Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. Ann E Burnette

Regents' Teacher at Department of Communication Studies, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Service Activities

Ongoing

Officer, Secretary, LBJ Museum San Marcos Board of Directors. September 2022 - Present.

2025

Coach, TEDx Speaker David Vela. November 2024 - February 2025.
Reviewer / Referee, SSCA Undergraduate Honors Conference. December 2024 - January 2025.

2024

Graduate mentor, Graduate mentor, Jacob Everett. August 2024 - December 2024.
Recruiter, College of Fine Arts and Communication Education Abroad Program. July 2024 - December 2024.
Member, Search committee for tenure-track rhetoric faculty position in media criticism. April 2024 - December 2024.
Member, Search committee for tenure-track rhetoric faculty position in political communication. April 2024 - December 2024.
Immediate Past President, Immediate Past President, Southern States Communication Association. April 2024 - December 2024.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern Communication Journal. March 2024 - December 2024.
Chair, LBJ Museum of San Marcos Library and Acquisitions Committee. January 2024 - December 2024.
Member, LBJ Museum of San Marcos Speaker Committee. January 2024 - December 2024.
Liaison, Texas State University Faculty Senate. January 2024 - December 2024.
Chair, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. January 2024 - December 2024.
Chair, COMM 3302 Assessment Committee. January 2024 - December 2024.
Editorial Review Board Member, Communication and Democracy. January 2024 - December 2024.
Member, COMM 2338 Assessment Committee. January 2024 - December 2024.
Member, SSCA Strategic Plan Task Force. November 2022 - December 2024.
Participant, LBJ Museum of San Marcos Chamber of Commerce Coffee & Commerce event. December 13, 2024.
Organizer, LBJ Museum of San Marcos Christmas Program. December 4, 2024.
Other, Observer of teaching effectiveness of Mr. Jeremy Hutchins. December 3, 2024.
Coordinator / Organizer, SSCA election ballots. April 2024 - November 2024.
Speaker, San Marcos Bluebonnet Lions Club. November 5, 2024.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Freedom of Speech Division. September 2024 - October 2024.
Moderator, San Marcos City Council Forum, League of Women Voters. October 17, 2024.
Organizer, LJB Museum San Marcos speaker Dennis Fagan. October 3, 2024.
Organizer, Post-lecture reception for Dr. Kathryn Olson following University Distinguished Lecture. August 2024 - September 2024.
Organizer, University Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Kathryn Olson, "Why Televised Debates Might Matter in a Democracy". February 2024 - September 2024.
Other, Judge, Hill Country Swing Forensics Tournament Persuasive Speaking round. September 21, 2024.
Judge, Judge, Hill Country Swing Forensics Tournament Impromptu Speaking round. September 21, 2024.
Other, Observer of teaching effectiveness of Dr. Rebekah Fox. September 11, 2024.
Participant, National Park Service Wreath-Laying Ceremony for Lyndon B. Johnson. August 27, 2024.
Participant, San Marcos Juneteenth Foundation Juneteenth Unity Walk. June 15, 2024.
Chair, Department of Communication Studies Presidential Debate Committee. January 2024 - May 2024.
Member, University Presidential Debate Committee on Student Engagement. January 2024 - May 2024.
Participant, Texas State System Regents' Dinner. May 16, 2024.
Participant, College of Fine Arts and Communication Master's Hooding Ceremony. May 9, 2024.
Participant, Texas State University Commencement. May 9, 2024.
Participant, Centro Cultural Hispano Cinco de Mayo Luncheon. May 3, 2024.
Reviewer / Referee, SSCA J. Donald Ragsdale Award for Mentoring selection committee. March 2024 - April 2024.
Chair, SSCA Administrative Committee meetings. January 2024 - April 2024.
President, Southern States Communication Association. April 2023 - April 2024.
Attendee, Lambda Pi Eta Induction Ceremony. April 23, 2024.
Participant, Bobcat Day. April 20, 2024.
Chair, SSCA Nominating Committee meeting. April 7, 2024.
Attendee / Participant, SSCA Committee on Committees meeting. April 7, 2024.
Attendee / Participant, SSCA Undergraduate Honors Breakfast. April 6, 2024.
Chair, SSCA Awards Luncheon. April 6, 2024.
Coordinator / Organizer, SSCA Presidential Spotlight Panel: The future of belonging in Texas and beyond. April 5, 2024.
Chair, SSCA Breakfast Business Meeting. April 5, 2024.
Respondent, SSCA Undergraduate Honors Conference panel. April 5, 2024.
Chair, SSCA officers' office hours meet & greet. April 4, 2024.
Chair, SSCA annual Executive Council meetings at SSCA Convention. April 3, 2024 - April 4, 2024.
Moderator, "Women on Politics" Panel for LBJ Museum Spring Lecture, LBJ Museum of San Marcos Spring Lecture. March 21, 2024.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Nadim Adi. November 2023 - February 2024.
Participant, Department of Communication Studies Advisory Council Meeting. February 24, 2024.
Other, Observer of teaching effectiveness of Dr. Jasmine Austin. February 20, 2024.
Other, Show announcer, TxOLAN Sweetheart Spectacular Alpaca Show, Bridwell Agricultural Center. February 9, 2024 - February 11, 2024.
Other, Show announcer, TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes Alpaca Show, Bridwell Agricultural Center. February 9, 2024 - February 11, 2024.
Other, Judge, Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association tournament, Communication Analysis round. February 3, 2024.
Judge, Judge, Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association, Impromptu Speaking round. February 3, 2024.
Reviewer / Referee, SSCA Undergraduate Honors Conference. December 2023 - January 2024.
Reviewer / Referee, Tenure and promotion case for assistant professor in the University of Texas system. October 2023 - January 2024.
Organizer, LBJ Museum of San Marcos Annual Gala. January 20, 2024.

