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Burnett
ANN BURNETT
I. Personal Data
Office Address: 321B Minard Hall
Department of Communication Studies
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota 58105
Office Telephone: (701) 231-7290
Email Address:
Home Address: not listed at this time
Moorhead, Minnesota 56560
Home Telephone: not listed at this time
II. Educational Experience
University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska
18 hours earned towards Juris Doctorate, 1995-1997
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Doctor of Philosophy, Communication, 1986
Dissertation: “An Investigation of Jury Decision Making Based on
Post-trial Interviews,” directed by Dr. Richard D. Rieke
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
Master of Arts, Communication, 1981
The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 1980
III. Employment History
Associate Professor, North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota, 1997 – present
Director of Women’s Studies, 2002 – present
Associate Professor with tenure, University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska, 1988 – 1997
Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, 1986-1988
Graduate Assistant, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 1983-1986
Graduate Assistant, University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, 1981-1982
Graduate Assistant, University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado, 1980-1981
III. Publications, Presentations and Research Interests
A. Publications
Pearson, Judy; Hest, Theresa; and Burnett, Ann. (2002). Interpersonal
communication research on heterosexual romantic relationships: An agenda for
the next decade. Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, 3, 64-74.
Burnett, Ann. (2002). Ain’t no cure for the coaching blues. National Forensic Journal, 20,79-81.
Burnett, Ann, and Badzinski, Diane. (2000). An exploratory study of
argument in the jury decision-making process. Communication Quarterly, 48,
380-396.
Burnett, Ann, and Beto, Rhea Reinhardt. (2000). Reading romance
novels: An application of parasocial relationship theory. North Dakota Journal
of Speech and Theatre, 13, 28-39.
Burnett, Ann; Brand, Jeff; and Meister, Mark. Winning is everything:
Education as myth in forensics. Paper accepted for publication, National
Forensic Journal, December, 2000.
Burnett, Ann; Brand, Jeff; and Meister, Mark. (1999). Forensics
education? How the structure and discourse of forensics promotes competition. Argumentation and Advocacy, 139-150.
Burnett, Ann. (1999). Jury decision-making processes in the O.J.
Simpson criminal and civil trials, in J. Schuetz and L.S. Lilley (Eds.), The O.J.
Simpson Trials: Rhetoric, Media and the Law, pp. 177-201, Carbondale: SIU
Press.
Burnett, Ann. (1999). “Mock trials,” “Cause of action,” “Civil action,”
“Plea,” and “Testimony,” Magill’s Legal Guide, (pp. 153-156, 676-677), Salem
Press.
Burnett, Ann, and Olson, Clark. (1998). The dark side of debate: The
downfall of interpersonal relationships, Speaker and Gavel, 35, 31-45.
Burnett, Ann. (1996). Good people speaking well: Delta Sigma Rho-Tau
Kappa Alpha, Argumentation and Advocacy, 33, 85-86.
Burnett, Ann, and Cronn-Mills, Daniel. (1995-96). The reason for
decision in individual events: Its implementation and impact. The Forensic
Educator, 10, 22-29.
Badzinski, Diane, and Pettus, Ann Burnett. (1994). Nonverbal
involvement and sex: Effects on jury decision making. Journal of Applied
Communication Research, 22, 309-321.
Burnett, Ann and Danielson, Mary Ann. (1994). Coaching
intercollegiate debate and raising a family: An analysis of perspectives
from women in the trenches. National Forensic Journal, 11, 47-53.
Mills, Daniel, and Pettus, Ann Burnett. (1993). Competitors’ perceptions
of questions in individual events rounds. National Forensic Journal, 11,
1-12.
Mills, Daniel; Pettus, Ann Burnett; and Dickmeyer, Scott. (1993). The
role of forensics when departments/programs are targeted for elimination: A
proposal to insure a ‘call for support.’ National Forensics Journal, 10, 53-58.
Davis, Jimmy T., and Pettus, Ann Burnett . (1992). Radio and world
maintenance: A root metaphor analysis of the Grand Ole Opry, 1948-1958. Journal of Radio Studies, 1, 121-131.
Pettus, Ann Burnett, and Danielson, Mary Ann. (1992). Analysis of
forensics program administration: What will the 1990s bring? National
Forensics Journal, 10, 11-18.
Pettus, Ann Burnett. (1991). From attitudinal inherency to permutation
standards: A survey of judging philosophies from the 1988 National Debate
Tournament. Argumentation and Advocacy, 27, 159-170.
Pettus, Ann Burnett. (1990). The verdict is in: A study of jury decision
making factors, moment of personal decision, and jury deliberations -- from the
jurors’ point of view. Communication Quarterly, 38, 83-97.
Pettus, Ann Burnett, and Dittus, Jim. (1989). The Debate Tournament
Administrator: The dawning of a new era in tournament tabulation? National
Forensic Journal, review of professional resources, 7, 145-49.
