Nickie Michaud Wild
Department of Sociology:
/ Home:Mount Holyoke College
/229 Glen Ave.
50 College Street
South Hadley, MA 01075
/Scotia, NY 12302
Phone: (413) 538-2283
/Home Phone: (518) 357-3563
Email:
/Cell Phone: (414) 241-1069
Education
Ph.D.University at Albany, SUNY, December 2014
Dissertation: “Political Criticism and the Power of Satire: The Transformation of ‘Late-Night’ Comedy on Television in the United States, 1980-2008.”
Committee: Ronald Jacobs (chair), Richard Lachmann, Elizabeth Popp-
Berman
M.A.University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sociology, December 2006
Master’s Paper: “The ‘Oprahfication’ of Social Problems: Social Construction of Domestic Violence in the United States as an Individual Problem on a Television Talk Show.”
Committee: Jennifer Jordan (chair), Barbara Ley, Kent Redding
B.ANew York University, cum laude in Literature, May, 1995
Publications
Michaud Wild, Nickie. 2015. “Dumb vs. Fake: Representations of Bush and Palin on Saturday Night Liveand Their Effects on the Journalistic Public Sphere.” Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. 59(3): 494–508.
Jacobs, Ronald N. and Nickie Michaud Wild. 2013. “A Cultural Sociology of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.” American Journal of Cultural Sociology1: 69-95.
News Editor, Sociology Lens2008-2009
Academic Affiliations
Faculty Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology, Yale University.
American Sociological Association – general membership and Culture Section.
Eastern Sociological Association – general membership.
Awards
Paul Meadows Excellence in Teaching Award for 2013
Department of Sociology, University at Albany
Teaching Experience
Course Development
Origins of Conspiracy Thinking in Contemporary United States Culture. Professional and Graduate Education two-week online intensive two credit course.
Cults, Conspiracies, and Moral Panics. Taught as a standard lecture course; re-developed as a small seminar.
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror. Taught as a standard lecture course; re-developed as an on-line only course, and also as a small seminar.
Semester-in-Progress Substitution, Political Sociology.During Fall 2011 at SUNY Albany, original instructor was unable to continue with semester. There was a necessity for a new instructor to step in and redesign syllabus, material, exams, and lectures after a few weeks.
Visiting Assistant Professor: Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror (seminar)
Sociology of Culture (seminar)
Introduction to Sociology (small lecture)Spring 2016
Origins of Conspiracy Thinking in Contemporary U.S. Culture
(Professional and Graduate Education online)Winter 2016
Cults, Conspiracies and Moral Panics (small seminar)
Introduction to Sociology (small lecture)Fall 2015
Adjunct Professor: College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
Introduction to Sociology(small seminar)
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(small seminar)Spring 2015
Introduction to Sociology(small seminar)Fall 2014
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(small seminar)Spring 2014
Introduction to Sociology(small seminar)Fall 2013
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(small seminar)Spring 2013
Graduate Instructor: University at Albany, SUNY
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(4-week on-line)Summer 2015
Cults, Conspiracies and Moral Panics (large lecture)
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror (on-line, 2 sessions)Spring 2015
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror (intersession on-line)Winter 2015
Cults, Conspiracies and Moral Panics (large lecture)
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror (on-line, 2 sessions)Fall 2014
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(4-week on-line, 2 sessions)Summer 2014
Cults, Conspiracies and Moral Panics (large lecture)
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror (on-line, 2 sessions)Spring 2014
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror (intersession on-line)Winter 2014
Cults, Conspiracies and Moral Panics (large lecture)
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror (on-line, 2 sessions)Fall 2013
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(on-line, 2 sections)Summer 2013
Cults, Conspiracies and Moral Panics (large lecture, 2 sections)
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(on-line, 2 sessions)Spring 2013
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror (intersession on-line)Winter 2013
Cults, Conspiracies and Moral Panics (large lecture)
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(on-line, 2 sessions)Fall 2012
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(on-line, 2 sessions)Summer 2012
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(large lecture)Spring 2012
Sociology of 9/11 and the War on Terror(large lecture)
Political Sociology(large lecture)Fall 2011
Sociology of Culture (small seminar)Summer 2011
Introduction to Sociology(large lecture)Spring 2011
Introduction to Sociology(large lecture)Fall 2010
Sociology of Culture (small seminar)Summer 2010
Teaching Assistant: University at Albany, SUNY
Sociological Theory, Ronald JacobsSpring 2010
Co-teaching Intern, Sociology of Culture, Ronald Jacobs
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Work, James ZetkaFall 2009
Mass Media, Ronald JacobsSpring 2009
Occupations and Professions, James ZetkaFall 2008
Race, Gender, and Class, Karen LoscoccoSpring 2008
Teaching Assistant:University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Small Groups (on-line), Sally O’ConnorFall 2006
Discussion Section Leader, Introduction to Sociology, 2004-2006
Thomas S. Moore and Kent Redding
Research Experience
The Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, Nancy Denton2009-2010
Aesthetic Public Sphere projects, Ronald Jacobs2007-2009
Professional Development
Whatever Should We Do With Millennials?, August 2013
Mastering the Craft of the Interactive Lecture, August 2012
Course Design for Deeper Learning, January 2012
Online Course Development Program, January-May 2012
Teaching Interests
Culture, Popular Culture, Political Humor, Media, Public Sphere, Political Sociology, Moral Panics, Social Problems, and Qualitative Methods.
Research Interests
Cultural Sociology, Politics, Mass Media, Public Sphere, Moral Panics, and Popular Culture.
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
Eastern Sociological Society
Late Night With: How the Media Shapes Our Political Discourse Session
“Satire’s Changing Face: Late Night Comedy in the Presidential
ElectionCycles of 2012 and 2016”2016 (upcoming)
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
Culture Section Roundtable
“A Documentary that Helped Right a Legal Injustice: The
‘WestMemphis 3’ and Cultural Autonomy”2013
Media Sociology ASA Pre-Conference
“News, Entertainment, or Performative Failure?
Comparingthe Parodies of George W. Bush and
Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live in the Journalistic
Public Sphere”2013
Yale Center for Cultural Sociology Spring Conference
“Political Criticism and the Power of Satire: The Transformation
of ‘Late-Night’ Comedy on Television in the United States.”2011
Eastern Sociological Society
Violence Against Women Session
“A Narrative Analysis of Domestic Violence in the Media.” 2009
Yale Center for Cultural Sociology Spring Conference
“‘And That’s When He Snapped’: A Comparison of Domestic
Violence Narratives on the Oprah Winfrey Show and NBC
NewsPrograms.”2009
Professional Service
Yale Center for Cultural Sociology Spring Conference
Session Chair2014
Eastern Sociological Society
Presider:“Cultural Icons: Representation of Popular Culture.”2010
University at Albany, SUNY
President, Students of Sociology2008-2009
Member, Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action Committee2008-2009
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