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Current academic employment
Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Georgia, Department of Journalism, Fall 2019 - Present
Previous academic employment
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Fall 2018
Doctoral Fellow, Center for Health Communication, Moody College of Communication & Dell Medical Center, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Fall 2015- Spring 2018
Population Health Scholar, University of Texas System, Office of Health Affairs, Summer 2017- Spring 2018
Research Assistant (Dr. Mary Bock, visual communication), University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Summer 2017
Research Assistant (Dr. Renita Coleman, visual communication), University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Summer 2016
Adjunct Lecturer, Murray State University, Fall 2012, Fall 2013 – Spring 2015
Assistant Adviser/Interim Adviser, The Murray State News, Murray State University, Fall 2012 – Spring 2015
Doctoral Fellow, Center for Health Communication, Moody College of Communication & Dell Medical Center, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Fall 2015- Spring 2018
Population Health Scholar, University of Texas System, Office of Health Affairs, Summer 2017- Spring 2018
Research Assistant (Dr. Mary Bock, visual communication), University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Summer 2017
Research Assistant (Dr. Renita Coleman, visual communication), University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Summer 2016
Adjunct Lecturer, Murray State University, Fall 2012, Fall 2013 – Spring 2015
Assistant Adviser/Interim Adviser, The Murray State News, Murray State University, Fall 2012 – Spring 2015
Education
University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
Ph.D. in Journalism
Dissertation: What music looks like: Concert photographers and their work, identity and gatekeepers
Graduated in August 2019
Murray State University, Journalism and Mass Communications Department
Master of Arts, Mass Communication
Final Project: Using Time Lapse Photography as a Storytelling Device
Graduated in May 2013
Murray State University, Journalism and Mass Communications Department
Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations (Minor in Photography)
Graduated in December 2005
Ph.D. in Journalism
Dissertation: What music looks like: Concert photographers and their work, identity and gatekeepers
Graduated in August 2019
Murray State University, Journalism and Mass Communications Department
Master of Arts, Mass Communication
Final Project: Using Time Lapse Photography as a Storytelling Device
Graduated in May 2013
Murray State University, Journalism and Mass Communications Department
Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations (Minor in Photography)
Graduated in December 2005
Research
Peer-reviewed academic journal publications (10)
McIntyre, K., & Lough, K. (2019). Toward a clearer conceptualization and operationalization of solutions journalism. Journalism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1464884918820756
Lough, K. & Hassan, S. (2019). The Pictures in our Pages: Intermedia visual agenda setting between the Associated Press and US newspapers. The Agenda Setting Journal. 3(1), 82-102.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2019). Visualizing the Solution: An analysis of the images that accompany solutions-oriented news stories. Journalism. 20(4), 583-599.
McIntyre, K., Lough, K. & Manzanares, K. (2018). Solutions in the shadows: The effects of incongruent visual messaging in solutions journalism news stories. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 95(4), 971-989.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Journalists’ perceptions of solutions journalism and its place in the field. Research Journal of the International Symposium on Online Journalism. 8(1), 33-52.
Lough, K. (2018). Intermedia visual agenda setting- Comparing wire service top photo distribution to what makes the front page. The Agenda Setting Journal. 2(1), 25-40.
Lough, K. (2018). A Gate in the Wall of Sound: Music photographers, access and the field. Journalism Practice. 13(2), 247-262.
Lough, K., Molyneux, L., & Holton, A. (2017). A clearer picture: Journalistic identity practices in words and images on Twitter. Journalism Practice. 12(10), 1277-1291.
Bock, M., Lough, K., & Fadnis, D. (2017). “Her”photographer: The Roanoke Live Shot Murders and Visual Communication’s Place in the Newsroom. Visual Communication Quarterly. 24(3), 162-173.
Kilgo, D., Lough, K., & Riedl, M. (2017). Emotional appeals and news values as factors of shareworthiness in Ice Bucket Challenge News Coverage. Digital Journalism. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/21670811.2017.1387501
Lough, K. & Hassan, S. (2019). The Pictures in our Pages: Intermedia visual agenda setting between the Associated Press and US newspapers. The Agenda Setting Journal. 3(1), 82-102.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2019). Visualizing the Solution: An analysis of the images that accompany solutions-oriented news stories. Journalism. 20(4), 583-599.
