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CURRICULUM VITAE
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Jennifer C. Thomas
Department of Media Journalism and Film
Cathy Hughes School of Communications
Howard University
525 Bryant Street
Washington, DC 20059
1.0 EDUCATION
Columbia University M.A., Journalism 2011
Graduate School of (Arts and Culture)
Journalism
New York, NY
Howard University B.A., Journalism 1988
Washington, DC
2.0 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
Howard University Assistant Professor 2013 - current
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Clark Atlanta University Adjunct Professor 2011-2013
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3.0 PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
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2011-Present Freelance Producer Cable News Network (CNN) Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC
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2009-2013 Communications Director . Cascade United Methodist Church Atlanta, GA
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2008- Present President, Founder MediaReady Consulting, LLC Atlanta, GA
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2003- 2008 Executive Producer CNN Headline News Atlanta, GA
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1999 - 2003 Producer Cable News Network (CNN) Atlanta, GA
1995 - 1999 Supervising Producer NBC Nightside, NBC News Charlotte, NC
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1998-1999 Regional Producer NBC NewsChannel Charlotte, NC
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1991-1995 Producer WTVD TV (ABC O&O) Durham, NC
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1989-1991 Producer, Reporter WHNT TV Huntsville AL
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1988-1989 Producer,Assoc. Prod WAAY TV Huntsville AL
Host
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4.0 SCHOLARSHIP - CREATIVE WORKS/PUBLICATIONS
4.1 Creative Works or Campaigns
Exemplary Creative/Professional Activities
July 2016 Producer “Election 2016: Road to the Conventions”
WHUT TV, Washington, DC
Wrote all promotional material, press releases, scripts for voiced reporter stories and scripts for the entire show. I also selected all video clips, created graphic content, and implemented deadline management strategies. Contacted and organized guests, held numerous planning meetings
Feb. 2016 Producer “Election 2016: Democratic Debate”
WHUT TV, Washington, DC
Created concept, rundown, wrote scripts, promos, directed meetings, staff and talent for February 2016 initial one-hour live Election special for PBS station, WHUT TV in Washington, DC which broadcasts to 2 million households in the greater Washington metro area. Series of specials will continue throughout 2016 Presidential Election.
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June 2017 Producer "Reporter Border Patrol Ride Along Gets Real When Migrant Family Appears"
Borderzine.com, El Paso, TX
Reported, wrote, produced longform news/documentary report on hotbed issue of immigration reform along the U.S. Mexico border in El Paso, Texas. Spent day with U.S. Border Patrol agents who comprehended a Guatemalan family illegally entering the U.S. (digital/multimedia)
2013 Producer Cable News Network (CNN)
Treyvon Martin Murder Trial Verdict coverage, July 2013
Served as line producer for Brooke Baldwin two-hour coverage on CNN. Created show, guests and ideas for coverage for the cable network. Contributed ideas for town hall special coverage.
High Creative/Professional Activities
December 2016 Executive Producer NewsVision Newscast on WHUT
Conceptualized, supervised, and reviewed the newscast which consisted of content (video, scripts, reporter packages, rundowns from students primarily in my section of NewsVision) and production. Served as the initial contact for NBCUniversal to attain sponsorship for the program, valued at $5,000.00
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May 2016 Executive Producer NewsVision Newscast on WHUT Washington, DC
Supervised staff of twenty full-time and part-time managerial and union professionals, including Engineering, operations, director and supervisors, students and other faculty, to deliver a quality-controlled broadcast which met the PBS station's stringent technical broadcast qualifications.
2013- Present Producer/Writer Cable News Network
Write, manage, and plan segments and content for the CNN Domestic newscasts and global team of more than 4,000 professional staff based at the network’s world headquarters of Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC bureaus.
2014- Present Executive Producer NewsVision, WHUT TV, Washington, DC
Conceptualized, supervised, reviewed production tapes and revised scripts for reporter packages and newscast (spring 2016) on Howard University’s PBS station which broadcasts to 2 million households in the greater Washington metro area as well as on-line on howarduniversitynewservice.com and shared with 200+ National Newspaper Association (NNPA) members across the country.
