Student Mentoring by Roy Schwartzman
    [updated 07/21/2009]

    GRANTS

    Nicole Schuchmann [undergraduate] and Roy Schwartzman (Fall 2003): “Jewish-Christian Interfaith Dialogue.”  
    Jewish Chautauqua Society Grant awarded by the North American Federation of Temple Brotherhoods.  $500.

    Shannon Meister, Tricia Rummer [undergraduates], and Roy Schwartzman (Fall 2003): “Forum on Jewish
    Civilization and the Holocaust.”  Culture of Quality grant awarded by Northwest Missouri State University.  $1,980.

    Tiffany Barmann, Angela Davis, Angela Padilla [undergraduates], and Roy Schwartzman (Fall 2002):
    “Communicating Common Ground:  A Partnership between Northwest Missouri State University and Maryville High
    School.”  Teaching Tolerance grant awarded by the Southern Poverty Law Center.  $1,000.

    GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES (all degrees completed)

    UNCG
  • M.A. Capstone Project Director, Susan von Cannon (Spring 2009). Title: "The Beauty Industry as Hegemonic
    Discourse: A Burkeian Analysis"
  • M.A. Capstone Project Reader, Natalie Jones (Spring 2009). Title: "Propaganda, Advertising, and the American
    Housewife during World War II: A Feminist Metaphor Analysis of Good Housekeeping"
  • M.A. Capstone Project Director, Jasmine Dixon (Fall 2008). Title: “Racist Jokes and Subsequent Apologies: The
    Cultivation of Transformative Dialogue”
  • M.A. Capstone Project Director, Shona Trumbo (Spring 2008). Title: “The Discursive Dance of the Panther:
    Rhetoric within the Black Panther Party”

    Northwest Missouri State University
  • Comprehensive Examination Reader, Tammie Holcomb [M.A. student in English] (Summer 2004)

    University of South Carolina
  • Comprehensive Examination Reader, Howard Kingkade [Ph.D. student in English] (Spring 1999)
  • Comprehensive Examination Reader, Sharnine Herbert [M.A. student] (Spring 1998)

    READER FOR UNDERGRADUATE HONORS THESES (all theses completed)

  • Lane McFadden (1998): “The Rhetoric of Science and Policy Making in the Debate Over Human Cloning”
  • Bryan Alexander (1998-99): “Portrayals of Women and Minorities in American Comic Books from 1970-Present”

    SELECTED UNDERGRADUATE INDEPENDENT STUDIES

  • Communicating Whiteness (Spring 2005)
  • Feminist Communication Theory (Spring 2004)
  • Supervised Internship: Event Planning for St. Joseph 2004 Holocaust Remembrance Day (Spring 2004)
  • Rhetorical and Communication Theory (Fall 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources for Oral Communication Instruction (Fall 2003)
  • Supervised Internship: Temple Adath Joseph (Spring 2002)
  • Music, Propaganda, and Social Change (Spring 1997)
  • Supervised Internship: Lexington Medical Center (Spring 1997)
  • Supervised Internship: Planned Parenthood (Fall 1997)
  • Teaching Speech Communication (Spring 1999; Summer 2002)

    GRADUATE INDEPENDENT STUDIES

  • Teaching Speech Communication (Fall 2001; Summer 2004)
  • Teaching Public Speaking (Fall 1998)
  • Teaching Business and Professional Speaking [2] (Fall 1999)

    PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS, AND PRESENTATIONS WITH/BY STUDENTS

    TEXTBOOKS

    Schwartzman, Roy, Elena Martinez-Vidal, and Jennifer Edwards [graduate students].  Student Success Guide for
    Business and Professional Speaking.  Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 2000.

    REFEREED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

  • Schwartzman, Roy, Shannon Meister, Angela Davis, Cathy Paus, and Tricia Rummer [undergraduates].  
    “Philosophical Grounding and Quantifiable Assessment of Service-Learning.”  Proceedings of the Fifth Annual
    Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities.  Honolulu: Hawaii International Conference on Arts and
    Humanities, 2007.  In press. (also presented at the conference)
  • Martinez-Vidal, Elena [graduate student], and Roy Schwartzman.  “Penny Foolish, Penny Wise.”  Teaching Ideas
    for the Basic Communication Course.  Vol. 4.  Ed. Lawrence W. Hugenberg and Barbara S. Hugenberg.  
    Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 2000.  99-103.
  • Schwartzman, Roy, and Ann Blair Kennedy [graduate student].  “Pet Peeve Icebreaker Speeches.”  Teaching
    Ideas for the Basic Communication Course.  Vol. 4.  Ed. Lawrence W. Hugenberg and Barbara S. Hugenberg.  
    Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 2000.  115-119.
  • Schwartzman, Roy, and Elena Martinez-Vidal [graduate student].  “Quintilian’s Fiddling With Fables.” Teaching
    Ideas for the Basic Communication Course.  Vol. 3.  Ed. Lawrence W. Hugenberg and Barbara S. Hugenberg.  
    Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1999.  141-144.
  • Schwartzman, Roy, and Helen Kingkade [graduate student].  “Radical Translation.” Teaching Ideas for the Basic
    Communication Course.  Vol. 3.  Ed. Lawrence W. Hugenberg and Barbara S. Hugenberg.  Dubuque, IA:
    Kendall/Hunt, 1999. 133-139.
  • Schwartzman, Roy, and Jaime Hart [undergraduate].  “Group Storytelling With Linguistic Techniques.” Teaching
    Ideas for the Basic Communication Course.  Vol. 3.  Ed. Lawrence W. Hugenberg and Barbara S. Hugenberg.  
    Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1999.  93-98.
  • Schwartzman, Roy, and Constance Y. Green [undergraduate].  “Say, You Want a Revolution?”  Carolinas
    Communication Annual 15 (1999): 20-40.
  • Walker, Lou Ann [graduate student], and Roy Schwartzman.  “A Rhetorical Analysis of Corporate Merger
    Communication.”  Iowa Journal of Speech Communication 19:1 (Spring 1987): 32-38.

