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Dr. Jamie Litty, Associate Professor and Chair
Jamie has ten years’ experience in public radio and television in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. She taught ten years in higher education and the non-profit sector before coming to UNCP in Fall of 2001. Here she teaches courses in video production, broadcast writing, and mass communication theory, law, and ethics. Jamie is an award-winning videomaker who has produced in a variety of corporate genres, with current research interests in health communication campaigns, grassroots uses of electronic media, and the future of jazz radio. She is adviser to the Mass Communication Department's live, weekly, student-produced TV newscast, Carolina News Today; a member of the Faculty Senate; serves on UNCP's Tobacco Task Force; and participates in the university's Coalition to Prevent Alcohol-Related Consequences (C-PARC).
Ph.D. Communication, Ohio State University
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Dr. Anthony R. Curtis, Professor
Tony has broad media experience including newspapers, magazines, broadcast, books, public relations, advertising, and online. He teaches journalism, public relations, broadcasting and mass communication courses. He is known for his New Media work. He constructed UNCP's campus in the virtual world Second Life. On his faculty website, Tony presents galleries of student pictures from his photojournalism classes, issues of the Brave News World magazine from his online journalism course, the Professional Profiles print magazine from his feature writing class, Brave Voices Brave Voices from his editorial writing class, investigative journalism articles from the capstone course, and digital storytelling videos by his students. Tony has authored 72 books and constructed three extensive web sites, including Space Today Online. He has written extensively about computers, technology, communication, space and astronomy. When major space events are in the news, he is interviewed by media such as CNN and Reuters. In 2004-2005, he volunteered to work with eighth graders at a local school measuring dust storms on Mars. Tony is an:
Tony has taught at Penn State, Ohio University, Salisbury University, Hood College, and Union Institute & University. Students elected him Outstanding Academic Advisor and nominated him for Distinguished Faculty and Excellence In Teaching. He has been listed twice in Who's Who Among America's Teachers from student nominations. He received the Outstanding Program Award from Ohio University's College of Communication. Tony was honored for his web publication in 2004 by the American Library Association. When Tony came to UNCP in Summer 2002, he brought extensive administrative experience, including Executive Assistant to the President, Chief of Staff for the Office of the President, Director of the Center for Strategic Planning, and Dean for Academic Information Services at UI&U, as well as Director of the Maryland Summer Center for the Arts at Salisbury University.
Ph.D., Mass Communication, Union Institute & University
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Dr. Judith G. Curtis, Assistant Professor Email: jcurtis@uncp.edu Phone: 910.521.6238 Office: 224 Old Main Judy started teaching at UNCP in Summer 2002. Today, she has 15 years university teaching experience. In 2001, she received the Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award from the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education. In 2002, she was invited to present a workshop on "Ensuring Student Success in a Web-Based Course" for the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities. Beyond the classroom, Judy has 33 years professional writing, editing, graphic design, production and media management experience in newspaper, magazine and book publishing. She has been a Managing Editor of two national magazines and a book publishing company as well as Vice President of a publishing house where she supervised editorial, design, production, manufacturing and sales in addition to creation and design of national advertising campaigns and media placement. There is an article about Judy's professional and educational careers in the Professional Profiles 2004-2005 magazine. Judy teaches journalism, mass communication and public relations courses and advises the UNCP student newspaper, The Pine Needle. Her feature writing class reported for the Professional Profiles magazine. Ph.D. Mass Communication, Union Institute & University |
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Dr. Dandan Liu, Assistant Professor Dandan has six years of college-level teaching experience. Prior to joining UNCP in Fall 2005, she taught Introduction to Mass Media, Mass Media and Society, and Public Speaking at Temple University, Philadelphia. She has also worked as a volunteer in the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, a non-profit community organization, for three years.
Ph.D., Mass Media and Communication, Temple University
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George
Harrison, Lecturer George had 23 years professional public relations and marketing experience with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations in the healthcare and insurance industries before coming to UNCP in Spring 2003. In addition, he was editor of weekly newspapers in Tennessee and Mississippi. George received awards for his works from the Mississippi Press Association, the Tennessee Society of Healthcare Public Relations, and the Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter of the American Marketing Association. At UNCP, George teaches public relations and advertising courses and advises our chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). He previously was adjunct instructor at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville Technical Community College, and the Duke University Certificate Program in Non-Profit Management. He conducted public relations workshops for Cross Country University of Nashville, a national provider of seminars and educational workshops for business and industry. There is an article about George's professional and educational careers in the Professional Profiles 2003-2004 magazine.
M.B.A. Tennessee Technological University
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George
Johnson, Engineer, Lecturer George has been television engineer for WNCP-TV, the university's student-operated television station, since 1989. Previously, he had eight years experience as an engineer at commercial television stations. By 1996, he had earned two degrees from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and had started teaching broadcasting courses. In 1999, George co-founded the Media Integration Project, a collaboration among the departments of Art, Music and Mass Communication. Media Integration activities include:
M.A.Ed. Math Education (Computer Science), University of North Carolina at Pembroke |
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Sara
Oswald, Lecturer Sara is a regular adjunct in the public relations sequence. She also serves as a full-time lecturer for UNCP teaching English.She is faculty adviser to the school yearbook, The Indianhead. She has been at UNCP since 1988. Sara's Computer-Assisted Editing and Design class has done production work on the Professional Profiles print magazine.
M.A. Rutgers University |
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Mavis
Carter, Adjunct Mavis is a regular adjunct in mass communication. She also serves as a full-time member of the faculty at Central Carolina Community College.
M.A., Journalism, Regent University |
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Sallyann
Clark, Program Assistant and Production Coordinator for WNCP-TV Sallyann has been with UNCP since January 1998. She brought with her years of experience working with students, administrators, and the public. She taught in several public school systems in the state prior to coming here to UNCP. She has experience in working with and assisting people both nationally and internationally. Sallyann’s duties focus on the daily operations of WNCP-TV. They vary from scheduling of and assisting with productions to the scheduling and airing of the programs on area broadcast and cable channels. She also assists students on broadcasts and supervises work study assistants. Sallyann currently serves on several campus committees and is active in community service work. She is secretary of the City-County Community Access Channel Committee for Laurinburg-Scotland County.
B.S. Business Administration, Atlantic Christian College
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Jennifer Carter, Administrative Secretary Email: jennifer.carter@uncp.edu Phone: 910.522.5723 Office: 247 Old Main Jennifer joined the Mass Communication Department staff in 2005 after 13 years with the Public Schools of Robeson County. She is skilled in communicating with the deaf and hearing impaired.
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Updated:
February 15, 2006
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Department
of Mass Communication
PO Box 1510 Pembroke, NC 28372-1510 Phone: 910.522.5723 Fax: 910.522.5795 Email: masscomm@uncp.edu |