Amanda R. Martínez
Curriculum Vitae
Davidson College 543 Concord Rd.
209 Ridge Rd. Box 6957 Davidson, NC 28036
Davidson, NC 28035 (704) 894-2037
ammartinez@davidson.edu armartinez4@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Communication December 2011
Concentration: Mass Media & Health Communication
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Dissertation
‘But it’s just a joke!’: Latino audiences’ primed reactions to Latino comedians and their use of race-based humor.
Advisor: Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian
Committee Members: Drs. Michael T. Stephenson, Barbara F. Sharf, & Sarah N. Gatson
M.A., Communication May 2007
Concentration: Mass Communication
Women’s Studies Graduate Certificate
University of Houston Main Campus, Houston, TX
B.A., Multinational Organization Studies May 2004
Cum laude
Concentration: Spanish
Minor in English Communication Arts
St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Mass Media, Health Communication, Intersectionality (Race, Ethnicity, Gender, & Identity Issues), Inter/Intra-group Interactions, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Sociology, & Gender & Sexuality Studies
Davidson College, 2012 – present
COM 101 – Fundamentals of Oral Communication
COM 201 – Introduction to Communication Studies
COM/SOC 218 – Gendered Communication in Society
COM/SOC 275 – Mass Media and Society
Class Domain website: http://comsoc275.amandarmartinez.com/
Two student in this course, Karaz Axam and Sarah Kostoryz, received a competitive Davidson Learning Research & Design (DLRD) grant to expand their final multimedia project idea into a Davidson campus-wide online platform (Fall 2016-Spring 2017).
COM 280 – Intercultural Communication
Sarah Kostoryz’s research paper produced for this class, “College hookup culture: A free front with sexist foundations: How both males and females endorse a heterosexist hookup culture,” was selected for inclusion in Common Places (Fall 2014), a competitive undergraduate publication.
COM/SOC 315 – Media Effects
Class Blog: mediaeffectsdavidson.wordpress.com
COM 495 – Communication Theory and Research (senior seminar capstone)
Featured as the community-based learning course in the Pathways annual magazine published by Civic Engagement at Davidson College, Spring 2016
EDU 250 – Multicultural Education
July Experience (Summers 2013-2016) – Life in the ‘Global Village’: Effective Intercultural Communication (1 of 12 campus-wide selected three-week college level courses for rising high school juniors and seniors)
Lecturer
University of Houston Downtown, 2008 – 2012
COMM 1304 – Introduction to Communication
COMM 1306 – Public Speaking
COMM 2307 – Intercultural Communication
COMM 3304 – Advanced Public Speaking
COMM 3310 – Women, Men, & Communication
COMM 3313 – Race, Ethnicity, & Communication
COMM 3330 – Nonverbal Communication
COMM 4390 – Media Effects
Instructor
Texas A&M University, 2007 – 2011
COMM 203 – Public Speaking
COMM 215 – Interviewing: Principles & Practices
COMM 240 – Rhetorical Criticism
COMM 243 – Argumentation & Debate
COMM 335 – Intercultural Communication
Blinn College, Bryan, TX, 2008 – 2010
SPCH 1315 – Public Speaking
Teaching Assistant
University of Houston Main Campus, 2006 – 2007
COMM 1302 – Public Speaking
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Publications
Martinez, A. R. (In press, anticipated April 2017). Monstrosities in the 2016 Presidential Election and Beyond: Centering Nepantla and Intersectional Feminist Activism. Women’s Studies in Communication, 40(2).
Martinez, A. R. (In press, anticipated April 2017). The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and Possibilities. [Review of the book The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and Possibilities]. Teaching Sociology.
Martinez, A. R. & Hernandez, L. H. (In press, anticipated March 2017). Latina/o communication studies. In M. Allen (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of communication research methods.
Ramasubramanian, S. & Martinez, A. R. (2016). News Framing of Obama, Racialized Scrutiny, and Symbolic Racism. The Howard Journal of Communications, 28(1), 36-54.
Martinez, A. R. (2016). Undocumented students. In A. Huerta, N. Iglesias, & D. Brown (Eds.), People of Color in the United States: Contemporary Issues in Education, Work, Communities, Health, and Immigration. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Greenwood Press.
Martinez, A. R., & Ramasubramanian, S. (2015). Latino Audiences, Racial/Ethnic Identification, and Responses to Stereotypical Comedy. Mass Communication & Society, 18(2), 209-229. doi:10.1080/15205436.2014.907427
Martinez, A. R. & Gutierrez-Perez, R. (2015). Are we post-post-race yet? Moving beyond the black-white binary toward a mestiza/o consciousness. In K. Fasching-Varner, & N. D. Hartlep (Eds.). The Assault on Communities of Color: Reactions and Responses from the Academy. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. *Peer-reviewed; 140+ submissions, 40 selected.