    PRESENTATIONS (all competitively selected)

  • Tibbles, David [graduate], and Roy Schwartzman.  “Rhetorical Dimensions of the Post-September Eleventh Grief
    Process.”  Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association convention.  Kansas City, MO: April
    2005
  • Alexander, Bryan [undergraduate].   “From Bit Player to ‘Bad Girl’: The Evolution of Female Portrayals in
    American Comic Books from 1970 to the Present.”  Paper presented at the Popular Culture Association in the
    South Convention.  Augusta, GA: 8-10 October 1998.
  • Blazer, Cameron [undergraduate].  “Good and Evil: Myth and the Star Wars Debate.”  Paper presented at the
    Carolinas Speech Communication Association Convention.  Charlotte, NC: October 1995.
  • Green, Constance Y. [undergraduate]  “Paul Is Dead, John Is Dead: The Beatles and the Phenomenon of
    Beatlemania.”  Paper presented on Perspectives on Popular Culture panel.  Raleigh, NC: Carolinas Speech
    Communication Association Convention, October 1996.
  • Green, Constance Y. [undergraduate]  “The Trial of Barbie and Ken: The Evolution of Gender Archetypes and
    Stereotypes.”  Paper presented at the Carolinas Communication Association Convention.  Asheville, NC: October
    1998.
  • Kennedy, Ann Blair [graduate student].  Panelist.  Forum on Novice Instructors.  Raleigh, NC: Carolinas Speech
    Communication Association, October 1996.
  • Lamoreaux, Wendy [graduate student].  Panelist.  Forum on Novice Instructors.  Raleigh, NC: Carolinas Speech
    Communication Association, October 1996.
  • McFadden, Lane [undergraduate].  “The American Technological Sublime and the Race to Space.”   Paper
    presented at the Carolinas Speech Communication Association Convention.  Charlotte, NC: October 1995.
  • Schwartzman, Roy, and Ann Blair Kennedy [graduate student].  “A Critical Review of the Effectiveness of Diversity
    Training.”  Paper presented at the Carolinas Communication Association Convention.  Asheville, NC: October
    1998.
  • Schwartzman, Roy, and Constance Y. Green [undergraduate].  “Say, You Want a Revolution?”  Paper presented
    at the International Conference on Borders and Foundations.  Atlanta, GA: October 1997.

    STUDENT AWARDS

  • Melinda Alston and Bethany Barnes [undergraduates]: 2009 Top Undergraduate Research Project in the
    Humanities (all disciplines), UNCG.
  • David Tibbles [graduate] and Roy Schwartzman: 2005 Top Competitive Paper, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
    Division, Central States Communication Association convention.
  • Elena Martinez-Vidal [graduate student]: 2000 International Communication Association Award for Outstanding
    Teaching by a Graduate Student.
  • Elena Martinez-Vidal [graduate student]: “The Fifth Element: Two into Three Equals Love. Winner, 2000
    Carolinas Communication Association Mary E. Jarrard Outstanding Student Paper Competition. Paper originally
    prepared for Mythic Analysis (THSP 796), University of South Carolina.
  • Elena Martinez-Vidal [graduate student]: “The Matrix: Transcending Millennium Madness?” Finalist, 1999
    Carolinas Communication Association Mary E. Jarrard Outstanding Student Paper Competition. Paper originally
    prepared for Speech Criticism (THSP 541), University of South Carolina.
  • Elena Martinez-Vidal [graduate student]: “Images of Women in Independence Day and The Day the Earth Stood
    Still. Finalist, 1998 Carolinas Communication Association Mary E. Jarrard Outstanding Student Paper
    Competition. Paper originally prepared for Science Fiction Film (FILM 566M), University of South Carolina.
  • Howard Kingkade [graduate student]: "How Scientology Creates True Believers. Finalist, 1997 Carolinas
    Communication Association Mary E. Jarrard Outstanding Student Paper Competition. Paper originally prepared
    for Persuasive Communication (THSP 547), University of South Carolina.
  • Cameron Blazer [undergraduate student]: Finalist, 1995 Carolinas Speech Communication Association Mary E.
    Jarrard Outstanding Student Paper Competition. Paper originally prepared for Rhetoric of Science and
    Technology (SCCC 358B), University of South Carolina.
  • Lane McFadden [undergraduate student]: Winner, 1995 Carolinas Speech Communication Association Mary E.
    Jarrard Outstanding Student Paper Competition. Paper originally prepared for Rhetoric of Science and
    Technology (SCCC 358B), University of South Carolina.