ROBERT D. BYRD Jr. 111 South 23rd Avenue Apartment 11 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Email: robert.d.byrd@eagles.usm.edu EDUCATION Ph.D.

Mass Communication, The University of Southern Mississippi, expected completion May 2014 M.A. Communication, University of South Alabama, May 2011 When the pretending stopped? AIDS coverage In New Orleans mainstream, gay and alternative presses from 1981-1991 Successfully defended March 22, 2011 Dr. Vanessa Murphree, chair Received the University of South Alabama Top Thesis Award for 2011 B.A. Communication, Mississippi State University, May 2002 PUBLICATIONS Professional Articles I have published hundreds of articles, columns and editorials in news, arts and entertainment, and sports sections of various newspapers and magazines in the Southeast. ACADEMIC PEER-REVIEW CONFERENCES Byrd Jr., Robert D., Hollingsworth, Jared & Warnick, Josey. "Responding to the enemy: Identity construction and selective exposure in Huffington Posts blogs and readers comments. To be presented at the Southern States Communication Association Annual Conference (Mass Communication Division) in Louisville, Kentucky on April 11, 2013. Byrd Jr., Robert D. Queer as a football bat: Hegemonic gayness and homophobic narrative in Out magazines Sports Issue Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference (Cultural and Critical Studies Division) in Chicago, Illinois August 2012. Top poster award for division. Byrd Jr., Robert D. Just another snark piece? Outsports.coms queering of Tim Tebow through the scope of a homophobic gaydar. Presented at the Alabama Communication Association annual convention in Mobile, Alabama, July 28, 2012. Top graduate student paper.

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Byrd Jr., Robert D. From outsider to martyr: The Advocates Coverage of Harvey Milk from 1977 to 1979. Accepted for presentation at the AEJMC National Conference (History Division) in St. Louis, Missouri, August 10, 2011. Byrd Jr., Robert D. From outsider to martyr: The Advocates coverage of Harvey Milk from 1977 to 1979. Presented at the AEJMC Southeastern Colloquium in Columbia, South Carolina, March 18, 2011. Top student paper in history division. PEER-REVIEW PANEL PRESENTATIONS Byrd Jr., Robert D. Housewives with Balls: Hegemonic masculinity and heterosexist narrative in Logo TVs A-list Dallas. Panel presentation to be made at the SSCA annual conference (Popular Communication Division) in Louisville, Kentucky on April 13, 2013. Byrd Jr., Robert D. In Their Opinions: Establishing a counternarrative during the AIDS epidemic in the conservative South. Panel presentation to be made at the SSCA annual conference (Gender Studies Division) in Louisville, Kentucky on April 11, 2013. Byrd Jr., Robert D. Is Milk Still Fresh: Harvey Milk, The Advocate, and public memory. Panel presentation at the Southern States Communication Association annual conference (Public Address Division) in Little Rock, Arkansas on March 21, 2011. PEER-REVIEW ABSTRACT CONFERENCES Sipocz, Daniel & Byrd Jr., Robert D. "#NBCFail? A textual analysis of viewer generated Twitter critiques during NBC's 2012 Olympic coverage." Presented at the Broadcast Educators Association District II Conference at Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, October 5, 2012. Byrd Jr., Robert D. Queer as a football bat: Hegemonic gayness and homophobic narrative in Out magazines Sports Issue Presented at the AEJMC Midwinter Conference (Cultural and Critical Division) in Norman, Oklahoma, March 2, 2012. Top paper in division. Byrd Jr., Robert D. The Gays disease: The Times-Picayunes AIDS coverage from 1981-1985. Presented at the American Journalism Historians Association Southeast Colloquium in Panama City, Florida, February 5, 2011. GUEST LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS Byrd, Robert D. When the Pretending Stopped?: AIDS coverage in New Orleans Press from 1981-1991. Presented to Media History class University of South Alabama, April 2011.