McIntyre, K., Lough, K. & Manzanares, K. (2018). Solutions in the shadows: The effects of incongruent visual messaging in solutions journalism news stories. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 95(4), 971-989.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Journalists’ perceptions of solutions journalism and its place in the field. Research Journal of the International Symposium on Online Journalism. 8(1), 33-52.
Lough, K. (2018). Intermedia visual agenda setting- Comparing wire service top photo distribution to what makes the front page. The Agenda Setting Journal. 2(1), 25-40.
Lough, K. (2018). A Gate in the Wall of Sound: Music photographers, access and the field. Journalism Practice. 13(2), 247-262.
Lough, K., Molyneux, L., & Holton, A. (2017). A clearer picture: Journalistic identity practices in words and images on Twitter. Journalism Practice. 12(10), 1277-1291.
Bock, M., Lough, K., & Fadnis, D. (2017). “Her”photographer: The Roanoke Live Shot Murders and Visual Communication’s Place in the Newsroom. Visual Communication Quarterly. 24(3), 162-173.
Kilgo, D., Lough, K., & Riedl, M. (2017). Emotional appeals and news values as factors of shareworthiness in Ice Bucket Challenge News Coverage. Digital Journalism. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/21670811.2017.1387501
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Peer-reviewed academic conference paper presentations (25)
Lough, K. (2020). Judging photojournalism: The metajournalistic discourse of judges in two photojournalism competitions. Accepted for presentation in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2020 Annual Conference, San Francisco.
Lough, K. (2020). Improving representation through a solutions lens: Photojournalists’ perception and implementation of solutions visual journalism. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2020 pre-conference on “Visual Representation and Marginality: Opening New Conversations,” Gold Coast
Lough, K., Wallace, R., & Overgaard, C. (2020). Context clues: News audiences and their higher valuation of contextualist journalistic roles. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2020 conference, Gold Coast.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2019). Transitioning to solutions journalism: One newsroom's shift to solutions-focused reporting. Paper presented at the Future of Journalism 2019 conference, Cardiff, UK.
Briscoe, A. & Lough, K. (2019). Cameramen and Congresswomen: How photojournalists framed female candidates in the Year of the Woman. Paper presented at the Future of Journalism 2019 conference, Cardiff, UK.
Lough, K. & Mortensen, T.M. (2019).U.S. front-pages: Visual news values in wire versus non-wire photographs. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
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Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2019).Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Lough, K. & Mortensen, T.M. (2019).U.S. front-pages: Visual news values in wire versus non-wire photographs. Research-in-progress paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Southeast Colloquium.
Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2019).Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Research-in-progress paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Southeast Colloquium.
Lough, K. (2018). Two days, twenty outfits: Coachella attendees’ visual presentation of self and experience on Instagram. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2018 Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Lough, K. & Hassan, S. (2018). The Pictures in our Pages: Intermedia visual agenda setting between the Associated Press and US newspapers. Paper presented at the 50 Years in Agenda Setting Research: Past and Future Perspectives Conference, Boulder, Colo.
Lough, K. (2018). Patriarchal Pits: The gendered experiences of female concert photographers. Paper presented in the Feminist Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2018 conference, Prague.
* Top poster award
McIntyre, K., & Lough, K. (2018). Toward a clearer conceptualization and operationalization of solutions journalism. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2018 conference, Prague.
Lough, K. (2018). Exploring computational visual analysis methods to analyze news photos. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2018 Young Scholars Pre-conference: “The Visual Expression of Voice,” Prague.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Journalists’ perceptions of solutions journalism and its place in the field. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism 2018 Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.
Lough, K., Molyneux, L., & Holton, A. (2017). The Whole Picture: Journalistic identity practices in words and images on Twitter. Paper presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
McIntyre, K., Lough, K. & Manzanares, K. (2017). Solutions in the shadows: The effects of incongruent visual messaging in solutions journalism news stories Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
* First place, top faculty paper
Ng, Y. M. M., Lough, K., Shermak, J., & Johnson, T. (2017). Moments to Discover: A longitudinal panel analysis of media displacement/complementarity of social networking sites and traditional media. Paper presented in the Electronic News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
Lough, K. (2017). Intermedia Visual Agenda-Setting- Comparing wire service top photo distribution to what makes the front page. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
Kilgo, D., Lough, K., & Riedl, M. (2017). Ice, Ice Bucket: Message exposure of health campaigns driven by journalistic coverage and social media sharing. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
Lough, K. (2017). InstaRock: How music festival attendees visually present their experience on Instagram. Poster presented at the International Communication Association 2017 Visual Communication Young Scholars preconference.
