, H, & Gillen, H. G. (2014,
April). “It’s all about getting the job done:” Information acquisition among restaurant
workers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication
Association, Providence, RI.
Cranmer, G. A., & Booth-Butterfield, M. (2014, April). Organizational assimilation and
citizenship behaviors as a function of social support in workplace friendships. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence,
RI.
Sollitto, M., Cranmer, G. A., LaBelle, S., Goldman, Z. W., Martin, M. M., & Thomas, M.
(2014, April). The relationships between student self-disclosure, out of class
communication and Leader-Member Exchange. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI. Top four paper, Instructional
Communication Interest Group.
Cranmer, G. A., & Harris, T. M. (2014, April). “White-side, strong-side”: A critical
examination of race and leadership in Remember the Titans. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
Cranmer, G. A., Bowman, N. D., & Brann, M. (2013, November). Male athletes and female
aesthetics: The systematic deathletefication of female athletes in ESPN’s The Body Issue.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association,
Washington, DC.
Cranmer, G. A., & Martin, M. M. (2013, November). The moral communicator: An
examination of adaption and aggression traits with moral foundations. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Washington, DC.
Cranmer, G. A., Bowman, N. D., & Goldman, Z. (2013, June). “Big run or smart gun”: The
effects of consuming brawn and brain frames on audience members’ behaviors and
attitudes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication
Association, London, England.
Cranmer, G. A., Bowman, N. D., Chory, R. M., & Weber, K. D. (2013, April). Color-blind:
Race as an antecedent condition of brawn and brain framing of Heisman finalists in
newspaper coverage. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Communication Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
Goldman, Z., Westerman, D., Bowman, N. D., & Cranmer, G. A. (2013, April).
Communication privacy management theory and message perception: Exploring the role
of public and private spheres on Facebook. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Eastern Communication Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Cranmer, G. A. (2013, March). The moral communicator: An examination of adaption &
aggression traits with moral foundations. Paper presented at the annual West Virginia
University Research Horizons Day, Morgantown, WV.
Cranmer, G. A., Bowman, N. D., & Brann, M. (2012, November). “He’s athletic, she’s hot”:
The visual framing of athletes in ESPN’s The Body Issue. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL.
Bowman, N. D., & Cranmer, G. A. (2012, November). Three dimensions of video games: The
influence agency, demand, and perspective on performance at, presence in, and
enjoyment of video games. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National
Communication Association, Orlando, FL.
Gillen, H. G., Martin, M. M., Thomas, M. L., Cranmer, G. A., & Seifert, J. (2012, November).
Affection exchange theory in mother-child relationships. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL.
Goldman, Z., Cranmer, G. A., & Neville, E. (2012, April). Teacher’s ink: Student perceptions
of instructors with tattoos. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Communication Association, Boston, MA.
Conference panels
Cranmer, G. A., Lancaster, A. L., & Beall, L. (2017, March). Working, playing, and praying:
Nontraditional applications and integrations of organizational communication research.
Panel presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association,
Boston, MA.
Cranmer, G. A., Billings, A. C., Johnson, Z., Pratt, A., & Jay, S. (2016, November). Innovative
strategies for instructional design and delivery of sport communication. Panel presented
at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Cranmer, G. A., Cox, S. A., & Goldman, Z. W. (2016, April). Pedagogical strategies in the
organizational communication classroom. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the
Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD.
Undergraduate teaching materials
Cranmer, G. A. (2014). Human communication in the public context: Communication 104.
Littleton, MA: Tapestry Press. [Course Workbook]
Cranmer, G. A. (2013). A theoretical overview and introduction to nonverbal communication in
a mediated context. In Z. W. Goldman (Ed.), Nonverbal communication in human
interaction: Communication 308. Littleton, MA: Tapestry Press. [Course Workbook
Chapter]
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TEACHING
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, Clemson University, 2016-Current
Courses Taught in Person
COMM 2500: Public Speaking
An introduction to the basic principles of public speaking. Students deliver a
variety of speeches using library research services. Computer laboratory
assignments require students to conduct online research, generate word processing
documentation and graphic support for their presentations.
