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= Dr. Heather Hundley = Dr. Heather Hundley is currently the Department Chair and a Professor in the Communication Studies Department at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Hundley teaches Fundamentals of Communication and Introduction to Human Communication at Middle Tennessee State. Dr. Hundley’s teaching specializes in comprise media and culture, media history, media law, media production, feminist theories, qualitative/interpretive methods, and visual communication.

Dr. Hundley has published in journals such as Communication Research Reports, Visual Communication Quarterly, and Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. Her books include Rhetorical Theory: An Introduction, and Mediated Moms. Dr. Hundley has teamed up with Andrew C. Billings, from the University of Alabama to co-author, Views from the Fairway and Examining Identity in Sports Media.

Biography
Dr. Hundley started her career at Middle Tennessee State in 2016. Dr. Hundley previously spent 17 years as a Professor of Communication at California State University, San Bernardino. While at CSUSB, she served as an Assistant Dean, Graduate Coordinator, and Teaching Associate Coordinator. Dr. Hundley earned her B.A. and M.A. at California State University, Sacramento focusing on media production and media criticism. After which she went on to earn her Ph.D. from the University of Utah where she studied media, culture, and society.

Along with Dr. Hundley's contributions to her respected Universities through teaching. Dr. Hundley served the National Communication Association's Mass Communication Division for 10 years and the Western States Communication Association for 18 years. Dr. Hundley served as the President of the Western States Communication Association from 2010-2011. Today, Dr. Hundley serves as the association's Executive Director. A position she has held since 2014.

Research Interest
Dr. Hundley's research interest includes rhetoric, media, gender, sport, and critical/cultural studies. Her teaching expertise is media and culture, feminist theories, qualitative and interpretive methods, visual communication, and communication law. Dr. Hundley’s current work is on co-authoring Dangerous Dames: Representing Female Empowerment in Postfeminist Media with Dr. Roberta Chevrette and Dr. Hillary Jones.

Awards
Dr. Hundley has been the recipient of several awards, honors, and has held membership in prestigious clubs since the year 2000.


 * 2011: Top Competitive Paper in the Communication and the Law Interest Group of the Western States Communication Association Communication
 * 2005-2006: Awarded Outstanding Service Award, College of Arts & Letters
 * 2005: Research Grant, California State University San Bernardino
 * 2004: 2nd best article of the year in The Journal of Intergroup Relations for “Historical and Racial Politics: A Semiotic Investigation of the Georgia State Flag”
 * 2002-2003: CSUSB Club Advisor of the Year
 * 2002-2003: CSUSB Alumni Association “Back the Pack” Award
 * 2002: Awarded Certificate of Special Appreciation at the 8th Annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night, California State University San Bernardino
 * 2001-2002: University Diversity Grant, California State University San Bernardino
 * 2000: Young Scholar’s Grant, California State University San Bernardino

Books
Dr. Hundley has written numerous books including:


 * Dangerous Dames: Representing Female Empowerment in Postfeminist Media (co-authored with Roberta Chevrette and Hillary Jones). (In Progress). New York, NY: Peter Lang.
 * Rhetorical theory: An introduction (co-authored with Timothy Borchers). (2018). Long Grove: IL: Waveland Press.  
 * Mediated moms: Contemporary challenges to the motherhood myth (co-edited with Sara Hayden). (2016). New York, NY: Peter Lang.  
 * Examining Identity in Sports Media (co-edited with Dr. Andrew C. Billings, Clemson University). (2010). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.  
 * Views from the Fairway: Media Explorations of Identity in Golf (co-authored with Dr. Andrew C. Billings, Clemson University). (2010). Creskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Refereed Journal Articles
Dr. Hundley has been published in journal articles, such as:


 * “US Teenagers’ Perceptions and Awareness of Digital Technology: A Focus Group Approach ” (co-authored with Leonard Shyles, Villanova University). (2010). New Media & Society, 12(3), 1-17.
 * “Images of the War on Cancer in the Associated Press: Centering Survivors and Marginalizing Victims” (co-authored with Dr. Jo Anna Grant). (2009). American Communication Journal, 11(4), electronic journal.
 * “Transactivism & Postmodernity: An Agonistic Analysis of Transliterature” (co-authored with J. Scott Rodriguez). (2009). Communication Quarterly, 57(1), 35-50.
 * “Faces of Cancer: A Metaphoric Analysis of Associated Press Photos ” (co-authored with Dr. Jo Anna Grant). (2008). Visual Communication Quarterly, 15(3), 157-169.
 * “Communicating Intercultural Dimensions of Masculinity ” (co-authored with Dr. Fred Jandt). (2007). Journal of Men’s Studies, 15, 216-231.
 * “Historical and Racial Politics: A Semiotic Investigation of the Georgia State Flag .” (2004). The Journal of Intergroup Relations, 31(2), 3-24. (Received 2nd best article for 2004).
 * “Keeping Score: The Hegemonic Everyday Practices in Golf .” (2004). Communication Reports, 17(1), 39-48.   “The Evolution of Gendercasting: The Lifetime Television Network – ‘Television for Women.’”  (2002). Journal of Popular Film and Television, 29(4), 174-181.
 * “A Night with Skinner, Birdman, and the Nasty Boys: Interpreting the World Wrestling Federation .”  (2000). Communication Studies 298: Cruz, P., Hodgkinson, G., Hundley, H., Ligtenberg, A., Livingston, R., Obenaus, D., Trujillo, N. Qualitative Inquiry, 6(4), 526-545.
 * “The Signification of the American Flag: A Semiotic Analysis of Texas v. Johnson. ” (1997). The Free Speech Yearbook, 35, 45-55.   “The Naturalization of Beer in Cheers.” (1995). Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 39, 350-359.

Book Chapters
Authors have asked Dr. Hundley to provide her knowledge and expertise for chapters in their books:


 * “Sex and the Senior: An Analysis of Older Adults’ Sexual Activity Portrayed in Popular US Television.” Co-authored with Dr. Jo Anna Grant. (2016 ). In A. Hetsroni (Ed.), Television and Romance: Studies, Observations and Interpretations . Nova Science Publishers.
 * “Whose Sorry Now?: Sportscasters Falling from Grace, Saving Face.” (2013). In L. A. Wenner (Ed.), Fallen Sports Heroes, Media, and Celebrity Culture, Ch 23. New York: Peter Lang.
 * “Mediated Portrayals of Masculinities.” (2013). In A. N. Valdivia (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies: Content and Representation, (pp. 240-262). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
 * “Sex, Love and Romance in the Media: The Golden Girls Display the Myths and Discover the Prescriptions.” Co-authored with Dr. Jo Anna Grant. (2006). In M. L. Galician, & D. Merskin (Eds.), Critical thinking about sex, love, and romance in the mass media: Media literacy applications (pp. 121-139). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
 * “Sex, Society and Double Standards in Cheers.” (2005). J. E. Winn, & S. Brinson (Eds.), Transmitting the past: Historical and cultural perspectives on broadcasting (pp. 205-222). Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.
 * “The Naturalization of Beer in Cheers.” (2004). Reprinted with permission in L. R. Vande Berg, L. Wenner, & B. Gronbeck (Eds.) Critical Approaches to Television 2nd Ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
 * “The Naturalization of Beer in Cheers.” (1998). Reprinted with permission in L.R. Vande Berg, L. Wenner, & B. Gronbeck (Eds.) Critical Approaches to Television (pp. 261-271). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.