August 2016 Executive Producer NABJ NAHJ TV Newscast Washington, DC Organized, executed newscasts broadcast at the largest convention of minority journalists. Planned students' meeting with anchors and management, as well as anchor auditions and recording sessions. Organized newsroom. Scheduled meetings, story assignments, helped create rundowns for newscasts, and supervised any post-productions. Held meetings with other mentors and students before and during the convention.
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4.2 Articles – Refereed (print or e-Journals)
June 2018 Journal Article: The Peculiar Predicament for Teaching Journalism in the Era of Trump
Journal of Media Ethics
(sole author) (Under review)
May 2018 Journal Article: “Pageantry and Politics: Miss Howard University from
Civil Rights to Black Power” (sole author) The Journal of Negro Education Vol. 87, No. 1, Special Focus: Black Power, Politics, and the Black Press: Resiliency and Engaged Learning in Education (Winter 2018), pp. 22-32 DOI: 10.7709/jnegroeducation.87.1.0022Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7709/jnegroeducation.87.1.0022
December 2015 Journal Article: “Reassessing Journalistic Pedagogy: Howard University’s Broadcast Coverage of the 2014 Midterm Election” Asia Pacific Media Educator (sole author) Thomas, J. C. (2015). Reassessing Journalistic Pedagogy. Asia Pacific Media Educator, 25(2), 238-246. doi:10.1177/1326365x15604935
Conference Papers
February 2018 Conference Paper: "Salt-N-Pepa & The Sista MC: The Sociology of Sex Talk in Hip Hop"
9th annual Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (SWPACA) Conference. | Albuquerque, NM (sole author)
July 2016 Conference Paper: 6th International Conference of the African Association for Rhetoric (AAR) Mastering the Message: The Media’s Evolving Role in Fostering Good Governance in Africa Windhoek | Namibia, Africa (sole author)
August 2016 Conference Paper: "Pageantry & Politics: Miss Howard University from Civil Rights through the Black Power Movement" 2016 Junior Faculty Writing and Creative Summer Academy - Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD (sole author)
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4.3 Other General Articles
2016 “For Jennifer C. Thomas, AKA Remains Faithful to the Task at Hand” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
www.ajc.com (sole author)
2013 “Cascade UMC Korean War Veterans Honored with Ambassador for Peace Medal,” North Georgia
Advocate
2012 “A Courtly Man of Sport and Faith: First African American NBA Ref Celebrated” North Georgia Advocate
November 2011 “Secretary of Labor visits Cascade Job Symposium” North Georgia Advocate
2011 “Rev. Joseph Lowery Releases New book, Returns to Pulpit at Cascade” North Georgia Advocate
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2011 “The Dream Merchant” PanicNarrative.com Live Webcast, Meet composer Julia Wolfe, (producer, co-host),
Blog Talk Radio
2011 “A Frigid concept to New York’s Theater Scene,” PanicNarrative.com
2011 “Blessed to be a Blessing: Cascade’s New Advent Choir Feeds Nearly 600 in
Food Basket Project” The Messenger
2010 “Jesse’s Juxtaposition” PanicNarrative.com
2009 “The Miracle of Olivia” The Messenger
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2004 “A day in the life of Headline News executive producers” CNN.com
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4.5 Book Chapters, Reviews and Forwards
2018 Book Chapter (edited collection of international contributors): Women Behind
Bars: Dissecting Social Constructs Mediated by News and Reality TV Book: The Palgrave Handbook of Incarceration across Popular Media Book (Under review by Palgrave McMillan Publishers)
2018 Chapter contributor: "From the Trenches" essay, Chapter One - “So, You’re a
College Instructor. Now what?” Master Class: Teaching Advice for Journalism and Mass Communication Professors, Roush, Chris ed. (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)
(Published January 2018)
4.5 Newsletter articles or commentaries
Winter 2016 “Student broadcast 'NewsVision' returns to TV station at D.C.'s Howard University” The Standard
Newsletter, AEJMC Commission on the Status of Minorities
Summer 2015 “Howard Alumni and Friends Gather to Honor Dr. Lawrence Kaggwa” The Standard Newsletter, AEJMC
Commission on the Status of Minorities
