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Portrait of Dr. Vanessa D Higgins Joyce

Dr. Vanessa D Higgins Joyce

  • Professor at School of Jrnlism & Mass Comm, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Chair, International Communication Division Aejmc. October 2024 - Present.
  • Member, C3 Advisory Board. August 2024 - Present.
  • Graduate Advisor, Texas State University Graduation and Master's Hooding. May 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Outstanding Graduate. January 2024 - Present.
  • Vice Chair, International Communication Division Aejmc. October 2023 - Present.
  • Graduate Advisor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication Texas State University. June 1, 2023 - Present.
  • Member, IDEA Center Undergraduate Research. November 2021 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Miguel Hernández Communication Journal. September 27, 2021 - Present.
  • Chair, Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication - Markam Competition Chair. August 2021 - Present.
  • Member, SJMC Scholarship Committee. March 2020 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Revista de Comunicacion Politica. November 2019 - Present.
  • Member, Latino/a Minor Board. July 2018 - Present.
  • Member, Graduate Committee. August 2017 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Southwest Education Council for Journalism & Mass Communication Conference. 2014 - Present.

2025

  • Member, Outstanding Graduate Student Committee. February 2025 - March 2025.
  • Member, Faculty of Instruction promotion guidelines. February 2025 - March 2025.
  • Member, Graduate Scholarship. January 2025 - March 2025.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism Studies/ Taylor and Francis. January 2025 - March 2025.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Routledge (Book publisher). January 2025 - March 2025.
  • College Committee - Presidential Awards for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity. February 2025.

2024

  • Graduate Advisor, Texas State University Master's Hooding. November 2024 - December 2024.
  • Member, Graduate Scholarship. January 2024 - March 2024.

2023

  • Board Member, Latinitas/ Media Chicas. April 2021 - 2023.
  • Member, C3 Advisory Board. 2014 - 2023.
  • Graduate Marshal, University Fall Graduation. December 2023.
  • Chair, Research Chair - International Communication Division Aejmc. August 2022 - September 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism. November 2022 - July 2023.
  • Chair, Academic Governance Committee - Faculty Senate. August 2022 - May 2023.
  • Member, Digital Media Tenure-track faculty Search Committee. November 2022 - April 2023.
  • Participant, Bobcat Day. February 2023.
  • Chair, Midwinter Aejmc International Communication Division Chair. November 2022 - February 2023.
  • Chair, Midwinter Aejmc Conference. October 2022 - February 2023.

2022

  • Participant, Bobcat Day. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Norteamerica Academic Journal f the Centro de Investigaciones sobre America del Norte. October 2022 - December 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Aejmc. April 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Special Issue International Symposium Online Journalism. February 2022 - March 2022.

2021

  • Member, Equity and Inclusion. October 2020 - 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism Studies. July 2021 - December 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Communication Association. November 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism Studies. June 2021 - November 2021.
  • Chair, Professional Freedom & Responsibilities Chair - International Communication Division AEJMC. August 2019 - August 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Aejmc Annual Conference - International Communication Division. April 2018 - May 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism. March 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Aejmc Midwinter Conference. December 2020 - January 2021.

2020

  • Reviewer / Referee, International Symposium on Online Journalism. November 2020 - December 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism and Media Journal. November 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Communication Association. October 2020 - November 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism Studies. February 2020 - September 2020.
  • Discussant, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. July 2020 - August 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Agenda Setting Journal: Theory, Practice, Critique. April 2020 - June 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. April 2020 - June 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, AEJMC - Mass Comm and Society Division. April 2020 - May 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies. April 2020 - May 2020.
  • Member, Presidential Awards college selection committee for Creative/Scholarly. January 2020 - February 2020.
  • Speaker on behalf of department, Bobcat Day. February 20, 2020.

2019

  • Reviewer / Referee, AEJMC Midwinter. December 2019.
  • Member, Journalism Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee. August 2019 - December 2019.
  • Panel Chair, Graduate College Conference. November 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Palgrave MacMillan (book publisher). November 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. May 2019 - August 2019.
  • Officer, International Communication Division CSW Liaison, Aejmc. August 2018 - August 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Teaching Contest Review International Communication Division AEJMC. May 2019 - June 2019.
  • Member, Graduate course review Research Methods. February 2019 - April 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, AEJMC Annual conference - Minorities and Communication Division. April 2018 - April 2019.
  • Speaker on behalf of department, Bobcat Day. April 5, 2019.

2018

  • Secretary, International Communication Division/ Aejmc. August 2017 - August 2018.
  • Voluteered, Latino/a Minor. July 2016 - 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Online Journalism Symposium at University of Texas at Austin Conference. 2010 - 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. November 2018 - December 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, AEJMC Midwinter conference. November 2018 - December 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Communication Research Journal. May 2018 - June 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. March 2018 - May 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Aejmc Annual Conference - International Communication Division. April 2017 - May 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Communication Association (Feminist Scholarship Division). April 2017 - April 2018.
  • Speaker on behalf of department, Bobcat Day. February 17, 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Special Issue International Online Journalism Symposium Journal. November 2017 - January 2018.

2017

  • Member, Graduate Scholarship Committee. August 2015 - August 2017.
  • Member, Outstanding Graduate Student Committee. August 2015 - July 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Digitally Engaged Learning Conference. June 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Digitally Engaged Learning Conference. May 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Aejmc Annual Conference - Graduate Students Interest Groups. April 2017 - May 2017.

2016

  • Reviewer / Referee, Southwest Mass Communication Journal. 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Agenda Setting Journal. 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Cuadernos Journal (Pontificia Universidad Catolica). 2015 - 2016.
  • Member, Graduate Council committee. August 2015 - May 2016.
  • Chair, Graduate Committee and sequence coordinator. August 2015 - May 2016.
  • Graduate Advisor, Graduate advising. August 2015 - May 2016.
  • Member, Curriculum committee. August 2015 - May 2016.
  • coordinator, Graduate admission. August 2015 - May 2016.
  • coordinator, Graduate exit exam. August 2015 - May 2016.

2014

  • Reviewer / Referee, International Communication Research Journal. 2014.
  • Member, El Centro. 2013 - 2014.

2012

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Southwest Mass Communication Journal. 2012.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, International Symposium of Online Journalism Journal. 2012.
  • Member, Journalism Division Advising. 2011 - 2012.
  • Member, Diversity Committee. 2011 - 2012.

2011

  • Member, Faculty Search Committee. 2011.
  • Member, Fashion Media Minor Development Committee. 2010 - 2011.

2010

  • Member, Curriculum Committee. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Asian Journal of Communication. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Communication Division Aejmc. 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, World Journalism Education Congress. 2010.
  • Chair, AEJMC/ International Communication Division/ Teaching Standards Chair. 2009 - 2010.

2008

  • Reviewer / Referee, International Online Journalism Symposium at University of Texas at Austin. 2008.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, 5th International Online Journalism Symposium. 2008.

2006

  • Reviewer / Referee, Brazilian Society of Journalism Researchers & Journalism Studies at ICA. 2006.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Comparative Seminar in Community Informatics. 2006.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Austin Forum. 2003 - 2006.