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CURRICULUM VITAE
ANDREA R. PATTERSON
AUGUST 2013
BUSINESS ADDRESS
Winston Salem State University
Department of Mass Communications
309 Hall Patterson
601 Martin King Jr. Drive
Office: 336-750-218
Fax: 336-750-2180
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
Educational Studies with a Concentration in Cultural Studies. Dissertation: Revisioning
the Basic Communication Course in the Context of Globalization, University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, 2011
M.A.
Speech Communication, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1997
B.A.
Speech Communication, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1988
Certificate
Developmental Education Specialist, Kellogg Institute, Appalachian State University,
1999
TEACHING
2012–Present
Assistant Professor, Speech Communication, Department of Mass
Communications, Winston-Salem State University
2011–Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication, Department of Communication,
Salem College.
2002–2012
Instructor, Speech Communication, Department of English and Foreign
Languages, Winston Salem State University
2007–2008
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Communication Studies, University of
North Carolina at Greensboro
2007
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations,
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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2000–2001
Communications Faculty, Department of English and Fine Arts, Heartland
Community College, Normal, IL.
1998–1999
Visiting Communication Lecturer, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State
University
1997–1998
Visiting Communication Lecturer, Davidson County Community College
TEACHING INTERESTS
My teaching interests include the basic communication course, public speaking, intercultural
communication, and interpersonal communication with abilities and willingness to teach in related
areas.
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
2006–2008
Assistant Department Chairperson, the Department of English and Foreign
Languages, Winston-Salem State University. Supervised adjunct faculty members
and recruitment and retention initiatives.
1997–2000
Assistant Director of Learning Assistance, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Assisted in managing a program serving more than 300
undergraduate students. Recruited, hired, trained, and supervised approximately
100 tutors per academic year.
1993–1997
Tutor Coordinator, Special Support Services, University of Carolina at
Greensboro, and the U.S. Department of Education (TRIO). Recruited, hired,
supervised, and trained about 40 tutors per academic year. Served as an academic
advisor for first-generation college students enrolled in the program.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My areas of research interests involve (1) communication education, (2) the basic communication
course, (3) critical communication pedagogy, (4)cultural studies, (5) deliberative dialogue, and
(6) intercultural communication, (7) communication across the curriculum
EDITED BOOKS
Patterson, A., & Ingram, E. (Eds.). (2010). Public speaking for college and career (Customized
ed. for Winston-Salem State University). New York, NY: McGraw Hill. Customized for
the basic course.
Patterson, A., Silverthorne, R., & Shird, M. (Eds.). (2007). The Quilt: Cultural voices (pp. 29–
30). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
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Ingram, E., Patterson, A., Bradford, A., et al. (Eds.). (2005). Communication voices (Customized
ed. for Winston-Salem State University). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
PEDAGOGICAL EXERCISES
Patterson, A. (2006). Rebas and Cronis: A multicultural simulation model. In M. Shird & R.
Silverthorne (Eds.), Communication voices: Instructor’s manual. Dubuque, IA:
Kendall/Hunt.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES
Patterson, A. (2013). Anita Scott Coleman. In L. Bracks & J. Smith (Eds.), Black women of the
Harlem Renaissance. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press [404 words] [in progress]
Patterson, A. (2013). Dorothy Kuhns Heyward. In L. Bracks & J. Smith (Eds.), Black women of
the Harlem Renaissance. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press [408 words] [in progress]
PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS
Patterson, A., & Swartz, O. (2013). Social justice and the basic course: A central student learning
outcome. [in progress]
Patterson, A., & Swartz, O. (2013). The basic communication course: Ten points for a 21st
century experience. [in progress].
Patterson, A., & Swartz, O. (2013). Communication and globalization: A justification for critical
pedagogy. [in progress]
Patterson, A. (2013). Spiral of silence. In R. Williams et al. (Eds.), Black Star: Introduction to
African American studies. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt [in progress]
Patterson, A. (2013). Tom Slick. In R. Williams et al. (Eds.), Black Star: Introduction to African
American studies. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt [in progress]
COURSES TAUGHT
1997–Present
Taught more than 90 sections of the Basic Communication course including
the hybrid, public speaking, intercultural communication, and interpersonal
communication formats.
2010–Present
Intercultural Communication (Developed a spring break study abroad
component to Jamaica) and online course version.
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1998–Present
Interpersonal Communication
2008
Multicultural Communication
2007–Present
Online-Speech Fundamentals course (taught approximately 20 sections)
2011–Present
2007
Liberal Learning Seminar, Passport, Visa, Bon Voyage, Introduction to Study
Abroad course for freshman
Education course–The Institute of Education (developed speaking-intensive
class and submitted proposal to Communication across the Program; taught
two sections) University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2002–2006
Freshman Composition
2002–2006
Freshman Literature
1998–2000
First Year Seminar, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1998–2000
SAS 100, Intensive study skills class for freshman whom were on academic
probation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1999–2000
Helping Skills for Tutors, designed and taught a tutor training course,
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
2012
The Conversion Experience: From Public Speaking to a Hybrid Basic Course, panelist
presenter at the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL.
2012
Engaging the Freshman Mind: Brain-Based Learning Practices in the Liberal Learning
Seminar, 2012 Lilly Conference on College Teaching and University Teaching, Greensboro,
NC
2011
High Impact Practices and Study Abroad Programs at Winston Salem State University,
“Evidence-Based Learning and Teaching” at the 2011 Lilly Conference on College and
University Teaching, Greensboro, NC.
