Michele Sarah Foss-Snowden, Ph.D.
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SUMMARY:
I am a humanistic scholar with experience in academic and professional research, writing, editing, and presenting. I have college teaching experience at the community college and the university level. I prioritize my teaching and my relationships with my students, but I also maintain a broad and multi-disciplinary research agenda, as well as a commitment to collegiate and community service.
EDUCATION:
2002 Ph.D. Mass Communication
University of Florida
Dissertation: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield: Hegemony and the Construction of Biraciality in Situation Comedy, Soap Opera, and Science Fiction Television
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Deborah Treise
1998 M.A. Rhetoric and Communication
University of California, Davis
Thesis Chair: Dr. Kent A. Ono
1996 B.A. Communication
Stanford University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
8/2006 – present California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
Courses taught:
Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism
Television Criticism
Media Aesthetics
Introduction to Communication Theory (Graduate)
Media Communication and Society
Introduction to Public Speaking
Presentational Speaking in the Organization
8/2003 – 5/2006 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
Courses taught:
Mentor Seminar I – Timeless Issues
Mentor Seminar II – Today’s Decisions
TEACHING EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED:
1/2003 – 5/2006 San Joaquin Delta College (Stockton, CA)
Courses taught:
Fundamentals of Speech
Forensics
Learning Styles and Study Skills (Ed-Venture Children’s Program)
Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety (Ed-Venture Children’s Program)
Conflict Management for Teens (Ed-Venture Children’s Program)
1/1999 – 12/2000 University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Courses taught as Teaching Assistant:
Television and American Society
Public Relations Research
4/1997 – 6/1998 University of California, Davis (Davis, CA)
Courses taught as Teaching Assistant:
Media Criticism
Introduction to Public Speaking
1/1994 - 6/1996 Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Courses taught as Undergraduate Teaching Assistant:
Group Communication
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS:
8/1999 - 8/2000 University of Florida
Research Assistant
- Assisted in writing comparative study of content of Ebony USA and Ebony South Africa
- Wrote proposal to fund technology center for disadvantaged populations
8/1998 - 12/1998 University of Florida
Research Assistant
- Researched methods for targeting multiracial populations for public
relations purposes
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:
Foss-Snowden, M. (2011). The Mis-Education of Race: Communication, Coding, and the Illogic of the Current Approach. In D. Brunson, L. Lampl, & F. Jordan-Jackson (Eds.), Interracial Communication: Contexts, Communities, and Choices. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Foss-Snowden, M. (2011). Standpoint Theory and Discontinuing Denial of Racism, Sexism, and Ageism. In M. Niles & N. Gordon (Eds.), Still Searching for Our Mothers’ Gardens: Experiences of Tenure Track Faculty of Color at ‘Majority’ Institutions. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS, CONTINUED:
Leslie, M. & Foss, M. (2000). “U.S. and South African Images of Black Success: A Pilot Study in Transnationalization and Hegemony.” Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Comparative Studies, 2.2: http://www.safundi.com
PUBLICATIONS:
Foss-Snowden, M. (2009). Presentational Speaking Anthology. University Readers: San Diego, CA.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
2009 World Communication Association
Maynooth, Ireland
“Change we can believe in, categories we agree on: Barack Obama and
the rhetoric of mediated racial assignment”
(Sole author, presented in absentia)
2008 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Chicago, Illinois
“I’m a Black Girl with a Nose Job!: An Analysis of Racial/Ethnic Values
in America’s Next Top Model”
(First author)
2007 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Washington, D.C.
“Segregated Survivors: The “Charatestant” and Race-Based Content in
Survivor: Cook Islands”
(Sole author)
2006 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Midwinter Conference
Reno, Nevada
“Segregated Survivors: The “Charatestant” and Racial Representation in Reality-Based Television”
(Sole author)
2004 People of Color in Predominantly White Institutions
50 Years Since Brown—Are We There Yet?
Lincoln, Nebraska
“Multicultural Faculty and the Challenges They Face From Students and
Administration: A Multiracial Perspective”
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED:
2004 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Toronto, Canada
“We Finally Got a Piece of the Pie (Maybe): Hegemony and
Multiraciality in The Jeffersons”
(Sole author)
2001 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Washington, D.C.