Martinez, A. R. (2015). Mexican American men, machismo, & mental health: Cultural shifts in perceptions of depression. In M. Brann (Ed.), Contemporary case studies in health communication: Theoretical & applied approaches. 2nd Ed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. *Peer-reviewed; 32 submissions, 15 selected.
Martinez, A. R. & Miller, L. J. (2014) (Eds.) Gender in a Transitional Era: Changes and Challenges. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Martinez, A. R. (2014). Savvy and susceptible: Diverse American women discuss beauty, body image, and identity in media. In A. R. Martinez & L. J. Miller (Eds.), Gender in a Transitional Era: Changes and Challenges. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Martinez, A. R. (2014). Redefining Rape: Sexual Violence in the Era of Suffrage and Segregation. [Review of the book Redefining Rape: Sexual Violence in the Era of Suffrage and Segregation, by Estelle B. Freedman]. The Journal of Race and Policy, 10(1), 111-115.
Martinez, A. R. (2014). Life cycle perspectives in Chicano/a mental health. [Review of the book Chicana and Chicano Mental Health: Alma, Mente y Corazon, by Yvette G. Flores]. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 36(1), 105-108.
Cosgriff-Hernández, K.-K., Martinez, A. R., Sharf, B.F., & Sharkey, J.R. (2011). “We still had to have tortillas”: Negotiating health, culture and change in the Mexican American diet. In J. M. Cramer, C. P. Greene, & L. M. Walters (Eds.), Food as communication/communication as food. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing.
Egbert, N., Query, J. L., Quinlan, M. M., Savery, C. A., & Martinez, A. R. (2011). (Re)viewing health communication and related interdisciplinary curricula: Towards a transdisciplinary perspective. In T. L. Thompson, R. Parrott, & J. F. Nussbaum (Eds.), Handbook of health communication (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
Brann, M., Bobkowski, P., Martinez, A. R., & Rudick, C. K., (2011). Exploring health communication and case study pedagogy. In M. Brann (Ed.), Contemporary case studies in health communication: Theoretical & applied approaches. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
Dean, W. R., Sharkey, J. R., Cosgriff-Hernández, K. K., Martinez, A. R., Ribardo, J., & Diaz-Puentes, C. (2010). “I can say that we were healthy and unhealthy”: The ambivalent role of tradition in the stages of food choice. Food, Culture and Society. 13(4), 573-594. doi: 10.2752/175174410X12793504246377
Work in Progress
Martinez, A. R. & Hernandez, L. H. Do you really belong here?: Finding Place & Space Between Institutional Good Intentions and Interpersonal (Micro)Aggressions. To be submitted to a collaborative book project aimed to serve as informal mentorship for Latinas in higher education.
(Proposal submitted in October 2016; full draft of testimonio due in February 2017).
Martinez, A. R. Intersectionality, Voz, & Agency: A Culture-Centered Approach to Understanding U.S.-born Mexican Americans’ Depression Experiences & Treatment Preferences.
(Round 2 revisions due in March 2017, Southern Communication Journal)
Martinez, A. R. Navigating Fine Lines: Diverse Audiences Respond to Race-Based Comedy.
Book project in data analysis and chapter drafting phase.
*The following Davidson College students have served as Research Assistants on this project over the course of four years: Antonia Giles, Courtney Rufh, Teresa Adams, Erica Hollins, Jacob Hege, Kylie Leung, Melissa McKinney, Vance Graves, Serena Sewell, Courtney McCullers, Leslie Alvarado, and Joshua Attias.
Editors: Hernandez, L. H., Bowen, D., Martinez, A. R., & De Los Santos Upton, S. Latina/o Communication Studies: Theories, Methods, and Practice. The co-edited book is under contract with Lexington Books as of January 4, 2017.
Martinez, A. R. “Fluffy,” feminine, and funny: A new generation of Mexican American comedians diversify Latinidad performances and embodiments. This article is in the preliminary research phase.
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research:
Gayle Kaufman (Sociology, GSS) & Amanda R. Martinez, Davidson College
Working class, minority, and gay fathers’ experiences with paternity leave (In progress: Data collection and analysis, 2014 – 2016).
*Brooke Brazer served as a Research Assistant for transcription and analysis in the summer of 2015.
