DR. AMY ALDRIDGE SANFORD’S

EDUCATION

The University of Iowa                                                                   Iowa City, IA

PhD in Communication Studies, emphases are

· Small Group/Organizational Communication

· Instructional Communication

· General Communication

            Dissertation Title: “How commitment and detachment influence members’
discourse about the National Education Association”

            Dissertation Chairs: Randy Hirokawa & David Hingstman

Committee Members: David Scott, Douglas Trank, and Carolyn Wanat

Graduated: May 2006 GPA: 3.73

The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

            Master of Arts in Communication, May 2003, GPA: 3.61

Northeastern State University                                                    Tahlequah, OK

Master of Education in School Administration, May 2001, GPA: 4.0

Northeastern State University                                                    Tahlequah, OK

            Bachelor of Arts in Communication Education, May 1999, GPA: 3.6

Minor: Mass Communications             Graduated Cum Laude

Oklahoma Teaching License #206220 L, Grades 7-12, Speech and

Journalism

COMMUNICATION STUDIES

GRADUATE COURSES
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Advanced Group Communication (Randy Hirokawa)

Communication Theory (Leslie Baxter)

Critical Ethnography (Aimee Carillo Rowe)

Dialogic Communication (Leslie Baxter)

Ethnographic Communication (Kristine Fitch)

Family Communication (Leslie Baxter)

Forms of the Essay (Bonnie Sunstein)

Group Decision Making (Randy Hirokawa)

Independent Study (Leslie Baxter)

Independent Study (Randy Hirokawa)

Introduction to Research (Randy Hirokawa)

Nonprofit Organizations (Sandy Boyd, Jude West)

Organizational Theory and Administrative Behavior (Al Henkin)

Organizational Theory and Research (Jill Teubner)

Politics of Emotion (Brent Malin)

Qualitative Research in Education (Carolyn Wanat)

Research Methods in Communication (Randy Hirokawa)

Rhetorical Criticism (David Hingstman)

Sociology of Work and Occupations (Kevin Leicht)

Teaching Rhetoric (Takis Poulakos)

Theory of Mass Communication (Joy Hayes)

Video Production (Camille Seaman)

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

GRADUATE COURSES

NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

Advanced Educational Measurements

Cognitive Learning Styles

Educational Research

Fundamentals of Curriculum Development

Fundamentals of Public School Relations

Instructional Strategies

Legal Aspects of Public School Administration

Program Design

Public School Relations

School Administration Practicum

Supervision of Teaching

Theory of Public School Administration

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