Charles Austin Braithwaite, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae February 2015 Center for Great Plains Studies University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0245 (402) 472-6178 cbraithwaite2@unl.edu -Education- Doctor of Philosophy (1989) University of Washington Areas: Intercultural Communication; Ethnographic Research Methods Dissertation: "An Ethnography of Speaking of Vietnam Veterans" Master of Arts (1981) University of Washington Areas: Intercultural Communication; Small Group Communication Thesis: "Cultural Uses and Interpretations of Silence" Bachelor of Arts (1979) University of California, Santa Barbara Area: Interpersonal Communication Translation/Interpretation Certificate (1973) Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA Language: North Vietnamese - Academic Employment- Research Asst. Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1/00-present) Center for Great Plains Studies [.5FTE] Editor, Great Plains Quarterly Chief Advisor, Great Plains Studies Department of Communication Studies, Senior Lecturer, (2000-present) Faculty Director, Global Classroom Project, COMM 211 (2004-present) Responsible for directing video conferencing courses linking University of Nebraska classes to universities in Turkey, Russia, Pakistan, Yemen, Spain, and Costa Rica. Direct all sections, oversee GTA instructors. Responsible for ACE assessment. International Studies, Assistant Director and Chief Advisor, (2000-2008) Graduate Fellow, Department of Anthropology, (2001- present) -Selected Awards-
Nebraska Book Award for Best Anthology in 2011, African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press (02/12). Master Teacher Award Western States Communication Association, Seattle, WA, (2/07) UNL Parents Association Recognition Awards (2008). Braithwaite 2 Publications -Selected Scholarship- Books Braithwaite, C. A., & Glasrud, B. A. (Eds.) (2009). African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Scholarly Articles Braithwaite, C.A. and Fegali, E. (expected: 2016) Arabs Modes of Communication, in Young Yun Kim (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication (IE-ICC). Wiley- Blackwell: Indianapolis, IN. Braithwaite, C.A. (2013). Navajo culture explored through ethnography. In A. Kurylo, (Ed.). Inter/Cultural Communication: Representation and Construction of Culture in Everyday Interaction. (351-361). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Braithwaite, C.A. (2012). Intercultural Communication and the Global Classroom. In L. A. Samovar and R. Porter, (Eds.). Intercultural Communication: A Reader, 13th ed. (413-421). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Braithwaite, D.O., & Braithwaite, C.A. (2012). Which is My Good Leg? Cultural Communication of Persons with Disabilities. In L. A. Samovar and R. Porter, (Eds.). Intercultural Communication: A Reader, 13th ed. (241-254). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Braithwaite, C.A., & Seiler, W. (2009). Business and Professional Communication Education for the 21st Century. Proceedings of the Pan Pacific Conference, 2008. Lincoln, NE: Pan Pacific Business Association. Lindsley, S.L., & Braithwaite, C.A. (2008). U.S. Americans and Mexican Working Together: Five Core Concepts for Enhancing Effectiveness. In L. A. Samovar and R. Porter, (Eds.). Intercultural Communication: A Reader, 12th ed. (pp. 293-299). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Braithwaite, C.A. (2007). Tribal Colleges. In D. J. Wishart, D. J. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians (pp. 209-210). Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska Press, WHICH IS CORRECT? Braithwaite, C.A. (2005). Roast mutton, fry bread, and Tilt-a-Whirls: Cultural and intercultural contact at the Navajo Nation Fair. In R. Lustig and J. Koester (Eds.). AmongUS: Essays on intercultural communication, 2 nd ed. (pp. 232-238) New York: Allyn & Bacon. Braithwaite, C.A. (2004). Tribal Colleges. In D. J. Wishart, D. J. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of the Great Plains (pp. 213-214) Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
