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Portrait of Dr. Marian Houser

Dr. Marian Houser

  • Chair - Professor at Department of Communication Studies, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • President, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. January 1, 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Review Council for College of Health Professions. January 2024 - Present.
  • Member, College of Fine Arts and Communication T&P Review Group. January 2024 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Communication Education. 2023 - Present.
  • Chair. February 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Council of Chairs. February 2023 - Present.
  • Member, College Council - College of Fine Arts and Communication. February 2023 - Present.
  • Chair, 2025-2026 CHAIR GOALS. February 2023 - Present.
  • Member, General Education Council of Texas State University. September 2019 - Present.
  • Member, PhD Program Development Committee. 2015 - Present.
  • Co-Chair, CoSearch Research Weekend. 2014 - Present.
  • Member, Basic Communication Course Task Force. 2013 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Development Division. 2013 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Basic Communication Course Annual, American Press. 2011 - Present.
  • Member, College Exploratory Committee. 2010 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Communication Reports. 2010 - Present.
  • Member, Graduate Faculty Committee. 2009 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, The Journal of Communication and Religion, Religious Communication Association. 2008 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Communication Education, National Communication Association. 2007 - Present.
  • Member, Personnel Committee. 2004 - Present.
  • Member, Curriculum Committee. 2004 - Present.

2025

  • Judge, Gregory Paul (Dean) Request for External reviewer for programs in Public Relations and Organizational & Professional Communication; Director of the School of Communication & Media at Kennesaw State University. February 3, 2025 - February 5, 2025.

2023

  • Member, General Education Council of Texas State University. September 2022 - 2023.
  • Member, College Council. December 2023.
  • Member, College Council – College of Fine Arts & Communication. February 2023 - December 2023.
  • Member, Council of Chairs. February 2023 - December 2023.

2021

  • Member, Curriculum Assessment Team Member - General Education Council. 2021.
  • Member, Graduate College Outstanding Thesis Selection Committee. October 2021.
  • Co-Chair, Diversity Panel Presentation - Celebrating Black History Month. February 2021.

2020

  • December 1, 2020.
  • Member. November 2020.
  • Member. August 2020.
  • Coordinator / Organizer. May 21, 2020.

2019

  • Organizer, MWI: Powered by CoSearch. January 2019 - 2019.
  • Organizer, STAR Park CIEDAR Research Event. August 2019 - 2019.
  • Teaching Effectiveness Mentor - Dr. Elizabeth Eger, Teaching Effectiveness Committee - Communicatiom Studies Department. November 2019.
  • Co-Chair, Communication Studies Department Celebration at the National Communication Association. September 2019 - November 2019.
  • Co-Chair. April 2019.
  • Co-Chair, Instructional Communication faculty search. December 2018 - April 2019.
  • Co-Chair, CoSearch Targeted - College of Science and Engineering. December 2018 - March 2019.

2017

  • Co-Chair, COMM Week. 2015 - 2017.

2016

  • Usher, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Induction Ceremony. 2016.
  • Co-Chair, Research Start-Up Weekend. 2015 - 2016.
  • Chair, College of Fine Arts and Communication Center for Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity. 2014 - 2016.
  • Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Academic Affairs. 2014 - 2016.
  • Member, Council for Funded Research. 2013 - 2016.
  • Chair, Communication Research Center. 2013 - 2016.
  • Editor, Communication Teacher. 2013 - 2016.

2015

  • Other, Mariel Muir Mentoring Award Selection Committee. 2015.
  • Respondent, Instructional Development Division. 2015.
  • Dean’s Search Committee, College of Fine Arts and Communication. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, General Education Council. 2009 - 2015.
  • Communication 1310 Course Director. 2008 - 2015.
  • Coordinator, Empirical Methods Comprehensive Examination. 2008 - 2015.

2014

  • Member, Academic Program Review. 2014.
  • Respondent, Nonverbal Communication Division. 2014.
  • Respondent, Instructional Communication Interest Group. 2014.
  • Associate Dean of Graduate College. 2013 - 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Communication Interest Group. 2013 - 2014.

2012

  • Member, Dissertation Committee. 2012.
  • Interpersonal Position, Search Committee. 2012.
  • Member, Texas Speech Communication Association, Outstanding graduate teaching assistant award committee. 2012.
  • Chair, NCA President’s Special Session Roundtables on Research in Progress. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Basic Course Division. 2012.
  • Member, University President’s Award Scholarly/Creative Activities Selection Committee. 2010 - 2012.

2011

  • Member, College Presidential Excellence Award Nomination Committee for Service. 2011.
  • Chair, NCA President’s Special Session Teachers on Teaching. 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Development Division. 2011.
  • Creator, COMMPOSIA Graduate Student Preparatory Seminar. 2010 - 2011.

2010

  • Chair, Search Committee. 2010.
  • Chair, Search Committee. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Communication Division. 2010.

2009

  • Member, Student Information System (SIS) Vendor Selection Committee. 2008 - 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Basic Course Conference. 2008 - 2009.

2008

  • Member, College Review Committee for Scholarship. 2008.
  • Member, Search Committee. 2008.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Sage. 2008.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association 2008 Convention. 2008.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association 2008 Convention. 2008.
  • Paper Respondent, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association 2008 Convention. 2008.
  • Paper Respondent, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association 2008 Convention. 2008.
  • Member, PPS 4.01 & 4.02 Revisions Committee. 2007 - 2008.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Lambda Pi Eta, Communication Honor Society. 2007 - 2008.
  • Promotion, Communication Week Committee. 2007 - 2008.

2007

  • Secretary, Instructional Development Division at the National Communication Association Convention. 2007.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Communication Division, National Communication Association 2007 Convention. 2007.
  • Paper Respondent, Instructional Communication Division, National Communication Association 2007 Convention. 2007.
  • Paper Respondent, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Convention. 2007.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Convention 2007. 2007.
  • Member, University Teaching and Learning Academy. 2006 - 2007.

2006

  • Commencement Leader. 2006.
  • Member, Texas State Recruitment Event Committee for NCA. 2006.
  • Paper Respondent, Instructional Communication Interest Group, National Communication Association Convention. 2006.
  • Chair, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Convention. 2006.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Convention. 2006.
  • Paper Respondent, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Convention. 2006.

2005

  • Paper Respondent, Instructional Development Division, National Communication Association Convention. 2005.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Convention. 2005.
  • Top Paper Panel Respondent, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Convention. 2005.
  • Chair, Instructional Communication Interest Group at the Eastern communication Association Convention. 2003 - 2005.

2004

  • Reviewer / Referee, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association. 2004.
  • Top Paper Panel Respondent, Instructional Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Convention. 2004.
  • Secretary, Instructional Development Division at the National Communication Association Convention. 2003 - 2004.