DANIEL DOUGLAS 4 Country Lane, Mattoon, IL | (217) 246-8623 | Dadouglas@eiu.

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EDUC ATION Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL M.A. in Communication Studies (In Progress) Thesis: Patriarchy, Patriotism, and Patronizing Behavior: Normalizing the Consumption of Meat Products Through the Television Advertisement Industry Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL B.A. in Communication Studies Areas of Concentration: Rhetoric and Public Advocacy Minor: Advertising Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL Radio and TV Broadcasting Program Area of Concentration: Radio Broadcasting AWARDS John J. Hopkins Memorial Speech Education Scholarship, Eastern Illinois University Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Eastern Illinois University TEACHING AND TRAINING EXPERIENC E Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Teaching Assistant Introduction to Communication Theory Assisted in teaching a large lecture hall class and held review sessions with students Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Graduate Teaching Assistant Introduction to Speech Communication Served as the primary instructor for seven sections of the basic course The Alamo Steakhouse, Mattoon, IL Service Trainer Trained service staff in customer service and equipment usage Steak n Shake, Mattoon, IL Service Trainer Trained service staff in customer service and equipment usage PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENC E Illinois Speech & Theatre Association, Normal, IL Presenter Presented a poster entitled Articulating Confidence: Helping Students Overcome Anxiety in the Basic Course National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA Panel member Served as a member of a panel called Horton Heard A Who, Can You? Voices from GTAs on Teaching Practices in the Basic Course Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Panel member Served as a member of a graduate student panel that discussed scholarly perspectives on the Occupy movement Central States Communication Association, Cleveland, OH Panel member Served as a member of a panel entitled Using Metaphors to Connect Communication Theory, Understanding, and Practice 2011 2012 2010 2012 2013

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VEG (Vegetarian/Vegan Education Group) as Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Founding Member and President Started and organized a registered student organization for vegetarians and vegans at Eastern Illinois University. Lambda Pi Eta, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Member Served as a member of the communication studies honorary during undergraduate and graduate career at Eastern Illinois University Fair Trade for Global Justice Committee, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Member Served as a member of a student committee that promotes fair trade products and raises awareness about global working conditions Occupy EIU, Charleston, IL Member Helped to start and maintain a branch of Occupy in Charleston, IL at Eastern Illinois University to raise awareness about the Supreme Courts ruling in C itizens United v. Federal Election Commission ACLU: Engage, Chicago, IL Attendee Attended conference on civil liberties and human rights. Present at panels on surveillance, privacy, and technology and online activism. Midwest Marxism Conference, Evanston, IL Attendee Attended panels on the meaning of Marxism, Socialism & Trade Unions, and why capitalism creates war. Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Chicago, IL Attendee Attended panels on resistance in the digital age; U.S. television, food, and the body; (mis)representations of war and uprising; performing fandom; networked media; media activism and social movements; and eco-criticism and the image. PUBLICATIONS AND PAP ERS Patriarchy, Patriotism, and Patronizing Behavior: Normalizing the Consumption of Meat Products Through the Television Advertimsent Industry Thesis in progress at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Interpellating Dissent: The Potential of War Protest Music Term paper for Seminar in Rhetoric and Public Address, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL Food for Thought: Eating and Food Communication Practices Paper accepted for presentation at Central States Communication Association, Cleveland, OH LANGUAGES English native language Spanish speak and read with basic competence MEMBERSHIPS National Communication Association Lambda Pi Eta Illinois Speech and Theatre Association Central States Communication Association VEG (Vegetarian/Vegan Education Group) at Eastern Illinois University Fair Trade for Global Justice Committee A.R.R.O.W. (Advocating the Rights and Relief of Women)

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