July 2013 Natalie(Talia)JominiStroud
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies Assistant Director, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station A1105 Austin, TX 78712‐0115 Email: tstroud@austin.utexas.edu Phone: (512) 471‐1934 Twitter: @TaliaStroud EDUCATION Ph. D. 2006 B. A. 2001 Communication, Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania Mass Communications & Statistics (double major) University of California, Berkeley Departmental Citation for Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement in Statistics PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 2012 – present Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin 2006 – present Assistant Director of Research Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, University of Texas at Austin 2006 – 2012 Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin PUBLICATIONS Books *Stroud, N. J. (2011). Niche news: The politics of news choice. New York: Oxford University Press. Reviewed in Political Communication, Political Science Quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly *2012 Outstanding Book Award from the International Communication Association Journal Articles Stroud, N. J., & Muddiman, A. (in press). Selective exposure, tolerance, and comedic news. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. Waismel‐Manor, I., & Stroud, N. J. (2013). What's in a name? The influence of President Obama's Muslim roots on Middle Eastern and U.S. perceptions. Political Behavior, 35(3), 621‐641. Feldman, L., Stroud, N. J., Bimber, B., & Wojcieszak, M. (2013). Assessing selective exposure in experiments: The implications of different methodological choices. Communication Methods & Measures, 7(3), 198‐220. Stroud, 2 of 20 Stroud, N. J., & Muddiman, A. (2013). Exposure to news and diverse views in the Internet age. I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, 8(3), 605‐623. Stroud, N. J., & Lee, J. K. (2013). Perceptions of cable news credibility. Mass Communication & Society, 16(1), 67‐88. Stroud, N. J., & Sparrow, B. H. (2011). Assessing public opinion after 9/11 and before the Iraq War. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 23(2), 148‐168. Stroud, N. J., Stephens, M., & Pye, D. (2011). The influence of debate viewing context on political cynicism and strategic interpretations. American Behavioral Scientist, 55(3), 270‐283. *Stroud, N. J. (2010). Polarization and partisan selective exposure. Journal of Communication, 60(3), 556‐
576. *NCA’s Political Communication Division 2011 Michael Pfau Outstanding Article Award Jarvis, S. E., Stroud, N. J., & Gilliland, A. A. (2009). College students, news use, and trust. Communication Research Reports, 26(1), 30‐39. Stroud, N. J. (2008). Media use and political predispositions: Revisiting the concept of selective exposure. Political Behavior, 30(3), 341‐366. Stroud, N. J., & Chernin, A. (2008). Video games and the ERSB: An evaluation of parental beliefs about the rating system. Journal of Children & Media, 2(1), 1‐18. Stroud, N. J. (2007). Media effects, selective exposure, & Fahrenheit 9/11. Political Communication, 24(4), 415–432. Stroud, N. J., & Kenski, K. (2007). From agenda setting to refusal setting: Survey nonresponse as a function of media coverage across the 2004 election cycle. Public Opinion Quarterly, 71(4), 539‐559. Price, V., & Stroud, N. J. (2006). Public attitudes toward polls: Evidence from the 2000 U.S. Presidential election. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 18(4), 393‐421. Kenski, K., & Stroud, N. J. (2006). Connections between Internet use and political efficacy, knowledge, and participation. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 50(2), 173‐192. Tisinger, R., Stroud, N. J., Meltzer, K. A., Mueller, B. A., & Gans, R. M. (2005). Creating political websites: Balancing complexity & usability. Knowledge, Technology, & Policy, 18(2), 41‐51. Kenski, K., & Stroud, N. J. (2005). Who watches presidential debates? A comparative look at presidential debate viewing in 2000 and 2004. American Behavioral Scientist, 46(2), 213‐228. Book Chapters Stroud, N. J., Muddiman, A., & Scacco, J. (in press). Engaging audiences via online news sites. In H. Gil de Zúñiga (Ed.) New agendas in communication: New technologies and civic engagement. New York: Routledge. Stroud, 3 of 20 Stroud, N. J. (in press). Selective exposure. In K. Kenski & K. H. Jamieson (Eds.) Handbook of political communication theories. New York: Oxford University Press. Stroud, N. J., & Muddiman, A. (2013). The American media system today: Is the public fragmenting? In T. Ridout (Ed.) New directions in media and politics. (pp. 6‐23). New York: Routledge. Stroud, N. J., & Higgins, V. (2011). Content analysis. In D. Sloan & S. Zhou (Eds.) Research methods in communication, 2nd edition. (pp. 123‐143). Northport, AL: Vision Press. Stroud, N. J., & Higgins, V. (2008). Content analysis. In D. Sloan & S. Zhou (Eds.) Research methods in communication. (pp. 123‐143). Northport, AL: Vision Press. Stroud, N. J., & Romer, D. (2006). Exploratory and bivariate analysis. In D. Romer, K. Kenski, K. Winneg, C. Adasiewicz, & K. H. Jamieson (Eds.). Capturing campaign dynamics, 2000 and 2004: The National Annenberg Election Survey. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Book Reviews Stroud, N. J. (2009). [Review of the book: Evaluating campaign quality: Can the electoral process be improved?]