Conference Presentations
Martinez, A. R. Chicana Identity, Chicana Feminisms, and Chicana Identification: The Current State of the Term “Chicana.” Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2016
Martinez, A. R. Civic Duty, Civic Calling: Engaging the Past, Present, and Future of La Raza Caucus. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2016
Martinez, A. R Workshop on Gender and Race in Commercials: Whose Calling? Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2016
Martinez, A. R. “I am an Angry Brown Woman”: Latinas (re)Defining (in)Civility and Civic Engagement In and Out of the Academy. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2016
Martinez, A. R. Mentorship as a Civic Calling: A Formal Initiative for Latinx Communication Studies Scholars. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2016
Martinez, A. R. Communication, Civic Calling, and Bridging Academia and Personal Life: Women of Color and the Constant Negotiation of Work and Life Outside the Academy. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2016
Martinez, A. R. Parenting and the Conscientious Communicator: Navigating Gender, Social, and Professional Expectations as Mothers. Presented at the annual regional conference of the Southern States Communication Association, Austin, TX, April 2016
Martinez, A. R. Laughing with or laughing at?: How Blackish, Cristela, Fresh Off the Boat, and Broad City expand and limit stereotypical representations of diversity on television. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV, November 2015
Martinez, A. R. Mentoring, faculty of color, and intersectionality: Rethinking opportunities and possibilities. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV, November 2015
Martinez, A. R. Workshop on gender and race in commercials: Embracing opportunity or discouraging voices? Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV, November 2015
Martinez, A. R. Gender and race in commercials: How present are our pasts? Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2014
Martinez, A. R. Latino/as navigating academia: Reflections and discussions on dissertating, teaching, publishing, and job searching. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2014
Martinez, A. R. Workshop on gender and race in commercials: Connections, interconnections, and disconnections. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Washington, D.C., November 2013
Martinez, A. R. Connections throughout the year: A forum on voice, pedagogy, and critical love within communication studies. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Washington, D.C., November 2013
Martinez, A. R. Bridging gender and generation: U.S.-born Mexican Americans’ perceptions of depression influence a transitional approach to treatment. Presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Communication Association, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2013
Martinez, A. R. Perspectives on teaching and knowing: Where epistemology meets pedagogy: Diversity and culture as avenues to inclusion. Presented at the annual conference of the Southern States Communication Association, Louisville, KY, April 2013
Martinez, A. R. “Depression is a deep, dark secret”: U.S.-born Mexican Americans’ perceptions of depression influence attitudes toward preferred and problematic treatment outcomes. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL, November 2012
Martinez, A. R. Effects of comedian race and viewers’ racial identification on Latinos’ responses to stereotypical humor and person perception. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL, November 2012
Martinez, A. R. COMMunidades: Researching/representing intersections of Latinidad. Panel discussion presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL, November 2012
Martinez, A. R. COMMunities pathways along the employment track: Steps colleagues take to secure a tenure-track, tenured or administrative position. Inter-caucus panel discussion (representing the Latino/a Communication Studies Division & La Raza Caucus) presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Orlando, FL, November 2012
Martinez, A. R. Voices from the liminal: Latina/o pedagogical experiences. Panel discussion at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, November 2011
Martinez, A. R. Emergent voices, insurgent voices in Latin@ Communication Studies: A roundtable. Panel discussion at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, November 2011
Martinez, A. R. ‘But it’s just a joke!’: Latino audiences’ primed reactions to Latino comedians and their use of race-based humor. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication mid-winter conference, Norman, OK, March 2011
Martinez, A. R. Female objectification and media influence on women’s physical ideals: A qualitative feminist analysis of female beauty and body image identity. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2009
Martinez, A. R., Quick, B. L., & Stephenson, M. T. TV ads advocating condom use among sexually active college students: A quantitative analysis of psychological reactance on message effectiveness, quality, and ad attitudes. Presented in a scholar-to-scholar session at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2009
Martinez, A. R. “The color of beauty” as perpetuated in America’s Next Top Model. Presented at the 51st annual conference of the Western Social Sciences Association, Albuquerque, NM, April, 2009
Martinez, A. R. Perceptions of depression in the Mexican American community and the influence on treatment preferences. Presented in a scholar-to-scholar session at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA, November, 2008
Martinez, A. R. Examining televised advertisement influences on eating habits and eating disorder risk, as well as body image identity: A narrative analysis among ethnically diverse college women. Presented at the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, Madison, WI, April, 2008
Martinez, A. R. Reality TV, media markets, and the ability to transcend global boundaries. Presented at the international conference, Exploring New Media Worlds: Changing Technologies, Industries, Cultures, and Audiences in Global and Historical Contexts, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, March, 2008
Martinez, A. R., Query, J. L., & Weathers, M. R. Integrating Hispanic organizations into field research: Promoting their voices during catastrophic illness. Presented at the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, Minneapolis, MN, April, 2007.
