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 Faculty
​ Education
MA: 2010, Central Michigan University
BAA: 2002, Central Michigan University

Service Responsibilities
Advisor, Alliance for Women in Media at CMU		​​​​​ Courses Taught
• Intro to Write/Electronic Media
• Elect ronic Media Performance
• Critiquing Mass M edia

Research Interests
• Pop Culture
• Media Criticism
• News
•Public Relations
• Promotional Writing

Biography

Sarah Adams is an award-winning producer with over 10 years professional broadcast experience. She served as a staff television producer for WCMU, developing programming on various topics, including Michigan history, Native American culture, conservation and the arts. Her duties included extensive research, script-writing, interviewing, and managing student reporters. She simultaneously hosted multiple Public Broadcasting specials and on-air fundraisers and also served as an executive producer and reporter for a news magazine. Adams also oversaw all WCMU programming promotion and outreach activities. She joined CMU's School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts as a faculty member in 2013 and enjoys working with the department's talented and hard-working students.

Education
MA: 1976, Central Michigan University
BS: 1974, Central Michigan University
​​​ Courses Taught
• Understanding Media Management
• Understanding New Communication Tech

Research Interests

• New media technology & its application


Education
Ed.D: Northern Illinois University
MA: Northern Illinois University
MS: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 
BA: Loras College

Service Responsibilties
Integrative Public Relations Council Member

Academic Advising
Integrative Public Relations Major
​ Courses Taught
• Electronic Media Promotion
• E lectronic Media Copywriting

Research Interests
• Audio Drama Scriptwriting & Production
• Network/Station Branding
• Guitar







Biography

Disarmingly charismatic and charming, Dr. Anderson came to Central in 2002 to help facilitate CMU's rapidly expanding 250-major Integrated Public Relations program. Other notables: Six years experience teaching media writing and television performance at Northern Illinois University. Professional experiences include working as a copywriter, and television listings coordinator for the promotions department of Wisconsin Public Television.

Selected Scholarship

Over half a dozen national audio drama scriptwriting awards, including "Best of Competition" in the 2017 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts for "The tortoise and the hare: An Aesop's fable designed for ASD audience social skills education."

Other notable audio drama productions:

2017: The Relic (Lansing, MI) 

The great Mississippi flood (Chattanooga, TN)

2016: Flower power! The adventure begins! (Columbus, OH)

Piecing it together with Matt: Aesop's Fables for ASD audiences (Seattle, WA)

2015: The monkeys and the bananas (Seattle, WA)

Bump in the night (St. Petersburg, FL)

Arrest for the wicked (Alexandria, MN) 

2014: Devil's night (Misfits Audio) 

2012: The son of West Branch: America's great humanitarian (West Plains, MO)

Founded Marion Thauer Brown Audio Drama Scriptwriting competition

www.mtbscriptcompetition.com/

Education
MA: 1991, Central Michigan University
BS: 1989, Central Michigan University
​​​​ Courses Taught
• Advanced Audio Production Personal Website
http://freeformaudio.com/

Biography

A 30 year career in audio production including radio production, post production, and music production. Creative services director at various radio stations including, WNEW New York, WKRK Detroit, KSTP FM Minneapolis, WWMX/WOCT Baltimore, WSNX FM/AM Grand Rapids, WWCK FM/AM Flint. General manager of brownbagimaging.com, a music and sound design library owned and operated by Premiere Radio Networks, Los Angeles. Audio Engineer at RMS Sound Studios, Birmingham, MI. Owner, Freeform Audio LLC/freeformaudio.com. Adjunct instructor in mass communications at Washtenaw Community College. Freelance voice over artist.

·The Thirteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts – Dania, Florida.  Presented paper titled “After Forty Years the Bogeyman Comes Out of the Closet: The Influence of Val Lewton on John Carpenter’s Halloween”.

