Service

Professional

Editorial Board Member for Communication Quarterly. 2019-present.
Editorial Board Member for Death Studies. 2019-present.
School of Communication and Journalism Advisory Board Member for the School of Communication and Journalism at South Dakota State University. 2018-present.
Editorial Advisory Board Member for Discourse: The Journal for the Speech Communication Association of South Dakota (SCASD), 2015-present.
Associate Editorial Board Member for Communication Studies, 2013-2015 term.

Invited Reviewer

Computers in Human Behavior, 2018-present
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 2010-present
Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 2013-present
Death Studies, 2011-present
Health Communication, 2018
Journal of Communication Inquiry, 2018
Western Journal of Communication, 2018
Communication Quarterly, 2013, 2018
Progress in Palliative Care, 2017
International Journal of Cultural Studies, 2017
Journal of Communication, 2016-2017
Family & Consumer Sciences Research, 2016-2017
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 2016-2017
Qualitative Research, 2015-2017
Communication Research Reports, 2013-2017
AlterNative, 2015
New Media & Society, 2012
Communication Yearbook, 2012
Mass Communication and Society, 2012
ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 2010-2011

National Communication Association Division Reviewer

Human Communication and Technology Division, 2009-present
G.I.F.T.S. Division, 2008-present
Celebrating COMMunity Intersections [Special Program Series], 2012
Interpersonal Communication Division, 2010
Short Courses Division, 2009
Student Section, 2007-2009
Instructional Development Division, 2007-2008

University

Academic Planning Task Force Co-Chair, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. April 2020-present.
President, Faculty Senate, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 2019-present.
University Diversity Council Member, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 2019-Present.
University Quality Council (UQC) Member, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. September 2018-Present.
President-elect, Faculty Senate, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 2018-August 2019.
Faculty Senate Executive Committee Member, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 2018-Present.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs/Dean of Students Search Committee Member. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. February 2019-June 2019.
School of Pharmacy Dean Search Committee Member. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. October 2018-March 2019.
First Semester Transition Committee. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. June 2018-April 2019.
Graduate Council Member, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 2017-August 2018.
Faculty Senator, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 2017-August 2018.
Education and Research Policies Committee Member, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 2017-August 2018.
Classroom Response System/"Clicker" Evaluation Member. Instructional Technology. July 2016-July 2017.
Gender Equity Committee for Athletics Member. Athletics Department. January 2014-Present.
Intercollegiate College Athletics Committee (ICAC). Alternate Member. December 2015-Present.
ITS Instructional Design & Learning Technologies Selection Committee Member. 2015.
eLearning – Faculty and Student Development Subcommittee Member. Instructional Technology. October 2013-February 2014.
Social Media Policy Task Force Member. Faculty Senate. 2013.
Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) Committee to Improve Student Success Through Staff Engagement Committee Member. Office of Human Resources. January 2010-2012.
Faculty mentor for men’s basketball player, Faculty Mentoring Student Athletes Program, Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. Fall 2009-Spring 2010.

College (College of Arts and Sciences)

Technology Advisory Committee Member. College of Arts & Sciences. Spring 2010-present.

Department

Search Committee Member for Assistant Professor. Department of Applied Communication Studies. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. February 2020-April 2020.
Director of Technology. Department of Applied Communication Studies. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. July 2018-present.
Assistant Chair. Department of Applied Communication Studies. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. April 2016-present.
Sabbatical Committee, Member. Department of Applied Communication Studies. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. July 2018-present.
Department of Applied Communication Studies/Speech Communication Graduate Program Committee, Member. Department of Speech Communication. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 2012-August 2019.
Language Arts/Speech Liaison. Department of Speech Communication. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. September 2013-April 2015.
Director of the Basic Course. Department of Applied Communication Studies. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. July 2014-July 2018.
TA Director. Department of Applied Communication Studies. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. July 2014-July 2018.
Graduate Program Director. Department of Speech Communication. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. July 2010-July 2014.
COMMraderie student group faculty advisor and fiscal officer. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2010-2014.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Selection Committee, Member. Department of Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2010-2011.
Recording Secretary. Department of Speech Communication. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. August 2010-July 2011.
Merit Review Committee, Member. Department of Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2010.
Technology co-director for the Department of Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Fall 2009-Spring 2009.