“I Hate You So Much Right Now!: African American Female
Artists and the Justification of Violence in Music Videos.”
(First author)
2000 Intercultural Communication Conference
University of Miami
“Reaching the Multiracial Community: The Next Step in Targeting
Minority Publics.”
(Sole author)
1999 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
New Orleans, Louisiana
“Let That Be Your Last Battlefield: Race and Biraciality in Star Trek.”
(Sole author)
1999 International Communication Association
San Francisco, California
“Representations of Multiraciality in Star Trek: The Next Generation: The
Assimilation of Mr. Worf.”
(Sole author)
1998 Western States Graduate Student Communication Conference
University of Southern California
“Being of Mixed Heritage in Space: Biracial Becomes Bispecies in Star Trek: The Next Generation”
(Sole author)
REFEREED CONFERENCE PANEL PRESENTATIONS:
2011 National Communication Association
New Orleans, Louisiana
Panel title: “Giving Voice to the Elephant in the Room: Talking about
Race and Racism in the Classroom”
REFEREED CONFERENCE PANEL PRESENTATIONS, CONTINUED:
2010 Clickers in the Classroom: Innovations and Best Practices
Louisville, Kentucky
Panel title: “Clicking When You Think You Can’t: Using Classroom
Response Systems”
2009 National Communication Association
Chicago, Illinois
Panel title: “Engaging with Clickers: The Advantages and Challenges of
Using Student Response Systems”
2008 Broadcast Education Association
Las Vegas, Nevada
Panel title: Diversity in the New Media Environment
Presentation title: “Can I Say That in MySpace? First Amendment Issues
and Social Networking Sites”
2008 Western States Communication Association
Denver, Colorado
Panel title: Life After the PhD – Perspectives from Recent Graduates
Presentation title: “Research 1, Comprehensive, or Community College:
How to match what you want with what you need”
INVITED LECTURES:
2012 “Presentation Basics”
Biomedical Sciences Program
Antelope High School (Sacramento, CA)
2012 “Mentoring”
Regional Leadership Development Conference (Sacramento, CA)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
2012 “Women of Color”
Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program Panel Discussion
2012 “Still Searching for our Mothers’ Gardens: Standpoint Theory and
Discontinuing Denial of Racism, Sexism, and Ageism”
20th Annual Anna J. Cooper Lecture, Sacramento State University
2011 “Fact or Fiction: Applying for Graduate School”
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated
Sacramento State University
INVITED LECTURES, CONTINUED:
2011 “Uniting for Social Change”
Black History Month Program
Sacramento State University
2011 “Navigating a Career Fair”
Delta Sigma Pi, Sacramento State University
Professional Business Fraternity
2010 “Education”
Black History Showcase
Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program
Sacramento State University
2010 “Writing a Winning Statement of Purpose”
Northern California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education
2009 “Narrative Analysis and America’s Next Top Model”
Communication Studies 169, Sacramento State University
Instructor: Pamela Sanger
2009 “Jack Bauer wants to hold your hand: Understanding Corporate
Intervention and Terrorism Content on FOX’s 24”
Communication Studies 196B, Sacramento State University
Instructor: Dr. S. David Zuckerman
2008 “Images of Black Women in the Media”
Black History Month Program
San Joaquin Delta College
2007 “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield: Hegemony and the Construction of
Biraciality in Situation Comedy, Soap Opera, and Science Fiction Television”
Faculty Development Committee Colloquium
Communication Studies Department
Sacramento State University
2007 “Nappy Headed What?: The Current Status of Black Women in the Media
and Strategies for Change”
Social Action Luncheon
Delta Days in Sacramento
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
INVITED LECTURES, CONTINUED:
2006 “Dispelling the Myths of Completing your Masters”
Panel discussion
Graduate Education Student Association
Sacramento State University
2004 “A Different Kind of Love, A Different Kind of Death: Women and
Violence in Horror/Slasher Films”
Cultural Awareness Program Committee
San Joaquin Delta College
An Event for Stop Violence Against Women Month (10/21/2004)
2004 “Using Humor in the Vagina Monologues”
Cultural Awareness Program Committee
San Joaquin Delta College
An Event for Stop Violence Against Women Month (10/7/2004)
2004 Communication 193: African American Communication and
Culture, University of the Pacific
Instructor: Eda Mutua-Kombo
“Mixed Race: Everything, Anything, and Nothing”
2003 Director’s Institute, California Child Care Research and Referral
Network
“An Overview of Best Practices for Corporate Succession Planning.”