2023

Chair, COMM 3302 (Rhetorical Research Methods) Assessment Committee. August 2023 - December 2023.
Member, COMM 2338 (Public Speaking) Assessment Committee. August 2023 - December 2023.
Graduate mentor, Graduate mentor, Sophia Nguyen. August 2023 - December 2023.
Chair, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. August 2023 - December 2023.
Member, LBJ Museum of San Marcos Library and Accessions Committee. January 2023 - December 2023.
Faculty Senate Liaison, Texas State University Faculty Senate. January 2023 - December 2023.
Graduate mentor, Graduate mentor, Elizabeth Dycus. August 2020 - December 2023.
Participant, Advisory Council Meeting. December 1, 2023.
Chair, SSCA Annual Business Meeting at NCA. November 15, 2023.
Moderator, League of Women Voters San Marcos City Council Forum. October 12, 2023.
Judge, Hill Country Swing Informative Speaking round. September 23, 2023.
Judge, Hill Country Swing Persuasive Speaking round. September 23, 2023.
Representative of LBJ Museum San Marcos, Wreath-laying ceremony at President Lyndon B. Johnson's grave. August 27, 2023.
Participant, College of Fine Arts and Communication Welcome Event. August 16, 2023.
Member, Regents' Teacher Award Advisory Committee. June 2023 - July 2023.
Participant, LBJ Museum of San Marcos, Juneteenth Unity Walk. June 17, 2023.
Coordinator / Organizer, Six SSCA VIce President Spotlight panels. April 2023.
Vice President, Southern States Communication Association. April 2022 - April 2023.
Coordinator / Organizer, Planner, Southern States Communication Association 2023 Annual Convention. April 2022 - April 2023.
Chair, "Communication landscapes of Florida: Intersections of Politics, Cultures, Histories, and Pedagogies". April 13, 2023.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Madeline English. October 2022 - February 2023.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Intisar Tyne. October 2022 - February 2023.
Show Announcer, TxOLAN Sweetheart Spectacular Alpaca Show, Bridwell Agricultural Center. February 10, 2023 - February 12, 2023.
Show Announcer, TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes Alpaca Show, Bridwell Agricultural Center. February 10, 2023 - February 12, 2023.
Organizer, LJB Museum San Marcos Annual Benefit Gala. January 28, 2023.
Participant, LBJ Museum San Marcos wreath laying and march for MLK Celebration. January 16, 2023.