Braithwaite 3 Lindsley, S. L., Braithwaite, C.A., & Ahlberg, K. L. (2002). Mending the Sacred Hoop: Identity Enactment and the Occupation of Wounded Knee. Great Plains Quarterly, 22( 2) 115-126. Braithwaite, C. A. (1999). Cultural uses and interpretations of silence. In. L. Guerrero, J. DeVito, and M. Hecht (Eds.). The Nonverbal Communication Reader, 2nd ed. (pp. 163-172). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press. Braithwaite, C.A. (1998). Navajo communication and higher education. Intercultural Communication Studies, 8, 33-42. Braithwaite, C.A. (1997). Sa'ah Naagháí Bik'eh Hózhóón : An ethnography of Navajo educational communication practices. Communication Education, 46, 219-233. -Selected Grants & Fellowships (2000-present) Senior Fulbright Specialist Grant, US Department of State & Department of International Relations, Tyumen State University Tyumen State University, Russian Federation. Build on the existing educational partnerships previously established between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Tyuman State University; Enhance the classroom experience for both Russian and US American students by determining what new educational technologies and pedagogy might be used (September, 2014). Informal Learning in Science, National Science Foundation, Salish word for world: Journalism as a Tool to Engage Native Americans in Environmental. Consultant with co-pis from the University of Montana. Grant proposal under review (2015) Directora del Centro de Investigación sobre Diversidad Cultural y Estudios Regionales, Sede de Occidente, Universidad de Costa Rica. Project: " Valoración del Aula Global (UNL-UCR) como instrumento para el desarrollo de las habilidades comunicativas y el aprendizaje intercultural en estudiantes de Bachillerato y Licenciatura en la Enseñanza del Inglés y del curso Comunicacion Intercultural. Grant will fund the study of the impact of The Global Classroom Project teaching method on English-as-a- Second-Language learning among undergraduates at Universidad de Costa Rica-San Ramon, and the cultural competency among undergraduates at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (October, 2014-December, 2015). Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University, Short-Term Visiting Scholar Award - Lund University, Sweden Collaborate on developing an internet video-conferenced courses focused on the needs of UNL and The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University, Sweden (May 2014). Selected Competitive Papers & Presentations From Footnote to Hero: The Reframing of Siberian Oil & Gas Exploration in the Tyumen Oblast, 2015 Soyuz Symposium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, (02/2015). Communication Advising in the 21 st Century: New Directions. Presentation delivered at National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA, (11/10)
Braithwaite 4 African Americans on the Great Plains. Presentation delivered at the Western History Association, Denver, CO, (10/09) The Future of Regional Publishing. Presentation delivered at National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, (11/09) What part of Indian don't you understand? : Intercultural miscommunication between American Indian parents and Anglo teachers. Paper to be presented at the National Communication Association Summer Conference on Intercultural Dialogue, Istanbul, Turkey (07/09). Cross-Cultural Business Communication and the Global Classroom. Paper presented at the Institute of Management, Marketing and Finance, Center of Communication Study, Organizational Communication Conference, Voronezh, Russia (02/09). Courses Taught -Teaching- Advanced Public Speaking African-Americans on the Great Plains Communication, Collaboration, & Community Communication, Community & Culture Conflict and Negotiation Cultural & Intercultural Communication Cultural Encounters on the Great Plains Cultural Reentry Graduate Seminar on Cultural Communication Graduate Seminar : Communication Theory Graduate Seminar on Nonverbal Communication Theory Graduate Seminar : Qualitative Research Intercultural Communication International Organizational Communication Interpersonal Communication Interviewing Introduction to Mass Communication Introduction to Public Speaking Nonverbal Communication Organizational Theory and Research Principles of Human Communication Seminar on the Films of the Vietnam War Senior Seminar in Speech Communication Small Group Communication Teaching Speech Communication -Selected University Service Activities (1998-present) Center for Great Plains Service Claire M. Hubbard First Peoples of the Plains planning committee (2012-present) Search Committees, Editorial Assistant (2011; 2012; 2013; 2014) Digital Self-Study: Journals (2012) Homestead National Monument Speakers Series, African Americans on the Plains (2011) Chair, Tribal College Subcommittee, Chancellor s Tribal Initiate Task Force (2001-2003). Co-Chair, Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee, Chancellor s Tribal Initiate Task Force (2002-2003). Advisor, Recruitment and Retention of Native American students (2000-2003). University of Nebraska Veterans Mentor (2013-present)
Veterans Advisory Committee (2012-2013) UNL Speaker s Bureau (2012- present) Global Studies Advisory Committee, College of Arts & Sciences (9/1-6/13). Dean s Ambassador, College of Arts & Sciences (2002-2004). Braithwaite 5