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Byrd, Robert. Getting Your Press Release Published. Presented to Public Relations Management Class, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Ala., Spring 2010. Byrd, Robert D. From outsider to martyr: The Advocates Coverage of Harvey Milk from 1977 to 1979. Presented at the USA Communication Department Fall Colloquium, September 2010. Byrd, Robert. Getting Your Press Release Published. Presented to Public Relations Writing Class, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Ala., Fall 2010. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Byrd Jr., Robert D. Creating A Narrative Of (Im)Possibility: Outsports.coms Declaration of a Gay-friendly Sports World EMPLOYMENT Academic Spring, Summer, & Fall 2012-2013 Instructor, MCJ 200 Introduction to Digital Media Production, Mass Communication and Journalism Department, University of Southern Mississippi Fall 2011 Graduate teaching assistant, MCJ 200 Introduction to Digital Media Production, Mass Communication and Journalism Department, University of Southern Mississippi Spring 2011 Present University of South Alabama Department of Continuing Education, Computer Applications Instructor, Department of Continuing Education, University of South Alabama. Courses consist of instruction in Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 applications Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Graduate Assistant, Online Public Speaking, Department of Communication, University of South Alabama January 2009 Spring 2010 Graduate Assistant, Public Speaking, Department of Communication, University of South Alabama Professional January 2008 September 2008 Editor, The Covington News and Alcovy Magazine, Covington, Ga. October 2005 January 2008 General Manager, The Amory Advertiser and Aberdeen Examiner, Amory, Miss. and Aberdeen, Miss. respectively July 2005 October 2005 Assistant Sports Editor, The Meridian Star, Meridian, Miss.
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December 2003 July 2005 Sports Editor/News Reporter, The North Jefferson News, Gardendale, Ala. October 2002 June 2003 Sports Writer, The Amory Advertiser, Amory, Miss. ACADEMIC HONORS Top Poster Award for the Cultural and Critical Studies Division (AEJMC) at the AEJMC 2012 National Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Top Graduate Student Paper at the 2012 Alabama Communication Association Annual Convention Top Paper in Cultural and Critical Division at 2012 AEJMC Midwinter Conference Top Thesis Award for 2011 at the University of South Alabama Top Student Paper in the History Division at AEJMC 2011 Southeast Colloquium Exceptional Graduate Teaching Award, University of South Alabama 20102011 Outstanding Scholarly Paper Award, University of South Alabama 2011 for "From Outsider to Martyr: The Advocate's coverage of Harvey Milk from 1977 to 1979"

ACADEMIC SERVICE Graduate Student Liaison, Cultural and Critical Studies Division (AEJMC) (20122013) Graduate Student Representative, USA Communication Graduate Faculty Committee, August 2009 Spring 2011. Judge, University of South Alabama High School Public Speaking Contest, April 2010. ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2011-present Divisions: History Cultural and Critical Studies Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Interest Group

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Alabama Communication Association, 2012-present Southern States Communication Association, 2011, 2013 PROFESSIONAL HONORS 2008 Georgia Press Association: First Place General Excellence and Second Place Best Graphic, 2006 Mississippi Press Association: First place General Excellence, Best Design, Best Front Page, Best In-depth/Investigative Story, and Personality Portrait and third place Editorial Writing, 2005 Mississippi Press Association: First Place Best Special Section and second place weekly sports column, 2004 Alabama Press Association: Third place Weekly Sports Photographer of the Year and Sports Feature Story of the Year, 2004 Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. Weekly Photographer of the Year Finalist COMMUNITY SERVICE Volunteer Public Relations Coordinator, The Learning Tree, Inc., The Little Tree, and Woodys Song Preschool, Mobile, Ala., May 2009 May 2010 GRADUATE COURSE WORK
MC 608 Critical and Cultural Theory MC 720 Intro to Grad Research in Comm MC 745 Mass Communication Law HIS 726 Interpretations and Themes in American History Since 1865 HIS 692 Cultural History CMS 740 Rhetorical Criticism CA 502 Communication Theory CA 522 Rhetorical Theory: Public Memory CA 559 Mass Media and Society CA 590 Special Topics Pedagogy MC 607 Mass Communication Theory MC 722 Comm Research Methods MC 760 Seminar in Mass Comm History REF 602 Introduction to Educational Statistics REF 761 Quantitative Analysis CA 501 Qualitative Research Methods CA 503 Quantitative Research Methods CA 556 Communication Law CA 590 Special Topics in Media History

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