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CONTACT INFORMATION
Office
Department of Applied Communication Studies
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Alumni Hall 3115
Edwardsville, IL, 62026
618-650-5826
snastas@siue.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of North Dakota, May 2010
Communication and Public Discourse
Primary areas: public relations, international communication
Related areas: critical and cultural studies, media and mass communication
Dissertation: Globalizing Public Relations: The Role of Public Relations Models in Shaping French and Romanian Public Relations Practices
Advisor: Dr. Lana Rakow
Committee members: Dr. Richard Fiordo, Dr. Steven Rendahl, Dr. Janet Moen, Dr. Chris Nelson
M.A. School of Communication and Public Relations, National University for Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania, June 2003
Communication and Public Relations
Advisor: Dr. Dumitru Bortun
Thesis: The Public Relations of Cultural Institutions in Postcommunist Romania
M.A. School of International Relations, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, June 1999
Management of International Transactions
Thesis: The EU Financial Assistance for Romania: A Case Study on the Phare Program for Culture
M.A. School of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Bucharest, Romania, June 1997
American Cultural Studies
Advisor: Dr. Rodica Mihaila
Thesis: The International Positioning of the United States: A Psychoanalytical, Anthropological, and Political Approach
B.A. School of Philology, University of Bucharest, Romania, June 1995
Major: Romanian Language and Literature
Minor: English Language and Literature
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Communication Studies (formerly Speech Communication)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
August 2010 to present (Instructor August 2009 to August 2010)
Responsibilities: teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in public relations and related areas;selecting textbooks and producing class materials; preparing syllabi and class presentations; supervising student activities; identifying university and nonprofit partners for student projects; supervising student experiential learning and service learning projects; assessing student progress and learning; evaluating and grading; preparing portfolio of activities
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Communication Program
University of North Dakota
August 2003 to May 2009
Responsibilities: teaching undergraduate courses in public speaking, public relations, and related areas; selecting books and producing class materials; preparing syllabi and class presentations; supervising student activities and projects; assessing student progress and learning; evaluating and grading; preparing portfolio of activities
Lecturer
School of Communication and Public Relations
National University for Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania
September 2001 to June 2003
Responsibilities: teaching a graduate course in the Cultural Management M.A. Program; preparing syllabus and class presentations; supervising assessing student progress and learning; evaluating and grading
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Public Relations Coordinator
Center for Community Engagement
University of North Dakota
August 2004 to May 2009
Responsibilities: designing flyers, posters, programs, and brochures for various events including retreats, workshops, forums, and award ceremonies; designing the Center’s newsletter and community-university journal; contributing to the Center’s website
Research and Promotion Assistant
Housing Office
University of North Dakota
Summers 2005 to 2009
Responsibilities: researching the history of UND’s housing buildings; taking and editing pictures of UND housing; writing and designing the publication UND Housing: Serving You for 125 Years; promoting it for UND’s 125 anniversary
Research and Promotion Assistant
Graduate School
University of North Dakota
May to December 2004
Responsibilities: writing the fact sheets of all UND graduate specializations; uploading this information on national and international promotion websites; building a database of graduate faculty; crafting a promotional brochure
Project Director
“NOI Media Print” Publishing House, Bucharest, Romania
January 2000 to December 2001
Responsibilities: coordinating, editing, translating, publishing cultural guidebooks and CD-ROMs about Romania, Bucharest, and Romanian monasteries
First Degree Counselor
Department of Public Relations
Ministry of Education and Research, Government of Romania
2001 to 2003
Responsibilities: relations of the Ministry of Education and Research with internal and external publics; elaboration of promotional materials (press kits, brochures); building an educational database for public information
Special accomplishments: Director, Department of Public Relations, 6 months in 2001; Coordinator, participation of Ministry of Education and Research, educational fairs in Warsaw, Poland, Lisbon, Portugal, and New Delhi, India, in 2001-2002; Producer, promotional video for fair participations
Counselor
Department of International Relations
Ministry of Culture, Government of Romania
January 1997 to August 2001
Responsibilities: coordinating cultural relations of Romania with English speaking countries; coordinating European Union culture programs for Romania
Special accomplishments: October 1998: Representative of the Ministry to European Union negotiations in Brussels, Belgium; Implementation Officer, Phare Program “Cultural Dimension of Democracy” (RO9709), awarded to Romania by EU, in charge of the cultural management training program for 160 cultural practitioners from 5 pilot-zones, who had four training stages in Romania and four course stages abroad (in Italy, France, Great Britain and Greece)
TEACHING
AREAS OF TEACHING INTEREST
Public Relations Communication Theories
Political Communication Critical/Cultural Studies in Communication
International Communication Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods
Intercultural Communication Interpersonal Communication
Gender and Communication Public Speaking
COURSES TAUGHT
Courses Taught at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
ACS 101: Public Speaking
ACS 103: Interpersonal Communication Skills
ACS 213: Introduction to Public Relations
ACS 315 Technology Applications in Public Relations
ACS 330: Theories of Communication
ACS 413: Case Studies in Public Relations
ACS 414 & ACS 415: Public Relations Campaigns I & II (capstone courses in public relations)
ACS 419: Special Topics in Speech Communication - International Public Relations
ACS 430: Persuasion and Social Influence
ACS 431: Public Relations Visual Communication
ACS 511 Seminar in Intercultural Communication
ACS 550: Seminar in Public Relations
Courses Taught at the University of North Dakota
Comm 110: Public Speaking
Comm 303: Fundamentals of Public Relations
Comm 329: Public Relations Firm
Comm 452: Public Relations Campaigns
Comm 402: International/Intercultural Communication
Course Taught in the Cultural Management M.A. Program, School of Communication and
Public Relations, National University for Political Studies and Public Administration,
Bucharest, Romania
International Funding for Cultural Projects
Cross-Cultural Teaching Experience
ACS 511 Seminar in Intercultural Communication includes discussions of case studies related to different cultural contexts as well as online exchanges between students enrolled in the course and international communication practitioners in various countries of the world.
ACS 419: Special Topics in Speech Communication – International Public Relations at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a study abroad experience. During Summer semester 2012 I took 12 U.S. students to Lyon, France and Bucharest, Romania, and during Summer semester 2014 I took 9 students to Munich, Germany and Budapest, Hungary. In these study abroad trips, students have professional and cultural exchanges with faculty from local universities and with public relations practitioners from local firms. In Munich, Germany, the students also had the opportunity to contribute their public relations skills to the 50th edition of the children’s film festival Prix Jeunesse International.