Conference Participation
Martinez, A. R. Attendee at the Pre-Tenure Faculty Development Workshop led by Dr. Kerry Ann Rocquemore, CEO and President of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, February 2014
Martinez, A. R. Attendee at the inaugural Faculty Women of Color in the Academy conference, Urbana-Champaign, IL, April 2013
International Seminar Participation
Martinez, A. R. LGBT and human rights: New challenges, next steps.
Salzburg Seminar attendee representing Davidson College in Salzburg, Austria, June 2013
Research Assistant
Texas A&M University
Race & Ethnic Studies Institute Fellowship Grant, “Does Exposure to Stereotypical versus Counter-Stereotypical News Stories about Obama Influence Explicit and Implicit Racial Attitudes toward African-Americans?” $5000, Summer 2010 – 2011
Principal Investigator: Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian, Department of Communication
• Generated visual and written stimuli for pretesting
• Collected and analyzed pretest survey data
• Co-authored journal article from the data’s significant findings (currently under review)
Department of Communication & School of Rural Public Health, Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
Principal Investigators: Dr. Barbara Sharf, Department of Communication, & Dr. Joseph Sharkey, School of Rural Public Health
• Worked in a collaborative research team to analyze focus group data surrounding food, cooking, health, and traditions of Mexican Americans in Bryan, TX
• Used Atlas.ti research software to organize and manage code groups
• Helped conduct member check sessions with community members/focus group participants
University of Houston – Main Campus
School of Communication, Women’s Health Fund Research Team: “Assessing the impact of The Women’s Fund health education materials upon health behaviors among adult female end-users”
October 2006 – December 2007
• Assisted with development of data collection instruments, consent forms, and recruitment materials
• Member of translation team for coding CIT qualitative responses
Graduate Grader
University of Houston – Main Campus
COMM 6300 – Research Methodology, Spring 2010
Professor: Dr. Zhiwen Xiao, Communication
Graded M.A. students’ quantitative research article critique presentations
COMM 6302 – Communication Theory, Fall 2009
Professor: Dr. Martha Haun, Communication
Graded M.A. students’ communication theory research papers
Invited Guest Presentations
Davidson College
Conflict Management in Service and Leadership, October 2015
Invited guest expert to lead a workshop on productive conflict management for those in service and leadership positions within various organizations.
Sponsored by the Bonner Scholars Program, Center for Civic Engagement
Power, Privilege, & Implications for Leadership, October 2015
Invited guest expert to lead a workshop on the intersectional issues of power and privilege and their potential to impact leadership outcomes.
Sponsored by the Chidsey Center for Leadership Development
Presentation Skills: Delivery Techniques, Visual Aids, & Managing Anxiety, July 2015
Invited guest lecture in student research seminar in preparation for their research findings presentation to an audience of 50 stakeholders and trustees for research funding in Charlotte.
Professor: Dr. Lauren Stutts, Psychology
Faculty Feature on Davidson College main website, Spring 2014
Selected interviewee featured on the Davidson College main website. Faculty and student interviewees are selected and highlighted on a rotating monthly basis as representative profiles for the general internet public
http://www.davidson.edu/news/news-stories/140210-faculty-focus-amanda-martinez-
Trayvon Martin and the Implications That Be: A Social Justice Dialogue, November 2013
Invited faculty panelist expert on media effects and impacts on high profile social justice cases, Sponsored by the Upsilon Mu Deltas
Powerful Words & (Re)Actions: Microaggresions, Intentionality, & Effects, October 2013
Invited faculty lecture and discussion in partnership with the Residence Life Office for students, October Community Gathering
ENV 202 – Environmental Social Sciences, Spring 2013
Professor: Dr. Graham Bullock, Environmental Studies
Invited presentation on Atlas.ti qualitative data analysis software
Microaggressions at the Intersection of Gender and Race, December 2012
Invited faculty speaker for student-led event on microaggressions pertaining to gender and race around public spaces on campus
Faculty Feature in L.I.F.E. Newsletter, Spring 2013
Selected interviewee featured in L.I.F.E (Latinos in Full Effect), the student-run newsletter produced by the Organization for Latino American Students (OLAS). One faculty member featured per semester, chosen by organization members
Texas A&M University
MSC Jordan Institute for International Awareness, October 4, 2011
Program: “Taking Your Business Elsewhere: Working & Living Abroad”
Invited presentation on cultural sensitivity, integration, adaptation, orientations to life and ways of doing business for college students interested in studying and/or working in international contexts
COMM 375 – Media Audiences, Fall 2011
Professor: Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian, Communication
Invited presentation about priming research on racial and ethnic stereotypes and humor in the media
Creating Communitas – Communication Graduate Student Association, Spring 2011
Invited presentation on dissertation research
COMM 308 – Research Methods in Communication, Spring 2011
Professor: Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian, Communication
Invited presentation for “Meet a Researcher” series
Topic: Experimental Research
