Faculty Profiles

Dr. Maureen Keeley-Vassberg

Professor at Department of Communication Studies, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Award / Honor Recipient: Bernard J. Brommel Award in Family Communication for Outstanding Scholarship, National Communication Society. November 21, 2021
Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Texas State University. August 2021

Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Fine Arts and Communication. August 2020

Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Article of the Year, Division of Health Communication, National Communication Association. March 1, 2016 - November 20, 2016
Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Texas Stat University. January 15, 2016 - September 15, 2016

Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Article of the Year, Journal of Family Communication, Journal of Family Communication. December 15, 2015 - November 20, 2016
Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society. August 30, 2015 - May 15, 2016
Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Southwest Texas State University. 2015

Award / Honor Recipient: Golden Apple Award-Graduate Faculty, Awarded to the most influential teacher by the Graduate Students in the Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University. 2014

Award / Honor Nominee: Runner-Up, President's Award for Excellence in Scholarly / Creative Activities, Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University. 2009

Award / Honor Nominee: Dean's Nominee, President's Award for Excellence in Scholarly / Creative Activities, Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University. 2008

Award / Honor Recipient: BOOK OF THE YEAR in Consumer Health, American Journal of Nursing. 2007
Award / Honor Recipient: BRONZE winner in Aging/Death & Dying, Independent Publishing. 2007
Award / Honor Nominee: Dean's Nominee, President's Award for Excellence in Scholarly / Creative Activities, Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University. 2007
Award / Honor Recipient: Dean's Seminar, Final Conversations: Helping the living and the dying talk to each other, School of Fine Arts and Communication, Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University. 2007
Award / Honor Recipient: SILVER winner Self-Help Book of the Year, Foreword Magazine. 2007

Award / Honor Nominee: Runner-Up, President's Award for Excellence in Scholarly / Creative Activities, Associate Professor/Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University. 2006

Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Professor Award, LAMBDA, Southwest Texas State University. 2002

Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Southwest Texas State University. 2001

Award / Honor Recipient: Golden Apple Award, Awarded to the most influential teacher by the Department of Speech Communication students, Southwest Texas State University. 1999
Award / Honor Nominee: Nominee for the President's Award for Excellence in Scholarly / Creative Activities, Assistant Professor/Lecturer Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Speech Communication, Southwest Texas State University. 1999
Award / Honor Nominee: Nominee for the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Associate Professor/Full Professor Level, School of Fine Arts and Communication; Department of Speech Communication, Southwest Texas State University. 1999