CURRICULUM VITAE



CURRICULUM VITAE

Michelle M. Pulaski Behling, Ph.D.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Communication Sciences, 2001

University of Connecticut; Storrs, CT

Dissertation Title: Explaining the Appeal of Bad News: A Critical Test of Three Theories

Focus of study: Nonverbal aspects of mass communication

Minor area: Emotional Communication

M. A. Communication Sciences, 1998

University of Connecticut; Storrs, CT

Master’s Thesis Title: Sex, Power and Rock n Roll: The relationship between emotional appeal and liking in music videos

Focus of study: Nonverbal aspects of mass communication.

B. A. Communication Arts, 1994

Villanova University; Villanova, PA.

AWARDS:

University of Connecticut Institute for Teaching and Learning's Outstanding Teaching Award, 1999-2000.

Communication Sciences Department Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Instructor, 1998-1999.

A Distinguished Educator, Fall 1995, Fall 1997. Sponsored by the University of Connecticut’s Inter-Fraternity Council and Pan-Hellenic Council.

GRANTS:

Dyson College Department Mentoring Program 2010 - 2011

Alumni Database. National Endowment for the Humanities Fall 2002-Fall 2003.

Sloane Foundation: Online Course Development. January 2002-September 2002.

Communications Internship Database. National Endowment for the Humanities Fall 2000-Fall 2001.

Using ratings and advisories: Parents and children’s attention to and use of the new rating system. National Association of Broadcasters 2000-2001.

GRANTS:

M. A. Thesis: Sex, Power and Rock n Roll: An Investigation of Information Processing and Emotion in Music Videos. University of Connecticut Research Foundation (UCRF) 1996-1998.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Pace’s Teaching Online Certification Program – First Official Recipient August 2009.

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:

Pulaski Behling, M. & Klingner, B. (March 15, 2010). The Technological Age of Teaching. In M. Fallon & S. Brown (Eds.). Teaching Inclusively in Higher Education (March 15, 2010). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Pulaski Behling, M. (April, 2007). Getting to Know You: Breaking the Ice in the Public Speaking Course. Communication Teacher. 21(2).

Pulaski, M. M. (Spring, 2004). War as Entertainment. The Long Term View: A Journal of Informed Opinion. Vol 6, No. 2, pp. 131-136.

Pulaski, M. M. & Luskay, M. (Fall, 2003). The Importance of an Internship Component in a Liberal Arts Major. Academic Exchange Quarterly.

INVITED PUBLICATIONS

Pulaski, M. M. (April 9, 2003). How Are News Media Handling the War in Iraq? Focus on New York. Vol 1, No 3, p. 1.

FOCUS on Spring 2002 Writing Enhanced Course (WEC) Pilot Program. (Spring 2002) Dyson Writing Across the Curriculum Program Newsletter,  No. 3

WORKS CITED IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Ross, S. (January 21, 2010) Networks Giving Americans Sanitized Version of War. As cited in ;

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Ross, S. (January 21, 2010). Hiding War Horrors from Americans. As cited in ; ;

Ross, S. (January 19, 2010 Americans Getting Sanitized View of Middle East War. As cited in

MEDIA MENTIONS

Eckelbecker, L. (Thursday, November 6, 2008). Letdown after Obama’s win likely. The Worcester Telegram.

Schepp, D. (July 15, 2008). Fewer Channels, Same Bill – What Gives? The Journal News.

Scharfenberg, D. (Sunday July 24, 2005). Killing Makes a City Re-examine Itself. The New York Times. Section 14WC; Column 1, p. 4.

Verbal Mistakes Women Make in the Workplace. Cosmopolitan Magazine (September 2002).

REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS:

Pre-Tenure (2000-2006)

Pulaski, M. M. (2005). “Television News Coverage of the War in Iraq.” Media Ecology Conference. June 2005, New York City.

*Pulaski, M. & Luskay, L (2004). “The Importance of an Internship Component in a Liberal Arts Major.” Midwest Cooperative Education and Internship Association, November, 2003, Levonia, MI.

*Luskay, M. & Pulaski, M. (2003). “Internships and the Liberal Arts Major” American Association of Teaching and Curriculum, October, 2003, Baltimore, MD.

Pulaski, M. M. & Buck, R. (2001). “Sex, Power and Rock n Roll: The relationship between emotional appeal and liking in music videos.” International Communications Association, Washington, DC, May 2001.

*Krcmar, M., & Pulaski, M. M. (2001). “Tracking the television rating system: The effect of television ratings on children’s program liking.” National Association of Broadcasters, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2001.

Sheehan, M. E., Withers, L. A., Pulaski, M. M., & Buck, R. (2000). More Bad News: Viewers’ Emotional Responses to News Stories. International Society for Research on Emotions, Quebec City, Canada, August, 2000.

Pulaski, M. M., Sheehan, M. E., Withers, L. A., & Mohr, C. (1999). “At the Scene of the Crime: Grief in the Media.” Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL, November, 1999.

Pulaski, M. M. & Fleming, F. (1998). “Social Support: A new scale for an old construct.” Presented at the Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, April 1998.

Hamilton, M. A., Pulaski, M. M., & Min, E. J. (1997). “A Meta-Analytic Review of Language Intensity.” Presented at the Language, Speech and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Ottawa, Canada, May 1997.

*Undergraduate students participated in the research phase

INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

*Pulaski Behling, M., Travia, C. & DeRario, M. (2010). Eportfolio use at the Graduate Level. Dyson Day. May 2010, White Plains, NY.

Pulaski Behling, M. (2009). “Using Current Events in the Classroom.” Faculty Institute Pace University May 2009.