Lough, K. (2017). A Gate in the Wall of Sound: Music photographers, access and the field. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium 2017 conference.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2016). Visualizing the Solution: An analysis of the images that accompany solutions-oriented news stories. Paper presented at the Constructed / Constructive Journalism international conference, Brussels, Belgium.
Bock, M., Lough, K., & Fadnis, D. (2016). “Her” photographer: The Roanoke Live Shot Murders and Visual Communication’s Place in the Newsroom. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Lough, K. (2016). Reporting on more than the problem: A usage study of solutions journalism in American newspapers. Paper presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK.
Lough, K. (2016). Uncreatively Common: The Use and Misuse of Copyrighted Images Online. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK.
Lough, K. (2020). Improving representation through a solutions lens: Photojournalists’ perception and implementation of solutions visual journalism. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2020 pre-conference on “Visual Representation and Marginality: Opening New Conversations,” Gold Coast
Lough, K., Wallace, R., & Overgaard, C. (2020). Context clues: News audiences and their higher valuation of contextualist journalistic roles. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2020 conference, Gold Coast.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2019). Transitioning to solutions journalism: One newsroom's shift to solutions-focused reporting. Paper presented at the Future of Journalism 2019 conference, Cardiff, UK.
Briscoe, A. & Lough, K. (2019). Cameramen and Congresswomen: How photojournalists framed female candidates in the Year of the Woman. Paper presented at the Future of Journalism 2019 conference, Cardiff, UK.
Lough, K. & Mortensen, T.M. (2019).U.S. front-pages: Visual news values in wire versus non-wire photographs. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
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Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2019).Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Lough, K. & Mortensen, T.M. (2019).U.S. front-pages: Visual news values in wire versus non-wire photographs. Research-in-progress paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Southeast Colloquium.
Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2019).Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Research-in-progress paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Southeast Colloquium.
Lough, K. (2018). Two days, twenty outfits: Coachella attendees’ visual presentation of self and experience on Instagram. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2018 Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
Lough, K. & Hassan, S. (2018). The Pictures in our Pages: Intermedia visual agenda setting between the Associated Press and US newspapers. Paper presented at the 50 Years in Agenda Setting Research: Past and Future Perspectives Conference, Boulder, Colo.
Lough, K. (2018). Patriarchal Pits: The gendered experiences of female concert photographers. Paper presented in the Feminist Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2018 conference, Prague.
* Top poster award
McIntyre, K., & Lough, K. (2018). Toward a clearer conceptualization and operationalization of solutions journalism. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2018 conference, Prague.
Lough, K. (2018). Exploring computational visual analysis methods to analyze news photos. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2018 Young Scholars Pre-conference: “The Visual Expression of Voice,” Prague.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Journalists’ perceptions of solutions journalism and its place in the field. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism 2018 Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.
Lough, K., Molyneux, L., & Holton, A. (2017). The Whole Picture: Journalistic identity practices in words and images on Twitter. Paper presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
McIntyre, K., Lough, K. & Manzanares, K. (2017). Solutions in the shadows: The effects of incongruent visual messaging in solutions journalism news stories Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
* First place, top faculty paper
Ng, Y. M. M., Lough, K., Shermak, J., & Johnson, T. (2017). Moments to Discover: A longitudinal panel analysis of media displacement/complementarity of social networking sites and traditional media. Paper presented in the Electronic News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
Lough, K. (2017). Intermedia Visual Agenda-Setting- Comparing wire service top photo distribution to what makes the front page. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
Kilgo, D., Lough, K., & Riedl, M. (2017). Ice, Ice Bucket: Message exposure of health campaigns driven by journalistic coverage and social media sharing. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
Lough, K. (2017). InstaRock: How music festival attendees visually present their experience on Instagram. Poster presented at the International Communication Association 2017 Visual Communication Young Scholars preconference.
Lough, K. (2017). A Gate in the Wall of Sound: Music photographers, access and the field. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium 2017 conference.
Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2016). Visualizing the Solution: An analysis of the images that accompany solutions-oriented news stories. Paper presented at the Constructed / Constructive Journalism international conference, Brussels, Belgium.
Bock, M., Lough, K., & Fadnis, D. (2016). “Her” photographer: The Roanoke Live Shot Murders and Visual Communication’s Place in the Newsroom. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Lough, K. (2016). Reporting on more than the problem: A usage study of solutions journalism in American newspapers. Paper presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK.
Lough, K. (2016). Uncreatively Common: The Use and Misuse of Copyrighted Images Online. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK.
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Conference panels
Carroll, C., Edy, J.A., Lough, K., Ghanem, S., Meraz, S., Wanta, W. (2018, July) What is the Future of Agenda Setting? In McCombs, M. (chair). panel at the 50 Years in Agenda Setting Research: Past and Future Perspectives Conference, Boulder, Colo.
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Popular press
Lough, K. (2020). Gender bias, assumptions continue to hinder female photojournalists. News Photographer Magazine
Lough, K. (2020). The Research behind Visuals and Solutions Journalism. Solutions Journalism Network
Lough, K. (2020). The Research behind Visuals and Solutions Journalism. Solutions Journalism Network
teaching
Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
JRMC 8350 Media images research methods and theory (Graduate course), Fall 2020
JOUR 3330 Introduction to Photojournalism, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020
JOUR 3380 Graphics for Journalists, Fall 2019
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
COM 316 Photographic Communications, Fall 2018
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
J 330 J Documentary Photography, undergraduate/graduate, Study Abroad (Prague), Summer 2018, Summer 2019
J 331 D Intermediate Photographic Communications, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019
J 302 Digital Storytelling Basics, Spring 2016
COM 316 Photographic Communications, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
Adjunct Lecturer, Murray State University, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
GCM 153 Electronic Imaging, undergraduate, Fall 2013 – Spring 2015
JMC 385 Digital Storytelling, undergraduate, Study Abroad (Italy & Greece), Summer 2014
JMC 396 Publication Design, undergraduate, Fall 2012
JRMC 8350 Media images research methods and theory (Graduate course), Fall 2020
JOUR 3330 Introduction to Photojournalism, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020
JOUR 3380 Graphics for Journalists, Fall 2019
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
COM 316 Photographic Communications, Fall 2018
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
J 330 J Documentary Photography, undergraduate/graduate, Study Abroad (Prague), Summer 2018, Summer 2019
J 331 D Intermediate Photographic Communications, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019
J 302 Digital Storytelling Basics, Spring 2016
COM 316 Photographic Communications, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
Adjunct Lecturer, Murray State University, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
GCM 153 Electronic Imaging, undergraduate, Fall 2013 – Spring 2015
JMC 385 Digital Storytelling, undergraduate, Study Abroad (Italy & Greece), Summer 2014
JMC 396 Publication Design, undergraduate, Fall 2012
invited presentations
Panel chair: Q&A with Ryan Cameron, Photo Editor of the Red & Black, UGA photo night, January 23, 2020
Presenter: Telling the whole story by providing the whole picture: How photojournalism and solutions journalism can work together. Transitions Online, Prague, Czech Republic, June 25, 2019
Panelist: How to make visual journalism more impactful. GEN Summit, Athens, Greece, June 15, 2019
Presenter: Telling the whole story by providing the whole picture: How photojournalism and solutions journalism can work together. Transitions Online, Prague, Czech Republic, June 25, 2019
Panelist: How to make visual journalism more impactful. GEN Summit, Athens, Greece, June 15, 2019
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Photographer, December 2005 – present
Editorial and commercial photography work has appeared for The University of Texas, Murray State University, the Associated Press and NCAA and in the Austin American-Statesman, Lexington Herald-Leader, Louisville Courier-Journal and American Hunter Magazine among others.
Marketing Specialist, Murray-Calloway County Hospital, Murray, Ky., June 2011 – August 2015
Wrote press releases, designed daily internal newsletter, made photographs, promoted hospital services, employees and events internally and externally, created/administrated multiple social media accounts and trained others to manage them, monitored multiple media channels, maintained press clippings file, assisted in event planning, managed website, designed daily internal newsletter and served as liaison to third-party web design company.
