CURRICULUM VITAE

Ms. RAMUNE BRAZIUNAITE

Department of Communication, BGSU

E-mail: ramune@bgsu.edu

 

 

EDUCATION

 


Ph.D. in Communication Studies, August, 2011. School of Media and Communication (Formerly known as the School of Communication Studies). Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Projected graduation date August, 2011.

Dissertation Title: “Isolated Incidents or Deliberate Policy? Media Framing of U.S. Abu Ghraib and British Detainee Abuse Scandals During the Iraq War.”

Areas of academic interest: intercultural communication, comparative media studies, organizational communication, and political communication. 4.0 GPA.

 

M.A. in Mass Communication. May 2001. School of Communication Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Thesis: "Content Analysis of the Coverage of the 1997 Elections in Bosnia in American, British, and Russian Press." 3.7 GPA.

 

M.A. in Information Management. June 1997. Department of Communication, University of Vilnius, Vilnius , Lithuania. 9.6 GPA (out of 10.0 scale).

Thesis: "Organizational Communication Studies: Past, Present and Future Curriculum Assessment.”

 

Non-Degree studies in Information Science, Organizations and Leadership, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, November 1995 - November 1996. Included participation in the Teacher-Training Program.

 

B.A. in Information Management. June 1995.

Department of Communication, University of Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania. 9.5 GPA (out of 10.0 scale).

Thesis: "Agenda-Setting Function of the Mass Media."

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

 

Lecturer, Department of Communication, School of Media and Communication, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. May 2011-current.

 

Instructor, Department of Communication, School of Media and Communication, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. August 2005-May 2011.

 

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Interpersonal Communication, School of Communication Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. August 2004-July 2005.

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Communication Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, August 2000 – July 2003.

 

 

 

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

 


Program Coordinator, Graduate Student Enhancement Program (GradSTEP), Bowling Green State University, Bo ling Green, Ohio. August 1998 to August 2004.

Assisted in organizing a yearly program for over 600 new graduate students

Revised program and session evaluation instruments and analyzed program evaluation data with SPSS

GradSTEP Webmaster http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/grad/gradstep

Adapted GradSTEP documentation for On-Line publication

 

Graduate Assistant, Project PICT: Pre-service Infusion of Computer Technology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. August 1999-July -2000

Assisted in organizing meetings with BGSU faculty and K-12 teachers

Developed evaluation instrument for workshops

Assisted with developing the PICT Home Page http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/LPS/EDFI/PICT

 

Information Manager and Aid to Advisor to President, President's Office of the Republic of Lithuania. December 1996 - May 1997

Prepared news briefs

Coordinated office schedules and activities

 

Administrative Staff, Department of Communication and Information Theory, University of Vilnius, Vilnius , Lithuania. September 1994-August 1995

Coordinated office daily activities

Assisted Faculty with Organizing International Exchange programs

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 


Courses Taught:

COMM 4090. International Communication, 1 semester.

COMM (IPC) 4080. Intercultural Communication. 2 years.

COMM (IPC) 3070. Organizational Communication. 6 years

COMM (IPC)/INST 2100. Interpersonal Communication in International Contexts. 7 years

COMM (IPC) 3060. Interpersonal Communication 4 years

COMM (IPC) 1020. Introduction to Communication (including Honors and First year experience sections) 10 years.

TCOM 360. Applied Research in Telecommunications. Teaching Assistant. 1 year.

COMM (IPC) 2030. Small Group Communication. 2 years.

COMM (IPC) 2010. Human Communication. Teaching Assistant, 1 year.

 

Internship/Independent Study Supervising

COMM (IPC) 4890. Communication Internship. Supervised 5 students.

COMM 4900. Problems in Communication Studies. Supervised 1 student.

 

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

 

Courses

Adapted COMM 4090 for online teaching. The course offered online for the first time in Spring of 2011.

Adapted COMM 3070 for online teaching beginning with getting approval for the course to be offered online. This course was not offered online until the Fall of 2010 and I am currently teaching it.

Adapted COMM 3060 for online teaching. The course has been approved for online teaching prior to my teaching it.

Revised COMM/INST 2100 course curriculum for both regular and online delivery as well as Global Village students.

Revised COMM 1020 course curriculum for BGeX experience program as well as Honors program.

 

Workshops/Presentations

 

Cassara-Jamai, C., Gorsevski, E.G., Braziunaite, R. Facilitators. (August 2010). “Understanding Your American Students” Graduate Student Orientation, Workshop, BGSU.

 

Braziunaite, R. Facilitator. (August 2006). “Understanding Your American Students” GradSTEP Workshop, BGSU.

 

Braziunaite, R. Facilitator. (October 27, 2004). Panel titled "Grad school: Is it right for you?" International Careers Network. International Studies, BGSU.

 

Braziunaite, R. & Bollinger, C. Facilitators. (August 2003). “Group Work in the Classroom: Tips for You and Your Students”. GradSTEP Workshop, BGSU.

 

Braziunaite, R. Facilitator. (August, 2003). "My English or Your English? Teaching Strategies for Nonnative English Speakers." GradSTEP Workshop, BGSU.