. Mass Communication & Society, 12(2), 238–241. Stroud, N. J. (2007). [Review of the book: A new engagement: Political participation, civic life, and the changing American citizen]. Public Opinion Quarterly, 71(3), 475‐478. Other Publications Stroud, N. J. (2012, April 16). Tuning in to politics. Available online at: http://www.utexas.edu/know/2012/04/16/stroud_natalie_election2/. Stroud, N. J., Kim, S., & Scacco, J. (2012). Cognitive dissonance. In P. Moy (Ed.) Oxford Bibliographies Online: Communication. Stroud, N. J. (2010, October 18). Staying on top of local elections is only a mouse click away. Available online at: http://www.utexas.edu/know/2010/10/18/election_stroud2/. Stroud, N. J. (2010, October 4). Believing in, or debunking, media partisanship. Available online at: http://www.utexas.edu/know/2010/10/04/election_stroud1/. Winneg, K., & Stroud, N. J. (2005, April). The Internet as a source of campaign information: An analysis of its use in the 2004 Democratic presidential primary campaign. Public Opinion Pros. Available online at: http://www.publicopinionpros.norc.org/features/2005/apr/winneg.asp. SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS *Stroud, N. J., Scacco, J., & Muddiman, A. (2013, August). Interactive quizzes on news websites. Paper to be presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Electronic News Division, Chicago. *Top Scholar‐to‐Scholar Presentation Stroud, 4 of 20 Stroud, N. J., Muddiman, A., & Scacco, J. (2013, June). Linking to alternative views. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, London. Wojcieszak, M., Feldman, L., Stroud, N. J., & Bimber, B. (2013, June). Explaining media choice: Predictors of news selection. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, London. Scacco, J. M., Muddiman, A., & Stroud, N. J. (2013, June). The influence of interactive online poll features on political learning. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, London. Stroud, N. J. (2013, April). The promise and pitfalls of fact‐checking. Roundtable presentation at the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Feldman, L., Stroud, N. J., Bimber, B., & Wojcieszak, M. (2013, April). Assessing selective exposure in experiments: The implications of different methodological choices. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. *Garrett, R. K., & Stroud, N. J. (2012, November). Decoupling selective approach and selective avoidance. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Orlando, FL. *Top 4 Paper Muddiman, A., Stroud, N. J., & McCombs, M. (2012, November). News media fragmentation and political perceptions about Iraq. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Orlando, FL. Stroud, N. J., & Kovalyova, N. (2012, November). The effects of a civic curriculum and political talk on political knowledge and attitudes. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Orlando, FL. Stroud, N. J., Muddiman, A., & Lee, J. K. (2012, August). Seeing media as out group members: An evaluation of bias perceptions. Paper to be presented at the American Political Science Association, Political Psychology and Public Opinion Divisions, New Orleans, LA. Stroud, N. J., & Scacco, J. (2012, May). Incidental learning: An experimental test in the modern media environment. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Phoenix, AZ. Stroud, N. J., & Lee, J. K. (2011, November). Perceptions of cable news credibility. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, New Orleans, LA. Stroud, N. J., & Muddiman, A. (2011, September). Selective exposure and comedic news. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association, Political Communication and Political Psychology Divisions, Seattle, WA. Stroud, N. J., & Kenski, K. (2011, September). Need for cognition and selective exposure: A test of moderation of the partisanship‐ideological news consumption relationship. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association, Political Communication and Political Psychology Divisions, Seattle, WA. Stroud, 5 of 20 Stroud, N. J., Lee, J. K., & Muddiman, A. (2011, May). How citizens organize their thoughts about media bias. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Boston, MA. Stroud, N. J., Lee, J. K., & Muddiman, A. (2011, March). Perceptions of bias in the media. Paper presented at the World Association for Public Opinion Research Regional Seminar. Transnational Connections: Challenges and Opportunities in Communication and Public Opinion Research, Segovia, Spain. Stroud, N. J. (2010, December). Selective exposure. Invited participant at the Political Communication: The State of the Field in the 21st Century Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Stroud, N. J. (2010, November). Selective exposure and cable news network viewership. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, San Francisco, CA. Waismel‐Manor, I., & Stroud, N. J. (2010, September). What's in a name? The influence of President Obama's Muslim roots on Middle Eastern and U.S. perceptions. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association, Political Communication Division, Washington, D.C. Wojcieszak, M., Stroud, N. J., Feldman, L., & Bimber, B. (2010, September). The political effects of forced versus selective exposure to news media. Paper presented at the Political Communication Pre‐Conference of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C. Waismel‐Manor, I., & Stroud, N. J. (2010, May). What's in a name? The influence of President Obama's Muslim roots on Middle Eastern and U.S. perceptions. Paper presented at The Israeli Political Science Association Meeting, Hertzelia, Israel. *Stroud, N. J., Pye, D., & Stephens, M. (2009, November). Cynical or less informed? Examining the effects of activities during debate viewing. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Chicago, IL. *Top 4 Paper Stroud, N. J., Kim, S., Stephens, M., & Thompson, K. (2009, September). The implications of selective exposure for candidate strategy: Introducing the concept of selective production. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association, Political Communication Division, Toronto, Canada. Stroud, N. J. (2009, May). Perceptions of partisan bias in a news article. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Chicago, IL. Stroud, N. J., & Lee, J. K. (2009, May). Public opinion about the news media: The industry, the medium, the outlet, and the personality. Paper presented at the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL. Stroud, N. J., & Sparrow, B. H. (2008, November). Letting the public speak: Public opinion polling after 9/11 and before Iraq. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, San Diego, CA. Stroud, N. J. (2008, August). Agenda setting in the modern media environment. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association, Political Communication Division, Boston, MA. Stroud, 6 of 20 Stroud, N. J., & Lee, J. K. (2008, May). Politics and cable news credibility. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Montreal, Canada. Stroud, N. J. (2007, November). Participation and partisan selective exposure. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Chicago, IL. Stroud, N. J. (2007, August). Evaluating possible antecedents and consequences of partisan selective exposure: Political knowledge & political interest. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Political Science Association, Political Communication Division, Chicago, IL. Sparrow, B. H., & Stroud, N. J. (2007, August). Making public opinion: Polling, the media, and the U.S. response to 9/11. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Political Science Association, Public Opinion and Political Participation Division and Political Communication Division, Chicago, IL. Stroud, N. J. (2007, May). Polarizing effects of partisan selective exposure. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, San Francisco, CA. Stroud, N. J. (2007, May). Revisiting the concept of selective exposure. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Mass Communication Division, San Francisco, CA. Stroud, N. J. (2006, November). Partisan selective exposure and the media environment. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, San Antonio, TX. Stroud, N. J. (2006, May). The media’s role in fragmenting public agendas. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Montreal, Canada. Stroud, N. J. (2005, November). Affect gaps and the Internet. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Boston, MA. *Stroud, N. J. (2005, May). Where there is smoke, there is fire: Media effects, selective exposure, & Fahrenheit 9/11. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, New York, NY. *Top 3 Student Paper Stroud, N. J., & Kenski, K. (2005, May). Nonresponse across the 2004 election cycle: A time series examination. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Miami, FL. Winneg, K., & Stroud, N. J. (2005, May). The Internet as a means for following the presidential campaigns: 2004 presidential primary and general election campaigns. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Miami, FL. Stroud, N. J. (2004, November). Where’s the party? An investigation of the Internet and partisan selectivity. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication Association, Political Communication Division, Chicago, IL. Stroud, 7 of 20 *Tisinger, R., Meltzer, K. A., Jomini, N., Mueller, B. A., & Gans, R. M. (2004, May). Engaging the electronic electorate: The effective presentation of online political information. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, New Orleans, LA. *Top 3 Student Paper *Jomini, N., & Chernin, A. (2004, May). Video games and the ESRB: An evaluation of parental beliefs about the rating system. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Mass Communication Division, New Orleans, LA. *Top 4 Student Paper Kenski, K., & Jomini, N. (2004, May). Connections between Internet use and political efficacy, knowledge, and participation. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication Association, Political Communication Division, New Orleans, LA. Jomini, N., & Kenski, K. (2004, May). Nonresponse and the 2000 election cycle: Topic salience and efforts to increase response. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, AZ. Price, V., & Jomini, N. (2004, May). Polls in election 2000: Public attitudes, perceived impact, and support for restricting election‐night projections. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, AZ. Winneg, K., & Jomini, N. (2004, May). The Internet as a means for campaign discourse: Its uses in the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, AZ. Kenski, K., & Jomini, N. (2004, May). The causal relationship between external and internal political efficacy: A look at panel data from the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Paper presented at the meeting of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, AZ. Mueller, B. A., Gans, R. M., Jomini, N., Tisinger, R., & Meltzer, K. A. (2003, April). Covering politics on‐air and online. Paper presented at the meeting of the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, NV. RESEARCH CONTRACTS/GRANTS 2012 – 2013 Omidyar Network / Democracy Fund Countering Misinformation and Strengthening Online Discourse Principal