Assistant Adviser/Interim Adviser, The Murray State News, Murray, Ky., October 2012 – May 2015
Advised collegiate student newspaper staff in writing, design, editing, advertising and photography. Attended weekly staff and editorial board meetings to provide critique and support. Offered advice during weekly production night. Mentored student editors and staff. Traveled with/chaperoned students to state convention. Filled in for current Adviser during medical leave period (October 2012 – May 2013).
Staff Photographer/Reporter, The Murray Ledger & Times, Murray, Ky., January 2009 – June 2011
Wrote feature, news and sports articles and weekly business column. Photographed news and sporting events. Maintained editorial side of website. Covered hospital and county school district board meetings regularly. Designed page layouts for front and inside pages, including weekly Business and Learning pages. Created copy and designed page layouts for special section inserts.
Sports stringer, The Murray Ledger & Times, Murray, Ky., October 2007 – January 2009, Fall 2012
Photographed local high school and collegiate sporting events, wrote game stories and tracked game statistics as needed on a part-time basis.
Sales Director, Hawkins Research, Inc., Murray, Ky., July 2007 – January 2009
Managed Sales department. Hired new Account Managers. Trained employees. Analyzed market trends. Developed short- and long-term sales plans. Researched and developed new prospects and markets. Continued Training Coordinator duties. Facilitated weekly Sales/Marketing meetings.
Training Coordinator, Hawkins Research, Inc., Murray, Ky., February 2006 – July 2007
Designed new and updated old promotional material including web and print advertisements and logos. Served in Marketing department. Wrote and designed monthly customer newsletter (dist. 1,500). Taught weekly on-line courses for PowerClaim software. Attended trade shows and other sales/training functions.
Editorial and commercial photography work has appeared for The University of Texas, Murray State University, the Associated Press and NCAA and in the Austin American-Statesman, Lexington Herald-Leader, Louisville Courier-Journal and American Hunter Magazine among others.
Marketing Specialist, Murray-Calloway County Hospital, Murray, Ky., June 2011 – August 2015
Wrote press releases, designed daily internal newsletter, made photographs, promoted hospital services, employees and events internally and externally, created/administrated multiple social media accounts and trained others to manage them, monitored multiple media channels, maintained press clippings file, assisted in event planning, managed website, designed daily internal newsletter and served as liaison to third-party web design company.
Assistant Adviser/Interim Adviser, The Murray State News, Murray, Ky., October 2012 – May 2015
Advised collegiate student newspaper staff in writing, design, editing, advertising and photography. Attended weekly staff and editorial board meetings to provide critique and support. Offered advice during weekly production night. Mentored student editors and staff. Traveled with/chaperoned students to state convention. Filled in for current Adviser during medical leave period (October 2012 – May 2013).
Staff Photographer/Reporter, The Murray Ledger & Times, Murray, Ky., January 2009 – June 2011
Wrote feature, news and sports articles and weekly business column. Photographed news and sporting events. Maintained editorial side of website. Covered hospital and county school district board meetings regularly. Designed page layouts for front and inside pages, including weekly Business and Learning pages. Created copy and designed page layouts for special section inserts.
Sports stringer, The Murray Ledger & Times, Murray, Ky., October 2007 – January 2009, Fall 2012
Photographed local high school and collegiate sporting events, wrote game stories and tracked game statistics as needed on a part-time basis.
Sales Director, Hawkins Research, Inc., Murray, Ky., July 2007 – January 2009
Managed Sales department. Hired new Account Managers. Trained employees. Analyzed market trends. Developed short- and long-term sales plans. Researched and developed new prospects and markets. Continued Training Coordinator duties. Facilitated weekly Sales/Marketing meetings.
Training Coordinator, Hawkins Research, Inc., Murray, Ky., February 2006 – July 2007
Designed new and updated old promotional material including web and print advertisements and logos. Served in Marketing department. Wrote and designed monthly customer newsletter (dist. 1,500). Taught weekly on-line courses for PowerClaim software. Attended trade shows and other sales/training functions.