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5.0 SCHOLARSHIP – PRESENTATIONS
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5.1 Invited Presentations at Professional Association Meetings
May 2018 Presenter, "Mastering the Message: Best Practices for Media Relations & Social Media" ICMA-RC
Executive Advisory Council Washington DC – Media presentation for C-Suite level executives. ICMA-
RC manages and administers 457 and 401 retirement plans exclusively for the benefit of public sector employers and employees
September 2017 Presenter, National Forum for Black Public Administrators 2017 Executive Leadership Institute
(ELI) Theme: Communications, Public Relations and Decision Making, Washington DC
May 2017 Workshop Presenter, “Pitching Yourself and your stories to editors and producers” Progressive
Women’s Voices Conference by Women’s Media Center, a nonprofit organization “dedicated to making women more visible and powerful in media
April 2016 Presenter, “Safe Social Media” The Patuxent River (MD) Chapter of The Links, Inc., Health and
Financial Wellness Event (HFWE), "Strategies for Success:Juggling Your Health and Finances."
April 2013 Workshop presenter, “Social Media and the News” Asian American Journalists Association, Atlanta, GA
November 2012 Workshop Presenter “The Impact of Social Media,” HOPE Financial Dignity Center Entrepreneur
Training Class Atlanta, GA
October 2012 Media Training Workshop Administrator
Georgia Council of Court Administrators (GCCA) Fall Conference, Savannah, GA
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5.2 Presentations at Professional Conventions/Conferences
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International
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July 2016 Presenter, 6th International Conference of the African Association for Rhetoric (AAR) Windhoek, ​
Namibia Africa July 2016
Domestic
April 2018 Presenter: Howard University Research Week 2018: “Fake It Till You Make It? Pedagogy and Practice i
in the Trump Era” April 2018. Session, “Exploring New Frontiers” TED Talk-style Presentation
February 2018 Presenter: 9th annual Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (SWPACA) Conference.
Presented Paper entitled, "Salt-N-Pepa & The Sista MC: The Sociology of Sex Talk in Hip Hop"
Albuquerque, NM.
September 2017 Presenter: “Media Ready” Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) of the National Forum of Black Public
Administrators (NFBPA), Washington, DC
May 2017 Presenter: “Pitching to the Media” WMC Progressive Women’s Voices Media and Message Skills
Building Conference, Women’s Media Center, Washington, DC
September 2016 Presenter: “Media Ready” Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) of the National Forum of Black Public
Administrators (NFBPA), Washington, DC
July 2015 Mentor, Student Projects TV section, National Association of Black Journalists National Convention,
Minneapolis, MN
July 2014 Mentor, Student Projects TV section, National Association of Black Journalists National Convention,
Boston, MA
July 2014 “Professionalism & Ethics: Social Media, the Media & the Courts.” National Verbatim Reporters
Association National Conference, Charleston, SC
July 2010 “Drawing the Line,” National Association of Black Journalists, National Conference, San Diego, CA
2009 Media Seminar Trainer American Bar Association, Tort Trial &
Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Leadership Academy. Colorado Springs, CO,
July 2008 National Medical Association Convention, Media Seminar, Atlanta, GA
2007 Media Seminar Trainer, American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) L
Leadership Academy. Newport Beach, CA
Panel Presentations
2018 Panelist: U.S. State Department. Panelist for State Dept.’s Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) and
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL), global virtual program on World Press Freedom Day. More than 25 countries from around the world to take part. Washington, DC
2018 PModerator: Moderator: National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Headquarters, Washington, DC Topic: "Eye of
the Storm- Broadcasters' Role in Emergencies” with featured remarks by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and
Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. Scope |Audience: Panel, “Reporting to you Live from the Storm Zone,” included industry, government and academic experts.