2022

Member, Graduate Program Advisory Committee. March 2020 - 2022.
Chair, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. August 2015 - 2022.
Member, UPAC Messaging Group. September 2022 - December 2022.
Chair, COMM 3302 (Rhetorical Research Methods) Assessment Committee. January 2022 - December 2022.
Member, COMM 2338 (Public Speaking) Assessment Committee. January 2022 - December 2022.
Faculty Senate Liaison. January 2022 - December 2022.
Graduate mentor, Kyle Chitwood. August 2021 - December 2022.
Graduate mentor, Elizabeth Yanas. August 2021 - December 2022.
Participant, Hays County Holiday Lighting Ceremony. November 29, 2022.
Participant, Bobcat Day. November 12, 2022.
Reviewer / Referee, Manuscript for Communication and Democracy. May 2022 - October 2022.
Reviewer / Referee, Tenure and promotion case for associate professor, Texas Tech University. May 2022 - September 2022.
Judge, Hill Country Swing, Informative Speaking. September 17, 2022.
Judge, Hill Country Swing, Poetry. September 17, 2022.
Coordinator / Organizer, Training for SSCA planners on X-CD conference platform. September 9, 2022.
Board Member, LBJ Museum San Marcos. December 2020 - August 2022.
Coordinator / Organizer, Training for SSCA planners on X-CD conference platform. August 15, 2022.
Member, Regents' Teacher Award Advisory Committee. June 2022 - July 2022.
Reviewer / Referee, Tenure and promotion case for associate professor, University of Memphis. May 2022 - July 2022.
Participant, LBJ Museum San Marcos, Chamber of Commerce coffee event. July 29, 2022.
Participant, LBJ Museum San Marcos, Juneteenth Unity Walk. June 18, 2022.
Graduate mentor, Alexsa Delgado. August 2020 - May 2022.
Planner, Southern States Communication Association Undergraduate Honors Conference. April 2021 - April 2022.
Officer, 2nd Vice President, Southern States Communication Association. April 2021 - April 2022.
Speaker, Lambda Pi Eta Induction Ceremony. April 26, 2022.
Show Announcer, MOPACA Invitational Alpaca Show, Hale Arena. April 1, 2022 - April 3, 2022.
Show Announcer, MOPACA Mid America Alpaca Challenge, Hale Arena. April 1, 2022 - April 3, 2022.
Show Announcer, Alpaca Owners' Association National Show, War Memorial Coliseum. March 18, 2022.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Larry Fulton. October 2021 - February 2022.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Ian McKenna. October 2021 - February 2022.
Show Announcer, TxOLAN Sweetheart Spectacular Alpaca Show, Bridwell Agricultural Center. February 11, 2022 - February 13, 2022.
Show Announcer, TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes Alpaca Show, Bridwell Agricultural Cener. February 11, 2022 - February 13, 2022.
Judge, Bobcat Forensic Classic Tournament, Informative Speaking. February 6, 2022.
Organizer, LJB Museum San Marcos 15th Anniversary Benefit Gala. January 22, 2022.
Participant, LBJ Museum San Marcos wreath laying at LBJ/MLK Crossroads. January 17, 2022.
Participant, LJB Museum San Marcos exhibit table at Hays County CommonUnity MLK Jr. Festival. January 16, 2022.