Pulaski, M. M. (2005). “War as Entertainment.” Faculty Research Forum: Enhancing Collaboration at Pace. January 2005, White Plains, NY.

Pulaski, M. M. (2005). “Examining Media Coverage of the War.” Honors College Lecture. Pace University, Pleasantville.

Pulaski, M. M., & Coppola, J. (2003). “Internet 2: Involving faculty.” Faculty Institute Pace University, May 2003.

Pulaski, M. M. & Luskay, M. (2002). “Connections in Communications.” Eastern Communication Conference, New York City, May 2002.

Pulaski, M. M. (1998). “Sharks Patrol These Waters: A comparison of men’s and women’s conflict resolution strategies and their relation to identity formation.” Presented to the Department of Communication Sciences at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Feb, 1998.

Pulaski, M. M. (1998). “Sex, Power and Rock ‘n Roll: An Investigation of Information Processing and Emotion in Music Videos.” Presented at the Northeast Communications Conference at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, October, 1998.

*Presented work with graduate students.

CONFERENCE PANELS:

Invited Panel Member: Shaping Tomorrow: Enhancing Undergraduate Communication Through NCA’s Student Organizations. Eastern Communication Conference, Boston, MA., April 2004.

Invited Panel Member: NCA Undergraduate Student Organizations: Bringing the Communication Discipline into the 21st Century. Eastern Communication Conference, Washington, D.C., April 2003.

Panel Chair: Understanding Responses to Messages: The Emotion-cognition Distinction. Sponsored by the Intrapersonal Communication/Social Cognition Division at the National Communication Association Conference, November 1998, New York, NY.

COURSES TAUGHT:

Industry Theory and Communication, Political Communication, Sports Media, Understanding the Mass Media, Media Ethics, Internet, Media and Society, Censorship and the Mass Media, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Introduction to Communications, Literature and Film, Public Speaking, Communications Research Methods, Persuasive Communication, Professional Communications, University 101

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Eportfolio Teaching Circle September 2010

Academic Portfolio Workshop June 2010

Blackboard 9 Training Workshop May 2010

New York Times Faculty Lunch April 2010

Teaching Online Certification Program: (First Official Recipient) August 2009

Blended Learning Workshop: Fall 2008

CTLT Faculty Exchange Lunch - Rubics Fall 2007

Learning Community Workshop: Dyson College Fall 2004

Photoshop Jumpstart: Pace Computer Learning Center. August 2003.

Creating Web Graphics with Photoshop: Pace Computer Learning Center. August 2003

Dreamewaver Workshop: Pace Computer Learning Center. Fall 2002.

Safe Zone Training: A faculty workshop focusing on issues of tolerance and acceptance in the gay community. April 2002.

Blackboard Seminar: Online faculty seminar discussing teaching issues related to the course software. January 2002.

Assessment Workshop: Faculty discussion of assessment techniques across various disciplines. November 2001.

Learning Styles Workshop: Faculty workshop offering exposure to various student learning styles and techniques to teach to different styles. August 2001.

Teaching Portfolio Workshop: Faculty workshop focusing on writing teaching philosophies and creating teaching portfolios. June 2001

Ubiquity Computing Conference: Workshops allowing faculty and information technology professionals at colleges and universities to discuss the important challenges facing campuses concerned with providing universal access to computing. January 2001 South Orange, New Jersey.

Front Page with CourseInfo Workshop: Faculty introduction to FrontPage 2000 for the purpose of enhancing online courses. January 2001.

CourseInfo Workshop: Faculty introduction to CouseInfo software to aid in the creation and enhancement of online courses. December 2000

Robotel Technology Workshop: Faculty training in the electronic classroom. October 2000

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Lambda Pi Eta – Communication honor society member since 1993

Educause (2001 – present)

National (Speech) Communication Association (1997 - 2005)

Eastern Communication Association (1997 - 2005)

International Communication Association (1996 - 2005)

Association for Education in Journalism Mass Communication (1998 – 2000)

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY

• CIO Advisory Council (2010-2011)

• Honorary Degree Nominations Committee Member (Fall 2010)

• Chief Information Officer Advisory Committee Member (Fall 2010)

• Eportfolio judge May 2010

Eportfolio Task Force (2009 – present)

• Blackboard Faculty Mentor (2009 – present)

Blended Learning Roundtable (2009 - present)

• Consultant to West Indies University (Summer 2008)

Faculty Representative to the President’s Commission on Diversity 2003-2005

Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (Student Affairs Committee) 2002-2005

Westchester Faculty Council Executive Board member (Recorder) 2000-2002

Faculty Council Technology and Learning Committee 2002

• Honorary Degree Nominations Committee Member 2003-2005

SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE

• Digital Measures Pilot Committee 2010

• Dyson College Website Take Force 2009

• Dyson Awards Ceremony Participant

• COM 200 Assessment Coordinator

• Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee member Fall 2000 – 2005

• Dyson College Technology Mentoring Program Fall 2002.

• Freshman Orientation Advisor 2003-2005

• Dyson Awards Ceremony Participant

SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT

Tenure and Promotion Committee member since Fall 2000

• Co-chair: Connections in Communications: 2000-present

• Faculty Advisor: Lambda Pi Eta – Communications Honor Society Fall 2000 – present

• Graduate and undergraduate faculty advisor

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

• Communications Program consultant to West Indies University

• National Bone Marrow Donor

MLK essay contest judge

• Reading Partner at Bedford Road Elementary School

MAJOR THEORY ORIENTATION, SKILLS, & LANGUAGES

Mass Communication Theory Qualitative Data Analyses

Nonverbal Communication Theory Structural Equation Modeling

Emotional Communication Theory Confirmatory Factor Analysis

French Meta-Analysis

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