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nina b. huntemann, ph.d.

Assistant Professor, Communication & Journalism
Suffolk University, 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02108
617-573-8767 (office) 617-742-6982 (fax)

education:

Ph.D., Communication, February 2005. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dissertation: "Policy and Culture in the Digital Age: A Cultural Policy Analysis of the US Commercial Radio Industry".

Feminist Studies Certificate, Women's Studies, September 2001. University of Massachusetts Amherst. A graduate-level program of study for advanced course work and research in Feminist Studies.

M.A., Communication, September 1997. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Thesis: "Creating Safe Cyberspace: Feminist Political Discourse on the Internet".

B.A., Mass Communications, May 1992. Pennsylvania State University.

areas of interest:

Communications policy and history; political economy of communication; new media technologies; game studies; critical cultural studies; feminist media studies; media literacy.

teaching experience:

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism, Suffolk University, Fall 2003 - present.

Tenure-track faculty position with a 3/2 course load, academic advising and department and university committee work. Undergraduate courses: Introduction to Media; Media Effects; Media History; The Business of Media; New Media & New Markets; Media Literacy; Documentary Film; and Honors Seminar in Communication. Graduate courses: Internet Research; Media Literacy; and Cultural Studies.

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Westfield State College, Fall 2000 - Spring 2002.

Teaching responsibilities included a 4/4 course load, academic advising and department committee work. Courses: English Composition; Introduction to Mass Communication; Communication History; Media, Technology & the Future; Introduction to Digital Media Production and Interactive Communication Design.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Fall 1998 and Spring 1999.

Assisted with a large lecture courses, Advertising as Social Communication and Popular Culture and Cultural Studies. Responsibilities included running extensive audio visual materials, meeting with students, administering and grading examinations. Advertising as Social Communication examined advertising, particularly print and broadcast ads, as a source of social influence. Popular Culture and Cultural Studies introduced students to cultural studies methods for analyzing contemporary popular culture forms and the cultural industries that produce them.

TAP Teaching Associate/Teacher of Record, Talent Advancement Program (TAP) for Department of Communication and the University Provost Office, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Fall 1997 and Spring 1998.

Competitively selected to teach communication courses for academically advanced first year undergraduates. Teaching expectations included high levels of teacher-student and student-student interaction through discussions, research projects and writing assignments. Courses taught: Processes of Communication (introductory theory course) and History of Electronic Media. Departmental recognition for outstanding teaching evaluations Fall 1997 and Spring 1998.

Instructor, General Physical Education Department, Spring and Fall 1997, and Spring 1998.

Course: Self-defense for Women. Responsible for teaching undergraduate women basic principles and techniques of self-defense, including physical, emotion and mental preparations for successfully thwarting threats to personal safety. Course incorporated theories of self-defense from a feminist critique of violence against women, particularly the institutional and social contexts of violence.

Teaching Associate/Teacher of Record, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Fall 1993 through Fall 1994, and Summer 1997 and 2001.

Responsible for teaching undergraduate courses on a semester basis, and for the Office of Continuing Education on an occasional basis. Courses include Public Speaking and Social Impact of Mass Media. Departmental recognition for outstanding teaching evaluations, Fall 1993, Spring and Fall 1997, and Summer 2001.

areas of teaching interest:

Issues in national and international communications policy; social impact of new media technologies; popular culture; game studies; digital media production; political economy of communication; history of communications technology and regulation; gender and technology; representations of women and minorities in the media; and media literacy.

awards and grants:

Service Learning Faculty Fellow, 2006-2007

Office of Student Activities and Service Learning, Suffolk University. Awarded a stipend and appointment to the Service Learning Advisory Board. Responsibilities include advocating for additional service learning courses, developing a strategic plan for service learning at the University, designing service learning assessment tools for faculty, and mentoring faculty who are implementing service learning in their courses.

Service Learning Mini Seed Grant, September 2005.

Office of Student Activities and Service Learning, Suffolk University. Awarded a course development grant to create a first-year college seminar which integrates service learning activities with course content.

Samaritan Award, November 2004.

University Counseling Center, Suffolk University. Awarded, with student-run WSUB-TV, video production expenses to script, film and edited three public service announcements about the campus depression awareness program, ADAPT.

Graduate Student Travel Grants, June 2002, June 2000, May 1999 and May 1997.

Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Awarded travel grant support for national and international conference paper presentations.

Best Web Site, November 1997.

Awarded, with co-developer Matthew Soar, best web site in the 1997 National Student Web Page Competition hosted by the Public Relations Division of the National Communication Association. Winning web site: Media Education Foundation (www.mediaed.org).

Top Ranked Student Paper in International Communication, May 1997.

"Non-Governmental Organizations in the New World Order: Using Computer Communication Technology for Global Social Change." Awarded by the Intercultural and Development Communication Division of the International Communication Association.

publications: book chapters

"Pixel Pinups: Images of Women in Video Games." In Race/Gender/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content and Producers. Ed. Rebecca Lind. Boston: AB-Longman, 2004: 251-258.