COMM 615 – Interpretive Research in Communication, Spring 2011
Professor: Dr. Barbara Sharf, Communication
Invited presentation on Dragon Naturally Speaking voice dictation software for transcribing qualitative data
Collaborative Research Team, Summer 2010
Professor: Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian, Communication; School of Rural Public Health colleagues
Invited presentation on mentorship research findings from interviews with bicultural U.S.-born Mexican Americans exploring perceptions of depression and influences on treatment preferences
COMM 615 – Interpretive Research in Communication, Spring 2010
Professor: Dr. Barbara Sharf, Communication
Invited presentation on Dragon Naturally Speaking voice dictation software for transcribing qualitative data
COMM 308 – Research Methods, Spring 2010
Professor: Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian, Communication
Invited presentation on Atlas.ti qualitative data analysis software
COMM 615 – Interpretive Research in Communication, Fall 2009
Professor: Dr. Barbara Sharf, Communication
Invited presentation on Atlas.ti qualitative data analysis software
Community
The Traveling Scholar Series, October 25, 2016
Invited presentation on the fine lines of race-based comedy: “The Fine Lines of Race-Based Comedy: Politeness, Political Correctness, & Post-Racial Racism” at the University of Louisiana Monroe. The visit included a radio interview with KEDM NPR Public Radio and class discussion leading in three courses: Political Communication (graduate class), Persuasion & Advocacy (undergraduate class), and Visual Literacy (undergraduate class).
Communication and the Politics of Inclusion, October 14, 2013
Invited presentation on diversity and inclusion issues between groups and within institutions following a popular film screening (Our Family Wedding); This lecture is part of Texas A&M University’s 50th Anniversary of Inclusion events series
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), December 2012
Invited guest speaker and discussion leader for PFLAG Cornelius, NC chapter in a meeting on gender, identity, and sexuality
Radio Interview for KEOS Community Radio for the Brazos Valley, August 8, 2011
Radio Program: Our Voices, Ourselves, Bryan-College Station, TX
Show: “Interview with Dr. Amanda Martinez on the effects of race-based humor on minority audiences, comedians, and the potential to impact judicial review scenarios”
HONORS AND AWARDS
Recipient of Duke Endowment Research Funds, Vice President of Academic Affairs Office, Davidson College, Fall 2015.
Recipient of an Andrew Mellon Grant for Digital Studies Course Development, Davidson College, Summer 2015.
Recipient of a Civic Engagement Course Development Grant, Davidson College, Summer 2015; Fall 2016.
Recipient of Faculty Study and Research funding, Davidson College, Summer 2013; Summer 2014; Summer 2015; Summer 2016.
Recipient of a faculty advisor award for guiding Courtney Rufh’s (Sociology major, Communication Studies minor) original summer research project. Courtney was 1 of 3 Davidson College students awarded the competitive Kemp Bank of America & Abernethy research scholarships, Summer 2013.
Diversity Fellowship Award, Texas A&M University, Department of Communication, August 2007 – May 2010 (3-year award contract).
Research Funding Award, Texas A&M University, Department of Communication, Fall 2009.
Travel Grant Award, National Communication Association, November, 2009.
Member of Phi Kappa Phi, graduate and professional studies honor society, April 2006 – May 2007.
Scholarship Award, University of Houston Main Campus, School of Communication, one award given, May 2006.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Administrative Positions
Co-Chair and Program Planner, G.I.F.T.S. (Great Ideas for Teaching Students), National Communication Association, November 2016- November 2017
Immediate Past Chair, Legislative Assembly Member, Nominating Committee Member, and La Raza Caucus Representative, Latino/a Communication Studies Division & La Raza Caucus, National Communication Association, November 2015 – November 2016
Chair, Legislative Assembly Member, Nominating Committee Member, and La Raza Caucus Representative, Latino/a Communication Studies Division & La Raza Caucus, National Communication Association, November 2014 – November 2015
Vice Chair, Legislative Assembly Member, Affirmative Action Committee Member, and Centennial NCA Conference Program Planner, Latino/a Communication Studies Division & La Raza Caucus, National Communication Association, November 2013 – November 2014
Vice Chair-Elect, Latino/a Communication Studies Division & La Raza Caucus, National Communication Association, November 2012 – November 2013
Secretary, Latino/a Communication Studies Division & La Raza Caucus, National Communication Association, November 2011 – November 2012
Elected Member of Mark L. Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication Selection Committee, National Communication Association, November 2013 – November 2015
Blog founder, primary administrator, AcademicZ: The Latino/a Experiences in Research, Pedagogy, and Service in Higher Education, February 2011 – present
Peer Reviewer
Scholarly Journals
Mass Communication & Society scholarly journal, 2013-present
The Howard Journal of Communications scholarly journal, 2015-present
Journal of Communication scholarly journal, Fall 2014
Communication Research scholarly journal, Summer 2012
Journal of International & Intercultural Communication scholarly journal, Summer 2012
Textbook Review
Converging Media: A New Introduction to Mass Communication, May 2016, Oxford University Press.
