Vita
CURRENT VITA
Updated: January 17, 2010
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Philosophy in Mass Communication
The Ohio State University
Advisor: Prof. R. Lance Holbert
Committee: Profs. William “Chip” Eveland, Gerald Kosicki, and Dongyoung Sohn
Expected Graduation: June 2011
Master of Arts in Digital Storytelling
Ball State University
Advisor: Prof. James W. Chesebro
Thesis: The Influence of New Media on the Early Stages of the 2008 Presidential Election: A Critical Analysis
May 2007
Bachelor of Arts, major: telecommunications; minor: history
Youngstown State University
May 2005
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Kim, Y.M. & Geidner, N.W. (2009). Politics as friendship: The impact of online social networks on young voters’ political behavior. Revised 2008 International Communication Association paper being sent to either Political Communication or Communication Research.
2. Geidner, N. W. & Maksl, A. M., (2009). The deliberative potential of Twitter: Microblogging as a potential forum for political deliberation.
3. Nisbett, E. C., Geidner, N. W., & Kim, Y. M. (2009). The effects of social media in the 2008 presidential election. Paper to be submitted to the International Communication Association annual conference.
4. Geidner, N. W. (2009). Perceived network connection: Measuring individual-level connection to voluntary groups. Paper to be submitted to Human Communication Research.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Sohn, D. & Geidner, N. (Under Review). Collective dynamics of the spiral of silence: The role of quasi-statistical monitoring. Communication Theory.
2. Dylko, I., Landerville, K., Beam, M., Geidner, N. W. (Under Review). Gatekeeping and YouTube: News filters in the age of user-generated content. Mass Communication and Society.
3. Holbert, R. L. & Geidner, N. (Under Review). A meeting of broadcast and post-broadcast media in the 2004 American presidential election. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
4. Holbert, R. L. & Geidner, N. (Under Review). A theory of political campaign media connectedness (PCMC), part II: Clarifying the roles of debate viewing and online media. Journal of Broadcast and Electronic Media.
Other Publications
1. Holbert, R. L. & Geidner, N. W. (2009). The 2008 election: Highlighting the need to explore additional communication sub-fields to advance political communication. Communication Studies, 60, 344-358
2. Geidner, N. W. (2007). Thoughts on Creating Interactive Television: A TA’s Perspective. Feedback, 2, 34-35
3. Geidner, N. W. (2007). Extending the 30-Second Spot: Using Stand-Alone Websites to Increase the Effectiveness of Television Advertising. Feedback, 3, 31-32
4. Geidner, N. W. (2006). The Rise of the Individual and the Dichotomy of Modern Media. Extended book review for Review of Communication, 6, 342-347
5. Geidner, N. W. (2006). Looking Toward 2008: The Effects of New Media on the Political Process. Extended book review for Review of Communication, 6, 93-100
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
National/International Conferences
1. Geidner, N. W. (Accepted). Perceived network connection: Measuring individual-level connection to voluntary groups. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the International Communication Association.
2. Sohn, D. & Geidner, N. W. (Accepted). Collective dynamics of the spiral of silence: The role of quasi-statistical monitoring. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the International Communication Association.
3. Holbert, R. L. & Geidner, N. W. (Accepted). A theory of political campaign media connectedness (PCMC), part II: Clarifying the roles of debate viewing and online media. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the International Communication Association.
4. Dylko, I., Landerville, K., Beam, M., & Geidner, N.W. (2009, July). Gatekeeping and YouTube: News filters and the intermedia dynamic in the age of user-generated content. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
5. Kim, Y. M. & Geidner, N. W. (2008, May). Politics as friendship: The impact of online social networks on young voters’ political behavior. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.
6. Geidner, N. W. (2007, April). Using productions to improve the community – and program: A student’s perspective. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Regional Conferences
1. Chesebro, J.W. & Geidner, N.W. (2009, April). Defining Virtual Communication. Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2. Geidner, N. W. (2008, November). Perceived network connection as a communication concept: Initial explication of a concept and validation of a measure. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.
3. Holbert, R. L. & Geidner, N. W. (2007, November). A meeting of broadcast and post-broadcast media in the 2004 American presidential election: An analysis of the relationship between reach and specificity. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.
4. Geidner, N. W. (2007, November). Presidential campaign web usage in times of tragedy: A case study of candidate web response to the Virginia Tech tragedy. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.
