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Ryan Guy [PDF]
Department of Communication Studies
400 West First Street • California State University Chico • Chico, CA 95929
(707) 703-1578 • ryanguy@gmail.com • www.ryanguy.org
Education
Masters of Arts • Communication Studies • California State University, Chico (2011)
Emphasis: Organizational Communication, Rhetorical Studies, Computer-Mediated Communication, and Political Communication.
Thesis:Steamed?: An ethnographic analysis of the Tea Party Movement
Successfully Defended: March 25, 2011
Thesis Committee:
Dr. Zach Justus, Chair
Dr. Stephanie Hamel, Member
Dr. Steven Brydon, Member
Recipient of the CSU Chico Communication Studies Outstanding Thesis Award
Bachelor of Arts • Communication • Humboldt State University (2008)
Associate of Arts •General Education • Riverside Community College (2005)
Presentations: Competitively Selected Convention Papers
Guy, R. (2011a). Giving special populations a—digital—voice: An exploration of theory and possibilities. Presented at the 2011 conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA
Guy, R. (2008). Blood and spandex: Marvel comics’ civil war is lost to the hyperreal. Presented at the Joint Conference of the National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations, San Francisco, CA.
Work in Progress
Guy, R. (2012a). Face(book)ing change in institutional environments. Submitted to the 2012 Conference of the Western States Communication Association, Albuquerque , NM.
Guy, R. (2012b). Tea’d off: A rhetorical inquiry into the life of a tea party patriot. Submitted to the 2012 Conference of the Western States Communication Association, Albuquerque , NM.
Teaching Experience
Associate Faculty • Communication Studies • Butte College (2011 – Present)
Public Speaking (CMST 2)
Duties included giving lectures, holding workshops, grading speeches and written assignments, and administering exams. In this course I used a new speech capture technique I created to distribute recoded student speeches digitally over YouTube. This practice has been very successful, and acts as a model for sustainable teaching practices.
Group Discussion (CMST 4)
Duties included giving lectures, facilitating student-centered learning activities, grading group presentations and written assignments, and administering exams. In Fall of 2011 I piloted the Adams and Galanes (2011) textbook to better align Butte’s small group course with that of Chico State.
Associate Faculty • Communication Arts and Sciences • California State University, Chico (2011 – Present)
Persuasion (CMST 354)
Duties included giving lectures, holding workshops, creating written assignments, grading, and administering exams. In this course I took a strong social-scientific approach to studying persuasive theory. Students had the opportunity to teach sections of the assigned readings and lead their peers in student-centered learning experiences I created for them.
Communication Research Methods (CMST 332)
Duties included the creation of course assignments, creating exams/quizzes, and the preparation and delivery of lectures on communication research methodology. This was a course that had suffered from instructional problems in previous semesters. I worked with Chico State faculty to redesign the course to be more rigorous and inline with department expectations. I have taught this course multiple times.
Volunteer Coach • Communication Arts and Sciences • California State University, Chico (2011 – Present)
Speech and Debate (CMST 139/339) (Assisted Sue Peterson)
Duties included coaching and managing the speech team, making travel arrangements, directing the NCFA spring fling tournament, serving as the NCFA webmaster, and judging at tournaments.
Graduate Teaching Assistant • Communication Arts and Sciences • California State University, Chico (2009 – Present)
Speech and Debate (CMST 139/339) (Assisted Sue Peterson)
Duties included coaching and managing the speech team, making travel arrangements, directing two speech tournaments, and judging at tournaments. Under my coaching student qualified five events for the National Individual Events Tournament. This marks one of the most successful individual events seasons in the teams recent history.
Speech Communication Fundamentals (CMST 131)
Duties included giving lectures, holding workshops, grading speeches and written assignments, and administering exams. In the Spring and Fall of 2010 I taught online/hybrid versions of this course.
Employment Highlights
Residential Computing Consultant • Humboldt State University (2006 -2008)
Duties included the maintenance and upkeep of the Humboldt State Residential Network (RESNET), removal of adware/spyware/viruses, installation of hardware upgrades, and assisting residents with problems associated with digital courseware platforms (Moodle and Blackboard).