Introduction to Human Communication: Perception, Meaning, and Identity, March 2016, Oxford University Press.
A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking, 5th Ed., March 2014, Bedford St. Martin’s
Editorial Assistant
Brann, M. (Ed.). (2011). Contemporary case studies in health communication: Theoretical & applied approaches. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, February – August 2010
Query, J. L. (Ed.). Communication Studies scholarly journal, February 2005 – June 2006
Conference Paper Reviewer
National Association for Communication Centers undergraduate paper award competition, National Communication Association, Communication Centers section, April 2016
Latino/a Communication Studies Division & La Raza Caucus, National Communication Association, April 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016
Organization for Research on Women and Communication, Western States Communication Association, September 2013; 2014
Health Communication Division, National Communication Association, April 2013; 2014
Communication Technology Subunit, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, April 2012; 2013; 2014
Feminist and Women’s Studies Division, National Communication Association, April 2012
Feminist Scholarship Division, International Communication Association, December 2011
Mass Communication Division, International Communication Association, November 2011
Mass Communication Division, National Communication Association, 2009; 2011
Student Division, National Communication Association, April 2011
Conference Panel Chair, Moderator, & Respondent
Respondent, Projecting the “Latin@”: A Four Part Analysis of Rhetorical Gatekeeping of Latin@ Political Identity in the United States. Presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2016
Respondent, Embracing Opportunities for Enhancing Women’s Empowerment in Health Care Contexts through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) panel at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV, November 2015
Respondent, Representing the feminine in film and television, Organization for Research on Women and Communication panel at the Western States Communication Association annual conference, Anaheim, CA, February 2014
Chair, Critical connections and Chicano studies: Cultural critiques of Guillermo Del Toro’s award winning film Pan’s Labyrinth, Latino/a communication studies panel at the National Communication Association annual conference, Washington, D.C., November 2013
Chair and respondent, Interrogating mythology, ideology, and exploitation in film and television mass communication panel at the National Communication Association annual conference, Orlando, FL, November 2012
Chair, Illuminating scholarship in audience identification and involvement mass communication panel at the National Communication Association annual conference, Orlando, FL, November 2012
Moderator and respondent, case studies in public discourse panel at the Western Social Sciences Association annual conference, Houston, TX, April 2012
Chair, mental health communication panel at the National Communication Association annual conference, Building Bridges, San Francisco, CA, November 2010
Chair, mass communication panel at the National Communication Association annual conference, Discourses of Stability and Change, Chicago, IL, November 2009
Chair, women’s studies panel at the 51st annual conference of the Western Social Sciences Association, Albuquerque, NM, April 2009
Chair, health communication panel at the National Communication Association annual conference, unCONVENTIONal, San Diego, CA, November 2008
Conference Staff
Conference registration desk staff & photographer/videographer for keynote speaker & other conference activities, Global Fusion international conference, Texas A&M University, October 2010
Conference staff at Exploring New Media Worlds: Changing Technologies, Industries, Cultures, and Audiences in Global and Historical Contexts international conference, Texas A&M University, March 2008
Community
Informal outside advisor/expert on intercultural, identity, and conflict communication for Hough High School junior Kate Heyl’s research project on (mis)communication and (mis)understandings among Christian Americans and Muslim Americans in the U.S., Spring 2016
Davidson College Affiliate and Subcommittee Member for the development of the high school mentorship initiative primarily targeting African American, Latino/a, and low income high school students in the region, The Ada Jenkins Center, Davidson, NC, Summer 2013-2014
Judge, High School Forensics Tournament, Katy Independent School District, hosted by Katy High School, Katy, TX, January 2011
Judge, Departmental undergraduate Public Speaking Contest, Texas A&M University, Fall 2007, Spring 2008
Professional Organization Membership
National Communication Association, September 2006 – present
Southern States Communication Association, January 2013 – present
Eastern Communication Association, January 2013 – 2014
International Communication Association, October 2010 – 2013
Western Social Sciences Association, Fall 2008 – Spring 2012
Central States Communication Association, Fall 2007 – Spring 2008
American Society of Trial Consultants, May 2011 – August 2012
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
Davidson College
Advising: Communication Studies – Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (CIS)
Major (co-)advisor: India Gupta, Karaz Axam, Kayla Seymour (Class of 2017); Bridget Lavender, Sophie McHugh, Jacob Hege, Joanne Suk, Katie Im, Mackenzie Latt (Class of 2018).