·Ninth Annual International Film Conference – Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.  Presented and published paper titled “A Celebration of Myth and Legend: The Revival of the Ghost Story in John Carpenter’s The Fog”

·Journal of Evolutionary Psychology.  Published paper titled “On Vesperal Film and the Psyche: The Influence of Val Lewton on Jacques Torneur’s Curse of the Demon”.
 
Advisor for Moore Media Records – a student run record label.

Scholarships

1992 The Thirteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts – Dania, Florida. Presented paper titled “After Forty Years the Bogeyman Comes Out of the Closet: The Influence of Val Lewton on John Carpenter’s Halloween” 1991 Ninth Annual International Film Conference – Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Presented and published paper titled “A Celebration of Myth and Legend: The Revival of the Ghost Story in John Carpenter’s The Fog”. 1990 Journal of Evolutionary Psychology. Published paper titled “On Vesperal Film and the Psyche: The Influence of Val Lewton on Jacques Torneur’s Curse of the Demon”.



Education
MA: 1976, Central Michigan University
BS: 1974, Central Michigan University
​​​ Courses Taught
• Understanding Media Management
• Understanding New Communication Tech

Research Interests

• New media technology & its application


Biography

Kevin has more than 40 years’ experience in multiple facets of media management, communications coaching, crisis communications, community relations, video production, online learning, media technology and media systems design. Previously, he was with Dow Corning Corporation for 34 years where he held several communications positions. In addition to holding both B.S. and M.A. degrees from Central Michigan University, he is one of less than 100 accredited media managers in the U.S. As a member of the Communications Media Management Association he serves as a member of the accreditation board and is also Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.

Education:
Ph.D: 1997, Bowling Green State University
MA: 1990, Western Kentucky University
BA: 1988, Western Kentucky University
​​​ Courses Taught: 

• History & Appreciation Cinema

• Screenwriting for Cinematic Narrative

• History & Analysis of Non-Fiction Film


Research Interests

• Screenwriting

• Documentary film


Biography

Born and raised in Louisville, KY, Dr. Corbett worked professionally as a video producer/director before pursuing his doctorate. He held teaching positions in Nebraska and Indiana before coming to CMU in 1998.


Selected Scholarship

"Beyond Po-Mo: the "Auto-fiction" Documentary" – Journal of Popular Film and Television (March 2016)

“Gleaners and Waste” the ‘Post-Issue/Advocacy Documentary” – Journal of Popular Film and Television, 41:3, 2013 

“Cooper’s Passage” screenplay, Best of Festival, BEA Festival of Media Arts    Faculty Scriptwriting Competition, 2014; 2nd-Round Script, Austin Film festival Screenwriting Competition, 2014

“Fetching Nola” screenplay, Award of Excellence, BEA Festival of Media Arts Faculty Scriptwriting Competition, 2010, 2nd Round Script, Austin Film Festival, 2009

Education:
MFA: 2011, Boston University
BA: 2005, University of Michigan​

​​​
 Courses Taught: 
• Intro to Write/Electronic Media
• Series Script Writing Visual Media
• Intro Cinematic Prod & Post Prod

Biography
Chris Csont has previously taught at Boston University and Wheaton College in Norton, MA. Before pursuing his Masters degree, Chris was the Operations Manager and a screening committee member for the Ann Arbor Film Festival.​

Education

PhD: 2018, University of Vienna            
MA: 2014, University of Texas at Austin            
BA: 2010, University of Nevada Reno            


Personal Website
www.trevordiehl.com
​ Courses Taught

• Online Media            

• Graduate Quantitative             

Research Methods            



Research Interests
• Political Communication
• Journalism Studies
• Emerging Media Practices

Biography

Trevor Diehl is an Assistant Professor at BCA specializing in emerging technologies and political behavior. His research interests include the role of social media in politics, multi-platform news consumption, and comparative media studies. His current work employs automated content analysis to examine engagement with the news on social media. A second topic in this area looks at the success of the populist radical right in Europe and the US. Trevor teaches courses in online content production and communication research methods.

