Portrait of Dr. Amber Hinsley

Dr. Amber Hinsley

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

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Graduate Instructional Assistants Coordinator, SJMC. July 2025 - Present.
  • Member, Curriculum Committee, SJMC. 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Personnel Committee, SJMC. 2023 - Present.
  • Program Coordinator, Journalism, Program Coordinator, SJMC. 2023 - Present.
  • Participant, Texas State University Bobcat Day. 2022 - Present.
  • Member, Retirement and Benefits Committee. 2022 - Present.
  • Member, University Star Advisory Committee. April 2021 - Present.
  • Member, Graduate Program & Research Committee. October 2020 - Present.

2025

  • Chair, Southeast Colloquium, Newspapers and Online News Division, AEJMC. August 2024 - August 2025.
  • Board Member, Dripping Springs ISD Theatre Boosters. May 2024 - May 2025.
  • Speaker, SJMC Learning Community: Journalism and Electronic Media. April 3, 2025.

2024

  • Undergraduate Advisor, Kappa Tau Alpha. 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Newspaper and Online News Division/Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. 2024.
  • Speaker, San Marcos Public Library. September 2024 - 2024.
  • Member, Equity & Inclusion Committee. October 2020 - 2024.
  • Other, Mass Comm Week, SJMC. September 2024 - October 2024.
  • Speaker, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. August 2024.
  • Organizer, Texas Debate Collective summer workshop. January 2024 - July 2024.
  • Organizer, Interscholastic League Press Conference-UIL/ Summer Workshop. November 2023 - June 2024.
  • Judge, SJMC Student Media Exposition. April 2024.
  • Volunteer, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. April 2024.
  • Represented SJMC, Interscholastic League Press Conference/ Spring Convention. April 20, 2024.

2023

  • Other, Mass Comm Week, School of Journalism & Mass Communication. 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Newspaper & Online News Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication. 2023.
  • Journalism Program Coordinator, School of Journalism and Mass Communication. August 2023 - 2023.
  • Speaker, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. August 2023.
  • Officer, Newspaper & Online News Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication. September 2020 - August 2023.
  • Participant, SJMC Leadership Academy. September 2022 - May 2023.

2022

  • Organized six guest speakers for Mass Comm Week, Mass Comm Week, School of Journalism & Mass Communication. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Newspaper & Online News Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Communication. 2020 - 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Tankard Book Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. 2013 - 2022.

2021

  • Organized two guest speakers for Mass Comm Week, Mass Comm Week, School of Journalism & Mass Communication. 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journalism Practice. 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Newspapers and Online News Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium. 2021.
  • Moderator & Discussant, Newspapers and Online News Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference. 2021.

2020

  • Organized two guest speakers for Mass Comm Week, Mass Comm Week, School of Journalism & Mass Communication. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Tankard Book Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Communication Research Journal. 2020.