ACS 413: Case Studies in Public Relations at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville includes exposure of U.S. students to intercultural issues and international practices in public relations and communication management
ACS 431: Public Relations Visual Communication includes exposure of U.S. students to intercultural issues and international practices related to visual communication
Comm 402: International/Intercultural Communication at the University of North Dakota included exchanges between U.S. and international students on campus
Comm 110: Public Speaking at the University of North Dakota included international exchange students
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Undergraduate Courses at SIUE:
ACS 312 Public Relations Theory and Application
ACS 313 Public Relations Writing (with Isaac Blankson)
ACS 431 Public Relations Visual Communication
ACS 432 Social Media and Strategic Communication (with Sarah VanSlette)
Online MA in PR at SIUE (with Isaac Blankson and Sarah VanSlette) including:
ACS 551 Nonprofit Public Relations
ACS 552 Corporate Social Responsibility
ACS 553 Issues Reputation Management
ACS 554 Ethics in Public Relations and Communication Management
ACS 555 Public Relations Measurement & Return on Investment (ROI)
ACS 556 Internal Communication
ACS 557 International Public Relations
Interdisciplinary Course in Eastern European Studies (with members of CAS Interdisciplinary Roundtable on Eastern European Studies at SIUE, including Olga Bezhanova, Lynn Maurer, Carolyne Pryor, Ronald Schaefer, John taylor, Kathleen Tunney, Robert Ware) (in progress)
Minor in Sustainability (with Elaine AbuSharbain, Kevin Adkins, Kelly Barry, Jamie Conklin, Connie Frey Spurlock, James Hanlon, Chris Pearson, Jen Rehg, Valerie Vogrin, James Wulfsong, Jianpeng Zhou) (in progress)
GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING
- Amanda Morgan (Applied Communication Studies). Comprehensive examination committee
member. Spring 2015
- Alicia Sinclair (Applied Communication Studies). Comprehensive examination committee
member. Spring 2015
- Danica Fread (Speech Communication). International Students’ Use of Social Networking Sites: A Study of Usage, Social Connectedness, and Acculturative Stress. Thesis committee member. Spring 2014
- Hannah Coy (Speech Communication). Comprehensive examination committee member.
Spring 2014
- Claire Latch (Speech Communication). Comprehensive examination committee member.
Spring 2013
- Beth Ann Ballard (Speech Communication). Comprehensive examination committee member.
Spring 2012
- Allison Knolhoff (Speech Communication). Comprehensive examination committee member.
Spring 2012
- Stephanie Schroeder (Speech Communication). Comprehensive examination committee member, Spring 2012
- Nisa Schmitz (Mass Communication). Updating Corporate Facebook Statuses: Content
Analyzing Corporate Facebook Profiles with an Excellence Approach. Thesis committee
member. Spring 2012
TEACHING-RELATED PRESENTATIONS
Invited Teaching Presentations
Nastasia, Sorin. “International Public Relations.” Presentation requested by Dr. Stacey Howard, Department of Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Guest speaker for SPC 213: Introduction to Public Relations. November 18, 2013
Nastasia, Sorin. “Brainstorming Ideas for Students’ Professional Development.” Presentation requested by Dr. Min Liu, Department of Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Guest speaker for SPC 560: Seminar in Speech Education. October 2, 2012
Nastasia, Sorin. “Publics for Public Relations.” Online presentation requested by Dr. Diana Cismaru, School of Communication and Public Relations, National University for Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania. Guest speaker for a course in Public Relations. December 12, 2011
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations in International Contexts.” Presentation requested by Stacy Howard, Department of Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Guest speaker for PRSSA meeting. November 4, 2011
Nastasia, Sorin. “Global Public Relations.” Presentation requested by Stacy Howard, Department of Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Guest speaker for SPC 213: Introduction to Public Relations. November 7, 2011
Nastasia, Sorin. “Interpersonal Relations in Postcommunist Eastern Europe.” Presentations requested by Dr. Adonica Schultz Aune, Communication Program, University of North Dakota. Guest speaker for Comm 212: Interpersonal Communication. Fall and Spring 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations in Postcommunist Settings.” Presentations requested by Dr. Michael Nitz, Communication Program, University of North Dakota. Guest speaker for Comm 303 Fundamentals of Public Relations. Fall 2003 and 2004
Teacher Training Presentations
Nastasia, Sorin. “Communicating the Possible: Service Learning Projects for Nonprofit Organizations in Public Relations Senior Assignment Capstone Courses.” Accepted presentation, GIFTS Section, annual conference of Central States Communication Association, Kansas City, April, 2013
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Nastasia, Sorin, Allan, Jacob, Glover, Julian, Pitzer, Natalie, Ryan, Colleen, Schmidt, Daniel, Vesper, Veronica. “Communicating the Possible: Lessons for Faculty and Students from a Study Abroad International Public Relations Course.” Accepted panel, Communication Education Division, annual conference of Central States Communication Association, Kansas City, April, 2013 (panel created in collaboration with student participants in SPC 419: Special Topics in Speech Communication - International Public Relations, Summer 2012)
DeGarmo, Denise, chair; Schaefer, Ronald, Nastasia, Sorin, Rice, Laurie, Frick, Carole, & Blankson, Faustina, presenters. “Study Abroad learning and its Nature.” Panel presentation, annual conference of International Studies Association – Midwest, Saint Louis, November, 2012
Nastasia, Sorin. “Taking the Pulse of Internet Public Relations.” Paper presentation, Hands-on Technology in Teaching and Research Symposium, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, August 2010
Treinen, Kristen, chair; Dodge, Michelle, Ischkin, Katie, Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, Fitch, Fred, & Nunziata, Angela, presenters “My Students Did Really Well… I Think: Faith, Intellect, and Ethics in Training Graduate Teaching Assistants to Effectively Evaluate Speeches for the Basis Course.” Panel presentation, Basic Course Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2007
Haslerud Opp, Mary, chair; Kalbfleisch, Pamela, Fiordo, Richard, Nastasia, Sorin, Nastasia, Diana, presenters. “Teaching Instruments for Communication Students.” Panel presentation, North Dakota Speech and Theatre Association, Mandan, September 2004
Professional Development Attended
Attendance and participation, panel and paper sessions of:
- Basic Course Division, Instructional Development Division, and Assessment Division, annual conferences of National Communication Association, 2003-present
- Instructional/Developmental Communication Division, annual conferences of International Communication Association, 2004-present
Various member’s workshops, Public Relations Society of America, 2010-present
Various online workshops through:
- Wiley Learning Institute. 2013-present
- University Program, Cision. 2013-2014
- Cengage Learning. 2012-present
Teaching Online book club, organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness and the Graduate School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Monthly meetings, January to April 2014.
