Juliann Cortese, Ph.D.
FSU, Department of Communication
(850) 644-8765
The
2005
Doctorate
of Philosophy,
Mass Media Uses and Effects, New Technology,
Human-Computer Interaction
Dissertation: A Social Cognitivist View of
Hypermedia Learning
Advisor: Dr. William P. Eveland
September, 1993 - July, 1996
Post Masters Degree Classes
Took courses toward PhD in Comm. Studies (Mass
Media).
1995
Masters
Degree in Communication Studies.
Mass Media.
Thesis: A Uses and Gratifications Analysis of
Television Shopping Programs.
Advisor:
Dr. Alan Rubin
September, 1989 - June, 1990
Post BA Degree Classes.
Continued education with Telecommunications classes
(video & audio production)
1989
BA in
Speech Communication & Theatre.
Major: Communication
Minor: Advertising & PR
2006 First Year Assistant Professor
award for 2005-2006. Awarded by the Florida State University Council
on Research & Creativity (CRC) to fund summer research for first year
Assistant Professors.
2004 OSU
Presidential Fellowship Award Nominee.
The
2004 Walter
B. Emery Memorial Scholarship. An award established by the Board of Trustees of
The Ohio State University to recognize an outstanding PhD student in
Communication. The
2004 Top
Paper Award. National Communication
Association, Human Communication and Technology Division. Opinion expression in FTF and CMC contexts.
Paper presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the National Communication
Association,
2002 Top
Paper Award. National Communication
Association, Human Communication and Technology Division. How web site organization influences free
recall, factual knowledge, and knowledge structure. Paper presented at the
2002 NCA Conference in
2002 Kappa
Tau Alpha, The National Journalism and Communication Honorary, OSU Chapter. Inducted for academic achievements.
2001 Professional
Participation Award,
1995 Outstanding
Research Award,
The
Autumn 2001 – Spring 2002
Research Assistant for Dr. William P. Eveland Jr.
Assisted with the Columbus Community 2002 Study,
which focused on the influence of discussion on online news exposure. Duties included development and
implementation of the study; organizing meetings, documents, team members, and
subjects; and data collection.
Winter 2001 – Spring 2003
Research
Team Member. Team headed by Dr.
Prabu David.
Assisted
with various media studies including research into media influence on body
image and social presence.
Spring 2001 – Spring 2003
Research
Assistant for Dr. William P.
Eveland Jr.
Assisted
with a study of hypertext learning using think aloud protocols. Duties included data coding, analysis, and
interpretation.
Wittenberg University/University
of
Summer, 2002
Research Assistant for Catherine E. Waggoner and Helene A. Shugart.
Researched material for a book
project focusing on performance of femininity.
September, 1995 - October, 1996
Editorial
Assistant. Journal of Communication, Editor: Dr. Alan Rubin.
Logged
submissions, corresponded with authors and reviewers, maintained database and
tracked status of all articles for current issue
Eveland, W. P., Jr., Cortese, J., Park, H., &
Dunwoody, S. (2004). How web site organization influences free recall, factual
knowledge, and knowledge structure. Human Communication Research, 30, 208-233.
Cortese, J., & Seo, M. (2005, December).
Opinion expression in FTF and CMC contexts. Paper submitted to Journal of
Communication for possible publication.
Cortese, J. (2006, March) Learning in the
Hypermedia Environment. Paper submitted to Communication Education for possible
publication.
Cortese, J.
(2006, February). Creating Sites for the Action of Learning. Paper submitted to the Human Communication and Technology division for presentation at the 2006 annual meeting of the
National Communication Association,
Cortese, J. (2005, November). The Health of
Learning in the Hypermedia Environment. Paper to be presented at the 2005
annual meeting of the National Communication Association (Human Communication
and Technology division),
Cortese, J., Seo, M., & Sipos,
Eveland, W. P., Jr.,
Cortese, J., & Seo, M. (2004, August). The Influence of Communication Modality, Prior News Exposure, and
Anticipated Communication on the Nature of Local Public Affairs Discussion.
Paper presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the Association for Education in
Journalism & Mass Communication (Communication Theory and Methodology
division),
Seo, M., & Cortese, J. (2004, August). Online News, Issue Discussion and
Issue Importance: Individual Level Agenda-Setting Effect Study. Paper presented
at the 2004 annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism &
Mass Communication (Communication Theory and Methodology division),
Cortese, J., (2004, May). New vs. Traditional
Communication Channels: How We Relate to Each Other. Paper presented at the
2004 meeting of the International Communication Association (Communication and
Technology division),
Eveland, W. P., Jr., Seo, M.,
Cortese, J. Cai, L., Wang, Z., Thomson, T., Seitman, R., & Sipos,
Wang, Z., Eveland, W. P., Jr., & Cortese, J.
(2004, May). Testing the Spiral of Silence in the context of computer-mediated
communication. Paper presented at the 2004 meeting of the International
Communication Association (Political Communication division),
Wang, Z., Eveland, W. P., Jr., Seo, M., &
Cortese, J. (2004, May). Coorientation in two communication contexts: Examining
the effect of discussion the accuracy of perception of others. Paper presented at the 2004 meeting of the American
Association for Public Opinion Research,
Cortese, J. & Rubin, A. (2003, November). Uses
and gratifications of television shopping. Paper presented at the National
Communication Association conference,
David, P., Liu, K.,
Cortese, J. (2003, May). Effect of thin vs. plus-size models: A comparison
of body image ideals by gender. Paper presented at the International
Communication Association conference,
Cai, L., David, P., Lu, T.,
Liu, K., Cortese, J., & Seo, M. (2003,
May).