Investigators: N. J. Stroud, B. Nyhan, & J. Reifler Total Amount: $388,367 Amount under Stroud’s supervision: $114,200 Status: Received and in progress 2011 – 2012 Texas Department of Transportation Texas Department of Transportation Marketing Program Principal Investigator: I. Cunningham and M. Walton Investigators: V. Cicchrillo, L. Dobias, G. Kincaid, K. Stephens, N. J. Stroud, & G. Wilcox Total Amount: $689,200 Amount under Stroud’s supervision: $76,664 Status: Received and completed Stroud, 8 of 20 2010 – 2011 2011 Undergraduate Mentor Fellowship, College of Communication, University of Texas Funding for one graduate student and four undergraduate student research assistants Grant Preparation Awards, College of Communication, University of Texas Understanding the Effects of Local News Breaks / Agenda Setting and Selective Exposure Principal Investigator: N. J. Stroud Total Amount: $12,000 (two awards received, $6,000 each) Status: Received and completed 2011 Austin Community Foundation Evaluation of Hispanic Fitness and Education Fairs Principal Investigator: N. J. Stroud Total Amount: $6,000 Status: Received and completed 2010 Austin Partners in Education An Evaluation of the Hispanic Education Fair, Feria Para Aprender Principal Investigator: N. J. Stroud Total Amount: $2,322 Status: Received and completed Spain Ministry of Science and Innovation´s Plan Nacional The Democratically Important Political Effects of Selective Exposure, Mass Media, and the Forced‐Choice Error Principal Investigator: M. Wojcieszak (30%) Lead Investigators: B. Bimber (22%), L. Feldman (22%), L. Newman (4%), & N. J. Stroud (22%) Total Amount: $50,120 / €40,000 Status: Received and in progress 2010 – 2012 2009 2009 – 2010 2009 – 2010 Summer Research Assignment, University of Texas Assessing Bias in the News Media Principal Investigator: N. J. Stroud Total Amount: 2 months summer salary Status: Received and completed Program of Support to the Investigation of the Junta de Castilla y León The Political Effects of Forced vs. Selective Exposure to Media Principal Investigator: M. Wojcieszak (30%) Lead Investigators: B. Bimber (22%), L. Feldman (22%), L. Newman (4%), & N. J. Stroud (22%) Total Amount: $8,629 / €6,386 Status: Received and in progress (funding support combined with 2010‐12 Spanish grant) Junior Faculty Fellowship, College of Communication, University of Texas News Use and Candidate Appearances on the News Principal Investigator: N. J. Stroud Total Amount: $6,000 Status: Received and completed Stroud, 9 of 20 2009 – 2010 2009 2009 2009 2008 – 2009 Undergraduate Mentor Fellowship, College of Communication, University of Texas Funding for one graduate student and four undergraduate student research assistants Austin Partners in Education An Evaluation of the Hispanic Education Fair, Feria Para Aprender Principal Investigator: N. J. Stroud Total Amount: $1,575 Status: Received and completed Special Research Grant, University of Texas at Austin Measuring Television News Use Total Amount: $750 Status: Received and completed Knapp Fellowship, College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin One course release Undergraduate Mentor Fellowship, College of Communication, University of Texas Funding for one graduate student and four undergraduate student research assistants 2008 2008 Austin Partners in Education An Evaluation of the Hispanic Education Fair, Feria Para Aprender Principal Investigator: N. J. Stroud Total Amount: $2,800 Status: Received and completed 2008 Reddick Award, Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas Understanding Trust in the Media Principal Investigator: N. J. Stroud Total Amount: $7,700 Status: Received and completed 2007 – 2008 2007 Corporation for Public Broadcasting Objectivity and Balance: How Do Readers and Viewers of News and Information Reach Conclusions Regarding Objectivity and Balance? Principal Investigators: S. Reese (50%) and N. J. Stroud (50%) Total Amount: $12,500 Status: Received and completed Undergraduate Mentor Fellowship, College of Communication, University of Texas Funding for one graduate student and four undergraduate student research assistants Annette Strauss Institute Faculty Research Fellowship Making Public Opinion: The Politics of Polling and Media Reporting Prior to the Iraq War Principal Investigators: B. Sparrow (50%) and N. J. Stroud (50%) Total Amount: $5,000 Status: Received and completed Stroud, 10 of 20 2007 2006 Jessie H. Jones Fellowship in Communication, University of Texas at Austin Summer Salary Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation Media Trust Principal Investigator: N. J. Stroud Total Amount: $5,000 Status: Received and completed AWARDS AND HONORS 2013 Top Scholar‐to‐Scholar Presentation, Electronic News Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2013 Semi‐Finalist, Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin 2012 Top Four Paper Award, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association (co‐authored with R. K. Garrett) 2012 Outstanding Book Award for Niche News, International Communication Association 2012 Invited Fellow of the Center for Politics and Governance at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin 2011 Invited member of the Society for Teaching Excellence, University of Texas at Austin 2011 Michael Pfau Outstanding Article Award, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association. For Polarization and partisan selective exposure, Journal of Communication 2010 Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Communication Studies Graduate Community, University