Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Ph.D. North Dakota State University
Department of Communication, 2019 (anticipated graduation)
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Dissertation: TBD
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Advisor: Dr. Ross Collins
M.A. North Dakota State University
Department of Communication, 2013
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Thesis: "Tonight It’s Government Funded: A Rhetorical Analysis of Manufactured Social Controversy and Government Funding of the Arts"
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Graduate Student Co-Author: "Visions of Gold, Viewed from Abroad: International Journalism and the California Gold Rush." Presented by Dr. Ross Collins at the American Journalism Historians Association national conference, Raleigh, N.C., October 2012.
B.M. Minnesota State University Moorhead
Department of Music, 1996
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Internship: National Endowment for the Arts Music Program
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Recipient of Earnest Harris Memorial Scholarship for Piano Performance
Publications
Beckermann, K.M. (in press). “Mixed Messages of Environmental Protest: A Rhetorical Analysis of Celebrity Influence at the Dakota Access Pipeline Protest,” In C. Madere (ed.) Celebrity Culture (XX), Roman and Littlefield/Lexington Books.
Currie-Mueller, J.L.; Beckermann, K.M.; Copeland, A.J.; & Jahnl, G.M. (in press) “Creating digital displays of grief: Appropriateness, relationality, and mourning loss.” Iowa Journal of Communication, x, xx-xx.
Beckermann, K. (2017). Don’t let pride get in the way (essay). In S. Zavatarro, & S. Orr (Eds.), Reflections on academic lives: Identities, struggles, and triumphs in graduate school and beyond. Palgrave Macmillan U.S., pp. 153-154.
Online Publications
Beckermann, K.M. (2017, April 30). “Spectacles of Protest” (curated blog). Retrieved from http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr
Meija, R., Beckermann, K.M., & Sullivan, C. (2017, June 28). “The Racial Politics of the Left’s Political Nostalgia.” Retrieved from https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/06/28/the-racial-politics-of-the-lefts-political-nostalgia
Conference Presentations
“Creating Digital Displays of Grief: Appropriateness, Relationality, and Mourning Loss.” (March 2017). Central States Communication Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Workshop Presentations/Involvement
“Digital Literacy and Fake News.” (March 2017). Workshop co-presenter with Steve Beckermann. North Dakota State University Tough Topics Teach-In, Fargo, ND.
“Water is life: A critical analysis of local and national news media representation of Native Americans protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.” (January 2017). Paper accepted for review and critique, Midwest Writer’s Workshop, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
“Video Literacy.” (October 2016). Workshop presented at Associated Collegiate Press National College Media Convention, Washington, DC.
University Teaching Experience
North Dakota State University, Department of Communication
COMM 200 Introduction to Media Writing
COMM 200 Introduction to Media Writing (online)
COMM 216 Intercultural Communication
COMM 310 Advanced Media Writing
COMM 310 Advanced Media Writing (online)
COMM 362 Principles of Design for Print (online)
COMM 375 Principles and Practices of Public Relations and Advertising
COMM 375 Principles and Practices of Public Relations and Advertising (online)
COMM 465 Convergence Media
COMM 491 Seminar: Spectrum Critique (faculty advisor)
COMM 496 Field Experience (internship coordinator)
Work Experience
North Dakota State University, Division of Performing Arts August 2004-August 2015
Promotions Director
Develop and implement promotion and recruitment campaigns for the departments of music,theatre, and visual arts in addition to promoting division events. Represent NDSU Performing Arts in campus, community, and national organizations in addition to local and regional media. Contract and promote visiting artists, such as the Vienna Boys Choir, The Second City, and Arlo Guthrie. Develop and maintain web site in addition to social media accounts. Regularly led teams that resulted in successful audience development campaigns.
Lake Agassiz Regional Library May 1999-August 2004
Public Information/Development Officer
Develop and implement promotion campaigns and prepare grants for thirteen libraries in a seven-county region. Work with regional media. Design/create brochures, bookmarks, newsletters, reports, and more. Update and maintain several pages on web site. Research and obtain funding for programs and materials.
Affiliations/Memberships
Associated Collegiate Press
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Central States Communication Association
National Communication Association
Service
Visiting Professor Search Committee Member, June 2017
Reviewed and interviewed candidates for a one-year lecturer position for the North Dakota State University Department of Communication.
Technology Fee Action Plan Request Committee, December 2015
Worked with members throughout the campus to prepare a Technology Fee Action Plan Request to create an Active Learning Classroom in Minard Hall.
ESPN Meet and Greet, Homecoming Week, October 2015
Worked with ESPN producer Don Skwar to create and publicize a meet and greet with several ESPN hosts. Invited journalism students from NDSU, MSUM, and Concordia; approximately 150 students attended this event.