Teaching Immersion Program, organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. July 29 and 30, 2013, followed by monthly workshops September 2013 to April 2014.
Open Education: The Business and Policy Case for Open Educational Resources (OER) workshop organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. April 8, 2014
Assigning the Dreaded “Group Project” through CATME, workshop organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. November 11, 2013
Faculty Dialogue on Teaching Interdisciplinary Studies Courses, workshop organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. October 8, 2013
Learner-Centered Teaching Using Flipped Activities, workshop organized by the Instructional Design and Learning Technologies Center, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. September 23, 2013
Quality Maters, workshop organized by the Instructional Design and Learning Technologies Center, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. June 26, 2013
Broader Impact Café, workshop organized by the Graduate School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. October 12, 2012
Summer 2012 Mississippi Project II: “Sustainability in the Curriculum and Classroom,” workshop organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness and the Office of Sustainability, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 6, 2012
Promoting Thoughtful Reading among College Students, workshop organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Three sessions (November 2011, January 2012, February 2012)
The Third Biennial Summit on Leadership in Interdisciplinarity, Networking & Collaboration (LINC), jointly organized by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saint Louis University, University of Missouri St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis, Webster University, and St. Louis Community College. Saint Louis, February 24-25, 2012
The Continuous Improvement Conference, organized by the Office of the Provost, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. October 7, 2011
How Can I Learn Student Names?, workshop organized as part of the Mid Week Mentor Faculty Development Series by the Office of the Provost, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. September 7, 2011
Teaching and Learning in the Online and Blended Environments, summer course organized by Information Technology Office, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. June-July, 2011
Facilitating Online Discussions, workshop organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. April 12, 2011
Excellence in Undergraduate Education Proposal Workshop, organized by the Office of the Provost, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. December 9, 2010
Active Student Involvement in Assessment Practices: Best Practices at SIUE, Learning Community organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. September-December, 2010
Proficiency Profile Testing in Senior Assignment Courses, training organized by the Office of the Provost, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. September-December, 2010
Hands-on Technology in Teaching and Research, symposium organized by the Faculty Senate, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 18, 2010
First Program, organized by the Graduate School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 11-13, 2010
Clickers Hands-On Workshop, organized by the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. October 16, 2009
Blackboard Training, sessions organized by the Information Technology Office, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. September 2009, October 2009
New Faculty Orientation, workshop organized by the Office of the Provost, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 17-18, 2009
Public Speaking Instructors’ Workshops, organized by the Communication Program, University of North Dakota, August & January, 2003-2009
Student Learning Assessment Workshop, organized by the Office of the Provost, University of North Dakota, August 16, 2007
Dreamweaver Workshop, University of North Dakota. September 2008
Mixed Media Workshop, Art Department, University of North Dakota. June-July 2005
Cultural Policies Training, National Library of Rome, Italy. Scholarship awarded by the Italian Institute for Culture, Bucharest, Romania. July-September, 1999
Project Management Training. Phare Program. Bucharest, Romania, January 1998, and Sinaia, Romania, October 1997
TEACHING-RELATED GRANTS
Senior Assignment Fund (SRA), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “Improving the Public Relations Capstone Course” ($3,100). 2011-2012. Funded
SIUE Online Program Development Grant (with Dr. Isaac Blankson and Dr. Sarah VanSlette), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “Developing New Online Master’s Program in Public Relations.” ($15,000). 2013-2014. Funded
Meridian Society Award, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “Building Sustainable Regional Communities: A Public Relations Campaign Culminating with Sustainability Event and Talks.” ($2,500). 2013-2014. Funded
Meridian Society Award (with Dr. Sarah VanSlette), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “A Public Relations Campaign and Week of Events for The Covering House: Raising Awareness about Human Trafficking and Building Sustainability for an Anti-Trafficking Organization.” ($2,500). 2012-2013. Funded
Senior Assignment Fund (SRA), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “Improving the Public Relations Capstone Course” ($4,000 plus $1,000 stipend). 2011-2012. Funded
Excellence in Undergraduate Education (EUE), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “International Public Relations Program” ($19,740 plus summer salary). 2011-2012. Funded
SCHOLARSHIP
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Textbooks
Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, & Götz, Maya (forthcoming, 2015). Children, the Media, and the Japan Disasters. New York: Peter Lang.
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin. (2002). Bridges over Cultures. Comunicare.ro: Bucharest.