of Texas 2009 Top Four Paper Award, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association (co‐authored with M. Stephens & D. Pye) 2007 Outstanding Dissertation Award, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association 2007 Best Dissertation Award, Political Psychology Section, American Political Science Association 2007 K. Kyoon Hur Dissertation Award, International Communication Association (for best doctoral dissertation in mass communication research) 2006 Graduate Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2006 2005 – 2006 Dissertation Research Fellowship, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania 2005 Top Three Student Paper Award, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association 2004 Top Four Student Paper Award, Mass Communication Division, International Communication Association (co‐authored with A. Chernin) 2003
Top Three Student Paper Award, Political Communication Division, International Communication Association (co‐authored with R. Tisinger, K. Meltzer, B. Mueller, & R. Gans) 2002 Statistics Department Citation, University of California, Berkeley (awarded to one graduating B.A. each year for outstanding undergraduate accomplishment in Statistics) Stroud, 11 of 20 ADVISING AND RELATED STUDENT SERVICE Teaching Experience Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin (2006 – present) Undergraduate: Media Effects and Politics Communication and Public Opinion Communication Research Methods Media and Public Opinion, Senior Fellows Honors Communication Campaign Methods Political Communication Graduate: Communication and Public Opinion Media, Politics, and the Individual Quantitative Research Methods SPICE Program, University of Erfurt, Germany (2012) Undergraduate: Communication and Public Opinion Summer Statistics Institute, University of Texas at Austin (2008 – 2011) How to Interpret Empirical Studies Introduction to Statistics Academic Affairs, Penn State Abington (2005) Faculty/Staff Workshop: SPSS Statistics Software University of Pennsylvania (2005) Primary Instructor Introduction to Communication Behavior (undergraduate) Teaching Assistant Rolling Cross Sectional Analysis (graduate) Introduction to Communication Behavior (undergraduate) Student Advising Doctoral Advisees Sohyun Choi, Communication Studies Alex Curry, Communication Studies Ashley Muddiman, Communication Studies Cynthia Peacock, Communication Studies Josh Scacco, Communication Studies Hsuan‐Ting Chen, Journalism (co‐advisor with Dr. R. Coleman, 2013) Yonghwan Kim, Journalism (co‐advisor with Dr. H. Gil de Zuniga, Dr. M. McCombs, 2013) Doctoral Committees Sungsoo Bang, Journalism Kate Blackburn, Communication Studies Ashlyn Gentry, Communication Studies Jiwon Han, Communication Studies Connie Young Johnson, Communication Studies Stroud, 12 of 20 Na Yeon Lee, Journalism Robert Mack, Communication Studies Aimee Meader, Journalism Maegan Stephens, Communication Studies Keri Thompson, Communication Studies Sung Woo Yoo, Journalism Ingrid Bachmann, Journalism (2011) Emily Balanoff, Communication Studies (2011) Sujin Choi, Radio‐TV‐Film (2012) Soo‐Hye Han, Communication Studies (2008) Vanessa Higgins, Journalism (2009) Nakwon Jung, Journalism (2010) Rebecca LaVally, Communication Studies (2010) Jae Kook Lee, Journalism (2009) Colene Lind, Communication Studies (2013) Nicholas Merola, Communication Studies (2013) Soo Jung Moon, Journalism (2008) Angela Niedermyer, Communication Studies (2011) Clariza Ruiz De Castilla, Communication Studies (2013) Fadi Skeiker, Theatre and Dance (2008) Sebastián Valenzuela, Journalism (2011) Comprehensive Exam Committees Ji won Kim, Journalism Angela Lee, Journalism Rebecca McEntee, Journalism Curt Yowell, Communication Studies Masters Advisees Soohee Kim, Communication Studies (2010) Masters Reader Kanghui Baek, Journalism (2008) Elizabeth Crecente, Communication Studies (2008) Eliana Razo, Communication Studies (2011) Cathy Setzer, Communication Studies (2011) SERVICE ACTIVITIES Annette Strauss Institute, University of Texas at Austin Assistant Director of Research, 2006 – present 2012 Law Related Education Project (with A. Muddiman) – Faculty advisor for evaluation of the Law‐Related Education lesson plans and Hatton W. Sumners funded institutes. 2011 – 2012 Texas Department of Transportation Project (with V. Inchauste) –Proposed and designed research initiative to evaluate the Texas Department of Transportation marketing program. Stroud, 13 of 20 2011 – 2012 Turning Points Evaluation Project – Conducted an experimental evaluation of the Strauss Turning Points project to challenge high school students to think about the Constitution 2011 Killeen School District Teacher Opinion Project – Consulted with the Office of Survey Research on sampling strategies for the survey design 2011 2010 – present 2010 – 2011 2010 – present 2010 2008 2007 – present 2007 2006 New Politics Forum, Campaign Bootcamp, Faculty Moderator Project Vote Smart – Coordinated the development of an undergraduate course (cross‐listed in Government and Communication Studies) for students to work with the Project Vote Smart organization. Patricia Witherspoon Research Award – Helped to evaluate applications and select awardees Did You Know Project – Supervised 8 graduate students and 4 undergraduate students to review academic research and write short, easily‐understandable research summaries for the Strauss website Texas Online Panel Feasibility Survey (with V. Inchauste) – planned and conducted a survey of faculty members’ on‐campus use of survey research. We wanted to ascertain whether