Worapron Tina Worawongs
304A Dunham Hall
University Park, PA 16802
(814)862-1591 (home)
(909)224-1625 (cell)
tworawongs@gmail.com

ACADEMIC PREPARATION

Ph.D. Communications, with a concentration in International/Intercultural Communication, Fall 2006-Present Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

M.A. Communication, with a concentration in Mediated/Mass Communication
April 2005 Pepperdine University, Malibu, California                                        
Thesis: Thai Americans and the Mass Media: A reconstruction of cultural identity
Project: Documentary “Keeping Culture in America”
Advisor: Michael Murrie, Ph.D.

B.A. Communication, with a concentration in Broadcasting and International/Intercultural Studies, May 2003
Fordham University, New York, New York

TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
College of Communications, Page Center Research Assistant, Fall 2006-Present

Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
Communication Division, Graduate Assistant, Fall 2003-Fall 2004

• Assisted telecommunication students with producing newscasts for Newswaves 26, the local television newscast produced by students at Pepperdine University.

• Supervised the newsroom during the weekly newscasts.

• Researched potential news ideas for students to do their news packages

• Taught new telecommunication students how to utilize the camera equipment, editing software, and EZ News.

• Assisted Dr. Michael Murrie with several telecommunication courses.

• Study surveyed volunteers at the Make-A-Wish Foundation to determine volunteer motivation, skills, cultural differences, and medical sensitivity for this non-profit organization.
• Conducted surveys and interviews with the volunteers.
• Oversaw data collection; tabulated and tallied data using SPSS.

• Identified a set of volunteer motivation and skills needed for the organization.

• Conducted searches on Lexis Nexus of transcripts from news outlets, including NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and CNN for videophone reports.
• Coded each videophone report for network, program name, use of videophone report, location, and type of story.

• Conducted searches on Lexis Nexus of transcripts from news outlets, including NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and CNN for videophone reports.
• Researched information for Diplomatic License
• Logged the noon briefings to gather important information for live shots and Diplomatic License.

• Compiled video and created archive tapes.

• Gathered information for weekly fishing report
• Wrote the weekly fishing report for The Sun, The Press Enterprise, and The Los Angeles Times.

• Produced, edited, and presented two pieces entitled, “The Jerry Lewis Swim Center” and “Fiesta Village” for The Inland Empire Alive!
• Operated cameras and was a Floor Director for Educational Roundtable and What’s Cooking.
• Conducted and compiled research for San Bernardino’s Most Wanted.

• Determined liability for qualified injured workers according to State Fund policies and workers’ compensation laws
• Authorized compensation payment and medical payments for injured workers in the state of California
• Prepared legal cases for the Legal Department to litigate and provide adequate defense for State Fund

• Assisted with inquiries from students involving registration, orientation, advising, and admissions.

Worawongs, W.T., Wang, W. & Sims, A. (2007). “U.S. Media Coverage of Natural Disasters: A Framing Analysis of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami.” Poster session presented at the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Washington, D.C., August 11, 2007.

Worawongs, W.T., Kuehn, K.M., & Cramer, C.W. (2007). “Internet Dependency and Student Behavior in Wired Classrooms” A paper presented to Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Reno, Nevada, February 24, 2007.

Murrie, M. & Worawongs, T. (2004). “Small scale video conveyance and its reflection in news content,” A paper presented to Conference on the Digital Revolution: The impact of Digital Media and Information Technologies, Columbia, SC., October 14, 2004.

SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS

Graham Endowed Fellowship, 2006-2007 The Pennsylvania State University

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Communication
• Mass Media
• Intercultural Communication
• Television News
• Media and Society
• Communication Theory
• Communication Research
• Qualitative/Quantitative Research Methods
• Speech Communication

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems:               Windows XP/2000/ME/98
Statistical Software:               SPSS
Other Software:                     Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Avid Express Pro

OTHER INFORMATION
Studied abroad at Bangkok University, Bangkok Thailand in Fall, 2001

LANGUAGES
Fluent in Thai.

REFERENCES

Academic

Michael Murrie, Ph.D.
Pepperdine University
Communication Division
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California 90263
(310) 506-7523
Michael.murrie@pepperdine.edu

Lynn Reynolds, Ph.D.
Pepperdine University
Communication Division
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California 90263
(310) 506-4214
lynn.reynolds@pepperdine.edu

Professional

Cira Vernazza, M.A.
Fordham College of Liberal Studies
113 West 60^th Street, Room 301 New York,
New York 10023
(212)636-6376
vernazza@fordham.edu

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