Book Chapters and Conference Proceedings
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana (forthcoming, 2015). “Image Repair and Nation Branding: Data on Romania’s European Union Accession.” In Joseph Blaney (Ed.), Putting Image Repair to the Test: Empirical Approaches to Image Restoration Strategies. Rowman & Littlefield, New York. Refereed publication
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana (2013). “Bulgaria: Cinderella Went to Market, with Consequences for Women Journalists.” In Carolyn Byerly (Ed.), The Palgrave International Handbook on Women and Journalism. New York/ London: Palgrave McMillan. Refereed publication
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin (2013). “Poland: Women Journalists and ‘The Polish Mother’ Mentality.” In C. Byerly (Ed.), The Palgrave International Handbook on Women and Journalism. New York/ London: Palgrave McMillan. Refereed publication
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana (2013). “Elizabeth Edwards’ Walk of Shame: The Fall, Redemption, and Legacy of a Betrayed Political Wife.” In Mira Moshe & Nicoleta Corbu (Eds.), The Walk of Shame. Nova Publishing, New York. Refereed publication
Nastasia, Sorin & Blankson, Isaac (2013). “Guidelines for Disaster Management: Lessons from the 2011 Japanese Crises.” Media Training Guidebook, PR News Press, New York. Invited publication
Nastasia, Sorin (2012). “Public Relations in France and Romania: A Critical Studies and Mixed Method Analysis.” In Valerie Carayol & Alex Frame (Eds.), Communication and PR from a Cross-Cultural Standpoint: Practical and Methodological Issues (pp. 113-130). New York/Brussels: Peter Lang. Refereed publication
Blankson, Isaac, Nastasia, Sorin, & Liu, Min (2012). “A Triple Disaster in One Fell Swoop: Rethinking Crisis Communication After Japan, 2011.” In Amiso George & Cornelius Pratt (Eds.), Case Studies in Crisis Communication: International Perspectives on Hits and Misses (pp. 196-226). New York: Routledge. Refereed publication
Nastasia, Sorin (2011). “Noi Perspective de Cercetare in Relatiile Publice Internationale” (New Research Perspectives in International Public Relations). In Nicoleta Corbu & Remus Pricopie, Jurnalism Stiintific si Comunicare (pp. 7-24). Comunicare.ro: Bucharest, Romania. Non-refereed publication of refereed conference proceedings
Nastasia, Sorin (2010). “Public Relations Practices in Western and Eastern Europe: A Comparison between French and Romanian Public Relations Companies on the Web.” In Adela Rogojinaru & Sue Wolstnholme (Eds.), Current Trends in International Public Relations (pp. 225-246). Tritonic: Bucharest, Romania. Refereed publication of refereed conference proceedings
Journal Articles
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana (forthcoming, 2014). Memory and herstory in Eastern European context: Examining twenty-first century oral narratives about gendered identities in communist Romania. Essachess: Journal of Communication Studies.
Götz, Maya, Holler, Andrea, Nastasia, Diana, & Nastasia, Sorin (2012). “I Want to Know How High the Wave Really Was: Children Worldwide and their Perception of the Catastrophes in Japan in August 2011.” TelevIZIon, 25(1), 49-53. Non-refereed publication
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin (2011). “Was Wissen US-Amerikanische Kinder?” TelevIZIon, 24(2), 40-43. Non-refereed publication
Nastasia, Sorin (2011). “A Cross-Country Comparison of Public Relations Practices Employing Critical Theories and Mixed Methods.” The Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations, 13(3), 7-20. Refereed publication
Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, & Kartoshkina, Yuliya (2009). “Incorporating Gendered Identities into Transition Studies.” Controversia: International Journal of Democratic Renewal, 6(2), 97-103. Refereed publication
Encyclopedia Articles
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “Anti-Slavery Campaign and Social Media.” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “Blog for America (Dean 2004 Campaign).” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “The Bounce Back Effect (Cultural).” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “The Bounce Back Effect (Technical).” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “Candidates, Political Branding of (and Social Media).” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “Developing Nations (Social Media and Politics).” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “Disaster Relief.” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “Europe (Social Media and Politics).” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “The Membership Communication Project.” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Nastasia, Sorin (forthcoming, 2014). “Voting, Global (Electronic Use of).” Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. New York: Sage.
Community-Based Publications and Reports
Nastasia, Sorin (2011). The Third Annual Community-University Forum: Cultural Education. Community Connect: The Journal of Civic Voices, 3(1), 5.
Nastasia, Sorin, & Seelan, Sharlette (2010). UND Housing: Serving You for 125 Years.
Nastasia, Sorin, & Schultz Aune. Adonica (2010). The Second Regional Community-University Forum: The Arts. Community Connect: The Journal of Civic Voices, 2(1), 9.
Nastasia, Sorin, & Kartoshkina, Yuliya (2009). The First Regional Community-University Forum: Model Collaborations. Community Connect: The Journal of Civic Voices, 1(1), 7.
Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, Kumar, Pratibha, Lofranco, Louella, & Kartoshkina, Yuliya (2007). The Identities of Recent Immigrant Groups in the Community of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Report available at www.communityengagement.und.edu
Nastasia, Sorin (2001). Project Management for Cultural Institutions. Report on the Phare Program “Cultural Dimensions of Democracy,” Romanian Ministry of Culture.
PRESENTATIONS
Competitively Selected Research Presentations
International/National
Samoilenko, Sergei and Erzikiva, Elina, Co-Chairs; Nastasia, Sorin, Nastasia, Diana, McCloskey, Thomas, Lukakovic, Marta, and Popkova, Ana, Presenters. “The Causes and Effects of Public Sphere Insularity in Post-communist Societies.” Panel accepted for presentation, Eurasian Communication Association of North America, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November, 2014
Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, and Uppal, Charu. “The Presence of Our Pasts: Girls in International Settings Discuss Non-Western Disney Princesses’ Representations.” Paper accepted for presentation, Feminist and Women’s Studies Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November, 2014
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “The Impact of Social Media on Political Communication in Europe.” Paper presentation, International Communication Section, annual conference of International Association of Media and Communication Research, Hyderabad, July, 2014
Nastasia, Diana, Uppal, Charu, & Nastasia, Sorin. “Girls Around the World Interpret Disney Non-Western Princesses.” Paper presentation, Gender and Communication Section, annual conference of International Association of Media and Communication Research, Hyderabad, India, July, 2014
Nastasia, Sorin. “Corporate Responsibility in Postcommunist Eastern Europe.” Paper presentation, International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, March 2014