Senior thesis advisor, Karaz Axam, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Communication Studies major. Anticipated graduation: Spring 2017. Thesis topic and title TBA.
Senior thesis advisor, Kayla Seymour, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Communication Studies major. Anticipated graduation: Spring 2017. Thesis topic and title TBA.
Senior thesis co-advisor (with Mark Sample in Digital Studies), Violet Degnan, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Digital Sociology Studies major. Anticipated graduation: Spring 2017. Thesis topic and title TBA.
Senior capstone and major co-advisor, (with Rebecca Ruhlen in Anthropology), Adrienne Miller, B.A., 2016, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Public Health major, Communication Studies minor. Thesis Title: The Affordable Care Act & Impacts on Latinas’ Reproductive Health Care Access and Usage.
Advising: Sociology
Major advisor: Rachel McKay (Class of 2017); Ryan Samuels (Class of 2018).
Senior thesis and major advisor, Divya Khandke, B.A., 2016, Sociology major. Honors Thesis: Profit Over People: Investigating the Cases of Environmental Racism in Roxbury, Massachusetts and Flint, Michigan.
Senior thesis and major advisor, Rashaad Phillips, B.A., 2016, Sociology major. Thesis Title: “I’m Not Black, I’m Dominican”: Racial Identity Politics among Young Adult Afro-Dominican-Americans in the New York Area.
Senior thesis advisor, Layne Doctson, B.A., 2016, Sociology major. Honors Thesis Title: YikYak: A Catalyst Within Communities.
Senior thesis and major advisor, Courtney Rufh, B.A., 2015, Sociology major, Communication Studies minor. Thesis Title: First-Generation College Students and Theories of Student Success.
Senior thesis reader, Will Thoni, B.A., 2014, Sociology major.
Thesis Title: Racialized Commentary in College Basketball.
Senior thesis reader, Briana Kordsmeier, B.A., 2014, Sociology major.
Thesis Title: “My New Family”: Collective Art, Relationships, and the Formation of Non-Heteronormative Solidarity.
Senior thesis reader, Katherine Blackburn, B.A., 2013, Sociology major.
Thesis Title: Young Women, Sexual Attitudes and Pornography.
Advising: Gender & Sexuality Studies (GSS)
Senior capstone advisor, Emily Stanley, B.A., 2016, English major, Gender & Sexuality Studies minor. Thesis Title: Queering the Classics: Slash Fan Fiction in Sherlock Holmes and The Three Musketeers
Major advisor, Jourdan Porter, B.A., 2016, Gender & Sexuality Studies major, Psychology minor.
Senior thesis reader, Katie Layendecker, B.A., 2015, Gender & Sexuality Studies major.
Thesis Title: Gender, Age, and Rape Myth Usage in Online Articles and Comments.
Independent Research Advising
Research advisor (Spring/Summer 2014), Divya Khandke, Sociology major, self-designed qualitative research project: Women and Reproductive Rights in Ghana.
Research advisor (Summer 2013), Courtney Rufh, Sociology major, Communication Studies minor, self-designed qualitative research project: Extra-ordinary People: Nonprofit Perceptions of Celebrity Involvement in Charity.
*Bank of America Kemp and Abernethy Scholarship award recipient (1 of 3 Davidson College students selected), Spring/Summer 2013
Informal Advising & Mentorship
I spend approximately 1-3 hours per week beyond the classroom and office hours for my enrolled students, major and minor advisees, talking with students from diverse backgrounds about navigating privilege and confronting various ‘–isms’ and how (and whether) to deal with and manage microaggressions they experience in spaces around the Davidson College campus and community. The students who are drawn to me for this form of mentorship and informal conversation in confidence are overwhelmingly students of color and students from historically underrepresented and/or disadvantaged backgrounds (i.e., first generation college students, low socioeconomic backgrounds, LGBTQ identities, etc.); surely this is partly due to the kinds of classes I teach, the type of research I do, and my embodied minority identity positionality and presence. Oftentimes, these relationships translate to formal advisee relationships but not always.