2018 Moderator: “Journalism in the Age of Trump” – Howard Univ. Association of Black Journalists (HUABJ). Discussion
with high-level journalists with national organizations such as CNN and New York Times. Washington,
DC
2017 Moderator: "TEACH US ALL" Parallel/ARRAY Premiere, Washington, DC. The documentary on de-facto
segregation in American Public Schools, in conjunction with the 60th Anniversary of the "Little Rock
Nine," was distributed
by a collective founded by award-winning producer Ava DuVernay. Washington, DC
2017 Panelist: “The Weekend” Panel, AKA Week, Alpha Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Washington, DC
2016 Panelist: To Protect and Serve? Documentary Premiere & Conversation, Gandhi Brigade Youth Media
Washington, DC
2010 Atlanta Solomon Group Conference, Atlanta, GA
2009 Women Climbing the Executive Ladder Panel, Women in the Media Conference, All
Women's Media Alliance, Spelman College Atlanta, GA
2009 TV News Workshop, Atlanta Association of Black Journalists, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA
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5.3 Presentations - Invited Speaker and Lectures
August 2018 Mistress of Ceremony, For Such A Time As This Celebratory Luncheon honoring Dr. Glenda Glover, 30th International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., attended by more than 600 guests. Washington, DC
July 2018 Keynote Address, President’s Dinner - The National Beauty Culturists' League 2018 Convention, Institute and Trade Show, Alexandria, VA
June 2018 Commencement Speaker- Washington Global Public Charter School – served as graduation speaker for 8th grade graduation class at Washington D.C.’s Global Public Charter School. Global is a tuition-free, non-profit middle school that offers an international college preparatory curriculum that prepares students for success in high school and college.
June 2018 Mistress of Ceremony, Changing the Face of STEM: A Transformational Journey – served as MC for STEM forum with science and technology luminaries and former U.S. homeland security secretary Governor Tom Ridge. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
June 2018 ICMA-RC -Workshop Presenter with C- Suite Executive Leaders from across the U.S. “Mastering the Message: Best Practices for Media Relations and Social Media” Topic/scope: Effective Communication with the Media during a crisis, preparing for media interviews.
April 2018 - Keynote Speaker: Ivy Day Service, Alpha Kappa Sorority, Inc. – Dunbarton Chapel, West Campus, Howard University. Description: Purpose/Objective: Ivy Day is a time for graduating seniors in Alpha Chapter to reflect on their time in the chapter and share their knowledge with freshman girls that are invited to the event. This is a time where members of Alpha Chapter highlight Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated’s rich history and how the sorority has impacted their lives. The planting of the ivies symbolizes the perpetuity of the sorority’s history and legacy. (Bison Link)
March 2018 - Spring Mentor Session National Forum of Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) Spring Mentor Session, Washington, DC March 8-10, 2018
January 2018 - Performer: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 100th Anniversary Commemoration, Washington, DC Performed two musical selection for national commemoration weekend events, Celebrating Our Legacy of Service and Sisterhood: Eleven Decades of Supreme Service to All Mankind attended by thousands of members of the country’s black woman sorority.