ACADEMIC SERVICE AND HONORS
Honors, awards, and grants
Rock Star Reviewer, International Communication Association, Visual Communication Studies division, 2020
Selected participant, Solutions Journalism Educators Academy, 2019
Graduate School Summer Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2019
Jesse H. Jones Fellowship, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Graduate Student Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
David Warren Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Dissertation Research Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Bruton Fellowship, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
ICA Conference Registration Waiver, Feminist Scholarship Division, 2018
Travel Scholarship for Graduate Journalism program to Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’An, China-United States Exchange Foundation/University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism, 2017
CityU Summer School in Social Science Research full attendance scholarship, Hong Kong, 2017
Graduate School Decentralized Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Graduate School Tuition Gap Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
International Communications Association Travel Grant, 2017
Will H. Mayes Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Texas Public Education Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2016, 2017
Pic Wagner Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2016
Decherd Research Assistantship, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2016
Professional Development Award, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2016
School of Journalism Travel Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2016, 2017
Graduate Recruitment Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Dean’s List, Murray State University, Spring 2004
Selected participant, Solutions Journalism Educators Academy, 2019
Graduate School Summer Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2019
Jesse H. Jones Fellowship, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Graduate Student Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
David Warren Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Dissertation Research Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Bruton Fellowship, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
ICA Conference Registration Waiver, Feminist Scholarship Division, 2018
Travel Scholarship for Graduate Journalism program to Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’An, China-United States Exchange Foundation/University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism, 2017
CityU Summer School in Social Science Research full attendance scholarship, Hong Kong, 2017
Graduate School Decentralized Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Graduate School Tuition Gap Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
International Communications Association Travel Grant, 2017
Will H. Mayes Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Texas Public Education Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2016, 2017
Pic Wagner Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2016
Decherd Research Assistantship, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2016
Professional Development Award, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2016
School of Journalism Travel Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2016, 2017
Graduate Recruitment Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Dean’s List, Murray State University, Spring 2004
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affiliations
National Press Photographers Association, 2014 – present
International Communication Association, 2015 – present
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2014 - present
Society of Professional Journalists, 2014 – present
News as Culture Research Group, University of Texas, 2015 – 2019
Digital Media Research Program, University of Texas, 2015 – 2019
International Communication Association, 2015 – present
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2014 - present
Society of Professional Journalists, 2014 – present
News as Culture Research Group, University of Texas, 2015 – 2019
Digital Media Research Program, University of Texas, 2015 – 2019
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reviewing
Agenda Setting Journal
Feminist Media Studies
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Journalism Practice
Journalism Studies
Media and Communication
New Media & Society
Visual Communication
AEJMC Southeast Colloquium
AEJMC annual conference
Visual Communication Division
Newspapers and Online News Division
Graduate Student Interest Group
International Communication Association annual conference
Visual Communication Studies Division
Journalism Studies Division
Feminist Scholarship Division
Feminist Media Studies
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Journalism Practice
Journalism Studies
Media and Communication
New Media & Society
Visual Communication
AEJMC Southeast Colloquium
AEJMC annual conference
Visual Communication Division
Newspapers and Online News Division
Graduate Student Interest Group
International Communication Association annual conference
Visual Communication Studies Division
Journalism Studies Division
Feminist Scholarship Division
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service
Host Committee, NPPA Best of Photojournalism contest, 2020
Photo coach, UGA Photojournalism at the Fair, 2019
Member, Inaugural doctoral student reviewer trainee program at Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2018-2019
Screening Committee, Peabody Awards, 2017, 2018
Graduate Student Liaison, Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2016 – present
Discussant, Graduate Student Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 annual conference, Chicago.
Moderator, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium 2017 conference
Volunteer, International Communications Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
Volunteer, Knight Center for Journalism in the Latin Americas at the University of Texas at Austin. International Symposium on Online Journalism conference, Austin, TX, 2016 & 2017
Membership Chair, Graduate Student Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2016 - 2017
Alternate Representative, Graduate Student Council, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2015 – Spring 2017
Photo coach, UGA Photojournalism at the Fair, 2019
Member, Inaugural doctoral student reviewer trainee program at Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2018-2019
Screening Committee, Peabody Awards, 2017, 2018
Graduate Student Liaison, Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2016 – present
Discussant, Graduate Student Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 annual conference, Chicago.
Moderator, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium 2017 conference
Volunteer, International Communications Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
Volunteer, Knight Center for Journalism in the Latin Americas at the University of Texas at Austin. International Symposium on Online Journalism conference, Austin, TX, 2016 & 2017
Membership Chair, Graduate Student Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2016 - 2017
Alternate Representative, Graduate Student Council, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2015 – Spring 2017