there would be enough demand for a random‐sample panel survey of Texans. New Politics Forum, Election Debriefing Faculty Moderator Feria Para Aprender Event Evaluations – Conducted 5 different on‐site research surveys, recruited and managed teams of bi‐lingual undergraduate and graduate researchers, designed survey instrument, supervised Spanish translation, trained and oversaw data collection teams, conducted analyses, wrote reports Annette Strauss Institute Faculty Research Fellowship (with B. Sparrow) – Supervised 18 undergraduate student coders on content analysis research project Cooperative Congressional Election Study – Designed survey instrument, worked with survey research firm, and conducted analysis Departmental and University Service, University of Texas at Austin 2013, Feb. 15 Panel Respondent, Handbook of Research on Institutional Language Conference by Dean Roderick Hart 2012 – present Member of Bridging Disciplines Program University Committee on a Public Policy Curriculum 2012 – 2013 Member of Assistant Professor Health Communication Faculty Search Committee, Department of Communication Studies Stroud, 14 of 20 2012 2008 – present 2007 – present 2008, 2010, 2011 2009 – 2011 2006 – 2010 2010 2008 – 2009 2008 – 2009 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 Manage Graduate Admissions, Rhetoric and Language Division, Department of Communication Studies Member of Teaching Assistant / Assistant Instructor Award Selection Committee, Department of Communication Studies Member of Graduate Rhetoric and Language Student Admissions Committee, Department of Communication Studies Senior Fellows (College of Communication Honors Program) Entering Class Interviewer Member of Awards Committee, Department of Communication Studies National Communication Association, Graduate Student Open House Member of National Research Council Rankings Review Committee, College of Communication Budget Council Representative, Department of Communication Studies Member of Associate/Full Professor Organizational Communication Faculty Search Committee, Department of Communication Studies Faculty Moderator, Hook the Vote Election Night Panel Assistance with New Employee Orientation Film, University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin Honors Colloquium Presenter Undergraduate Research Week session (with K. Stephens) Undergraduate Scholarship Selection Committee, Department of Communication Studies Ad‐Hoc Participant, Communication Council, College of Communication Methods Committee, Communication Studies Department 2007 2007 Service to the Field American Political Science Association (APSA), Political Communication Division 2013 Discussant 2012 Political Communication Pre‐Conference Invited Panelist and Discussant 2011 – present Appointed Ad Hoc member of the Joint Publications Committee 2012 – 2013 Programming Committee 2011 – 2012 Elected Program Chair 2011 – present Elected Newsletter Editor (co‐sponsored by the ICA division) 2008 – present Appointed Webmaster, www.politicalcommunication.org 2008 – 2009 Panel Chair International Communication Association (ICA) 2013 – 2014 Outstanding Book Award Committee ICA Political Communication Division 2011 – present Appointed Ad Hoc member of the Joint Publications Committee 2011 – present Elected Newsletter Editor (co‐sponsored by the APSA division) 2012 Faculty Mentor, Graduate Student Pre‐Conference 2012 Panel Discussant 2008, 2011, 2012 Panel Chair 2006 – present Annual Conference Reviewer 2004 – present Appointed Webmaster, www.politicalcommunication.org Stroud, 15 of 20 National Communication Association (NCA), Political Communication Division 2013 Panel Discussant 2012 Appointed Member of Bylaws Committee 2011 Elected Member of Nominating Committee 2011 Appointed Member of Dissertation Award Committee 2009, 2011 Panel Discussant 2009 Wandering Scholar Poster Session Review 2008 Elected Member of Nominating Committee 2006, 2008 – present Annual Conference Reviewer, Political Communication Division World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) 2011 Panel Discussant, Regional Seminar American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 2008 Annual Conference Reviewer Editorial Service Editorial Board Member Journal of Communication, 2009 – present Manuscript Review  American Journal of Political Science, 2010‐12  American Political Science Review, 2008, 2010  Communication Methods and Measures, 2013  Communication Research, 2008‐11  Communication Monographs, 2012  Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 2009, 2011  Human Communication Research, 2011, 2013  The Information Society, 2009, 2011  International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2011‐13  Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2011, 2013  Journal of Communication, 2009‐2013  Journal of Politics, 2006‐08, 2010, 2012‐13  Journalism, 2013  Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2008, 2013  Mass Communication & Society, 2009‐13  Media Psychology, 2012‐13  New Media & Society, 2011  Political Behavior, 2009‐13  Political Communication, 2010‐12  Political Psychology, 2010  Political Research Quarterly, 2008  Public Opinion Quarterly, 2007‐11, 2013  Social Science Quarterly, 2012‐13  Oxford University Press, 2012  Princeton University Press, 2012  Wiley‐Blackwell, 2013 Stroud, 16 of 20 Service to the Greater Community 2013 Marsden Fund, Grant Review 2013 American Press Institute, Research Advisory Group member 2011 – 2012 Politico.com, Invited blogger for the Arena, http://topics.politico.com/index.cfm/topic/TheArena 2011 Israel Science