2021

Chair, COMM 3302 (Rhetorical Research Methods) Assessment Committee. 2021.
Member, COMM 2338 (Public Speaking) Assessment Committee. 2021.
Faculty Senate Liaison, Texas State University Faculty Senate. 2021.
Member, Piper Award Selection Committee. 2021.
Member, Personnel Committee Annual Review Subcommittee. 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Communication Administration Interest Group. November 2021 - December 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, Promotion case for full professor, Washington and Lee University. July 2021 - December 2021.
Member, Graduate Admissions Committee. April 2019 - December 2021.
Participant, LBJ Museum San Marcos Christmas Program. December 8, 2021.
Participant, Hays County Holiday Lighting Ceremony. December 2, 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, Promotion case for full professor, Furman University. 2021 - November 2021.
Attendee / Participant, Southern States Communication Association strategic plan review. September 2021 - October 2021.
Presentation Coach, CoSearch Weekend. September 18, 2021.
Judge, Hill Country Swing Forensics Tournament. September 18, 2021.
Interview Subject for National Public Radio, LBJ Museum San Marcos: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/487364788/journeys-of-discovery-with-tom-wilmer. September 4, 2021.
Representative of LBJ Museum San Marcos, Wreath laying ceremony at President Lyndon Johson's grave. August 27, 2021.
Interviewer, LBJ Museum San Marcos: Interview with Luci Baines Johnson. August 25, 2021.
Member, Regents' Teacher Award Advisory Committee. June 2021.
Graduate mentor, Caroline Haywood. August 2019 - May 2021.
Graduate mentor, Ifeoluwatobi Odunsi. August 2019 - May 2021.
Faculty Representative, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges On-Site Review. March 2021 - April 2021.
Immediate Past Chair and Nominating Committee Representative, Southern States Communication Association Freedom of Speech Division. April 2020 - April 2021.
Chair, Southern States Communication Association Panel "Harboring Hope: Freedom of Speech in Public Spaces". April 9, 2021.
Chair and Respondent, Southern States Communication Association Panel: "The Transformative Power of Communication in the 21st Century". April 7, 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, McCoy College of Business Promotion and Tenure Review. January 2021 - February 2021.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Shailen Singh. October 2020 - February 2021.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Qy'Darrius Z. Mceachern. October 2020 - February 2021.
Show Announcer, TxOLAN Sweetheart Spectacular Alpaca Show, Bridwell Agricultural Center. February 12, 2021 - February 14, 2021.
Show Announcer, TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes Alpaca Show, Bridwell Agricultural Center. February 12, 2021 - February 14, 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, Communication Law Review, "Clarifying Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act". January 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Undergraduate Honors Conference. December 2020 - January 2021.

2020

Member, COMM 2338 (Public Speaking) Assessment Committee. 2020.
Associate Editor, Communication Law Review. 2020.
Editorial Review Board Member, First Amendment Studies Journal. 2020.
Chair, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. 2020.
Faculty Senate Liaison, Texas State University Faculty Senate. 2020.
Chair, COMM 3302 (Rhetorical Methods) Assessment Committee. 2020.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Freedom of Speech Division. 2020.
Co-organizer and presenter, Diversity and Inclusion Series, Communication Studies Department: Celebrating Diversity through Performance. December 2, 2020.
Member, Piper Award Selection Committee. August 2020 - October 2020.
Judge, Hill Country Swing Forensics Tournament, Prose speaking. September 19, 2020.
Judge, Hill Country Swing Forensics Tournament, Persuasive speaking. September 19, 2020.
Graduate mentor, Alan Grant. August 2018 - May 2020.
Chair, Southern States Communication Association Freedom of Speech Division. April 2019 - April 2020.
Member, Annual Review Subcommittee. January 2020 - March 2020.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Erin Cargile. October 2019 - February 2020.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Rachel Runnels. October 2019 - February 2020.
Evaluator, Teaching observation of Dr. Josh Miller. February 26, 2020.
Show Announcer, TxOLAN Sweetheart Spectacular Alpaca Show, Will Rogers Center. February 14, 2020 - February 16, 2020.
Show Announcer, TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes Alpaca Show, Will Rogers Center. February 14, 2020 - February 16, 2020.
Judge, Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association Tournament, Informative speaking. February 8, 2020.
Judge, Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association Tournament, Persuasive speaking. February 8, 2020.
Evaluator, Teaching observation of Dr. Kristen Farris. January 28, 2020.