September 2017 - Presenter: Junior Faculty Forum, “Staying on Track: A Conversation with Junior Faculty Who Are On Track” Howard University, Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Development
February 2016 Presenter: “Grandeur: an Étiquette Soirée” Formal Etiquette Dinner Demonstration, sponsored by Miss School of Business, and Xi Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Howard University, Washington, DC
November 2016 Speaker: Newsmaker’s Academy Getting on Air/ Washington, DC (Skype)
October 2016 Moderator: How to Use Your Skills as a Multimedia Journalist to Get the Headlines” Communications Job & Internship Fair Howard University, Washington, DC
April 2016 Workshop Presenter: "Smart Use of Social Media" - The Patuxent River (MD) Chapter of The Links, Inc., Health and Financial Wellness Event (HFWE), "Strategies for Success: Juggling Your Health and Finances" Gaithersburg, MD
January 2016 Speaker: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Rush Speaker, Howard University Law School, Washington, DC
2010 Christian Rites of Passage, Image Workshop, Atlanta, GA
2009 Understanding the Media, Robertson Treatment, Atlanta, GA
2009 “So You Think You Have the Juice to Produce?” Youth Workshop Moderator Cascade
United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA
2008 Media 101 Workshop, Moderator, Spelman College, Atlanta,
2008 Webinar Instructor, Navigating the Media, Practice Pearls physician organization,
5.4 Invited Presentations at Howard University
October 2017 Mistress of Ceremony: Mr. and Miss Howard & Royal Court Coronation
October 2017 Panelist: “The Weekend” Panel, AKA Week, Alpha Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
April 2017 Judge: Mr. & Mrs. Howard University Pageant
January 2017 Presenter: Presentation to Royal Court- “The History of Miss Howard University”
October 2016 Speaker: Summer Academy Celebration of 2016 Howard University Junior Faculty Writing & Creative Works Summer Academy
October 2016 Moderator: How to Use Your Skills as a Multimedia Journalist to Get the Headlines” Howard University 2016 Communications Job & Internship Fair
October 2016 Panelist: “Landing a Job in TV” 2016 Communications Job & Internship Fair
March 2016 Research Presenter: Department of Media Journalism and Film’s Bring Your Own Lunch Event
October 2015: Panelist: “Landing a Job in TV” 2015 Annual Communications Job & Internship Fair
October 2015: Lecturer: “Research for Journalists” Annenberg Honors Program (AHP), Howard University School of Communications
September 2015 “History of Miss Howard University” Royal Court 2015 Boot Camp, Howard University
April 2015 “Learning from Legends” A Department of Media, Journalism and Film Tribute
March 2014 “Backpacks to Briefcases: A Mentorship & Alumni Networking Program,” Washington, DC
October 2014, “Landing a Job in TV,” Howard University 2013 Job Fair, Washington, DC
October 2013 “Landing a Job in TV,” Howard University 2013 Job Fair, Washington, DC
2009 Howard University Communications & Job Fair Media Panel
5.5 Student Mentored Papers [Presentations at Professional Meetings by Students]
Student Mentored Videos
Executive Producer: August 3, 2016: NABJ/NAHJ Newscast: https://youtu.be/shv3bQ7mE7w
Executive Producer: August 4, 2016: NABJ/NAHJ Newscast: https://youtu.be/Ke921lp3_GE
5.6 Video Clips
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Changing the Face of STEM: A Transformational Journey (Event MC) The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine June 2018 https://livestream.com/nasem/events/8245189/videos/176251394
“Factor or Fiction in the Digital Age” Panelist, U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor, World Press Freedom Day Global Virtual Program, May 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkQENy0MRtc
(Featured Video Snippet) https://www.facebook.com/StateDRL/videos/10156642724935955/
Executive Producer: December 2016: NewsVision on WHUT: https://www.whut.org/whut/newsvison201/
Executive Producer: November 2016: Election 2016 NewsVision Special: http://howarduniversityelectionproject.com/2016/11/08/2668/
Executive Producer: May 2016: NewsVision on WHUT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2aQLrWD0DU
Producer: June 2016: Election 2016 – Road to the Conventions WHUT TV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkXA778AN-w&feature=youtu.be
Producer: February 2016: Election 2016- Democratic Debate, WHUT TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKq49JtnPM0
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5.7 Television Interviews | Radio Interviews
NPR: – “A1” hosted by Joshua Johnson. Description: Among panelists on live broadcast recorded from WWNO FM to discuss the 2017 film, “Detroit.”
https://the1a.org/audio/#/shows/2017-08-10/1a-movie-club-sees-detroit/111733/@00:00
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WHUR: Daily Drum/Reporter’s Roundtable August 2016: Description: Served as a panelist, journalist and journalism professor on The Daily Drum segment to discuss several topics in the news, namely the 2016 Presidential Election
http://whur.com/podcasts/daily-drum-insight-segment/reporters-roundtable/
WHUR: Taking it to the Streets August 2016: Description: Served as guest on community news segment, on WHUR FM in Washington, DC
http://whur.com/taking-it-to-the-streets-show-features/race-for-education/
WHUR: Taking it to the Streets September 2015: Description: Served as guest on community news segment, on WHUR FM in Washington, DC.