 

Heinz, B. & Braziunaite, R. Facilitators. (August 2002). "My English or Your English? Teaching Strategies for Nonnative English Speakers." GradSTEP Workshop, BGSU.

 

Heinz, B. & Braziunaite, R. Facilitators. (August, 2001). "My English or Your English? Teaching Strategies for Nonnative English Speakers." GradSTEP Workshop, BGSU.

 

Braziunaite, R. Facilitator. (September 13, 2001). News-Conference for JOUR 320 students about the experiences of international teaching assistants at BGSU, BGSU.

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Center for Online and Blended Learning (COBL) Certificate in Distance Learning (September, 2007)

 

BGeX Facilitator Training. August 4-6, 2008, BGSU. Attended a three day workshop designed to teach teachers how to incorporate skills related to critical thinking about values in a classroom.  Received $1,500 stipend for professional development.

 

ACADEMIC ADVISING

 

Advising Communication students since 2008. On average, I advised about 10 students per semester.

 

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

Intercultural communication, comparative media studies, organizational communication, and political communication.

 

GRANTS

 

Fulbright Fellowship Grant ($10,000) for studies in the School of Communication, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA, August 1997 - May 1998.

 

Wallenberg Fellowship Grant (SEK65,000) for studies in Lund University, Sweden, November 1995 - November 1996.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Croucher, S. M., Braziunaite, R., Oommen, D. (forthcoming 2011). The effect of religiosity on the relationship between organizational identification and organizational dissent. In S. M. Croucher & T. M. Harris (Eds.), The handbook of religion and communication: Extensions in theory, research, and method. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

 

Croucher, S. M., Holody, K., Anarbaeva, S., Braziunaite, R., Oommen, D., Spencer, A., Garcia-Michael, V., Yoon, K., (in press 2012). Religion and the relationship between verbal aggressiveness and argumentativeness. Atlantic Journal of Communication.

 

Croucher, S. M., Braziunaite, R., Homsey, D., Pillai, G., Saxena, J., Saldanha, A., Joshi, V., Jafri, I., Choudhary, P., Bose, L., & Agarwal, K., (2009). Organizational dissent and argumentativeness: A comparative analysis between American and Indian firms. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 38(3):175-191. < http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/17475759.2009.505057 >.

 

Braziunaite, R., & Melkote, S.R. (2004). Reporting Bosnia: A study of the coverage of election by the British, Russian, and US Press. Journal of Communication Studies, 3(4): 1-23.

 

Under Review

 

Croucher, S. M., Austin, M. L., Berg, S. V. L., & Braziunaite, R. (under review). International and domestic students’ perceptions of instructor argumentativeness and credibility. Communication Reports. Submitted June 2010.

 

Croucher, S. M., Austin, M. L., Berg, S. V. L., & Braziunaite, R. (under review). A further analysis of the relationship between student affective learning and communication apprehension. Communication Education. Submitted in March 2010.

 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 


Peer Reviewed Paper Presentations

 

Braziunaite, R. (forthcoming November 17, 2011). Who is responsible? Paper to be presented at the Peace and Conflict Studies Division of the 97th Annual National Communication Association, New Orleans.

 

Braziunaite, R. (May 2011). Them Versus Us: Human Interest Frames in the Coverage of Prisoner Abuse Scandal. Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA), Intergroup Communication Division, May 23, Boston, MA.

 

Croucher, S. M., Holody, K., Anarbaeva, Braziunaite, R., Oommen, D., Spencer, A. T., Garcia-Michael, V., & Yoon, K. (November 2010). Religion and the relationship between verbal aggressiveness and argumentativeness. Top paper presented at the American Forensics Association Division of the 96th Annual National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

 

Croucher, S. M., Austin, M. L., Berg, Suzanne V. L., & Braziunaite, R. (November 2010). An analysis of the relationship between student affective learning and communication apprehension. Paper presented at the Communication Apprehension Division of the 96th Annual National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.

 

Croucher, S. M., Braziunaite R, Homsey, D., Pillai, G., Saxena, J., Saldanha, A., Joshi, V., Jafri, I., Choudhary, P., Bose, L., & Agarwal, K. (June, 2010). Organizational dissent and argumentativeness: A comparative analysis between American and Indian organizations. Paper presented at the Organizational Communication Division of the 60th Annual International Communication Association, Singapore.

 

Braziunaite, R. & Brendlinger, N. (April, 2009). “What is Good Journalism? Perceptions of Journalistic Roles by the Slovak Media Workers. Paper presented to the Mass Media and Political Communication Division at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

Braziunaite, R. (April, 2007). “The Fourth Estate and Torture at Abu Ghraib.” Paper presented to the Mass Media and Political Communication Division at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

Brendlinger, N. & Braziunaite, R. (February, 2006). “Slovak newspaper coverage of the Kosovo conflict: A snapshot of alternative press models.” Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Midwinter Conference, Bowling Green, OH.