Senior Field Engineer • CTI Management Services (2002-2006)
Installed and maintained workstations, file servers, phone systems, and networks for 300+ small to medium sized businesses in the greater Los Angelas/Riverside area. Trained office groups at CTI’s “Technology Teaching Center” in use of integrated technology systems.
Computer Marketing Specialist • Allstate Financial Services, LLC (2001-2002)
Responsible for the management and maintenance of an office work group. Hired to help facilitate a transition to new marketing system and a paperless office. Duties included implementation of web and mail based marketing system, website creation and maintenance, and training of the marketing team.
Service Positions
Manuscript Reviewer – Ethnography Division
National Communication Association (2010-Present)
Manuscript Reviewer – G.I.F.T.S. Division
National Communication Association (2011-Present)
Member – Library Advisory Committee
California State University, Chico (2009-2011)
Legislative Vice President – Associated Students
Humboldt State University, (2007-2008)
Member – Board of Finance
Humboldt State University, (2007-2008)
Senator – Academic Senate
Humboldt State University, (2007-2008)
Student Representative – Communication Department Executive Committee
Humboldt State University, (2006-2008)
Service Activities
Volunteer – WeBuild: Advanced Interviewing Simulation
California State University, Chico • October 31st 2011
Guest Lecturer: “Ideological Criticism”– CMST 350: Foundations of Rhetorical Theory and Practice (repeated lecture for multiple sections)
California State University, Chico • October 28th, 2011
Guest Lecturer: “Persuasion and Propaganda of the Tea Party Movement”– CMST 424: Public Opinion and Propaganda
California State University, Chico • May 4th, 2011
Moderator – Political Science Department Town Hall Meeting
California State University, Chico • April 28th,2010
Guest Lecturer: “Research Methods”–CMST 331: Communication Scholarship
California State University, Chico • February 22nd, 2011
Focus Group Facilitator – Civic Dialogue Museum
California State University, Chico • December 6th, 2010
Moderator – Political Science Department Town Hall Meeting
California State University, Chico • November 8th,2010
Guest Lecturer: “Introduction to Parliamentary Debate”– Northern California Forensics Association Debate Workshop
California State University, Chico • September 18-19th, 2010
Moderator – Political Science Department Town Hall Meeting
California State University, Chico • May 5th, 2010
Volunteer – Sugarbad: Advanced Interviewing Simulation
California State University, Chico • April 22nd, 2009
Moderator – Political Science Department Town Hall Meeting
California State University, Chico • December 2nd, 2009
Professional Memberships
Member – National Communication Association (2009 – Present)
Member – Western States Communication Association (2009 – Present)
Member – Central States Communication Association (2011 – Present)
Member – American Forensic Association (2010 – Present)
Member –International Debate Education Association (2010 – Present)
Member – Popular Culture Association (2008 – Present)
Awards
Outstanding Communication Studies Graduate Student
Awarded for overall excellence during tenure in the graduate program
California State University, Chico • (May 3, 2011)
Communication Studies Outstanding Thesis Award
Awarded the rigor, quality, and theoretical contribution of my thesis: “Steamed? An ethnographic analysis of the Tea Party Movement”
California State University, Chico • (May 3, 2011)
Graduate Assistantship
Received a competitively selected graduate teaching associate position
California State University, Chico • (Fall 2009 – Present)
Certifications and Training
Online Instructor
Completed the Butte College interdisciplinary studies course in teaching online courses. Training included course construction, computer-mediated pedagogy , and advanced use of the Blackboard 9 Learning management software.
Butte Community College, Oroville • (October, 2011)
Blackboard 9 “Learn”
Completed the full range of Blackboard 9 transition courses through the Butte College Center For Excellence. Courses included general orientation to Blackboard 9, assignments, testing, communication, and online grade center.
Butte Community College, Oroville • (September, 2011)