http://whur.com/taking-it-to-the-streets-show-features/this-morning-on-taking-it-to-the-streets-272/
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6.0 SCHOLARSHIP – GRANTS
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6.1 Funded Grants
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2017 Advanced Summer Faculty Research Fellowship (Accepted) Documentary project: Pageantry and Politics of Miss Howard University" This grant will help fund a documentary to capture the personal accounts of former Howard University queens during the 1960s and 1970s. (Sole author) ($15,000)
2016 NewsVision Newscast on WHUT – NBCUniversal sponsorship. Requested and received sponsorship by NBCUniversal for second recording of the capstone broadcast journalism “as live” 30-minute newscast recorded and broadcast on WHUT TV to an audience of 2.5 million viewers. ($4800)
2016 Advanced Junior Faculty Writing and Creative Works Summer Academy, Howard University Office of Faculty Development in the Office of the Provost, Howard University
One of 15 Participants in debut program to support faculty success with scholarly publications and/or creative works. ($15,000)
2015-16 Challenge Fund Winners - Online News Association, Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education “HU Insights” ($35,000)
Summer 2014 Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) Summer Faculty Scholars program, University Gravity and Grace of the Gridiron Queen: The Legacy of Miss Howard University ($2,500.00).
6.2 Unfunded Proposals
2018 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Member of Research Team (Producer):
I am serving as the producer (post-production) for a proposed film project titled: Gender, Language and Hip Hop in South Africa and Tanzania. Research Principle: Msia Kibona Clark, PhD, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Department of African Studies Howard University. $650,000
2014 Research Grant Proposal, Research Resources and Small Equipment Program Office of the Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies Council of Research Officers Howard University. 30,538.65
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7.0 TEACHING
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7.1 Howard University
7.1.1 Courses (include course title and dates taught in reverse chronological order)
Undergraduate Courses
Spring 2018 Capstone NewsVision
Spring 2018 Multimedia Storytelling
Fall 2017 Capstone NewsVision
Spring 2017 Capstone NewsVision
Spring 2017 Public Affairs Reporting
Fall 2016 Capstone NewsVision
Fall 2016 Public Affairs Reporting (Course reduction due to Advanced Junior Faculty
Research Grant)
Spring 2016 Capstone NewsVision
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Spring 2016 Public Affairs Reporting
Fall 2016 Capstone NewsVision
Fall 2016 Public Affairs Reporting
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Spring 2016 NewsVision Lab (capstone)
Spring 2016 Broadcast Journalism II
Fall 2015 Broadcast Journalism I
Fall 2015 NewsVision Lab
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Spring 2015 Broadcast Journalism II
Spring 2015 Broadcast Journalism I
Spring 2015 NewsVision Lab (capstone)
Fall 2014 Broadcast Journalism II
Fall 2014 Broadcast Journalism I
Fall 2014 NewsVision Lab (capstone)
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Spring 2013 Broadcast Journalism I
Spring 2013 NewsVision Lab (capstone)
Spring 2013 Broadcast Journalism II
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Fall 2013 Broadcast Journalism I
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Fall 2013 NewsVision Lab (capstone)
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Fall 2013 Broadcast Journalism II
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Fall 2013 Broadcast Journalism I
Graduate Courses
Not Applicable.
7.1.2 Student Supervision
Current (since 2014) Advisor- Howard University Association of Black Journalists
November 2016 Broadcast Lead, 2016 Presidential Election Coverage, HUNS, Howard University
July 2016 Broadcast Lead, Democratic National Convention- July 2016, Philadelphia, PA:
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2015 - 2017 Royal Court Advisory Committee
May 2014, 2013 White House Correspondents’ Association Scholar Luncheon Washington, DC
2014- Current NBC Universal Program/ NBC4
2013- Current Advisor, Howard University Association of Black Journalists
7.1.3 Theses or Dissertations Directed
Not Applicable.