Before coming to BCA, Trevor was a researcher at the Media Innovation Lab at the University of Vienna in Austria, where he completed his PhD. He studied civic participation in the state of Texas at the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life while earning an M.A. from UT Austin's School of Journalism. Before life in academia, Trevor worked as a copywriter, a production assistant, and a German automotive technician.


Recent Scholarship 

Diehl, T., Barnidge, M., & Gil de Zuñiga, H. (2018). Multi-Platform News Use and Political Participation across Age Groups: Toward a Valid Metric of Platform Diversity and its Effects. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. In press.

Gil de Zúñiga, H., Diehl, T., & Ardèvol-Abreu, A. (2018). Assessing Civic Participation Around the World: How Evaluations of Journalists' Performance Leads to News Use and Civic Participation Across 22 Countries. American Behavioral Scientist, 62(8), 1116-1137.

Barnidge, M., Diehl, T., & Rojas, H. (2018). Second Screening for News and Digital Divides. Social Science Computer Review. Advanced online access.

Diehl, T., Weeks, B. E., & Gil de Zuniga, H. (2016). Political persuasion on social media: Tracing direct and indirect effects of news use and social interaction. New Media & Society,18(9), 1875-1895.


Education
MA: 2012, Central Michigan University
BAA: 2006, Central Michigan University

Service Responsibilties
CCFA Technology Committee
MDPT Council
MHTV Co-Advisor

Academic Advising
Media Design, Production, & Technology Minor

​​​​ Courses Taught
• Intro Cinematic Prod & Post Pr od

Research Interests

• Non-linear editing

• Photography

• Workflow

• Video Compression

• Color Grading

• Live Studio Production

• DSLR Video

• Adobe Creative Cloud

                             


Biography

Aaron earned both of his degrees from Central Michigan University’s School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts. While completing his Masters, he started an independent videography company, and was also selected to serve as lead editor for Shooting Michael Moore, a feature-length documentary that would later play in select theaters around the country. After completing his M.A. coursework, Aaron and his wife relocated to Southern Illinois, where he continued to run his successful videography company. He took on an Associate Producer position at the local ABC affiliate, WSIL-TV3, in 2009, and nine months later was promoted to Weekend Director. He served in that capacity until he accepted the Video Labs Manager position in December of 2013.

Education
MFA: 2000, Savannah College of Arts & Design
BS: 1997, Wingate University

Service Responsibilties
Video Unit Head
MHTV Co-Advisor
Academic Senate
Faculty Research & Creative Endeavors

Personal Website
www.ericlimarenko.com
​ Courses Taught

• Intro Video Production

• Practicum in Electronic Media

• Adv E lectronic Cinematography

• Adv Video/Multimedia Post-Prod

• Industrial & Educ Video/Media


Research Interests
• Cinematography 
• Post Production
• After Effects
• Photoshop
• Good Design
• Sound design
• ​Improvisational music
• Concert Photography  
• Documentaries ​

Biography

Eric's professional career started at The Home Shopping Network working on set as well as in Master Control. In 2002, he moved to Michigan where he landed at Forest Post Productions. He served in the editorial department working with such clients as Ford, FOX Sports, KFC and Quicken Loans. He was also the lead creative editor on the children's series "Noodlebug".  In 2008, Eric was appointed the Sr. Avid Editor position at the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency for Team-Detroit where he worked on national campaigns as well as created daily elements for Ford's web presence. Currently he is pursing his own art mixing media of original music, motion graphics and abstract video.