Foundation, Grant Review 2010 – 2011 Research for the Federal Communication Commission, “The information needs of communities” report, http://transition.fcc.gov/osp/inc‐ report/The_ Information_Needs_of_Communities.pdf 2010 – 2011 Knight Foundation News Challenge Grant Reviewer, http://www.newschallenge.org/blog/knight‐news‐challenge‐update 2010 National Science Foundation, Grant Review 2008 – 2009 Member of Aspen Communications and Society Program Advisory Group, http://www.knightcomm.org/appendix‐v/ 2008 German‐Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development, Grant Review INVITED TALKS Invited Talks for University of Texas Students and Faculty Stroud, N. J. (2012, December 3). Tips from great teachers. Invited panelist based on student nominations for CMS 398T Supervised Teaching. Stroud, N. J. (2012, November 13). Invigorating online news. Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life brown bag research lunch, University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2012, November 9). Niche news and campaign 2012. Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life New Politics Forum Election Debriefing, University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2012, October 29). Niche news and campaign 2012. Senior Fellows (Undergraduate Honors Program in the College of Communication), University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2012, October 10). Your research brand. Communication Studies Graduate Committee, University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2012, September 20). Invigorating online news. Invited lunch speaker for the Annette Strauss Institute Advisory Council meeting. Stroud, 17 of 20 Stroud, N. J. (2012, June 19). Media and politics. NEW Leadership™ Texas, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2012, April 23). Assessing civic curriculum. Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life brown bag research lunch, University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2012, April 5). Characteristics of the millennial generation. Millennials and news summit. Invited speaker. UT School of Journalism, Austin, TX. Stroud, N. J. (2012, February 29). Americans elect: Pick a president not a party. Invited panelist with the Center for Politics and Governance at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Stroud, N. J. (2011, November 28). Tips from great teachers. Invited panelist based on student nominations for CMS 398T Supervised Teaching. Stroud, N. J. (2011, November 9). Niche news. Presentation to Project Vote Smart and the Annette Strauss Institute, University of Texas at Austin. Jarvis, S., & Stroud, N. J. (2011, October 7). Political Communication at UT. Presentation in Dr. Dawna Ballard’s Introduction to Graduate Studies in Human Communication (CMS 081), University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2011, September 8). Peer reviews for class. Presentation to Publisher’s Parish, Communication Studies graduate student organization, University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2011, April 15). Reviewing roundtable. Invited panelist at Publisher’s Parish, Communication Studies graduate student organization, University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2010, November 29). Tips from great teachers. Invited panelist based on student nominations for CMS 398T Supervised Teaching. Stroud, N. J. (2010, November 11). Millennials and news summit. Invited panelist. UT School of Journalism, Austin, TX. Ballard, D., & Stroud, N. J. (2010, October 15). Organizations and the news media: A cross‐ departmental look at the influence of time. Presentation in Dr. Dawna Ballard’s Introduction to Graduate Studies in Human Communication (CMS 081), University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2009, November 30). Tips from great teachers. Invited panelist based on student nominations for CMS 398T Supervised Teaching. Stroud, N. J. (2009, November 20). Journal articles and the joys of revision. Presentation to Publisher’s Parish, Communication Studies graduate student organization, University of Texas at Austin. Jarvis, S., & Stroud, N. J. (2009, September 25). Media, politics, and citizenship. Presentation in Dr. Dawna Ballard’s Introduction to Graduate Studies in Human Communication (CMS 081), University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, 18 of 20 Stroud, N. J. (2009, January 20). Obama and the media: Challenges for the President‐Elect on Inauguration Day. Presentation to the Leadership and Ethics Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Jarvis, S. & Stroud, N. J. (2008, September 5). Engaging communication studies at UT. Presentation in Dr. Dawna Ballard’s Introduction to Graduate Studies in Human Communication (CMS 081), University of Texas at Austin. Sparrow, B. H. & Stroud, N. J. (2007, October 16). The phantom public: The creation of public opinion after 9/11 and before Iraq. Presentation at the Annette Strauss Dialogue luncheon. Stroud, N. J. (2007, October 12). Partisan selective exposure. Presentation to the College of Communication Advisory Council, University of Texas at Austin. Jarvis, S. & Stroud, N. J. (2007, September 7). Engaging communication studies at UT. Presentation in Dr. Dawna Ballard’s Introduction to Graduate Studies in Human Communication (CMS 081), University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2007, March 20). Partisan selective exposure. Presentation in Dr. Maxwell McComb’s Political Communication graduate seminar (J 395), University of Texas at Austin. Dailey, R. & Stroud, N. J. (2006, November 10). Applying scholarship for the social good. Presentation in Dr. Dawna Ballard’s Introduction to Graduate Studies in Human Communication (CMS 081), University of Texas at Austin. Other Invited Talks Stroud, N. J. (2013, July 10). The curse of fragmentation and polarization. Invited speaker at the “Media and democracy: Central & Eastern Europe in a comparative context” conference. University of Oxford, UK. Stroud, N. J. (2013, June 6). Designing the web for democracy. Personal Democracy Forum. Invited speaker, New York. Stroud. N. J. (2013, May 20‐24). Kettering Foundation meeting on journalism curriculum and democratic practices. Invited participant. