UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS                                                                                        Urbana-Champaign, IL

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EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS                                                                                        Urbana-Champaign, IL

• Instructed undergraduate students in the introductory skills course, "Principles of Effective Public Speaking," and the advanced skills course, "Persuasion"
• Designed and delivered lectures and activities that reinforce course readings and assignments
• Evaluated students' written and oral presentations, assigned letter grades, and led class discussions that included peer feedback sessions and collaborative learning activities
• Supervised and coordinated activities and assignments for undergraduate students enrolled in the honors internship program

• Proofread and edited manuscripts and galleys
• Acknowledged authors, distributed manuscripts to reviewers, and monitored status of review processes by corresponding with associate editors and authors
• Prepared quarterly table of contents and annual indices

• Prepared students, focusing on public speaking events such as extemporaneous speaking and impromptu speaking, for competition at regional and national forensics tournaments

• Designed and instructed an advanced public speaking seminar that emphasized extemporaneous speaking within the context of current events and public policy
• Instructed students in Unit One, an academic community for undergraduates that stresses educational innovation and interaction between students and members of the community both inside and outside the classroom


PARKLAND COLLEGE                                                                                                            Champaign, IL

 
Part-Time Faculty (1995-1999)

• Instructed a diverse group of students, including transfer and vocational students across a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines, in public and professional speaking, including resume writing and interviewing
• Developed own teaching curriculum for "Introduction to Speech Communication" and "Communication and Human Relations"
• Evaluated students' written and oral presentations, assigned letter grades, and led class discussions that included peer feedback sessions, individual conferences, and collaborative learning activities such as group decision-making exercises
• Designed and delivered lectures and activities that reinforce course readings and assignments

• Developed and instructed a two week public speaking course for elementary and secondary students

Academic

   Clark, R. A., Pierce, A. J., Finn, K., Hsu, K., Toolsey, A., & Williams, L. (in press). The impact of alternative comforting messages, closeness of relationship, and gender on multiple measures of effectiveness. Communication Studies.

     Clark, R. A., Pierce, A. J., Finn, K., Hsu, K., Toolsey, A., & Williams, L. (1997, May). The impact of alternative comforting messages, closeness of relationship, and gender on multiple measures of effectiveness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Canada.

     Klien, S. A., & Pierce, A. J. (1998, November). Kitchen-table conservative rhetoric: Appropriation and subversion of the "feminine style" by Phil Gramm. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New York, NY.

     Pierce, A. J. (1994, June). Gendered verbal abuse: A review of women and language in the military. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Women's Studies Association, Ames, IA.

     Pierce, A. J. (1995, May). Romance as myth: Gender and race in Gone With the Wind. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Albuquerque, NM.

     Pierce, A. J. (1996, May). "Good night ladies?" Gender and language in the military. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

     Pierce, A. J. (1996, November). Personal style in presidential nomination acceptance speeches: 1932-1992. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association, San Diego, CA.

     Pierce, A. J. (1997, November). Gone With the Wind's Scarlett: A fictional model for (re)constructing identity and life stories. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

     Pierce, A. J. (1997, November). Personal style in presidential campaign rhetoric: 1932-1992. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.

     Pierce, A. J. (1998, November). Clinton's 1992 acceptance speech: Image restoration and the genre of nomination acceptance speeches. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New York, NY.

Rhetorical Theory and Criticism

Communication Theory and Research