Recent Scholarship 

Broadcast Education Association Convention 2015, "Can teaching video production online be effective?" , Las Vegas, NV (April 2015)

Analogous - short film - Official selection of the 40th Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival (2015)

Education:
MA: Central Michigan University
BA: Colorado State University

Research Interests

• Gender issues in sports broadcasting

• Mass media effects on young girls & tweens

• Changes in local & network news operations

• Usage of news media


​​ Courses Taught:

• Electronic Media Newswriting

• Sports Broadcasting

• Survey of the Mass Media

• Advanced Audio & Video Performance

• Electronic News Reporting



Biography

In her early career Maggie worked as a producer at WJRT - TV in Flint and as a news director and morning show co-host at WIXC Radio in Bay City. She also managed a community PEG television station, Bay3TV. ​Most recently, she has been teaching the journalism sequence at Lakeland Community College and has served as the advisor for the college newspaper. She has been an active member of the Broadcast Education Association for many years, attending conferences and has served as a panel participant.


Selected Scholarship

Selected to participate in the 2016 IRTS Faculty Seminar, MEDIA INSIDERS 2016: TODAY'S OPPORTUNITIES & TOMORROW'S CHALLENGES​

Education
Ph.D: 1987, University of Minnesota
MA: 1980, Central Michigan University
BA: 1973, Lindenwood College

Service Responsibilties
Central Michigan International Film Festival
Plan B & Thesis Committees

​​​ Courses Taught

• Survery of the Mass Media

• French Film & Other Media

• African & African American Film

• Basic Broadcast Writing

• Working Class Films

• Frank Cap ra Films

• Techniques of Mass Communication Research

• Theories of Mass Communication


Research Interests
•
Social/political critique of mass media
• Semiotics
• Radio and democracy
• Public empowerment
• French media
• Francophone African media

Biography

Prior to entering teaching, Dr. Poindexter was the editor of the Lexington (Missouri) Advertiser-News, news director of KCUR (public radio in Kansas City), and Director of Broadcasting for North Dakota State University.  Since joining CMU's faculty in 1987 he has developed courses with international content,  was a  Fulbright Lecturer in Morocco for a semester,  spent a semester conducting research in the French overseas department of Réunion and has taken students on field trips to France and Morocco,.  From 2008 to 2011 he headed CMU's Office of International Affairs.   Dr. Poindexter's work has appeared in Journal of Communication, Journal of Popular Culture, Encyclopedia of Radio, Journal of Radio Studies and other journals.


Recent Scholarship 

Poindexter, M. (forthcoming, 2016)  "Towards a Democratic Public Sphere: A History of Radio FreeDom in Réunion."  Journal of Radio and Audio Studies.

Poindexter, M. (2013). "Simian Cinematic Surrogates: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the Discourse of Revolution."  Popular Culture Association, Washington, D.C., March 28, 2013.

Poindexter, M. (2011).  "Art Objects: the Works of Michael Moore and Peter Watkins." Journal of Popular Culture. Vol. 44, No. 6: 1268-1288.

Poindexter, M.  (2008) "ABC's The Path to 9/11, Terror Management Theory, and the American Monomyth."  Film History, Vol. 38, No.2: 55-66. 

Education
Ph.D: 2006, Michigan State University
MA: 1997, University of Wyoming
BSC: 1991, Ohio University



​​​ Courses Taught

• Field Audio Production

• Quantitative Mass Comm Rsch Mtds

• Seminar in Telecom Media Policy

• Multimedia Audio Post Production


Research Interests
• Media business, economics, & policy

Biography

Before pursuing academia, I worked as an audio engineer at SoundTrax Recording Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina. After the studio hit some hard economic times, I left to pursue my master degree researching the economic realities of the media business and further pursued media economics and policy in doctoral education. I have produced a radio program for CMU Public Radio but put most of my research efforts in studying media business, economics and policy.


Selected Scholarship

Sindik, A., & Polinsky, H. (2018). Federal Communications Commission reverse incentive spectrum auction: Outcomes and impact on the broadcast industry. Submitted to Journal of Broadcast and Electronic Media.

Polinsky, H., & Sindik, A., (2018). "Predicting illegal and legal media consumption behavior: A new approach to media piracy research" Paper presented at the Broadcast Education Association convention.