 

Braziunaite, R. (November, 2005). “Developing International Alliances Through Intercultural/International Communication Classes.” Paper presented as part of the panel on “Global “Warming” Trends: Encouraging International Contact through Alliance Building” at the National Communication Association (NCA) Convention, Boston, Mass.

 

Braziunaite, R. & Bekyarska, K. (April, 2004). “International media and American attacks in Afghanistan: Differences between American and British coverage during the first week of the attacks.” Presented to the Political Communication Division at the annual convention of Central States Communication Association (CSCA), Cleveland, OH.

 

Braziunaite, R. (August, 2002).”Analysis of the Cold War propaganda techniques in a Post-Cold War documentary "Red Files: Soviet Propaganda Machine." Presented to the International Communication Division at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Miami Beach, FL.

 

Braziunaite, R. & Melkote, S.R. (July, 2002) “Bias in international news reports: A content analysis of the British, Russian, and US press reports on the national elections in Bosnia.” Presented to the International Communication Division of International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Barcelona.

 

Braziunaite, R. (November, 2001) "Red Files: Propaganda about propaganda?" Paper presented at the Communication Mini-Conference, School of Communication, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.

 

Panel/Invited Presentations and National and Regional Conferences

 

Braziunaite R Croucher, S. M. (November, 2009). Religiosity, Organizational Identification and Dissent. Part of the roundtable panel with the authors who are contributing to an upcoming Handbook of Communication and Religion. Presented to Religious Communication Association of the National Communication Association.

 

Braziunaite, R. (October, 2008). Global Connections on Campus: International Cooperation in Communication Classes. Part of a panel “Building National Political Bridges: Intercultural Experiences in the Classroom.” Presented at Ohio Communication Association annual meeting, Marietta, OH.

 

Braziunaite, R. (April, 2008.) Facilitating Class Discussions Online. Part of a panel “It’s Virtually a Classroom: Understanding the Change and Challenge Technology has Played in Communication Pedagogy. Presented at Southern States Communication Association annual meeting, Savannah, GA.

 

Braziunaite, R. (March, 2007). Tools for Preventing and Detecting Cheating and Plagiarism in an Online Environment. Workshop on Combating Plagiarism in the Digital Age sponsored by Vice president of Southern States Communication Association. SSCA Convention, Louisville, Kentucky.

 

Braziunaite, R. (November, 1998). Eastern Europe as a focus of attention in the world's international news reporting. Paper presented at the Communication Mini-Conference, School of Communication, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.

 

Guest Lectures

“Human Rights and Media Coverage.” Guest lecture on human rights journalism in JOUR 475 International Media Perspectives class. March 14, 2007.

 

“Management in Organizations Across Cultures.” Guest lecture on different management styles in IPC 304 Leadership in Communication class. October 16, 2006.

 

“Soviet Media History.” Guest lectures on the history of Russian media in JOUR 475 International Media Perspectives class. March 23, 25 & 28, 2005.

 

“Nature of News. Agenda Setting and Framing.” Guest lectures in IPC/INST 210 Interpersonal Communication in International Contexts class on the nature of news and media effects theories. April 13, 2004, November 18, 2003.

 

"Red Files: Cold War Propaganda Techniques in the Post-Cold War Documentary." Guest lecture in IPC 409 International Communication class on propaganda and documentary media. September, 2001.

 

"International News: A Look from Different Angles." Guest lecture in IPC 409 International Communication class on differences in international news reports across countries. September, April, 2000.

 

 

SERVICE

 


Department

Women in Communication, Committee, Member, 2010-current

Alumni Relations, Committee, Member, Fall 2010-current

Instructor Search Committee. Member. Spring/Summer 2010.

BGSU Graduate Student Senate (GSS) Senator (Elected position) for Graduate Student Alliance (GSA), 2001/2002

 

College

International Careers Network Committee, Member 2007-current

International Studies Advisory Committee, Member. International Studies, BGSU, 2005 -current

 

University

BGeX: First Year Student Experience Program, Instructor 2008/2009

BGSU Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Committee, Member, 1999-2004

 

Professional

Associate Editor, Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 2010 - current

Reviewer, Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 2010 - current

Reviewer, Speaker & Gavel. 2010-current

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 


National Communication Association (NCA) Member since 2005

Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) Member since 2007

Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Member since 2006

Central States Communication Association (CSCA) Member since 2004

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Member since (2002)

Ohio Speech Communication Association (OSCA). Member since 2002

International Communication Association (ICA) Member since 1998

 

AWARDS

 


The Distinguished Student Award, Speech Communication Association of Ohio, 2002. Sponsored by Mathew Heinz and Lynda Dee Dixon

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS

 


Center for Online and Blended Learning (COBL) Certificate in Distance Learning (September, 2007)

Both Macintosh and Windows applications (Word, WordPerfect, ClarisWorks, Excel, Power Point, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver)

Proficient with SPSS for Windows

Data bases (File Maker Pro, Microsoft Access); Good knowledge of HTML

Proficient with online teaching tools WebCT; Blackboard and Moodle

 

LANGUAGES

 


Native Lithuanian, fluent Russian and English