2000 English 1145: Race and Popular Culture, University of Florida
Instructor: Lorraine Ouimet
“Where is our last battlefield? Multiraciality in the Star Trek
Universe.”
2000 Association of Black Communicators, University of Florida
“Bamboozled Again: Images of Multiraciality in Prime Time Television.”
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
8/2005 – present R. Snowden and Associates; Elk Grove, CA
Consultant
5/2002 – 12/2002 Crystal Stairs; Los Angeles, CA
Consultant and researcher
- Researched organizational development topics, including best practices for corporate succession planning
SERVICE:
2012 Member, Program Review Committee
Biological Sciences
2012 – present Member, University Diversity Award Committee (CSUS)
2012 – present Classroom Response System (Clickers) Campus Working Group (CSUS)
2011 Member, Program Review Committee
Asian Studies, Gerontology, and Women’s Studies
2011 Judge, Langston Hughes Poetry Competition
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated
2011 – present Faculty Advisor, Toastmasters Leadership Club (CSUS)
2010 – present Chair, Graduate Committee
Communication Studies Department, Sacramento State University
2010 – present Member, Council for Affirmative Action (CSUS)
2010 Judge, CSU Media Arts Festival
2007 – 2009 Member, Graduate Committee
Communication Studies Department, Sacramento State University
2009 – 2010 Member, Faculty Development Committee
Communication Studies Department, Sacramento State University
2009 – present Faculty Advisor, Association of Black Communicators (CSUS)
2008 – present Faculty Coordinator, McNair Scholars Program (CSUS)
2008 – present Faculty Advisor, Black Student Union (CSUS)
2007 – 2009 Member, Human Subjects Committee
Communication Studies Department, Sacramento State University
2007 - present Faculty Advisor, Nu Lambda Chapter (CSUS)
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
2007 - present Member, CSUS Black Staff and Faculty Association
SERVICE, CONTINUED:
2007 Member, Martin Luther King, Jr. 40th Anniversary Steering Committee
California State University Sacramento
2007 We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program
Judge
2005 Miss Black Sacramento Scholarship Pageant
Essay Advisor
2001 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Chapter Corresponding Secretary
2000 - present Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Member
2000 - 2001 McNair Scholars Program, Peer Advisor
University of Florida
1999 - 2001 Black Graduate Student Organization, Historian and Member
University of Florida
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2012 Outstanding University Service Award
Nominee
2011 All People’s Recognition Award
Multi-Cultural Center (CSUS)
2006 30 Under 30 Award, The Observer Media Group
Sacramento, California
2005 Academic Senate Adjunct Faculty Award, November
San Joaquin Delta College
1998 – 2001 University of Florida Presidential Fellowship
1999 Top Student Paper
Minorities and Communications division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
1999 Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award
MEMBERSHIP:
2007 – present National Communication Association
2003 – present California Teachers Association
2003 – present National Education Association
2000 – present Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
1999 – 2004 International Communication Association
1999 – present Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
1999 – 2001 Florida Communication Association
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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