Aden, Roger A., and Pettus, Ann Burnett. (1989). Revealing decisions
in debate: Some philosophical and practical concerns. Spheres of Argument:
Proceedings of the Sixth SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation. Ed.
by Bruce E. Gronbeck. National Communication Assn: Annandale, VA., 446-
448.
Burnett, Ann K., and Drecksell, G. Lloyd. (1985). An investigation of
relational interaction and interpersonal argument. Argument and Social
Practice: Proceedings of the Fourth SCA/AFA Conference on Argumentation.
J. R. Cox, M.O. Sillars and G.B. Walker (Eds.). National Communication
Assn: Annandale, VA., 692-704.
B. Submissions
Burnett, Ann, and Gold, Abby. Fast-paced couples: Dialectic tensions and coping strategies in a busy lifestyle. Paper submitted to Journal of Family Communication, September 2002.
Burnett, Ann. Sex and argument in jury deliberations. Paper submitted to Women’s Studies in Communication, under revision and resubmission, 2002.
Burnett, Ann, and Meister, Mark. Rhetorical power and cultural
legitimacy in The United States v. Leonard Peltier, under revision and resubmission to American Indian Quarterly, 2002.
Burnett, Ann. Judge nonverbal communication on trial: Do jurors
notice? Paper under third revision and re-submission to Journal of Communication, November 2001.
C. Convention Presentations
national conventions
Ross, Tina and Burnett, Ann. Autonomy and Connection in Fast-Paced
Marital Relationships. Paper submitted to the Family Communication division,
NCA, February 2003.
Communication 708. Commemoration as Spectacle: Interpreting the First
Anniversary of 9/11. Paper submitted to the American Studies Division, NCA,
February 2003.
Burnett, Ann and Gold, Abby. Fast-paced couples: Dialectical tensions
and coping strategies in a busy lifestyle. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002.
Burnett, Ann. The fast-paced lifestyle and marriage: Cramming in just
one more thing, (selected competitively). Paper presented at the National
Communication Association convention, Atlanta, Georgia, 2001.
Burnett, Ann, Brand, Jeff and Meister, Mark; and Borchers, Tim, Hinck,
Ed, and Olson Clark. The myth of education in intercollegiate forensics. Panel
discussion regarding Burnett, Brand and Meister essay presented at the National
Communication Association convention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Burnett, Ann. Judge nonverbal communication on trial: Do jurors
notice? (selected competitively). Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1999.
Burnett, Ann. An examination of judges’ power and juror fear in jury
selection, (selected competitively). Paper presented at the National
Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1997.
Burnett, Ann, and Olson, Clark D. The darkside of debate: The downfall
of interpersonal relationships, (selected competitively). Paper presented at
the National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1997.
Burnett, Ann; Hill, Bill; Hefling, Joel; Iverson, Orv; Louden, Allan; and
Schnoor, Larry. Operationalizing wellness: A roundtable of forensics
leaders. Panel presented at the National Communication Association
convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1997.
Burnett, Ann. “A rush to judgement”?: An analysis of the O.J. Simpson
jurors’ decision making process. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association convention, San Diego, California, 1996.
Burnett, Ann. Judging philosophies in individual events. Poster session
presented at the National Communication Association convention, San Antonio,
Texas, 1995.
Burnett, Ann. Unifying research and practice in legal scholars and
attorneys. Panel presented at the National Communication Association convention, San Antonio, Texas, 1995.
Burnett, Ann, and Badzinski, Diane M. Twelve angry jurors:? Argument
in the jury decision making process, (top three in Communication and Law).
Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, New
Orleans, Louisiana, 1994.
Burnett, Ann, and Mills, Daniel D. The reason for decision in individual
events: Its implementation and impact. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994.
Brown, Craig; Elton, Katie; Olson, Clark; Pettus, Ann Burnett; Pober,
Peter; Schnoor, Larry; and Yates, Guy. An AFA round-table: A discussion
of the Code of Program and Tournament Standards 10 years after adoption.
Panel presented at the National Communication Association convention,
Miami, Florida, 1993.
Badzinski, Diane M., and Pettus, Ann Burnett. Nonverbal involvement
and gender: Effects on jury decision making (selected competitively).
Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention,
Chicago, Illinois, 1992.
Pettus, Ann Burnett, and Danielson, Mary Ann. Having a family and
coaching intercollegiate debate: An impossibility? Paper presented at the
National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1992.
Pettus, Ann Burnett. If it ain’t broke... The traditional approach: An examination of the problems, concerns, and advantages of the 1:15 and 1:30 forensics tournament schedule. Paper presented at the National Communication
Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1992.
Mills, Daniel, and Pettus, Ann Burnett. Competitors’ perceptions of
questions asked in individual events. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association convention, Atlanta, Georgia, 1991.
Danielson, Mary Ann, and Pettus, Ann Burnett. Status of forensics
programs: A survey. Paper presented at the National Communication
Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1990.