"A Promise Diminished: The Politics of Low-Power Radio in the Deregulation Era." In Communities of the Air: Radio Century, Radio Culture. Ed. Susan M. Squier. Duke University Press, 2003: 76-90.

"The Effects of Telecommunications Reform on US Commercial Radio." In Critical Cultural Policy Studies. Eds. Justin Lewis and Toby Miller. Blackwell Publishers, 2003: 71-79.

"Mass Media and Identity Development" with Michael Morgan. Handbook of Children & the Media. Eds. Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2001: 309-322.

"Raising Consciousness" and "All the News That’s Fit to Upload." The Women’s Guide to the Wired World: A User-friendly Handbook and Resource Directory. Ed. Shana Penn. New York: CUNY Feminist Press, 1997: 158-174 and 252-264.

publications: refereed articles

"Corporate Interference: The Commercialization and Concentration of Radio Post the 1996 Telecommunications Act." Journal of Communication Inquiry. Vol. 23. No. 4. 1999: 309-407.

"After the Walls: Breaking NEWW Ground in Electronic Communication." Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women’s Studies Resources. Vol. 17. 1996: 18-20.

"Discourse Analysis of the Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Movement: Representations in Western Mainstream Media." Comm/Oddities: A Journal of Communication and Culture. Vol. 2. 1995: 36-43.

publications: invited articles

"Pink Slips for Booth Babes? No Way! Re-train and Re-skill." (February 13, 2007). FLOW TV: Special Video Games Issue.

video production:

"Game Over: Gender, Race and Violence in Video Games." Media Education Foundation, 2000.

Producer of a 40-minute educational documentary exploring the representations of gender and race in video games and the influence of violent games on children.

Competitively selected for presentation at:

The Popular Culture Association in the South & the American Culture Association in the South joint meeting, Nashville, TN (October 5, 2000).

Marxism 2000: Rethinking Marxism's Fourth International Gala Conference, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA (September 23, 2000).

Console-ing Passions: International TV, Video & Feminism Conference, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (May 11, 2000).

invited speaker:

"Armchair Soldiers: Masculinity and Warfare in Video Games." Colgate University, Hamilton, NY (November 21, 2006).

"Clear Cutting Culture: The Global Domination of Clear Channel's Billboard and Live Entertainment Properties." University of Hartford, Hartford, CT (April 26, 2005).

"The Clear Channel Effect: Music, Money & the Myth of Choice." The 8th Annual Critical Issues in Communication Series, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA (April 22, 2004).

"Play Like a Man: Understanding Video Game Violence." Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (January 23, 2004).

"Game Over: Three Years Later." Clark University, Worcester, MA (October 2, 2003).

"Violence in Video Games." Meeting the Needs of Children, Youth and Families in a Media Age, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (May 30, 2003).

Master's Tea. Calhoun College, Yale University, New Haven, CT (January 23, 2003).

"Video Game Violence: It's Not What You Think." Susquehanna University, Susquehanna, PA (October 28, 2002).

"Ten Technology Mistakes to Avoid." Instructional Technology in the Classroom, Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA (April 4, 2002).

"Play Like a Man: Gendered Violence in Video Games." Violence in Video Games: A Call to Action. Conference of the New Hampshire Coalition on Media Violence, Manchester, NH (January 9, 2002).

Keynote. Media Awareness Conference, Western New England College, Springfield, MA (October 6, 2001).

"Beyond Ms. Pac-Man: Gender in Contemporary Video Games." The 5th Annual Critical Issues in Communication Series sponsored by the Department of Communication, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA (March 27, 2001).

"Virtual Warfare: Video Games and the New Militarism" The 4th Annual Critical Issues in Communication Series sponsored by the Department of Communication, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA (April 4, 2000).

Testimony regarding Senate Bill 5625-A before the New York State Senate Majority Task Force on Youth Violence and the Entertainment Industry, Senator Michael A.L. Balboni, Chairman. Albany, NY. (October 6, 1999).

media appearances:

Invited guest for "You Are Here" on WERS. Produced by Melina Schuler, Emerson College. Original broadcast November 5, 2006.

Invited guest for "NiteBeat with Barry Nolan" on CN8. Produced by the Comcast Network, Boston, MA. Original broadcast February 23, 2004.

Interviewee for "Video Vixens" on SexTV. Produced by CityTV, Toronto, Canada. Original broadcast November 10, 2001.

conference presentations:

"Playing with Fear: Catharsis and Resistance in Military-Themed Video Games." Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (March 9, 2007).

"Media Literacy Through Service Learning." The Continental Summit of the Action Coalition for Media Education, Burlington, VT (October 7, 2006).

"Developing a Progressive Pedagogy of Self-Empowered Learning for Social Change." Annual Conference on Teaching for Transformation, University of Massachusetts Boston, Center for the Improvement of Teaching, Boston, MA (January 20, 2006).

"The Sound of Sameness: Measuring Content Diversity on US Commercial Radio." The 91st Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA (November 17, 2005).

"When Games and Media Collide: A Political Economic Analysis of the Digital Games Industry." The International Digital Games Research Association Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia (June 18, 2005).