2019

Chair, COMM 3302 (Rhetorical Methods) Assessment Committee. 2019.
Chair, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. 2019.
Member, 2338 (Public Speaking) Assessment Committee. 2019.
Member, Scholarship Committee. 2019.
Faculty Senate Liaison. 2019.
Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Argumentation in Context. 2019.
Associate Editor, Communication Law Review. 2019.
Editorial Review Board Member, First Amendment Studies Journal. 2019.
Reviewer / Referee, National Communication Association Public Address Division. 2019.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Assocation Freedom of Speech Division. 2019.
Attendee / Participant, Southern States Communication Association Executive Council Meeting. November 13, 2019.
Participant, Conferencing 101 Seminar for Graduate Students. November 1, 2019.
Judge, Hill Country Swing Forensics Tournament. September 21, 2019.
Evaluator, Teaching Observation of Dr. Manu Pokharel. September 19, 2019.
Presentation Coach, CoSearch Weekend. September 14, 2019.
Member, Instructional Communication Faculty Search Committee. September 2018 - April 2019.
Chair, Southern States Communication Association Michael Osborn Award Committee. April 2018 - April 2019.
Second Vice President and Planner, Southern Speech Communication Association Freedom of Speech Division. April 2018 - April 2019.
Organizer, Talk About Teaching Seminar. April 24, 2019.
Respondent, Southern States Communication Association Political Communication Panel. April 5, 2019.
Participant, Conferencing 101 Seminar for Graduate Students. March 26, 2019.
Show Announcer, Alpaca Owners Association National Alpaca Show. March 15, 2019 - March 17, 2019.
Show Announcer, TXOLAN Alpaca Spectacular Show, Will Rogers Memorial Center. February 16, 2019 - February 17, 2019.
Evaluator, Teaching Observation of Dr. Josh Miller. February 12, 2019.
Judge, Texas State Invitational Forensics Tournament. February 3, 2019.
Reviewer / Referee, David R. Dewberry, Advanced Public Speaking: Theory and Technique. December 2018 - January 2019.

2018

Member, Personnel Committee. 2018.
Member, Graduate Program Committee. 2018.
Graduate Mentor, Katie Head. 2018.
Member, Graduate Student Orientation and Mentorship Committee. 2018.
Faculty Senate Liaison. 2018.
Member, Scholarship Committee. 2018.
Editorial Review Board Member, First Amendment Studies Journal. 2018.
Reviewer / Referee, Political Communication Division, Southern States Communication Association. 2018.
Reviewer / Referee, Rhetoric and Public Address Division, Southern States Communication Association. 2018.
Reviewer / Referee, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association. 2018.
Reviewer / Referee, Public Address Division, National Communication Association. 2018.
Member, Lynda Lee Kaid Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association. 2018.
Associate editor, Communication Law Review. 2018.
Co-Chair, Annual Review Policy Committee. August 2018 - December 2018.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Shetay Ashford. August 2018 - November 2018.
Coach, TEDx Speaker Yocelyn Riojas. August 2018 - November 2018.
Judge, Hill Country Swing Forensics Tournament. September 22, 2018.
Participant, CoSearch Weekend Retreat. September 14, 2018 - September 15, 2018.
Panel chair and respondent, International Society for the Study of Argumentation, Argumentation and Style. July 6, 2018.
Evaluator, Teaching Observation of Dr. Elizabeth Eger. April 10, 2018.
Speaker, Presentation of Southern States Communication Association Michael Osborn Award. April 7, 2018.
Member, Annual Review Personnel Subcommittee. January 2018 - March 2018.
Co-Moderator, "Embracing Vulnerability" Discussion, Communication Week. March 6, 2018.
Show announcer, TxOLAN Alpaca Spectacular Show, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. February 8, 2018 - February 11, 2018.

2017

Member, Southern States Communication Association Michael Osborn Award Committee. 2017.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Freedom of Speech Division. 2017.
Reviewer / Referee, National Communication Association Public Address Division. 2017.
Reviewer / Referee, National Communication Association Political Communication Division. 2017.
Chair, COMM 3302 (Rhetorical Methods) assessment committee. 2017.
Chair, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. August 2015 - 2017.
Associate editor, Communication Law Review. 2012 - 2017.
Liaison, Faculty Senate. August 2012 - 2017.
Member, Scholarship Committee. August 2007 - 2017.
Organizer, Talk About Teaching: Providing Effective Feedback. November 30, 2017.
Respondent, "The 'other' discourses of campaign 2016", National Communication Association. November 16, 2017.
Co-organizer, Survey for Teaching Effectiveness Committee. October 2017.
Judge, Hill Country Swing Forensics Tournament. September 23, 2017.
Creative coach, CoSearch Weekend Retreat. September 16, 2017.
Co-Chair, Criss Cole College Preparatory Program. June 16, 2017.
Speaker, Presentation of Southern States Communication Association Michael Osborn Award. April 8, 2017.
Show announcer, Alpaca Owners Association National Alpaca Show. March 17, 2017 - March 19, 2017.
Show announcer, Annual TxOLAN Alpaca Spectacular, Will Rogers Memorial Center. February 2009 - February 2017.