2011
Building Bridges among Colleagues, Colleges, and Cultures through Intercultural Praxis, at
the International Symposium “Legados Da Diaspora African Nos Brasil E Nos Estados
Unidos” Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
2011
Changing the human condition by quilting cultural voices. Featured co-guest speaker,
Scholarly Dialogue Colloquium Series, the Department of Educational Leadership and
Cultural Foundations, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
2008
Colorism, constructivism, and the UNC system. Presented at the Shades of Color and
CACE Conference, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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2007
Diversity education and the ideas of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire. The African
Diaspora: Brazil and the United States a Comparative Analysis FIPSE Grant
Conference—Persistent Inequalities. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
2006
GIFTS presenter on Instructional Design on Culture-Simulation and Game Theory
model, National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
2006
Intercultural communication culture–general simulation games in a democratic classroom.
Presented at the North Carolina Cultural Studies Association for Teachers and
Administrators, Greensboro, North Carolina.
2000
Integrating multicultural exercises into communication arts at the secondary level.
Presented at the Illinois Speech and Theatre Association, Peoria, IL.
SCHOLARLY RECOGNITION AND ACTIVITIES
2010
Scholarship recipient for the National Communication Association Faculty
Development Institute “Hope” Conference workshop. Attended week-long
workshops on the Taming the Tiger: Teaching the Fundamentals Course and Race and Rhetoric.
2010
Attended Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication, Portland, OR. Seminar
participant in “Connecting Intercultural Communication in the Context of
Globalization.”
2009
Contributor to the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Grant to foster student exchange and faculty
collaboration with three Brazilian universities. My contribution was to redesign and
teach the basic communication course for Winston-Salem State and the Brazilian
students. Students also enrolled in my intercultural communication course.
2008
Nominated for University Teaching Award at Winston-Salem State University.
2008
Maymester in Chile Program, a faculty leader for a study abroad program in Chile for
three weeks.
2004–2006 Recipient of the Self Fellows award for Ph.D. students, Educational Leadership and
Cultural Foundations, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
1998
Alana Scholar for the Kellogg Institute, Appalachian State University, Boone, North
Carolina.
1992
North Carolina Press Association Column writing award. Awarded first place column
writing award for newspaper circulation size (Shelby Star).
MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
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National Communication Association (NCA)
National Association of International Educators
Southern States Communication Association
Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society
SERVICE
Service to the Profession and Affiliated Societies:
2013 Editorial board member for the Basic Communication Course Annual #25 (2013).
2013 Nomination committee member for the Basic Course Division of NCA
2013 Proposal reviewer for the Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship division of National
Association of International Educators
2013 Reviewed textbook Communication and Culture in Your Life by Shawn Wahl and Juliann
School for the 2014 edition.
Service to the University:
2011-Present Chair of the Oral Communication Committee for General Education Modified the
Oral Communication rubric for the university. Rubric modification and case study
published in American Association of Colleges and Universities publication.
2012
Brain-Based Active Learning Techniques for the University Classroom, CETL
Workshop facilitator for faculty, Winston Salem State University.
2011
Oral Communication: Speaking to Learn and Learning to Speak. Workshop
facilitator for Liberal Learning Seminar Faculty, Winston-Salem State University.
2010
Integrating Oral Communication into Liberal Learning Seminars. Workshop
facilitator for Liberal Learning Seminar Faculty, Winston-Salem State University.
2007
Facilitator for the Leadership Ideas for Today’s Scholars sessions, Winston-Salem
State University Leadership Institute Retreat.
2007
Effective cross-cultural leadership and communication competency. Workshop
facilitator for Leaderspeak series for the Winston-Salem State University Leadership
Institute.
Department of Mass Communication at Winston Salem State University:
2013 Chair of Curriculum Committee
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2013 Member of Public Speaking Contest Committee
Department of English and Foreign Languages at Winston Salem State University:
2006–2012 Chair of Recruitment and Retention Committee
2003–2012 Member of Public Speaking Contest Committee
2010–2012 Member of Curriculum Committee
College of Arts and Sciences at Winston Salem State University:
2005–Present Member of the Friends of the Library committee for ‘O’Kelly Library
2003–2011
Member of the Undergraduate Research Forum committee
Community:
2013
Volunteer for the Alamance County Friends of the Library
2011
Oratorical Judge for the Public Speaking Contest at North Carolina A&T State University
2012
Oratorical Judge for the Public Speaking Contest at North Carolina A&T State University
2012
Volunteer for the Alamance County Friends of the Library
2010
Community facilitator for Greensboro Public Library city-wide reading project
2009
Diversity facilitator for ANYDAY for the National Conference for Community and Justice
2009
Community facilitator Greensboro Public Library city-wide reading project
2008
Community facilitator for Greensboro Public Library city-wide reading project
2008
ANYTOWN advisor and diversity facilitator for National Conference for
Community and Justice
2007
ANYTOWN advisor and diversity facilitator for National Conference for
Community and Justice
2006
Community facilitator Greensboro Public Library city-wide reading project
2004
Community facilitator Greensboro Public Library city-wide reading project
2002
Community facilitator Greensboro Public Library city-wide reading project
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