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CURRICULUM
VITAE -
Education:
Doctoral Candidate (ABD) in Communication
6/91
The
State
University
of
New York
at
Buffalo
Graduate Assistantship and Scholarship Awards
Research concentrations in Health Communication,
Qualitative/Naturalistic Methods, and
Face To Face Interaction.
Dissertation title: A
Participant Observation Analysis of Practitioner-Provider
Interaction in a Rural Ophthalmology Clinic
(Dr. Charles Petrie, Committee Chair)
Master of Arts
in Communication 6/89
Minor in Linguistics
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Graduate Assistantship and Scholarship Awards
Bachelor of Arts in Communication
5/87
Rutgers
College
of
Rutgers
, The
State
University
of
New Jersey
Minors in Philosophy and History, Concentrations in Physics and
Political Science
Dean's List
Academic
Experience:
Associate Professor and Department Chair
(8/2000-Pres.)
(Awarded tenure effective 8/2001)
(Associate Professor of
Communications & Director of Forensics
8/99-8/00)
(Assistant Professor of Communications & Director of Forensics
8/96-8/99)
Fundamentals of Speech Communication (COM 100) (Incl. Honors)
Fundamentals of Speech Communication-Health Career Focus
Public Speaking (COM 103)
Interpersonal Communication (COM 106)
Survey of Mass Communication (COM 110)
Forensics Practicum (COM 296P)
Special
Topics In Communication (COM 280T) (Incl. Honors)
Department of Communication, Humanities Division
&
Introduction to Microcomputers For Windows 95 (CEU 226)
Overview
of the Internet (CEU 277)
Pre-Employment Seminar -
Team
Building
(CEU 211)
How to Build High Performance Teams (AMA)
Managing Your Priorities (AMA)
How to Manage Conflict in the Organization (AMA)
Division of Continuing Education
Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN 37066-3188
(Also served as Adjunct Assistant Professor for Fall, 1996)
Assistant Professor of Speech (Tenure-track)
8/94-7/96
Fundamentals
of Public Speaking (SPCH 1010)
Introduction to Mass Communication (COMM 1200)
Department of Speech, Communication, and Theatre
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
37044-4446
(Associate Member of Graduate Faculty)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Speech Communication 8/95-12/95
Persuasion (SCOM
346)
Department
of Communication and Broadcasting
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Assistant Professor of
Communications (Tenure-track) 8/93-6/94
Introduction to Speech Communication Fundamentals
(C/Th 101)
Interpersonal Communication
(C/Th 210)
Persuasion/Ethics (C/Th
375)
Department of Communication and Theatre
Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, SD
57301-4398
(Line terminated due to financial difficulty.)
Instructor in Communication (2-year fixed term) 7/91-7/93
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
(COMM 100)
Health Communication (COMM
315)
Human Communication (COMM
110)
Independent Study (COMM
482)
Department of Communication
University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
18510-4592
Teaching Assistant/Instructor 8/87-6/91
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
Principles of Communication|
Department of Communication/Millard Filmore College (Evening Division)
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Research
and Teaching Specializations:
-Teaching:
Oral Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Mass Communication, Health Communication,
Basic Courses, Persuasion, Microcomputer Applications. Have
developed courses in Political
Communication, Advanced Interpersonal Communication, Small Group
Communication, and Business & Professional Communication.
Extensive experience with at-risk, diverse, and
non-traditional student populations.
(Also have significant training, personal tutoring and consulting experience
in PC and communication skills.)
-Research:
Interpersonal/Small Group communication in health care and mental
health contexts, Computer-mediated
communication/Electronic networks, Qualitative methods.
Also interested in human factors research,
political communication.
Publications
(Books and Articles):
-Assante, Leonard (2005).
Student Workbook for Communicate!
Wadsworth Group, Belmont
,
CA
.
-Assante, Leonard (2003). Instructor’s
Resource Manual for The Art of Public Speaking. Wadsworth Group,
Belmont
,
CA
. (Also wrote all annotations
for instructor’s edition.)
-Schrader, S. & Assante, L.
(1996). InHealth’s
student e-conference: To lurk or to chat?
That is the cyberspace question. Proceedings
of the 1996 mid-south instructional technology conference.
Middle Tennessee State Univ., Murfreesboro, TN.
(Published in ERIC.)
-Schrader, S. & Assante,
L. (1993).
An Allegorical Approach to the Teaching of the Naturalistic
and Scientific Paradigms: Chuck
and George Don't See 'Tail-to-Tail' on Anything.
Speech Communication Annual.
New York
State
Speech Communication Association.
-Assante.
L. & Schrader, S. (1992). The
Implementation, Promotion and Evaluation of the International Health Communication
Hotline as a Tool for Interdisciplinary Networking and Disciplinary Advocacy.
Proceedings Information
Technology for Community Health conference,
Victoria
,
BC
,
Canada
.