2016

Chair, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. 2016.
Reviewer / Referee, National Communication Association Public Address Division. 2016.
Reviewer / Referee, National Communication Association Political Communication Division. 2016.
Member, Southern States Communication Association Michael Osborn Award Committee. 2016.
Member, COMM 2338 (Public Speaking) assessment committee. 2015 - 2016.
Reviewer / Referee, Communication Teacher. 2015 - 2016.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Political Communication Division. 2013 - 2016.
Liaison, Faculty Senate. 2012 - 2016.
Reviewer / Referee, Rhetoric and Public Address Division of the Southern States Communication Association. 2008 - 2016.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Undergraduate Honors Conference. December 2016.
Chair, Search committee for organizational communication faculty position. April 2016 - December 2016.
Member, COMM 3302 (Rhetorical Methods) assessment committee. 2006 - December 2016.
Judge, Hill Country Swing Forensics Tournament. September 17, 2016.
Creative coach, C3 CoSearch. September 17, 2016.
Participant, Discussion session for Criss Cole students. July 1, 2016.
Moderator, Southern States Communication Association Spotlight Program, LBJ and presidential legacies of social justice. April 8, 2016.
Participant, Graduate/Doctoral Council Meeting. February 25, 2016.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Undergraduate Honors Conference. January 2016.

2015

Chair, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. 2015.
Member, University Library Committee. 2011 - 2015.
Member, Communication Studies Scholarship committee. 2007 - 2015.
Chair, COMM 2338 (Public Speaking) assessment committee. 2006 - 2015.
Member, Communication Studies Scholarship Committee. 2000 - 2015.
Reviewer / Referee, Undergraduate Honors Conference of the Southern States Communication Association. January 2015.

2014

Member, Communication Studies search committee for tenure-track faculty position in Intercultural Communication. 2014.
Reviewer / Referee, American Studies Division of the National Communication Association. 2014.
Member, National Communication Association Nominating Committee. January 2013 - December 2014.
Chair and respondent, International Society for the Study of Argumentation. July 3, 2014.

2013

Member, Communication Studies search committee for Basic Course Director. 2013.
Tenure and promotion case for Dr. Michael Phillips-Anderson, Monmouth University. 2013.
Respondent, National Communication Association. November 2013.
Respondent, National Communication Association. November 2013.
Respondent, Southern States Communication Association. April 2013.

2012

Member, University Library Research Grants Subcommittee. 2012.
Reviewer / Referee, National Communication Association Feminist and Women's Studies Division. 2012.

2011

Member, University Library Research Grants Subcommittee. 2011.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Gender Studies Division. 2011.
Editorial Review Board Member, Southern Communication Journal. 2008 - 2011.
Member, Southern States Communication Association Nominating Committee. April 2008 - 2011.
Judge, Third International Research Conference for Graduate Students at Texas State University. November 2011.
Respondent, for the panel “Rhetoric, Public Policy, and Perceptions,” Southern States Communication Association conference. April 2011.

2010

Member, Communication Studies search committee for two lecturer positions. 2010.
Reviewer / Referee, Undergraduate Honors Conference of the Southern States Communication Association. January 2010.

2009

Member, university committee to select the student commencement speaker for the College of Applied Arts and College of Fine Arts and Communication commencement ceremony. 2009.
Member, College of Fine Arts and Communication committee for Presidential Award for Excellence in Service. 2009.
Outside scholarship reviewer, Tenure and promotion case for Dr. Jason Edward Black, University of Alabama. 2009.
Chair, Southern States Communication Association Public Address Division. April 2008 - April 2009.
Reviewer / Referee, Southern States Communication Association Undergraduate Honors Conference. January 2009.

2008

Member, College of Fine Arts and Communication Research Enhancement Proposal review committee. 2008.
Member, Communication Studies search committee for tenure-track faculty position. 2008.
Reviewer / Referee, National Communication Association Political Communication Division. 2008.
Respondent, “Studies in Presidential Communication” at the National Communication Association. November 2008.
Co-planner (with Wayne Kraemer), Common Experience symposium, “The Rhetorical Power and Legacy of Lyndon Baines Johnson,”. October 5, 2008 - October 6, 2008.
Vice Chair, Southern States Communication Association Public Address Division. April 2007 - April 2008.