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “Connections/Binds: Mediated Representations of Political Wives.” Paper presentation, Feminist and Women’s Studies Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Washington, D.C., November, 2013
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “Personal, Public, and Political Crises: Mediated Representations of Betrayed Political Wives in the United States.” Paper presentation, Gender and Communication Division, annual conference of International Association of Media and Communication Research, Dublin, June, 2013
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “Challenging Communication Research: Elizabeth Edwards’ Walk of Shame, The Mediated Representations of a Betrayed Political Wife.” Paper presentation, Feminist Scholarship Division, annual conference of International Communication Association, London, June, 2013
Nastasia, Sorin & Blankson, Isaac. “Guidelines for Disaster Management: Lessons from the 2011 Japanese Crises.” Paper presentation, International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, March 2013
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “Community and Dissent: The Rhizome and the Shrek Animated Cartoon Series.” Paper presentation, Film and New Multi-Media Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Orlando, November, 2012
Dimock, James, chair; Laskin, Alexander, Lumberg, Suzanne, & Nastasia, Sorin, presenters. “Advocacy and Social Change in the Developing World in the Context of Globalization.” Panel presentation, International and Intercultural Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Orlando, November, 2012
Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, & Uppal, Charu. “What Do Children Want? Children on the News Media Coverage of the 2011 Japan Disasters.” Paper presentation, Audience Section, annual conference of International Association of Media and Communication Research, Durban, July, 2012
Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, & Uppal, Charu. “Citizens in Space and Time: Configuring Communities as Sites of Civic Participation.” Paper presentation, Community Communication Section, annual conference of International Association of Media and Communication Research, Durban, July, 2012
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations Activities in France and Romania: A Critical Theory and Mixed Method Approach.” Paper presentation, Public Relations Division, International Communication Association. Phoenix, May 2012
Nastasia, Sorin. “Theorizing the Experience of International Scholars in the United States.” Paper presentation, Intercultural Communication Division, International Communication Association. Phoenix, May 2012
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Nastasia, Sorin, Nastasia, Diana, Cismaru, Diana, & Uppal, Charu, presenters. “The Use of Social Networks for Building Political Brands: A Comparative Perspective.” Panel presentation, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association. Phoenix, May 2012
Nastasia, Sorin, Cismaru, Diana, and Pricopie, Remus. “Measuring International Public Relations Practices with Local/Regional Models: Data from the European Union.” Paper presentation, International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, March 2012
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations in France and Romania: A Critical Studies and Mixed Method Analysis.” Paper presentation, Mass Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, New Orleans, November, 2011
Nastasia, Sorin. “Voices of Public Relations Practitioners in National and International Settings: Reflecting on Public Relations Definitions and Models.” Paper presentation, Public Relations Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, New Orleans, November, 2011
Nastasia, Sorin. “Critical Considerations about International Public Relations: Practice, Theory, and Research.” Paper presentation, Critical and Cultural Studies Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, New Orleans, November, 2011
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Cook, Judi, Hains, Rebecca, Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, Uppal, Charu, & Götz, Maya, presenters. “Children’s Voices, Children’s Identities, and Children’s Media.” Panel presentation, Mass Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, New Orleans, November, 2011
Rakow, Lana, chair; Rakow, Lana, Lofranco, Louella, Nastasia, Sorin, & Nastasia, Diana, presenters. “The Borderlands of Scholarship, Media, and the Public: The Community Connect Project.” Panel presentation, Critical and Cultural Studies Division, annual conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Saint Louis, August 2011
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “Communication, Centers, Margins, and Eastern Europe: A Postcolonial Analysis of Four Romanian Contemporary Films.” Paper presentation, Popular Culture Division, annual conference of International Communication Association, Boston, June 2011
Nastasia, Sorin. “The Role of U.S. Public Relations Models in Shaping French and Romanian Public Relations Practices.” Paper presentation, International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, March 2011
Nastasia, Sorin. “Corporate Responsibility in Postcommunist Eastern Europe: A Case Study from Romania.” Paper presentation, International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, March 2011
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Rakow, Lana, respondent; Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, Grynko, Anastasia, Kartoshkina, Yuliya, Popkova, Anna, Louella Lofranco, & Charu Uppal, presenters. “Building Bridges: Negotiating Diasporic Identities in Global Contexts.” Panel presentation, International and Intercultural Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, San Francisco, November 2010
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Rakow, Lana, respondent; Nastasia, Sorin, Nastasia, Diana, Toncheva, Iva, Grynko, Anastasia, Kartoshkina, Yuliya, & Popkova, Anna, presenters. “Building Bridges: A Cyber Public Sphere in a Postcommunist Context.” Panel presentation, Human Communication and Technology Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, San Francisco, November 2010
Rakow, Lana, chair; Nastasia, Sorin, Nastasia, Diana, Kartoshkina, Yuliya, Popkova, Anna, Lofranco, Louella, & Uppal, Charu, presenters. “Matters of Communication: National Identities in Transition.” Panel presentation, Philosophy of Communication Division, annual conference of International Communication Association, Hong Kong, June 2010.
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin. “Discourses of Stability and Change: Communicating Gender in Ancient Greek Theatre.” Paper presentation with a Top Paper Award. Theatre Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2009
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Rakow, Lana, respondent; Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, Cismaru, Diana, Ivan, Loredana, Kartoshkina, Yuliya, Popkova, Anna, Uppal, Charu, presenters. “From Discourses of Stability towards Discourses of Change: Cultural Creatives from around the World.” Panel presentation, Communication and the Future Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2009
Conway, Kyle, chair; Conway, Kyle, Uppal, Charu, Popkova, Anna, Kartoshkina, Yuliya, Cismaru, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, & Nastasia, Diana, presenters. “Discourses of Stability, Change, Exchange: Cultural Translation and Global Television Studies.” Panel presentation, Mass Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2009