Convention
Papers and Presentations: (refereed or invited
only)
2004
2003
-Panel member for “From
Graduate/Teaching Assistant to Community College Full-time
Faculty.”
Presented at the annual
meeting of the National Communication
Association,
Miami Beach
,
FL
,
USA
-Panelist
for “Distance Education.” Presented
at the annual meeting of the Southern States
Communication
Association,
Birmingham
,
AL
,
USA
2002
-Presented at the annual meeting of the Tennessee
Communication Association, Kentucky
Lake, KY, USA.
2001
-Participant on 2 Panels. Presented
at the annual meeting of the National
Communication
Association,
Atlanta
,
GA.
.
2000
-“The
Electronically Engaged Discipline: Exploring
the Benefits and Limitations of Instructional Technology Software in the
Communication Classroom.” Panel
presented at the annual meeting of the National
Communication Association,
Seattle
,
WA
.
-“At the Frontlines of Professional Association Engagement:
Initiating Strategies for Collaboration Amongst State and Regional
Associations.” Panel presented
at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association,
Seattle
,
WA
.
1999
-Teaching the Hybrid Basic Course on Video.@
Presentation at the annual Tennessee Communication Association convention,
Chapel Hill
,
TN.
-Using
chatrooms in classrooms@
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National
Communication Association convention,
Chicago
,
IL
.
1998
-Virtual Interpersonal Communication: Student Research Papers
Morphed Into a WWW
Convention Papers and Presentations:
(refereed or invited only), cont.
Page Format.@
Paper presented at the annual Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference,
Murfreesboro
,
TN
,
USA
.
(Submitted to ERIC.)
1997
-Presentation
at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Speech Communication Association,
Nashville
,
TN
,
USA
.
1996
-Promises
and Perils Part I: Seeing >Eye to Eye=: A Participant-Observation Analysis of Practitioner-Client Communication in a Rural
Ophthalmology Clinic.@ Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Speech Communication
Association, San Diego, USA.
-On-Line
with InHealth: The Use of E-Mail Conferencing to Teach Health Communication.
Poster-session presentation at the annual meeting of the International
Communication
Association, Chicago.
-Does this building talk?
An exploration of the influence of architecture on perceptions concerning an
US
state
mental hospital. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian
Communication Association, St. Catharine=s, ON,
Canada
.
-Creation
and Operation of an Internet-Based On-Line Conference: A Tool for Teaching and Scholarship.@
Paper to be presented at the annual Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference,
Murfreesboro
,
TN.
(Article
version published in Proceedings.)
1995
-The
Organizational Record: Analysis of Early 20th Century Film of a State Mental Hospital.@ Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association,
San Antonio
,
TX
,
USA
.
-A Participant-Observation Analysis
of Practitioner and Provider Listening Behaviors: Results of the Past,
Recommendations for the Future.@ Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Speech Communication
Association,
Monteagle
,
TN.
1994
-"Teaching Compliance-Gaining Message Strategies using
Interpersonal Health
Communication
Interaction Examples." Presentation
at the annual meeting of the Tennessee
Speech Communication Association,
Middle
Tennessee
State
University
.
1993
-"The Implementation, Promotion and
Evaluation of the International Health Communication
Hotline
as a tool for Interdisciplinary Networking and Disciplinary Advocacy."
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Communication Association,
New
Haven
,
CT.
Co-Authored with Stuart Schrader.
(Published on ERIC.)
1992
-"An
Allegorical Approach to the Teaching of the Naturalistic and Scientific
Paradigms: Chuck and George Don't
See 'Tail-to-Tail' on Anything."
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Speech Communication
Association,
Ellenville
,
NY
.
Co-Authored with Stuart Schrader.
-"Communication
Skills Training For Health Care Professionals"
Full-day workshop at the
1992
Health Sciences Communications Association,
Rockville
,
MD.
Co-Presented with
Stuart Schrader.
-"The
International Health Communication Hotline"
Seminar presented at the 1992 Health
Sciences
Communications Association,
Rockville
, MD.
-"Is
the
United
States
A
Developed Nation? The Health Care
Crisis as an Exemplar" Paper presented
at 1992 Learned Societies/CASID,
University of Prince Edward Island
,
Canada.
Co-Presented
with Stuart Schrader.
-"InHealth:
On-line in Healthcare Communication"
Presentation at the 1992 Learned
Societies
Convention, Canadian Association for the Study of International
Development
division,
Prince Edward island
,
Canada
.
Co-Presented with
S. Schrader
.
-"Operation,
Promotion and Evaluation of the InHealth Hotline; A Research Program and a Professional
Service" Presentation to the International
Communication Association Health Communication Division Business
Meeting at the 1992
ICA
Convention,
Miami
.
1991
-"The
International Health Communication Hotline"
Proposal presented at the annual
business
meeting of the Commission on Health Communication, Speech Communication
Association,
Atlanta
,
GA.