"The Diversity Dilemma: The Fallacies of Format Differentiation as a Measure of Cultural Value." The Annual Conference of the Broadcast Educators Association, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 18, 2004).

"Virtual Vixens: The Female Villain in Video Games." The 89th Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL (November 21, 2003).

"Video in the Classroom: A Discussion with Producers and Users." The 88th Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA (November 22, 2002).

"Femme Fatalities: Representations of Strong Women in Video Games." The 4th International Conference Crossroads in Cultural Studies, Tampere, Finland (June 30, 2002).

"Beyond Ms. PAC-Man: Girl Gamers in the Video Game Market." The 86^th Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA (November 12, 2000).

"Media Monopoly and Space for Dissent: Take Radio for Example, Whoops Already Taken." Marxism 2000: Rethinking Marxism's Fourth International Gala Conference, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA (September 22, 2000).

"Colonizing the New Frontier: The Construction and Consumption of Whiteness in Cyberspace." The 50^th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico (June 4, 2000).

"Corporate Interference: The Commercialization and Concentration of Radio Post the 1996 Telecommunication Act." The 49^th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA (May 28, 1999).

"Rethinking Gender Research in Computer-Mediated Communication: A Critique of Online ‘Sex’ Differences Research." The 89^th Annual Conference of the Eastern Communication Association, Saratoga, NY (April 26, 1998).

"Talking to Ourselves: Feminist Political Discourses on the Internet." Interfaces: Communication and Connectedness in an Age of Fragmentation, Graduate Student Conference of the Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA (March 27, 1998).

"Who Are We and Why Are We Here?: Feminist Electronic Discourse Surrounding the Fourth World Conference on Women." The 83rd Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL (November 22, 1997).

"Non-Governmental Organizations in the New World Order: Using Computer Communication Technology for Global Social Change." The 47^th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Quebec (May 24, 1997). Awarded top student paper in international communication from the Intercultural and Development Communication Division of the International Communication Association.

"Beijing and Beyond: Networking Strategies For and After the NGO Forum and Fourth World Conference on Women." Annual Women’s Studies Conference, State University of New York at New Paltz., New Paltz, NY (October 21, 1995).

academic service:

Member, Seminar for Freshmen Advisory Board, College of Arts and Sciences, Suffolk University,
Fall 2006-present.

Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Suffolk University,
Fall 2006-present.

Academic Advisor, Communication & Journalism, Suffolk University, Fall 2005-present.
Serve as one of five academic advisors for 650 department majors.

Faculty Advisor, WSUB-TV, Suffolk University, Fall 2004-present.
Serve as an advisor and mentor to the student-run campus television station.

Member, Digital Games Research Association, International Communication Association, National Communication Association, Union for Democratic Communication.

professional experience:

Information Technology Consultant

Self-employed business, Cambridge, MA (September 1995-present). Design web pages and database solutions for small businesses, provide clients with technology assessment for home or small business, develop and implement computer literacy programs and training for one-to-one and small group instruction, and conduct various forms of contractual Internet research.

Conference Coordinator

Free Press, Northampton, MA (June 2003-August 2003). Responsible for developing the program for a large, 3-day national conference on media reform. Duties included identifying and inviting speakers, coordinating site logistics and acting as liaison between the sponsoring organization and members of Congress, entertainers, artists, educators and various activists and legislative groups. The National Conference on Media Reform held November 7-9, 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Information Systems Manager and Web Site Designer

Media Education Foundation, Northampton, MA (June 1997-October 2000). Oversaw all information and office computer needs for nonprofit video production organization. Some of the ongoing projects included designing and updating web site, maintaining an internal video ordering system, managing an email and direct-mail marketing database with over 30,000 entries, developing online marketing strategies (web and email-based), and co-organizing a web-based educational project, MediaSpace. Additional responsibilities included video production, directing intern projects, planning promotional campaigns, representing the organization at major communication conferences (NCA, ICA, AEJMC), and fundraising through both grant-writing and individual donor solicitations.

Computer Consultant

Personal Computing Support Services, Office of Information Technology, University of Massachusetts Amherst (September 1995-September 1996). Member of OIT computer services, which provided in-person, email and phone computer support and training for the entire University community, approximately 35,000 faculty, staff and students. Conducted workshops on word processing and operating system software, and diagnosed and repaired computer hardware and software problems.

Computer Lab Assistant

Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Spring 1995, Fall 1996 and Spring 1997). Provided daily computer assistance to Department faculty, staff and graduate students, as well as guest lectures for undergraduate computer instruction. Maintained software and hardware for Department computer lab.

Online Project Intern

Network of East-West Women, Washington, DC (June-September 1995). Assisted the Online Project Coordinator in developing computer technology resources for an international nonprofit women’s network. Designed an email tracking system for maintaining contact with members of NEWW in the former Soviet Union and East-Central Europe. Moderated an Internet discussion group for women’s organizations attending the Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China, September 1995. Created web pages for NEWW.

affiliations:

Member, Action Coalition for Media Education, Digital Games Research Association, International Communication Association, National Communication Association, Union for Democratic Communication.