Pettus, Ann Burnett. Evidence usage in policy science analysis. Paper
presented at the National Communication Association convention, Chicago,
Illinois, 1990.
Pettus, Ann Burnett. Research deficiencies in the study of legal
communication. Paper presented at the National Communication Association
convention, special seminar series on legal communication, Chicago, Illinois,
1990.
Pettus, Ann Burnett. Rookie NDT debate as training in argumentation.
Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, San
Francisco, California, 1989.
Pettus, Ann Burnett, and Davis, Jimmy T. You got to have smelled mule
manure: A root-metaphor analysis of the Grand Ole Opry (selected
competitively). Paper presented at the National Communication Association
convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988.
Pettus, Ann Burnett. A survey of judging philosophies at the National
Debate Tournament. Paper presented at the National Communication
Association convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988.
Anderson, James; Avery, Robert; Eastman, Susan T.; Burnett, Ann;
and Congalton, Jeanine. Voter rationale for candidate preferences: An
analysis of conversational data. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, 1985.
international conventions
Anderson, James A.; Avery, Robert K.; Pettus, Ann B.; Congalton,
Jeanine; and Eastman, Susan T. Ideology and history in campaign
conversations. Paper presented at the International Communication
Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1986.
regional conventions
Meister, Mark and Burnett, Ann. Rhetorical power and cultural legitimacy in the United States v. Leonard Peltier. Top paper to be presented at the Central States Communication Association convention, Omaha, NE, 2003.
Allen, Lini; Schuetz, Jan; Keele, Lucy; Hunt, Steven; Hohmann, Hans;
Burnett, Ann. Trials of the century: Communication perspectives on the
twentieth century’s most celebrated trials. Panel presented at the Western
Communication Association convention, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, February, 2001.
Burnett, Ann. Sex and argument in jury deliberations. Paper presented at
the Central States Communication Association convention, Detroit, Michigan,
2000.
Burnett, Ann; Brand, Jeff; and Meister, Mark. The ethics of collegiate
forensics: Education as myth. Paper presented at the Central States
Communication Association convention, St. Louis, Missouri, 1999.
Burnett, Ann. Judicial power in voir dire. Paper presented at the
Western Communication Association convention, Denver, Colorado, 1998.
Pettus, Ann Burnett; Mills, Daniel; Gaer, David C.; and Givens, Alan.
The role of Cornhusker forensics in the 1991 University of Nebraska
budget crisis. Paper presented at the Central States Communication
Association convention, Cleveland, Ohio, 1992.
Pettus, Ann Burnett. The verdict is in: Factors contributing to jury
decisions - - from the jurors’ point of view (selected competitively). Paper presented at the Western Speech Communication Association convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1987.
Burnett, Ann K. Prima facie responsibilities in policy and non-policy
debate. Paper presented at the Western Communication Association convention,
Tucson, Arizona, 1985.
Burnett, Ann K. The juror decision-making process: An investigation of
perception utilizing personal construct theory. Paper presented at the
Western Speech Communication Association convention, Fresno, California, 1985.
state conventions
Burnett, Ann; Miller, Vicki; Borgen, Jessica; Onstad, Kristie; Ross, Tina;
Graff, Rhonda; Brown, Amanda; Hanson, Cathy; Iszler, Jocie. Time just gets swallowed up: Fast-paced lifestyles and marital relationships. Paper and panel presented at the North Dakota Speech and Theatre Association convention, Mandan, North Dakota, 2000.
Seiler, Bill; Pettus, Ann Burnett; and Davis, Matthew. Fostering
forensics codependence: Strengthening relationships between secondary
and post-secondary forensic programs. Panel presented at the Nebraska
Speech Communication and Theatre convention, North Platte, Nebraska,
1993.
D. Convention Activities
national
Chair, Communication at North Dakota State University: The engaged discipline
within the engaged university. A convention spotlight panel presented at the National Communication Association convention, Seattle, Washington, 2000.
Chair and Respondent, Exploratory studies in communication and law. A
panel presented at the National Communication Association convention,
Chicago, Illinois, 1999.
Chair and Respondent, Helping and/or hindering our occupational, relational,
social and physical lives: A panel on wellness issues that affect the forensics
community. A panel presented at the National Communication Association
convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1999.
Chair and Respondent, Traditional and alternative methods of communication
in the legal arena. A panel presented at the National Communication
Association convention, New York City, New York, 1998.
Respondent, Competitive papers: Contemporary theory in argumentation.
A panel presented at the National Communication Association convention,
San Antonio, Texas, 1995.
Respondent, Abuse of the “Abuse Excuse?”: An inquiry. A panel presented
at the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1994.
Chair, And justice for all: Trust and the American judicial system. A panel
presented at the National Communication Association convention, Miami,
Florida, 1993.
Chair, Communication issues in the courtroom. A panel presented at the
National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1992.