7.2 Other Universities
Undergraduate Courses
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Clark Atlanta University
Spring 2013 Philosophy and Ethics of Mass Communications
Fall 2012 Philosophy and Ethics of Mass Communications
Fall 2012 Survey of Media & Society
Spring 2012 Survey of Media & Society
Spring 2012 Philosophy and Ethics of Mass Communications
Fall 2011 Philosophy and Ethics of Mass Communications
Graduate Courses
Not Applicable.
8.0 HONORS, AWARDS, AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS
Year Award
2018 Keynote Speaker, IVY Day, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Chapter
2018 Graduation Speaker, Global Public Charter School, Washington, DC
2018 Keynote Speaker, President’s Dinner, National Beauty Culturists’ League, Alexandria, VA.
2015-2016 Alpha Kappa Alpha International Award for Communications Excellence | North Atlantic Region, Xi
Omega Chapter, Media/P.R. Liaison/Chair for 2015 Norma E. Boyd 5K Race for Education
2016 Selected Participant: IRTS Faculty Seminar, Media Insiders 2016: Today's Opportunities
& Tomorrow's Challenges, Las Vegas
2016 Lead Mentor, Multi-Media, National Association of Black Journalists/National Association of Hispanic Journalists Convention
2016 Luncheon Speaker, 2016 Junior Faculty Writing and Creative Works Summer Academy
2016 Rush Speaker, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha Chapter
2014 New Initiate Luncheon Speaker, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha
Chapter
2013 Honorary Host Committee Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta
Charter Dinner and Awards
2011 Project Coordinator, Cascade UMC, BET, “The Game” Episode, Atlanta
GA
2009 Recognition, Atlanta’s 40 Rising Stars, Atlanta Business Journal
2005 George Foster Peabody Award recognition, Hurricane Katrina coverage
2003 Performer, Atlanta Jazz Festival (“Camille”)
2002 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, September
11, 2011 coverage recognition
1997 National Association of Black Journalists Investigative Story 2nd Place
National award recognition
Notable Consulting Clients/Events
2017 Media/Communications Consultant Women’s Media Center
2013 Media Relations Consultant Cascade United Methodist Church
Evelyn Lowery Home going Services
2013 Media Relations Manager Tuskegee Airman Atlanta Chapter
Tuskegee Airmen Aviation Career
Training program (TAACT)
2009-2013 Communications Director Cascade United Methodist Church
2009 Media Consultant Boris Kodjoe, Nicola Ari Parker/
Sofie’s Voice Foundation
2009 Media Manager 15th Annual Gospel Choice Awards
2010 Communications Consultant Coca- Cola / Powerade PowerPros
3-on-3 Invitational
2010 Exec Producer/Project Manager City of Atlanta/ Retirement Gala &
Celebration for Councilman Jim Maddox
2010 Media/VIP Manager Jazz Singer Kathleen Bertrand “Jazz Is"
2009 Communications Director Jesse Spikes Atlanta Mayoral Campaign
2009 Event/ Media Relations Manager Junk House Riches Free Home Giveaway
2009 Media Marketing Manager Gospel Choice Awards
2008 Communications Director Campaign to elect Kimberly Esmond Adams, Fulton County
Superior Court Judge
2008 Media Consultant Beverly Johnson, former
Former Supermodel
Article Features
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As FCC Auction Looms, Colleges Consider the Value of Their Airwaves, The Chronicle of Higher Education March 2016
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Miss Howard University 1987 Returns to the Mecca “The Hilltop” September 2013
A Former Howard Professor and Journalist Legend Passes Away, “The Hilltop” October 2013
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Cobb Entrepreneur Launches Directory of Black-owned Enterprises AJC.com
Going Solo: Should You Launch Your Own Consultant Business?