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio. Stroud, N. J. (2013, May 8). Niche news: The use of likeminded news and the consequences for democracy. Invited speaker for the UT‐Odyssey program. Stroud, N. J. (2013, April 22). Polarization and niche news. Invited symposium speaker (with L. Bennett & M. Johnson). Washington State University. Stroud, N. J. (2013, April 22). “Stop Watching Fox News (and MSNBC for that matter, or even better watch both)! Can we affect people’s preferences for like‐minded information? Invited speaker for Coffee & Politics at the Foley Institute, Washington State University. Stroud, N. J. (2013, March 4). Engaging news project. Invited speaker for the 2016 Roundtable on Public Education, Dialogue, and Debate. Washington, DC. Stroud, 19 of 20 Stroud, N. J. (2013, February 25). Bursting your (filter) bubble: Strategies for promoting diverse exposure. Invited panelist. 16th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, San Antonio, Texas. Stroud, N. J. (2013, February 8). Engaging news project. Invited speaker at the New America Foundation. Washington, DC. Stroud. N. J. (2012, November 29‐30). Kettering Foundation meeting on journalism curriculum and democratic practices. Invited participant. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio. Stroud, N. J. (2012, October 24). Niche news: Partisanship and the news media. Invited speaker for the Nova Program / Osher Life Long Learning Institute. Stroud, N. J. (2012, October 17). Niche news: Partisanship and the news media. Invited speaker for the Lakeway Men's Breakfast Club. Stroud, N. J. (2012, September 10). Niche news: Partisanship and the news media. Invited speaker for Dr. Innes Mitchell, Political Communication, St. Edward’s University. Stroud, N. J. (2012, June 7‐8). Political attitudes and behavior: A longitudinal perspective. Invited speaker. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Stroud, N. J. (2012, April 19). Niche news. Invited speaker for Dr. Edward Schippa, New Communication Technology, University of Minnesota. Stroud, N. J. (2012, March 30). Online journalism and the audience in a democracy. Invited conference speaker. The Future of Online Journalism: News, Community and Democracy in the Digital Age Symposium, Ohio State University. Stroud, N. J. (2012, March 6). Truthiness in the news. Invited conference attendee. The Berkman Center for Internet and Society and the MIT Center for Civic Media. Stroud, N. J. (2011, December 13‐16). Roundtable on “Fact‐checking and the News”. Invited participant. New America Foundation, Washington, D.C. Stroud. N. J. (2011, November 16‐7) Kettering Foundation meeting on journalism curriculum and democratic practices. Invited panelist. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio. Stroud, N. J. (2011, October 27‐8). Knight Foundation 2012 Election Meeting. Invited panelist. Knight Foundation, Miami, Florida. Stroud, N. J. (2011, March 18). Selective exposure and the influence of perceived influence. Invited panelist. World Association for Public Opinion Research regional conference, Segovia, Spain. (Fellow panelists: Z. Pan, H. Rojas, A. Gunther, & M. Wojcieszak) Stroud, N. J. (2011, March 17). Selective exposure and polarization. Invited panelist. World Association for Public Opinion Research regional conference, Segovia, Spain. (Fellow panelists: S. Iyengar, H. Rojas, R. Luskin, & M. Wojcieszak) Stroud, 20 of 20 Stroud, N. J. (2010, September 30). News media choices and the implications for democracy. Presentation to Querencia at Barton Creek, Austin, Texas. Stroud, N. J. (2010, July 22). Fragmentation, echo chambers, misinformation, and information communities. Conference call presentation to the Federal Communication Commission Future of Media Project. Stroud, N. J. (2010, April 8). News media choices and the implications for democracy. Presentation to LAMP (Learning Activities for Mature People), University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2009, June 25). Media choice and the implications for democracy. Presentation to the Alumni College: Classes without Quizzes at the University of Texas at Austin. Stroud, N. J. (2009, April 24). How do readers and viewers of news and information reach conclusions regarding objectivity and balance? Presentation to the Broadcast Educator’s Association. Session sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Stroud, N. J. (2006, February 17). The media environment’s influence on partisan selective exposure. Presentation at a colloquium for the Institute for the Study of Citizens and Politics, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS American Association for Public Opinion Research American Political Science Association Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication International Communication Association Midwest Political Science Association National Communication Association World Association for Public Opinion Research