5. Geidner, N. W. (2007, April). Bowling with millions: An examination of how community is affected by virtual communication. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
6. Geidner, N. W., Bell, M. W., & Flook, C. A. (2007, April). Masculinity and online social networks: Male self-identification on facebook.com. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, Rhode Island.
7. Geidner, N. W. (2007, April). From purpose to agency: Applying Burke and Brock’s theories to political blogs. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, Rhode Island.
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
1. Instructor, Social Implications of New Media, Communication 654, Winter 2010, The Ohio State University
2. Instructor, News Reporting, Communication 421, Fall 2009, The Ohio State University
3. Instructor, Web Design and Production (accelerated class for journalism educators), Journalism 623, Summer 2009, Ball State University
4. Instructor, Creative Message Design, Communication 634, Summer 2009, The Ohio State University
5. Teaching Assistant, Lantern Practicum, Communication 420, Spring 2009, The Ohio State University
6. Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Communication Technologies, Communication 240, Winter 2009, The Ohio State University
7. Instructor, Reporting and Editing for the News Media, Communication 221, Spring 2008, Summer 2008, and Fall 2008, The Ohio State University
8. Instructor, Persuasive Communication, Communication 367, Fall 2007 and Winter 2008, The Ohio State University
9. Instructor, Introduction to Video Production, Telecommunications 332, Fall 2006 and Spring 2007, Ball State University
10. Teaching Assistant, Interactive Television Design, Spring 2007, Ball State University
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
1. Graduate Student Representative, Graduate Education Committee, 08.06 to 05.07, Ball State University
a. Member of the curricular affairs subcommittee
2. Graduate Faculty Advisor for The Reel Deal, a weekly television show produced by undergraduate students in the Ball State University telecommunications department
3. Committee Member for the reformatting of the College of Communication, Information, and Media Annual Report, 12.05 to 05.07, Ball State University
4. Editorial Assistant, Review of Communication, the NCA online journal, 08.05 to 12.06
WORK EXPERIENCE
1. Lecturer, School of Communication, The Ohio State University, 06.08 to 08.08
2. Graduate Associate, School of Communication, The Ohio State University, 09.07 to current
3. Graduate Assistant, Telecommunications Department, Ball State University, 08.06 to 05.07
4. Graduate Assistant, NewsLink Indiana, Ball State University’s undergraduate converged news program, 08.05 to 05.06
5. Weekend Newscast Director/ Promotions Photographer, WYTV, Youngstown, Ohio, 12.03 to 08.05
6. Co-creator, Producer, and Student Coordinator for Homework Express, an interactive homework help show aimed at the fifth to eighth grade demographic. The pilot episodes were broadcast live throughout the Youngstown market and YSU used those pilot episodes to seek funding for three full sixty-episode seasons of Homework Express. The program has already received over $50,000 in outside contributions and is currently airing regularly. 12.03 to 05.04
7. Intern, commercial production department, WFMJ-TV, Youngstown, Ohio, 06.03 to 12.03
8. Co-Founder, Creator, and President, Handled the day-to-day business operations, marketing and concept design for the Mahoning Valley’s premiere online entertainment guide, YoungstownScene.com. At its peak, YoungstownScene.com was receiving over 6,000 unique visitors per month and received over 8 million total hits in 2003. In October of 2005, full ownership in YoungstownScene.com was sold for a profit. 11.00 to 05.04
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
1. Third place, Communication Technology Jung-Sook Lee Student Paper Competition, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
2. 2006-07 Alumni Association Distinguished Thesis Award, Ball State University
3. Graduate Student of the Year, Department of Telecommunications, Ball State University, 2006-2007 academic year
4. Recognized by the Ball State University Graduate School for distinguished achievement during the 2006-2007 academic year.
5. 2005 Regional Emmy nomination for best regularly scheduled children’s program for Homework Express, which I co-created while at Youngstown State University.
6. Recognized by the Ball State University Graduate School for distinguished achievement during the 2005-2006 academic year.
ADVANCE STATISTICAL TRAINING
1. Social Network Analysis with Prof. Sohn (Spring 2010)
2. Structure Equation Modeling with Prof. Andrew Hayes (Fall 2009)
3. Hierarchical Linear Modeling with Prof. Browning
4. A Survey in Mediation and Moderation with Prof. Andrew Hayes
5. Social Network Analysis with Prof. Stanley Wasserman (ICPSR Summer Session)
6. Regression Modeling with Prof. Andrew Hayes