COMM 3010: Communication Theory
Students explore the breadth and depth of theories within the major frameworks
of the communication studies discipline.
COMM 3100: Quantitative Research Methods in Communication
Explores methods of quantitative communication inquiry, including
theory/research relationship, conducting studies, and utilizing statistical software.
Methods may include experiments, surveys, and content analysis.
COMM 3240: Sport, Communication and Society
Covers the cultural influence of communication about sports on society. Explores
how communication enables cultural meaning and values to become associated
and established within sports. Exposes students to the ways that factors such as
race, gender and nationalism manifest and perpetuate via communication about
sports.
COMM 3250: Survey of Sports Communication
Covers fundamentals of communicating in a sports environment. Includes the
basics of communicating for print and broadcast news, as well as communicating
for sports information. Also covers ethical considerations in sports
communication.
COMM 4250: Advanced Sports Communication
Combination seminar and primary research class that explores contemporary
sports communication issues. Students write position papers on seminar topics
and conduct primary research on sports communication topics of their choice.
COMM 4280: Interpersonal/Family Communication and Sport
Examines how communication functions in interpersonal and family contexts as it
pertains to sports. Exposes students to positive and negative communication
behavior with athletes, coaches, and families. Challenges students to identify
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ways that sports can be healthy, rather than destructive, communicative topic for
families and interpersonal relationships.
COMM 8100: Communication Research Methods I
Explores methods of social scientific research methodologies. Methods range
from experimental designs to survey and cross sectional designs. Final projects
will include the employment of one or more methodologies to create a
communication-based research proposal.
Courses Taught Online
COMM 3250: Survey of Sports Communication
Covers fundamentals of communicating in a sports environment. Includes the
basics of communicating for print and broadcast news, as well as communicating
for sports information. Also covers ethical considerations in sports
communication.
Adjunct Professor, West Virginia University, 2016
COMM 693b: Norms and Rules in Organizations, 2016
A graduate course on the theories, components, and organizational processes
associated with organizational culture.
Assistant Professor, Columbus State University, 2015-2016
Courses Taught in Person
COMM 1110: Communication/Public Speaking
An introduction to the basic principles of public speaking. Students deliver a
variety of speeches using library research services. Computer laboratory
assignments require students to conduct online research, generate word processing
documentation and graphic support for their presentations.
COMM 2110: Inter-Ethnic Communication
A study of the theoretical and practical issues related to inter-ethnic and
multicultural communication among residents of the United States. This course
introduces students to critical concepts to analyze how culture, identity, and the
meanings of "difference" are reflected, shaped, and negotiated in and through our
everyday communication practices.
COMM 4145: Organizational Communication
Emphasizes communication concepts and principles as they pertain to the
workplace. Topics include corporate culture, interview and selection, performance
feedback, team building, conflict management, and diversity management.
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Courses Taught Online
COMM 1110: Communication/Public Speaking
An introduction to the basic principles of public speaking. Students deliver a
variety of speeches using library research services. Computer laboratory
assignments require students to conduct online research, generate word processing
documentation and graphic support for their presentations.
COMM 2110: Inter-Ethnic Communication
A study of the theoretical and practical issues related to inter-ethnic and
multicultural communication among residents of the United States. This course
introduces students to critical concepts to analyze how culture, identity, and the
meanings of "difference" are reflected, shaped, and negotiated in and through our
everyday communication practices.
COMM 3157. Qualitative Communication Research
Qualitative Research Methods in the study of human communication covers
conceptual issues of qualitative inquiry, research design, gathering, analyzing and
interpreting qualitative data, writing up qualitative research and combining
qualitative and qualitative research.
COMM 4145: Organizational Communication
Emphasizes communication concepts and principles as they pertain to the
workplace. Topics include corporate culture, interview and selection, performance
feedback, team building, conflict management, and diversity management.
Course Coordinator, West Virginia University, 2013-2014
COMM 104: Public Communication, 2013
Determined course textbooks; designed course workbook; created tests, power
points, and assignments; managed multiple lecturers; and recruited and trained
undergraduate grading assistants across various sections of this course.