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Nitz, Michael, Nastasia, Sorin, Tsetsura, Katerina, Laskin, Alexander, presenters. “Public Relations Practices in Western and Eastern Europe.” Panel presentation, Annual conference of European Public Relations Education and Research Association, Bucharest, October 2009
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations Practices in Western and Eastern Europe: A Comparison Between French and Romanian Public Relations Companies on The Web.” Paper presentation in a plenary session. Annual conference of European Public Relations Education and Research Association, Bucharest, October 2009
Nastasia, Sorin. “Corporate Responsibility In Postcommunist Eastern Europe: A Case Study From Romania.” Paper presentation. Annual conference of European Public Relations Education and Research Association, Bucharest, October 2009
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin “The Melting Pot, Hybridization, Bilocalism: Frameworks for Studying Diasporic Identities.” Paper presentation, Diaspora and Media Section, annual conference of International Association for Media and Communication Research, Mexico City, July 2009
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Papacharissi, Zizi, respondent; Vorvoreanu, Mihaela, Nastasia, Sorin, Nastasia, Diana Cismaru, Diana, Ivan, Loredana, & Uppal, Charu, presenters. “Innovative Keywords in Communication: Blogospheres Around the World.” Panel presentation, Communication and Technology Division, annual conference of International Communication Association, Chicago, May 2009
Nastasia, Diana, chair; Rakow, Lana, respondent; Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin Cismaru, Diana, Ivan, Loredana, Naumova, Alevtina, & Charu Uppal, presenters. “Keywords in Communication: Women’s Voices and Organizational Communication around the World.” Panel presentation, Feminist Scholarship Division, annual conference of International Communication Association, Chicago, May 2009
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations Practices in Europe.” Paper presentation, International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, FL, March 2009
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin. “Portrayal of Women in Late 18th to Late 19th Century Paintings.” Paper presentation with a Top Paper Award, Visual Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, San Diego, November 2008
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Kruckeberg, Dean, respondent; Tsetsura, Katerina, Nastasia, Sorin, Vujnovic, Marina, & Laskin, Alexander, presenters. “unCONVENTIONal: Corporate Responsibility in Postcommunist Eastern Europe.” Panel presentation, Public Relations Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, San Diego, November 2008
Nastasia, Sorin. “Dialogue and Dialectics: National Identity in Postcommunist Romania.” Paper presentation. International and Intercultural Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, San Diego, November 2008
Nastasia, Diana, chair; Rakow, Lana, respondent; Tsetsura, Katerina, Nastasia, Sorin, Nastasia, Diana, Kartoshkina, Yuliya, Popkova, Anna, & Naumova, Alevtina, presenters. “Examining Gendered Voices in Organizational Life in Former Communist Countries.” Panel presentation, Feminist and Women’s Studies Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, San Diego, November 2008
Nastasia, Sorin. “Corporate Responsibility in Postcommunist Eastern Europe: A Case Study from Romania.” Paper presentation, annual conference of European Public Relations Education and Research Association, Milan, October 2008
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations in Western and Eastern Europe: A Comparison between French and Romanian Public Relations.” Paper presentation, annual conference of European Public Relations Education and Research Association, Milan, October 2008
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin. “Gendered Identities in Postcommunist Romania.” Paper presentation, Postsocialist, Postauthoritarian and Intercultural Communication Working Group, annual conference of International Association for Media and Communication Research, Stockholm, July 2008
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “Negotiating Masculinities in North Country.” Paper presentation, Gender Section, annual conference of International Association for Media and Communication Research, Stockholm, July 2008
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations Practices in Western and Eastern Europe: A Comparison between French and Romanian Public Relations Companies on the Web.” Paper presentation, International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, FL, March 2008
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “The Postcommunist Romanian Theatre: A Stage for Experimentation.” Paper presentation with a Top Paper Award, Theatre Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2007
Nastasia, Sorin. “Youth Vote: Examining 2004 Presidential Elections Coverage in Selected U.S. Newspapers.” Paper presentation, Political Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2007
Rakow, Lana, chair and respondent; Nastasia, Diana, Nastasia, Sorin, Ibroscheva, Elza, Tsetsura, Katerina, & Kartoshkina, Yuliya, presenters. “Communicating World Views: The Construction of Gendered Identities in Postcommunist Eastern Europe.” Panel presentation, International and Intercultural Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2007
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Shafer, Richard, respondent; Lofranco, Louella, Nastasia, Sorin, Nastasia, Diana, Uppal, Charu, & Kartoshkina, Yuliya, presenters. “Changing World Views: Roles and Challenges of Mass Media in Revolutions.” Panel presentation, Mass Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2007
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin. “Media and Revolution: The Case Study of 1989 Romania.” Paper presentation, Postsocialist, Postauthoritarian and Intercultural Communication Working Group, annual conference of International Association for Media and Communication Research, Paris, July 2007
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin, Kartoshkina, Yuliya, Lofranco, Louella, & Uppal, Charu. “A Typology of Theoretical Frameworks for the Study of Immigrant Identities.” Paper presentation, Critical Intercultural Politics Seminar, summer conference of National Communication Association, June 2007
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin. “Free Media Outside of the Free World.” Paper presentation, Globalization and the Media Seminar, summer conference of National Communication Association, June 2007
Nastasia, Sorin “Public Relations in Romania.” Paper presentation, Public Relation Division, annual conference of International Communication Association, San Francisco, May 2007
Nastasia, Sorin. “Globalizing Public Relations: The Role of U.S. Public Relations Models in Shaping International Public Relations Practices.” Paper presentation with a Top Student Paper Award, Public Relations Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, San Antonio, November 2006
Nastasia, Sorin, chair and respondent; Kumar, Pratibha, Lofranco, Louella, Kartoshkina, Yuliya, & Nastasia, Diana, presenters. “Sites for Connection, Sites for Separation: The Identity of Recent Immigrant Groups in the American Midwest.” Panel presentation, International and Intercultural Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, San Antonio, November 2006