Curriculum Development
COM/SOC 275 – Mass Media & Society, Fall 2015
COM/SOC 315 – Media Effects, Spring 2013
COM/SOC 218 – Gendered Communication in Society, Spring 2013
COM 280 – Intercultural Communication, Fall 2012
Search Committees
Search committee member, three-year visiting assistant professor position in Communication Studies, Spring 2016
Search committee member, tenure track assistant professor position in Sociology, Fall 2015
Search committee member, three-year visiting Chair position in Communication Studies, Spring 2015
Search committee member, tenure track assistant professor position in Sociology, Fall 2014
Committee & Organizational Appointments
NOAH (junior faculty affinity group) co-chair, Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
Batten Professorship Committee member, 2015
Diversity Committee, elected member, Spring 2015
Public Lectures Committee member, Fall 2013-2014; Subcommittee Chair, primarily responsible for planning the bi-annual Wearn lecture
Public Lectures
Organized and raised funding, along with Dr. Hilton Kelly (Educational Studies department), for Dr. Joe Feagin’s public lecture, The White Racial Frame & Two-Faced Racism: Navigating (Anti)Racist Actions, at Davidson College, December 2013
Organized and raised funding for Dr. Lucy Miller’s public lecture, Movies, Makeup and Everything In-Between: Experiences in a Transgender Life, at Davidson College, February 2013
Miscellaneous Campus Events & Activities
Experimenting as Teachers (EAT) lunch group proposal on facilitating effective classroom discussion, accepted Fall 2015, took place October 2015 with 7 colleagues from various disciplines
Davidson Domains website-building faculty participant, Potential for Pedagogy subgroup member, Fall 2015
Course website: http://comsoc275.amandarmartinez.com/
Humor & Audience panelist for the “Humor and…” multi-year series: Latino Audiences Reactions to Stereotypical Comedy, Amanda Martinez, Communication Studies, Sociology; TV Comedies, Jessica Good, Psychology; Humorous stories about clergy wives, Ann Wills, Religion, Fall 2015
Gender & Sexuality Studies (GSS) program recruitment event organizer, Spring 2015 – Spring 2016.
New student orientation book discussion event for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah, small group discussion leader for group of incoming students, August 2015
Safe Space Training for LGBTQ community issues on campus and in the broader community/society, December 2013
Faculty representative at roundtable event addressing increase in student stress, Knoblock Campus Center, February 2013
Hosted the main table at the Alvarez Union for the event, “Who Needs Feminism?” with other Gender & Sexuality Studies faculty members in October 2012. Students and faculty wrote posters, completing the sentence: “I need feminism because…”
University of Houston – Main Campus
Committee Service
Master’s thesis committee member, Lisa Hernandez, M.A., Mass Communication, University of Houston Main Campus (Graduated: Summer 2012): Female Ethnic Representations in Make-up Ads and Latinas’ Interpretation of the Messages.
Master’s thesis committee member, Sarah Tidwell, M.A., Speech Communication, University of Houston Main Campus (Graduated: Fall 2011): The WoW Factor: An Investigation of World of Warcraft Gaming and Participant Well-Being, Socialization, and Connection in Two Worlds.
University of Houston Downtown
Curriculum Development
COMM 4390 – Media Effects, Summer 2009
COMM 4000 – Rhetorical Criticism, Summer 2009
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Litigation Consulting
Tobin Trial Consulting
Senior Consultant: Kelly Tobin, President/CEO
Medical malpractice case: Focus group moderator for a mock jury’s deliberations, questionnaire data organizer, deliberation transcriber, and data analyst; prepared final report, verdict analysis, and voir dire recommendations for defendant attorneys, Summer 2013
Trial Consultants, Inc.
Supervisor: Dr. Amy Singer, Litigation Psychologist and President/CEO
Research Assistant, March 2012 – July 2012
Intern for case research analysis, September 2011 – December 2011
National Jury Project Litigation Consulting Firm
Supervisor: Dr. Sonia Chopra, Senior Litigation Consultant
Post-trial juror interviewer, Summer 2011
Graduate Assistant
University of Houston Main Campus
University of Houston Library Special Collections – Women’s Studies, August 2005-August 2006
Editorial Positions
University of Houston Main Campus
Editorial Assistant, Office of External Communication (university PR), Fall 2004 – Spring 2005
Competitive Law Internships
Multinational Organization Studies Intern, Huang & Assoc. International Law Firm, Madrid, Spain, Summer 2003
INROADS, Allstate Insurance, Intern with Legal Department, Denver, CO, Summers 2000, 2001, 2002
Space Imaging, Inc., Intern with Contract Attorneys, Denver, CO, Fall 1999 – Spring 2000