Williamson, P. A., Stohlman, T. A., Polinsky, H. E. (2017). Me, my "selfie" and I: A survey of self-disclosure motivations on social media. The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) Journal of Cultural Studies, 2(2), 71-85.

Sykes Jr, W. R., Polinsky, H. E. (2015). An investigation of social media use in student news operations. Journal of Media Education, 6(1), 5-14.

2013 Communicator Award of Distinction in Audio for the "Michigan Soapbox," a public affairs program on CMU Public Radio.

 

Education
Ph.D: 2012: University of Georgia
MA: 2007, Arizona State University
BA: 2003, University of Washington

Service Responsibilities
BCA Curriculum Coordinator

Academic Advising
Electronic Media Sales Minor

​​​ Courses Taught

• Electronic Media Law

• Telecommunications Policy

• Media Entrepreneurship

​​
Research Interests
• Media entrepreneurship
• Broadcase & Telecommunications Policy Formation & Lobbying

Biography

Amy Sindik is an Associate Professor at Central Michigan University, where she teaches the Media Law, Media Entrepreneurship and Telecommunication Policy courses..  Her primary research areas include the lobbying activities of the broadcast and wireless industries, with a specific focus on spectrum allocation, and the impact spectrum policy decisions have on the broadcast and wireless industries, as well as media entrepreneurship ecosystem research.  Her research has been published in top telecommunications and media management journals and she has made numerous presentations and national and international conferences. She has been a 2015 Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow and a 2013 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Faculty Fellow.


Selected Scholarship

Sindik, A., & Graybeal, G. (2017).  Media Entrepreneurship Programs: Emerging Isomorphic Patterns. International Journal on Media Management 19(1).

Sindik, A. & Polinsky, H. (2016).  "The reverse incentive spectrum auction: Broadcasters' perspectives and policy considerations."  Paper to be presented at the World Media Economics and Management Conference, New York City.

Sindik, A. (2015).  Attempting to reduce uncertainty: Lobbying in a competitive communications environment.  Journal of Media Business Studies, 12(2), 121-137.

Sindik, A. (2014).  Standing out in the crowd: How unique are the lobbying patterns of the broadcast and wireless industries?  Telecommunications Policy, 38, 1024-1034.  

Education
Ph.D: 2004, Ohio University
MA: 2001, Central Michigan University
BA: 1995, Adrian College

Service Responsibilties
Multi-Media Unit Head
Advisor for NBS-AERho chapter
Moore Media Digital Design

Personal Website
http://www.profj.org/
​​​ Courses Taught
• History & Appreciation of Cinema
• Media Criticism

Research Interests
• Social Media
• Virtual Reality
• Virtual Identity & Community
• Mobile design
• Web Design & Development
• Streaming Audio
• Radio
• Film Criticism

Biography

Dr. Smith is a student of all things Internet-related, and has been involved with virtual communities and web design for over 20 years. He is part owner of an independent streaming radio station as well as being involved with several different podcasts over the years. He is the Multi-Media Unit Head for the School of BCA, as well as the faculty advisor for NBS-AERho: The National Electronic Media Association and Moore Media Digital Design (M2D2). He also serves as webmaster, and on the national Board of Governors, for NBS-AERho.


Recent Scholarship

Leonard, L., Sherblom, J., Withers, L., & Smith, J. (2015), Training Effective Virtual Teams: Presence, Identity, Communication Openness, and Conversational Interactivity, Connexions, 3(1).

Smith, J. (2013), Cyber-Synchronicity: A Theoretical Model for Bridging the Virtual and the Material. International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking, 5(3).

Smith, J. (2013), The Gamer Evolution (Documentary). Writer, Host, Researcher, Graphics Creator, Resource Acquisition, Co-Editor, Co-Producer.  Won two Awards of Distinction from the 20th Annual International Communicator Awards.