COMM 306: Organizational Communication, 2014
Determined course textbooks; created tests, power points, and assignments;
managed multiple lecturers; and recruited and trained undergraduate grading
assistants across various sections of this course.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, West Virginia University, 2012-2015
Courses Taught in Person
COMM 102: Interpersonal Communication
Introduction to interpersonal communication with emphasis upon application of
one to one communication in a variety of social contexts.
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COMM 104: Public Communication
Introduction to principles of communication in the one-to-many context.
Emphasis is given to the creation and refutation of arguments.
COMM 105: Introduction to Mass Media
Introduction and critical examination of mass media with special emphasis on
ways in which social, economic, and psychological factors influence the structure,
functions, and effects of the media.
COMM 293J: Sport and Communication
Introduction to the field of sport communication with an emphasis on the
communicative processes of producing, consuming, organizing, and enacting
sport from various theoretical perspectives.
COMM 306: Organizational Communication
Introduction to the communication processes and problems in business and
nonbusiness organizations and institutions with attention to practical application.
COMM 308: Nonverbal Communication
Introduction to the effects of human nonverbal behavior on human
communication with an emphasis on specific nonverbal behaviors, including
touch, time, environmental contexts, physical appearance cues, and social
communication cues.
COMM 316: Intercultural Communication
Introduction to the similarities and differences between cultures with regard to
norms, values, and practices in verbal and nonverbal communication.
COMM 406: Advanced Organizational Communication
An advanced course that examines communication in superior/subordinate and
peer relationships with an emphasis on application of communication theory to
complex organizations and issues of employee voice.
Courses Taught Online
COMM 104: Public Communication
Introduction to principles of communication in the one-to-many context.
Emphasis is given to the creation and refutation of arguments.
COMM 105: Introduction to Mass Media
Introduction and critical examination of mass media with special emphasis on
ways in which social, economic, and psychological factors influence the structure,
functions, and effects of the media.
COMM 306: Organizational Communication
Introduction to the communication processes and problems in business and
nonbusiness organizations and institutions with attention to practical application.
Curriculum Vitae
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COMM 308: Nonverbal Communication
Introduction to the effects of human nonverbal behavior on human
communication with an emphasis on specific nonverbal behaviors, including
touch, time, environmental contexts, physical appearance cues, and social
communication cues.
Graduate Assistant, West Virginia University, 2011-2012
COMM 100: Introduction to Communication
Introduction to the human communication process with emphasis on the
principles, variables, and social contexts of communication across various sub-
fields of communication including, organizational, interpersonal, mass, new
media, group, health, instructional, nonverbal, intercultural, and strategic
communication.
COMM 102: Interpersonal Communication
Introduction to interpersonal communication with emphasis upon application of
one to one communication in a variety of social contexts.
Invited Lectures
Clemson University Summer Scholars Honorarium, June 8 & 22, 2017
As part of a summer program for gifted high school students, Clemson University hosted
a series of week-long educational programs on sport communication during June, 2017. I
taught two, two-and-a-half hour lectures on interpersonal communication within sport,
with a specific focus on the topics of effective coaching, athlete wellbeing, and athlete-
parent communication.
Clemson Engineering Design Applications and Research (CEDAR), May 23, 2017
As part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, CEDAR hosted a “Summer
School on Engineering and Systems Design Research Methods” during May 14-26, 2017.
The students of this program were competitively selected and from various universities
throughout the country. I taught a four-hour lecture on the development, validation, and
use of self-report measures and surveys, with a specific focus on the social elements
relevant to the functioning of engineering teams and group work.