Nastasia, Sorin. “Power and Public Relations.” Paper presentation, Philosophy of Communication Division, annual conference of International Communication Association, Dresden, June 2006
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Kalbfleisch, Pamela, respondent; Dougall, Elizabeth, Nastasia, Sorin, Wong, W. Joann, Najera, Miguel, & Lofranco, Louella presenters. “Culture Shock and Welfare: The International Scholar in the American Academia.” Panel presentation, International and Intercultural Communication Division, annual conference of National Communication Association, Boston, November 2005
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Kalbfleisch, Pamela, respondent; Dougall, Elizabeth, Nastasia, Sorin, Wong, W. Joann, Najera, Miguel, & Lofranco, Louella presenters. “Coming to America: Negotiating Culture Shock in the Classroom and Beyond.” Panel presentation, Intercultural and Development Communication Division, annual conference of International Communication Association, New York, May 2005
Nastasia, Sorin. “Three Metatheoretical Approaches to Public Relations.” Paper presentation, Philosophy of Communication Division, annual conference of International Communication Association, New York, May 2005
Regional/Local
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “Elizabeth Edwards’ Walk of Shame, The Mediated Representations of a Betrayed Political Wife.” Paper presentation, Media Studies Division, annual conference of Central States Communication Association, Kansas City, April, 2013
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “To Be Proud or to Be Ashamed? National Identity and the Media in Communist and Postcommunist Romania.” Paper presentation, Joint Conference of National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations, Saint Louis, April, 2010
Nastasia, Sorin. “Forbidden Expression: Punishment and Propaganda in Communist Romania, 1947-1953, Communication Ethics and Freedom of Expression Division, annual conference of Central States Communication Association, Cincinnati, April, 2010
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Nastasia, Sorin, Nitz, Michael, Schultz Aune, Adonica, & Tsetsura, Katerina, presenters. “Public Relations, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe.” Panel presentation, Public Relations Division, annual conference of Central States Communication Association, Cincinnati, April, 2010
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Nastasia, Sorin, Nastasia, Diana, Nitz, Michael, & Schultz Aune, Adonica, presenters. “Engaging Presidency: International Media Perspectives on the 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections.” Panel presentation, Political Communication Division, annual conference of Central States Communication Association, Cincinnati, April, 2010
Nastasia, Sorin. “A Postcolonial Analysis of Four Contemporary Romanian Films.” Paper presentation, Red River Conference on World Literature, Fargo, North Dakota, April, 2009
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations in Romania.” Paper presentation, Graduate School Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, March, 2008
Nastasia, Sorin. “Globalizing Public Relations: The Role of U.S. Public Relations Models in Shaping International Public Relations Practices.” Paper presentation, Graduate School Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, March, 2007
Nastasia, Sorin. “Youth Vote: Examining 2004 Presidential Elections Coverage in Selected U.S. Newspapers.” Paper presentation, Graduate School Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, March, 2006
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relation Practices in Western and Eastern Europe: A Case Study.” Poster presentation, Graduate School Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, February, 2005
Nastasia, Sorin. “Public Relations Paradigms.” Paper presentation, Graduate School Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, February, 2004
Invited Presentations
Nastasia, Sorin. “Social Media and Presidential Campaigns: Lessons from the United States and France.” Romanian Diaspora and Higher Education Conference, Bucharest, Romania, September 2012
Nastasia, Diana & Nastasia, Sorin. “U.S. Children’s Perception of the Japan Disasters.” Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation Conference, Munich, Germany, July 2011
Nastasia, Sorin. “Globalizing Public Relations: American Models and European Practices.” Presentation, Romanian Diaspora and Higher Education Conference, Bucharest, Romania, September 2010
Nastasia, Sorin, chair; Nastasia, Sorin, Berger, Pat, Wright, Emily, Osborn, Katie, Garaas-Johnson, Kristin, presenters. “Community Partners Speaking Up: Community-University Partnerships.” Panel presentation, Generating Ideas through Partnerships: A Community-University Forum, Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 2008
Nastasia, Sorin & Nastasia, Diana. “Artistic Life and Culture under Communism in Romania.” North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 2005
RESEARCH-RELATED GRANTS
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “Cultural Adaptation and Cultural Sensitivity of Study Abroad Students.” Fall 2014. ($1,000 for Undergraduate Assistant). Funded.
Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “Measuring International Public Relations Practices with Local/Regional Models: Data from the European Union” 2011-2012. ($6,500). Funded.
New Directions Grant, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “Analyzing Social Responsibility Practices in European Public Relations.” 2011. ($14,076 requested). Not funded.
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “Youth Vote: Examining Presidential Elections Coverage in Selected U.S. Newspapers.” Spring 2010 and Spring 2011. ($800 for Undergraduate Assistant in Spring 2010 and $800 for Undergraduate Assistant in Spring 2011). Funded.
Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) Grant Writing Institute, Bradley University, Peoria IL. “Measuring International Public Relations Practices with Local/Regional Models: Data from the European Union.” Summer 2010. ($1,500). Funded.
Start-Up Fund, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Purchase of teaching and research materials. 2010. ($3,000). Funded.
Graduate School Summer Fellowship, University of North Dakota. “Globalizing Public Relations: The Role of U.S. Public Relations Models in Shaping French and Romanian Public Relations Practices.” Summer 2006. ($5,000). Funded.
PUBLIC MEDIA
“High-Impact Campaign Profiles: Seeing the World.” eConnections Alumni Magazine, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Fall 2014
“Students Study PR, Communication Strategies during Abroad Program in Europe.” This Week in CAS. September, 2014
“Education Resource Pilot Tested at SIUE.” Edwardsville Intelligencer, September 24, 2014
“Senior Assignments Boost SIUE Foundation Marketing Campaign.” SIUE News, April 11, 2014
“Students Plan Earth Day Festival.” Edwardsville Intelligencer, April 4, 2014
“Nastasia is All about Interpersonal Communication.” Edwardsville Intelligencer, May 4, 2012
“College Talk.” Interview with Aldemaro Romero, Segue Radio, May 2012
“New Course Gives International Exposure.” This Week in CAS. November 14, 2011
“Dupa 20 de ani.” Interview with Dana Pitrop, Radio Romania Cultural, June 2011
“Nastasia Takes SIUE Global.” This Week in CAS. October 31, 2010
ACADEMIC PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
Metatheoretical Approaches to Public Relations.