Education:
Ed.D: 2011, Central Michigan University
MA: 2003, Central Michigan University
BAA: 2001, Central Michigan University

Service Responsibilites
Assessment Coordinator

Personal Website
proftrey.wix.com/doctortrey
​​​ Courses Taught

• Qualitative Mass Comm Rsch Mthds

• Senior Capstone Seminar

• Intro to Graduate Electronic Media Research & Writing
• Electronic Media Career Preparation

Research Interests
• Curriculum & Assessment
• Rubrics
• Pedagogical Best Practices
• Television & Writing for Television
• Culture & Cultural Stereotyping                             

Biography

Double graduate of the School of BCA program with emphasis in media writing and performance. Worked with a custom cable manufacturer in Florida whose biggest client was Nielsen Media Research. Rumored to be a former club disc jockey in Florida.


Selected Scholarship

Stohlman, T. A. The Road to Redemption: Reclaiming the Value in Assessment Retention Exams. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(5), 64-71. http://josotl.indiana.edu/article/view/19189; Stohlman, T. A. (2010). Combining gender, discipline, and identity in the broadcast classroom: Strategies for inclusion. Journal of Media Education, 1(2). http://en.calameo.com/read/0000917892c917d5d7556

Education:
MA: 1980, Central Michigan University
BS: 1973, Central Michigan University

Service Responsibilities
Advisor, Student Chapter of the Radio Television Digital News Assocation (RTDNA)
Board Member, Michigan Assocation of Broadcasters Foundation		​​​​ Courses Taught:

• Electronic Media Newswriting

• Producing Television News


Research Interests
• Student media

• Social media & local news

• Sports broadcasting


Biography

Rick Sykes joined the BCA faculty after spending nearly 24 years in the communications business, including 17 years in broadcast news. He has held a number of news positions including reporter, anchor, news producer, assignment editor and news manager. He has worked at both mid-size and major market television stations. After leaving the news business, he spent more than six years as a senior executive with a public relations firm.


Recent Scholarship

Sykes, R., Polinsky, H. (2015). An investigation of social media use in student news operations. Journal of Media Education, Vol 6 (1)

Sykes, R., Kuiper, N. (2011). Creating a multi-platform student reporting experience using the coverage of a mid-term election: A case study. Online Journal, International Association of Online Communicators, Vol 5 (1).

2014, Gamer Evolution, half hour documentary looking at online gamers

Education
Ph.D: 2007, Michigan State University
MA: 1999, Central Michigan University
BAA: 1992, Central Michigan University

Service Responsibilities
BCA Graduate Coordinator		​​​ Courses Taught

• Film Genre/Film Directors

• Electronic Media Criticism

• Mass Media Theory

• History & Appreciation of Cinema


Research Interests
•
Representations of gender, race & sexuality in media
• Media censorship
• MPAA film ratings
• Reality television
• Social media


Biography

Patty Williamson grew up in Canton Township, Michigan and developed a passion for radio while working at her high school radio station, WSDP. After a decade of working in commercial radio across the state of Michigan (WFMK-Lansing, WTKA-Ann Arbor, WLDR-Traverse City, WHMI-Howell, WCEN-Mt. Pleasant) she decided it was time to focus on teaching a new generation.  Patty has taught at CMU in the School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts since 1999.  She is a film buff, a television binge-watcher, a reality television expert, and an animal welfare advocate.


Recent Scholarship

Williamson, P. A. (Nov 28, 2014) "The Power of Pretty: Reappropriating the Gaze and Feminine Agency in Spring Breakers" The IAFOR North American Conference on Film, Media and Cultural Studies Official Conference Proceedings.

Williamson, P. A. (2009) "Parents Speak: Parental Utilization of and Satisfaction with the Motion Picture Association of America's Film Rating System." The Journal of Family Life.

Staff ​
Education
Graduate Ithaca High School
Attended Alma College
ACT Work Keys Certified

Biography

Twenty years of administrative office experience, thirteen of those in education.  Student group advisor; coordinating major events such as graduation, conferences, open houses and career fairs.  Specialized training in computer programs.


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