SERVICE
Professional service
Journal Reviewer (N = 25)
Invited Reviewer, Communication & Sport, 2014, 2015, 2016 (x5), 2017 (x5)
Invited Reviewer, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2015
Invited Reviewer, International Journal of Sport Psychology, 2015
Invited Reviewer, Western Journal of Communication, 2018
Invited Reviewer, Communication Quarterly, 2017
Curriculum Vitae
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Invited Reviewer, Communication Research Reports, 2016, 2017 (x2)
Invited Reviewer, Journal of Family Communication, 2016
Invited Reviewer, Journal of Media Psychology, 2016 (x2), 2017 (x2)
Invited Reviewer, Social Science & Medicine, 2017
International Association for Communication and Sport (IACS)
Paper/Panel Reviewer, 2016
National Communication Association
Volunteer Usher, 2012-2014
Communication & Sport Division
Secretary, 2018-Current
Awards Committee, 2018
Paper Reviewer, 2016-2017
Instruction and Development Division
Panel Chair, 2015
Paper Reviewer, 2015
Eastern Communication Association
Organizational Communication Interest Group
Interest Group Chair, 2017
Interest Group Secretary, 2014-2016
Panel Respondent, 2015-2016
Panel Chair, 2015, 2017
Paper Reviewer, 2014-2017
Applied Communication Interest Group
Paper Reviewer, 2016-2017
Panel Respondent, 2017
Instructional Communication Interest Group
Paper Reviewer, 2015
Communication and Technology Interest Group
Panel Chair, 2013
Undergraduate Honors Conference
Paper Reviewer, 2013
Curriculum Vitae
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University service
Clemson University
Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute Faculty Fellow, 2017-Present
The Institute provides experiential learning opportunities through academic
programs, research, sports organizations and support for service and outreach
programs. Through all of its activities, the Institute seeks to prepare people to
perform at the highest levels within sports industries, as well as provide an acute
understanding of the significance of sport in modern society. A fellow attends
quarterly meetings, assists with the promotion of the Institute, and facilitates the
collaboration between departments, professionals, and the Institute.
Vickery Hall Freshmen Immersion Program, June 28, 2017
As part of their orientation of new student-athletes, Clemson University’s Vickery
Hall hosted a faculty panel on academic success and adjusting to the transition
into college. I partook in this panel because of my expertise with the anticipatory
socialization of college student-athletes and experience with teaching student-
athletes.
Consultant for Paw Journey, 2016-2017
A personal and professional development program for student-athletes who play
football. My role required working closely with Jeff Davis (Assistant Athletic
Director of Player Relations) to develop program assessment tools and content
for the Paw Journey prior to and after its launch in the Spring of 2017.
Columbus State University
Athletic Council Committee Member, 2015-2016
Institutional Review Board Member, 2015-2016
Real Talk: The State of Race Relations at CSU, Moderator, 2016
A campus dialogue event jointly produced by Kappa Alpha Psi and Sigma Nu to
promote racial integration and cooperation on campus.
College service
Columbus State University, College of Arts
Awards Committee Member, 2015-2016
Grants Committee Member, 2015-2016
Teaching & Service Committee Member, 2016
Curriculum Vitae
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Department service
Clemson University, Department of Communication
Advisor, Lambda Pi Eta, 2016-Current
Graduate Committee, 2017-2018
Tenure Line Search Committee Member, 2017
Committee for Proposed Refinement and Clarification of TPR, 2017
Teaching and Assessment Committee, 2016
Columbus State University, Department of Communication
Advisor, Lambda Pi Eta, 2015-2016
Strategic Plan Committee, Students’ Needs and Quality of Life, 2015-2016
Search Committee Public Relations Track, (Full Member), 2016
Search Committee Integrated Media Track, (Auditor & NCA Job Fair Booth), 2015
Senior Assessment Interviews, 2015-2016
West Virginia University, Department of Communication Studies
Graduate Student Advisor, Lambda Pi Eta, 2013-2015
Graduate Student Advisor, Undergraduate Communication Association, 2013-2015
Speaker, First Year Academy, 2013-2014
Committee Member, Departmental Committee on Issues of Quality of Life, 2013
Professional memberships
International Communication Association
National Communication Association
Eastern Communication Association (Life Member)
Southern States Communication Association
Heterodox Academy
GRADUATE ADVISING & COMMITTEES
Committee Member
Student: James Righter
Degree/Program: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Dissertation/Thesis: Engineering Design Leadership within Undergraduate Design Teams
Curriculum Vitae
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CONSULTING
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women’s Basketball Officiating Training Orientation, July
21, 2017
As part of their annual orientation for officials of women’s basketball, the ACC
conference provided several training lectures to their officials. I taught a two-hour
presentation on effective communication, including the topics of diffusing aggressive
communication, communicating clearly, and managing teams of officials.
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