2007

Chair, Communication Studies search committee for lecturer faculty position. 2007.
Member, College of Fine Arts and Communication Research Enhancement Proposal review committee. 2006 - 2007.
Vice chair-elect, Southern Communication Association Public Address Division. April 2006 - April 2007.

2006

Outside scholarship reviewer, Tenure and promotion case for Dr. Julie Davis of College of Charleston. 2006.
Chair and moderator, for the panel, “Sexual Predators, Moral Monsters, and the Other: Public Expressions of Horror, Fear, and Loathing,” National Communication Association. November 2006.
Coordinator / Organizer, “Remembering The Alamo: A Site of Many Meanings” for the National Communication Association. November 2006.
Member, College of Fine Arts and Communication Review Group for tenure and promotion. January 2006.

2005

Member, university committee to select the student commencement speaker for the College of Applied Arts and College of Fine Arts and Communication commencement ceremony. 2005.
Member, departmental Curriculum Committee. 2005.
Member, Communication Studies search committee for two lecturer faculty positions. 2005.
Outside scholarship reviewer, Tenure and promotion case for Dr. Nichola Gutgold of the Berks-Lehigh Valley College of the Pennsylvania State University. 2005.
Chair and moderator, “Putting Together a Winning Strategy,” for the New Politics Forum conference, “Campaign 2006: An Insider’s Look,”. November 5, 2005.

2004

Member, Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching committee. 2004.
Member, University Graduate Council. 2003 - 2004.
Graduate Advisor, Department of Communication Studies. September 2003 - May 2004.
Member, School of Fine Arts and Communication Review Group for tenure and promotion. January 2004.

2003

Member, College of Fine Arts and Communication Research Enhancement Proposal Review Committee. 2003.
Member, interdepartmental Ph.D. exploratory committee. 2003.
Member, departmental Ph.D. exploratory committee. 2003.
Member, departmental Curriculum Committee. 2003.

2002

Member, advisory committee for COMM 1310, Fundamentals of Speech. 1992 - 2002.
Moderator and co-planner, with Wayne Kraemer, political debate between Texas House of Representative District 45 candidates Rick Green and Patrick Rose, Texas State University. October 7, 2002.
Chair, Nominating Committee of the Southern States Communication Association Rhetoric and Public Address Division. April 2001 - April 2002.

2001

Member, summative performance review committee for College of Fine Arts & Communication Dean T. Richard Cheatham. 2001.
Reviewer / Referee, National Communication Association Political Communication Division. 2001.
Reviewer / Referee, Armed Forces & Society. 2001.
Chair and respondent, “Submitted Graduate Student Papers in Rhetoric and Public Address,” Southern States Communication Association. April 2001.
Chair and moderator, “The Aliens Are Coming: The Federalist Attack on the First Amendment,” Texas A & M University Annual Conference on Presidential Rhetoric. March 2001.

2000

Member, Communication Studies search committee for tenure-track rhetoric and professional communication position. 1999 - 2000.
Founding faculty member and advisor, Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society. 1995 - August 2000.
Reviewer / Referee, Fundamentals of communication textbook, Burrston House Publishing Services. October 1999 - June 2000.

1999

Member, Communication Studies search committee for tenure-track basic course director faculty position. 1999.
Reviewer / Referee, National Communication Association Communication and Law Division. 1999.
Member, Membership Committee of the American Society of Trial Consultants. June 1998 - December 1999.
Chair and moderator, “The Changing Face of Juries: Understanding Generation X” at the National Communication Association annual convention. November 1999.
Reviewer / Referee, Fundamentals of communication textbook, Wadsworth Publishers. May 1999.

1997

Representative of Department of Communication Studies, panel discussion on majors and career paths, “What To Do with Your Major,”. March 5, 1997.

1996

Member, Communication Week committee. 1994 - 1996.

1994

Faculty advisor, Golden Key National Honor Society. 1992 - 1994.