Testing the boundaries of the media
equation in a computer game situation: When an evaluation by a human means more
than an evaluation by a computer. Paper presented at the International
Communication Association conference,
Eveland, W. P. Jr., Cortese, J., Park, H., &
Dunwoody, S. (2002, November). How web
site organization influences free recall, factual knowledge, and knowledge
structure. Paper presented at the National Communication Association
conference,
Cortese, J., Braun, C., & David, P. (2002, July). Media images: Their potential influence on
“The Ideal.” Paper presented at the
International Communication Association conference,
Cortese, J. (2001, October). The enhanced
classroom: Using technology for teaching and research effectiveness. Panel demonstration
presented at the Speech Communication Association of Ohio conference,
Green, C., Oaks, D., & Cortese, J. (2000, October).
Communicating and collaborating with WebCT. Panel demonstration presented at
the Speech Communication Association of Ohio conference,
Rubin, A. M., West, D. V., Cortese, J., &
Mitchell, W. S. (1996, May). Affective
reactions to popular music. Paper
presented at the International Communication Association conference,
Myers, S. A., & Cortese, J. (1995, November). The social acceptability of sexual
slang: Functions of biological sex and
psychological gender. Paper presented at
the Speech Communication Association conference,
Cortese, J. (1995, April). Validity and reliability of the scale to
measure television viewing motives.
Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association conference,
Cortese, J., & Myers, S. A. (1995, April). Biological sex, psychological gender, and use
of obscenity. Paper presented at the
Central States Communication Association conference,
Work in Progress
Cortese, J., & Rubin, A. Uses and
gratifications of television shopping. Revise for publication submission.
Eveland, W. P., Jr., Seo, M.,
Cortese, J. Cai, L., Wang, Z., Thomson, T., Seitman, R., & Sipos, I. News
use, discussion, and knowledge of local public affairs: An experimental and
observational study.
Eveland, W. P., Jr., Cortese, J., & Seo, M. The
Influence of Communication Modality, Prior News Exposure, and Anticipated Communication
on the Nature of Local Public Affairs Discussion. Revise for publication
submission.
Seo, M., Cortese, J. Online News, Issue Discussion and Issue Importance:
Individual Level Agenda-Setting Effect Study. Revise for publication
submission.
2001 – 2004
Executive
Board Member
Served
as the graduate student representative on the executive board. Duties included
receiving convention paper submissions, contacting authors, and coordinating
correspondence with the convention planner.
2002
- 2004
Proposal Committee Member for the 2002, 2003, and 2004 SCAO Conferences
Duties
included receiving/organizing submissions, coordinating reviews, and
communicating with authors regarding acceptance.
The
2002 –2003
Search
Committee Member
Purpose
of the committee is to interview and recommend candidates for assistant
professor positions in the
2001 – 2002
Awards Committee Member
Purpose
of the committee is to advance the interests of the school by nominating
professors, students and staff for university and communication association
awards.
Delegate
Served
as an alternate representative for the
May 8, 2003
Debate
Participant
“Community Dialog: E-learning or E-loathing.”
Debate
on the pros and cons of technology in the classroom. Pro position (Juliann Cortese, Chris
Zirkle/Eduction Professor, Susan Metros/CIO). Con position (Dan
Farrell/Philosophy Professor, Anna Soter/Education Professor).
2005 - Present)
Assistant
Professor, Department of
Communication
COM4470,
Desktop Multimedia
MMC6920,
Visual Communication
The
Spring, 2005
Teaching
Assistant
COM 650: Investigating Communication
through Interactive Technologies
Lectured on various digital
research tools (online surveys, content analysis); graded exams and research
projects; and helped students with the planning, implementation and reporting
of their research projects.
2001 - 2005
Instructor (Graduate Assistant)
JCOM 683: The TELR Internship
TELR (Technology Enhanced Learning
and Research) Intern instructor in charge of overseeing student design of web
courses for instructors.
Responsibilities included lecturing, student management, communication
with faculty, and organization of all projects.
Winter 2003, Spring 2004
Instructor
(Graduate Assistant)
JCOM 642: Mass Media and Society
Taught
one independent section (100 students) of this upper level undergraduate course
examining the content and effects of mass media.
Autumn 2004, Winter 2005
Instructor (Graduate Assistant)
JCOM
311: Visual Communication Design
Taught
two independent sections (25 students) of this course examining aspects of
visual design. In addition to the theoretical issues associated with design,
students also learned web design skills.
Autumn, Winter, Spring, 2001/02
Instructor (Graduate Assistant)
JCOM
140/240: Living in the Information age
Taught two independent sections of
the course each quarter. This
undergraduate course (50 students) utilized online material and focused on
technology issues related to communication.
In addition to normal class activities (lectures, assignments, tests) I
also managed/assessed four undergraduate Teaching Assistants assigned to help
with the course.
Autumn
2002, Autumn 2003, and Winter 2004
Teaching
Assistant
JCOM 642: Mass Media and Society
Duties included grading, meeting with students, some
lecturing, and course web site management. Served as a TA for Dr. William
P. Eveland, Jr. (2002, 2003) and Dr.
Matthew C. Nisbet (2004).
The
Summer, 2004
Instructor
(Graduate Assistant)
Research on Research summer grant program.
Instructor in charge of overseeing
student design of web e-portfolios. For this summer program, students worked
with faculty members to learn about their research and to develop e-portfolios
detailing this research. Responsibilities included lecturing, student
management, communication with faculty, and organization of all projects.
September,
1993 - September, 1995
Instructor (Graduate Assistant)
COMM 15000: Oral Discourse.
Taught
two sections of Public Speaking each semester (lectures,
created/administered/graded tests, graded speeches and projects). Each section
served as a recitation for a 25-student subset of the mass lecture class.