CNN.com 2010
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A day in the life of Headline News executive producers CNN.com 2004
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9.0 SERVICE
September 2017 Invited Speaker, Howard University New Faculty Orientation
Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Development
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In Progress: Committee on Admissions (Appointed by Dean)
Fall 2015- present Committed to Breathing Working Committee
Fall 2015- present Royal Court Advisory Committee
2014- Present President, Howard University Communications Alumni Association
9.2 College-wide Committees
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2016 Dean's Legacy Committee- School of Communications 45th Anniversary Celebration and Soiree
2016 Video Committee - School of Communications 45th Anniversary
2014-2017 President- Howard University Alumni Association (HUCAA)
2014-present Advisor- Howard University Association of Black Journalists (HUABJ)
2015 Organizer, Retirement Celebration for Dr. Lawrence Kaggwa
9.3 Departmental Committees
2017- 2018 Curriculum Committee
2017- 2018 Student Affairs Scholarships and Awards WHUT
2017- 2018 Gentrification Project
2017- 2018 NBC 4 Coordinator
2016-2017 WHUT Committee Chair
2016-2017 Student Affairs & Scholarships and Senior Awards Ceremony
2016-2017 Curriculum Committee
2016-2017 MJFC Search Committee
2016-2017 Gentrification Project
2016-2017 Website/ Social Media
2015-2016 Curriculum
2015-2016 Gentrification Project
2015-2016 Student Affairs & Scholarships and Senior Awards Ceremony
Nov. 2014 Faculty Broadcast Journalism Lead, 2014 Midterm Election Project
2013-2015 Media, Journalism and Film Professional Development Committee
2013 – 2015 Library Committee, Department of Media, Journalism and Film,
2013 – 2015 Peer Evaluation, Department of Media, Journalism and Film
9.4 Professional/Community Service
January 2018 Vocalist/Performer Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 110th Founders’ Day Celebration activities, Washington, DC.
September 2017 Panel Moderator: Documentary Live Streaming Discussion, "Teach Us All" - WHUT TV, Washington, DC
October 2016 Panelist: To Protect and Serve? Documentary Premiere & Conversation, Gandhi Brigade Youth Media
September 2016 Public Relations Chair/Liaison, Norma E. Boyd 5K Race for Education
September 2015 Public Relations Chair/Liaison, Norma E. Boyd 5K Race for Education
October 2014 Speaker, Dunbar Senior High School College Summit class
April 2014 Keynote Speaker, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Chapter Membership Intake Luncheon, Washington, DC
2010-2011 Trainer, Mentee, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Youth of the Year training, Atlanta, GA
2010 Keynote Speaker, Youth Day, New Life Church, Mapleton, GA
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Keynote Speaker, School of Communications Week, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
2008-2012 Food Basket Project, Executive Committee, Recipient Manager, Cascade United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA
2008-2010m Reading Volunteer, Kimberly Elementary School, Atlanta, GA
2006-2008 Turner Broadcasting Time to Read Tutor/ Mentor
9.5 Public Service
Gandhi Youth Media Brigade Board of Directors
Public Relations Committee, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Xi Omega Chapter
2017 Judge, Mr. & Miss Howard University Pageant
2016 Interview Judge, Mr. & Miss Howard University Pageant
2014 Faculty Broadcast Journalism Lead, 2014 Midterm Election Project
2014 Judge, Mr. & Miss Howard University Pageant
2014-2015, Judge, Mr. & Miss School of Communications Pageant
2013-2014, Judge, Mr. & Miss School of Communications Pageant
2013-Present, Judge, White House Correspondence Association Scholarship recipients
2013- Present, Judge, NBC4 Internship recipients
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10.0 MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Name of Organization Position Year
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Society of Professional Journalists Member 2017- present
Columbia University Alumni Club Member 2016- Present
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National Association of Black Journalists Mentor, TV 2014- Present
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Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2014- Present
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Board of Directors 2006-2011
National Association of Black Journalists Member 1988 - present
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Toastmasters International, Cascade United Charter Member 2008-2013
Triangle Association of Black Journalists Founding Member
11.0 SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
2014 Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CETLA) Blackboard Certified
REFERENCES
Available upon request
(Updated August 2018)
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