Theory project
Social Responsibility in Public Relations in Europe
Research methods: archival documentation, focus groups
New Public Relations Models from European Public Relations Practices
Research methods: interviews, survey
Youth Vote: Examining Presidential Elections Coverage in Selected U.S. Newspapers
Research methods: content and contextual analysis
Children, the Media, and the Japan Disasters, with Diana Nastasia & Maya Götz
Research methods: contextual and textual analysis
Reconfiguring Eastern Europeanness through Film and Theatre, with Diana Nastasia
Research methods: contextual and textual analysis
Gendered Identities in Communist and Postcommunist Romania, with Diana Nastasia
Research methods: interviews, survey
Negotiating Culture Shock in the Classroom and Beyond
Research methods: interviews, survey
SERVICE
DEPARTMENT
Co-Director of Technology
Applied Communication Studies Department, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
2009-2010; 2013-present
(in charge of developing the department’s brand images, posters, flyers, and website after the
name change implementation)
Co-Coordinator, PRSSA Chapter
Applied Communication Studies, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2013-present
(advisor to student group in regards to selection of membership, activities, events, promotion,
service to community)
Co-Coordinator, Public Relations Capstone Courses
Applied Communication Studies, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2010-present
(in charge of identifying and maintaining relationships with potential community-based clients of
senior assignment courses in Public Relations)
Co-Coordinator, Public Relations Graduate Program Development
Applied Communication Studies, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2011-present
(in charge of curricular and administrative preparation of the launch of the first Master’s degree
in Public Relations at SIUE)
Member, Graduate Admissions Committee
Applied Communication Studies, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2014-present
Co-director of Assessment. 2009-2011; Director of Assessment. 2011-2014
Speech Communication Department, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
(in charge of undergraduate and graduate student exit surveys, curriculum mapping and
development, assessment reports to college and university)
Chair, Merit Review Committee
Speech Communication Department, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2013
Member, Merit Review Committee
Speech Communication Department, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2011, 2014
Recording Secretary
Speech Communication Department, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2011-2012
Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Public Relations Position
Speech Communication Department, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2010-2011
Member
Research Facilitation Committee, Communication Program, University of North Dakota. 2005-2007
COLLEGE
Chair, Curriculum Committee
Member, Leadership Council
Editor, CAS Congress Newsletter
College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2014-present
Member, Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee
Chair, Curriculum Subcommittee C
College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2011-2014
Member, CAS Colloquium Planning Committee
College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2012-2014
Planner, Interdisciplinary Roundtable on Eastern European Studies at SIUE
College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2012-2013
UNIVERSITY
Faculty Senator
Member and Recording Secretary, Curriculum Council
Member, Undergraduate Programs Committee
Faculty Senate, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2014-present
Member, Education and Research Policies Committee
Graduate School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2014-2015
Member, Academic and Curriculum Support for Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittee
Diversity Council, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2013-2015
Member, Lincoln Program Implementation Advisory Committee
Provost Office, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2013-2014
Member, Research and Development Committee
Chair, STEP Grant Evaluation Social Sciences Subcommittee
Graduate School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2011-2012
Member, Internal Program Review Team for the Undergraduate Philosophy Program
Office of Assessment, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2013-2014
Chair, Internal Program Review Team for the Undergraduate Construction Program
Office of Assessment, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2012-2013
Member, Internal Program Review Team for the Master of Arts in Teaching
Office of Assessment, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2011-2012
Member, Internal Program Review Team for the Graduate Program in Psychology
Office of Assessment, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2010-2011
Member, Peer Consulting and Mentoring Program
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2013-present
Faculty Fellow
Housing Office, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2009-present
Advisor for Prairie Hall, 2009-2010; Advisor for Woodland Hall, 2010-2014; Cougar Village,
2014-present
Mentor
Student Leadership Development Program, Kimmel Student Involvement Center, Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville. 2013-present
International Peer Mentor
International Programs, University of North Dakota. 2008-2009
(mentoring new international students)
International Student Ambassador
International Programs, University of North Dakota. 2006-2007
(recruiting Romanian students for UND)
Graduate Peer Mentor
Graduate School New Student Orientation Program, University of North Dakota. 2003-2006
(mentoring new graduate students)
Member
Resident Managers Selection Committee, Housing Office, University of North Dakota, 2005-2007
COMMUNITY
Volunteer
Lifelong Learning Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2011-present
Collaborator
Living History Speaker’s Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2010-present
Graphic Designer
Community Connect: The Journal of Civic Voices, University of North Dakota, 2009-present
Member
Planning and organization team, Annual Community-University Forum, University of North
Dakota, April 2009 & 2010
PROFESSION
Journals
Guest Editor, forthcoming 2015
Special Issue on Eastern Europe
Polymath: An Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Journal
Reviewer, 2014-present
International Journal of Strategic Communication
Reviewer, 2014-present
PRism
Reviewer, 2012-present
Global Media Journal
Reviewer, 2011-present
American Communication Journal
Member of Editorial Board, 2011-present
Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations
Member of Editorial Board, 2011-present
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies
Conferences
Co-Chair, Communication Studies Workshop, September 2012
“Diaspora in Scientific Research and Higher Education in Romania” Conference
Chair, over 10 panels; Respondent, over 10 panels, 2003-present
International Communication Association annual conferences
European Public Relations Education and Research Association annual conferences
National Communication Association annual conferences
Central States Communication Association annual conferences
Reviewer, 2010, 2012
Public Relations Division, Mass Communication Division, Communication Education Division, GIFTS Section
Central States Communication Association
Reviewer, 2005-present
Public Relations Division, Mass Communication Division, Political Communication Division, Popular Communication Division, Visual Communication Division, Ethnicity and Race in Communication Division, Intercultural Communication Division, Global Communication and Social Change Division, Philosophy of Communication Division, Communication History Division, International Communication Association
Reviewer, 2004-present
Public Relations Division, International and Intercultural Communication Division, Mass Communication Division, Visual Communication Division, Theatre Division, Assessment Division. National Communication Association.
Conference Volunteer
International Communication Association, 2005, 2007
National Communication Association, 2003-2008
Publishers
Reviewer, Fall 2014
Interpersonal Communication by Kory Floyd for McGraw-Hill
Reviewer, Fall 2012
Reflect & Relate PowerPoint Slides for Bedford/St. Martin's
Reviewer, Spring 2012
“Screening Ethnicity/ Identity Construction in the Classroom”
Volume edited by the publishing house of Petru Maior University, Targu Mures, Romania
Participant, Fall 2011
Interpersonal Communication textbook assessment for Pearson
HONORS AND AWARDS
Nominee (ranked in second place), Grunig Dissertation Award, International Communication Association, 2012
Nominee, Nafzinger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2011
Nominee, Distinguished Dissertation Award, Graduate School, University of North Dakota, 2010-2011
Top Paper Award (first author, with Diana Iulia Nastasia). Theatre Division, National Communication Association, 2009
Top Student Paper Award(second author, with Diana Nastasia), Visual Communication
Division, National Communication Association, 2008
Honoree,Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 2007-2008
Top Student Paper Award, Theatre Division, National Communication Association, 2007
Grand Prize, 1st place in digital category, and 3rd place in digital category (of over 100
entries), 24/7 photography contest, University of North Dakota, 2007
Top Student Paper Award,Public Relations Division, National Communication Association,
2006
Graduate School Summer Fellowship ($5,000 grant), University of North Dakota, 2006
1st place in digital category, 24/7 photography contest, University of North Dakota, 2006
MEMBERSHIPS
International Academy of Intercultural Research, 2014 to present
National Communication Association, 2003 to present
International Communication Association, 2004 to present
European Public Relations Education and Research Association, 2007 to present
Central States Communication Association, 2010 to present
Public Relations Society of America, 2003 to present
International Golden Key Honor Society, 2008 to present