Co-Presented with Stuart Schrader.
-"Do
Optometrists and Their Clients See "Eye-To-Eye"?
Further Analysis of "Urban Vision
Center"
Presented at the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association of
Pennsylvania
,
Scranton
,
PA.
-"We
Must Grasp the Dynamics of An Age Before it Comes Upon Us, Not After It Has
Left Us. A Study of
Technology and Education" Presented
at the 1991 Convention of the Canadian
Association for the Study of International Development,
Kingston
,
Ontario
,
Canada
.
Co-Authored with Stuart Schrader.
-"Do
Eye Care Practitioners and Their Patients See "Eye-To Eye:
A Qualitative Analysis of An Urban Optical Center"
Presented at the 1991 Mid-Year Health Communication Conference,
Monterey
,
California
.
Co-Authored with Stuart Schrader.
1990
-"A
Relational Analysis of Patient's Perceptions of Physicians Nonverbal Immediacy
And
Patient's
Satisfaction With Their Physicians" Presented
at the 1990 Convention of the International
Communication Association,
Dublin
.
Co-Authored with Stuart Schrader.
-"How
to Construct an Illness, The Interactive Interpersonal Health Model"
Presented at the
1990
Convention of the Southern States Communication Association,
Birmingham
,
Alabama
.
Co-Authored with Stuart Schrader.
Elected
Offices/Scholarly Organization & Discipline Service:
-Textbook reviewer: Reviewer
for numerous texts, chapters, outlines
-Member, Editorial Review Board, Electronic Journal of
Communication Special Issue on Health Communication & Information Technology,
2001
-President,
Tennessee
Communication Association, 2000-2001
-Chair, TSCA Forensics Interest Group, 1998-1999
-Chair, TSCA Community College Interest Group, 1997-1998
-Panelist, SSCA-net web project committee, 1998 SSCA conference
-Panel
Chair, Applied Communication Division, 1998 SSCA conference
-Panel Chair, Health Communication Division, 1997 NCA conference
-Panel Chair, “Top Four Papers@,
Health Communication Division, 1996
SCA conference.
-Nominating Committee, Southern States Communication
Association (1996-1998).
-Chair, Curriculum Division, Tennessee Speech
Communication Association (1995-1996).
-Secretary,
SCA Health Communication Division (2-Year term:
1994-1996).
-Newsletter Editor, Joint SCA-ICA Health Communication
Newsletter (1995-1997).
-Member, SCA Resolutions Committee (1995-1996).
-Member, SCA Health Communication Division Nominations
Committee (1996).
-Secretary, ICA Health Communication Division (2-Year
term: 1993-1995)
-Editorial Board Member & Reviewer, Journal of
Health Psychology, 1995 special issue.
-Panel Chair, & Paper
Reader, 1994 SCA convention.
Selected
Community and Institutional Service/Professional Development:
-Finalist, VSCC Faculty of
the Year award, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
-Nominated for inclusion in Who’s Whom Among America’s Teachers,
2002, 2004
-Graduate and Board Member, class of 2002-2003 Leadership Sumner
program
-President of the Board, VSA Arts of
Tennessee
, 2001-Present
-Vice President,
Sumner
County
Young Democrats, 2001-2004
-Member,
Sumner
County
Democratic Party
Executive Committee, 2001-2004
-Nominated
for Outstanding Faculty Award by Student Disability Services, 2001
-Chair,
Academic Computing Committee (1999-2000; member, 1998-1999)
-VSCC Faculty Council (1997-2003) (Recorder, 1998-2000;
Vice-Speaker, 2000)
-Chair,
Faculty Committee on Finance (1999-2000)
-Chair,
Faculty Council Subcommittee on Hiring and Tenure Track Conversion (1998-1999)
-Humanities
Division off-campus/evening advisor, 1998-2000
-Director/Coach,
VSCC Pioneer Forensics Team - Developed program, coach team
-Instructor,
VSCC Summer Scholars Program (for ages 7-12) (1997 and 1998)
-VSCC Institutional Effectiveness Committee
(SACS Self-Study) (1997-1999)
-Faculty Search
Committee, Department of Communication, VSCC (1997)
-Creator of various department, course
and program web pages (VSCC).
-Faculty Advisor: APSU Freshman orientation
program/Departmental Freshman Advisor
-Judge, APSU Governor's Classic Speech & Debate
tournament, various local events.
-Division of
Humanities Recording Secretary, 1993-1994 academic year (DWU).
-United
Way volunteer, 1993.
-
South
Dakota
High School
Activities
Association Oral Interpretation Judge, 1993-1994
-Chief Judge, National Management Association public
speaking competition, 1993.
Scholarly
Association Membership:
-National Communication Association
-
Tennessee
Communication Association
-Text and Academic Authors Association
-Alpha Epsilon Alpha
(Communication Honor Society)
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