Katherine L. Eaves Curriculum Vitae March 25, 2014 1609 High Circle Norman, OK 73071 395 W. Lindsey (405) 436-8804 Norman, OK, 73019 katie.l.eaves@gmail.com (405) 325-2722 Katie.Eaves@ou.edu EDUCATION Ph.D.,,, Expected May 2014 Dissertation: Defining Single Motherhood: An Ideographic Critique of Single Mothers in American Media Discourse, 1992-2012 (working title) Advisor: Ralph Beliveau Graduate Certificate, Women s and Gender Studies,, 2011 M.A., Elliott School of Communication, Wichita State University, 2008 Thesis: Moms in the middle: Parenting magazines, motherhood texts and the mommy wars. Advisor: Amy Mattson- Lauters B. A., Elliott School of Communication, Wichita State University, 2006 PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 2013 present University of Central Oklahoma, Department of Mass Communication, Adjunct Instructor of Communication 2013 - - present Mid- America Christian University, College of Adult and Graduate Studies, Adjunct Instructor 2010 2013 Oklahoma City Community College, Division of Arts & Humanities, Adjunct Instructor of Communication 2008 Butler County Community College, Department of Arts, Humanities & Communication, Adjunct Instructor of Communication PUBLICATIONS Johnson, C. R. & Eaves, K. L. (2013). An ounce of time, a pound of responsibilities and a ton of weight to lose: An autoethnographic journey of barriers, message adherence, and the weight- loss process. Public Relations Inquiry 2(1), 95-116. Katherine L. Eaves 1
AWARDS & HONORS 2013-2014 Lachenmeyer Scholarship, $750 2010-2013 Gaylord Graduate Student Scholarship, $1,000 2010 Betty Baum and Norman Hirschfield Endowed Scholarship, $4,000 2009 Top Student Paper, AEJMC Magazine Division, $100 Wichita State University 2009 Best Graduate Thesis 2009 Best Graduate Scholarly Paper 2005 Grace Howell Memorial Journalism Scholarship, $500 2004 Wichita Professional Communicators Scholarship, $750 2004 Society of Professional Journalists Scholarship, $1,000 2004 W. L. Graham Journalism Scholarship, $1,000 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2014 Just another lifestyle choice?: Murphy Brown, single mothers, and the development of an American ideograph. Paper presented at the Making Motherhood Visible conference, March 5-7, New York, NY. 2013 Communicating the possible you CAN survive comps! Panel presentation accepted to the Central States Communication Association conference, April 4-6, Kansas City, MO. 2011 Money, mothers, and mediators: A thematic analysis of Say Yes to the Dress. Paper accepted to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference August 10-13, St. Louis, MO. 2010 Eaves, K. L., Delaney, D., & Huang, Q., The image of motherhood: A content analysis of mother images in parenting magazines. Poster presented at the National Communication Association conference November, 14-17 San Francisco, CA. 2010 Social identity, the mommy wars, and the media: A theoretical exploration. Poster presented at the National Communication Association conference November 14-17, San Francisco, CA. 2010 Agency, activism or both? Feminism and mothering in the public sphere. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, August 4-7, Denver, CO. Katherine L. Eaves 2
2009 Unrealistic expectations: Representations of celebrity motherhood in People magazine. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference August 5-9, Boston, MA. 2007 Where is the love? How parenting magazines discuss the mommy wars and why it matters. Paper presented at the Southwest Popular Culture Association conference February 25-28, Albuquerque, NM. 2007 How could this have happened? A rhetorical criticism of the apologia employed by newspapers after an incident of journalist fraud. Paper presented at the National Communication Association conference November 15-18, Chicago, IL. 2007 She s not a woman, she s a newspaperman. Panel presentation at the American Journalism Historians Association Conference October 12-14, Richmond, VA. 2007 How could this have happened? A rhetorical criticism of the apologia employed by newspapers after an incident of journalist fraud. Paper presented at the Sooner Communication Conference March 2-3, Norman, OK. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (*Denotes instructor of record **Denotes online course) The University of Central Oklahoma *Fundamentals of Speech, Department of Mass Communication, Spring 2013- Present Mid- America Christian University **Organizational Communication, College of Adult and Graduate Studies, Spring 2013 Oklahoma City Community College *Public Speaking, Department of Arts and Humanities, Spring 2010- Present *Writing for the Mass Media Lab,, Spring 2010 *Mass Communication Law,, Fall 2009- Spring 2010 Mass Communication Law Teaching Assistant, Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication, Fall 2008- Spring 2009 Butler County Community College *Interpersonal Communication, Department of Arts, Humanities & Communication, Spring 2007 Katherine L. Eaves 3
Wichita State University *Public Speaking, Elliott School of Communication, Fall 2006- Spring 2008 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2011 Research Assistant for Ralph Beliveau, Associate Professor, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma. 2011 Research Assistant for Meta G. Carstarphen, Associate Professor, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma 2008-2009 Research Assistant for Robert Kerr, Associate Professor, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma 2009 Research Assistant for Michael Kent, Associate Professor, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma SERVICE 2012 Moderator for AEJMC Mid- Winter conference panel 2011-2012 Academic Appeals and Student Misconduct Committee panelist 2010 Moderator for AEJMC Mid- Winter conference panel 2010 Registration worker for AEJMC Mid- Winter conference panel Wichita State University 2007 Assistant to the Registrar of the American Journalism Historians Association 2007-2008 Elliott School of Communication Graduate Student Association Co- President 2007 Guest Lecturer for Professor Dan Close 2007 Kansas High School Scholastic Press Association Judge 2007 History Day Competition Judge RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2012 Writing, Editing and Communications Assistant, University of Oklahoma Graduate College, Norman, OK 2006 Sales and Marketing Assistant, Museum of World Treasures 2004-2006 Staff Writer, TCV Publishing Katherine L. Eaves 4
2003-2006 Reporter, Wichita State University Sunflower 2003 Producer, KAKE- TV (ABC Affiliate) 2003 Staff Writer, Pratt Community College Beaver Tale Pratt, Kansas 2002-2003 Staff Writer, Kingman Leader- Courier Kingman, Kansas TEACHING AREAS/COURSES PREPARED TO TEACH Public Speaking Media & Society Mass Communication Law Writing for the Mass Media Introduction to Communication Studies PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) National Communication Association (NCA) Organization for Research on Women and Communication (ORWAC) National Women s Studies Association (NWSA) Central States Communication Association (CSCA) REFERENCES Ralph Beliveau Associate Professor 3513 Gaylord Hall 395. W. Lindsey Ave beliveau@ou.edu (405) 325-4169 Charles C. Self Edward L. & Thelma Gaylord Chair Director, Institute for Research and Training Professor Katherine L. Eaves 5
395 W. Lindsey Ave 3040 Gaylord Hall cself@ou.edu (405) 325-1117 Meta G. Carstarphen Gaylord Family Endowed Professor Director of the Graduate Program 395 W. Lindsey Ave 3510C Gaylord Hall mcarstarphen@ou.edu (405) 325-5227 Jaime Loke Assistant Professor 395 W. Lindsey Ave 3017 Gaylord Hall jaimeloke@ou.edu (405) 325-1876 Ann Beutel Associate Professor Department of Sociology 780 Van Vleet Oval 329A Kauffman Hall ambeutel@ou.edu (405) 325-0311 Katherine L. Eaves 6