Kelli S. Boling
9004 Moray Way Dr., Fort Mill, SC 29707 - (704) 724-6258 -
Education
Ph.D. in Mass Communication with a certificate in Women & Gender Studies
University of South Carolina (Anticipated graduation date: August 2019)
Dissertation: Details TBD
M.M.C. in Integrated Marketing Communications – University of South Carolina (May 2007)
B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing – Winthrop University (May 1999)
Research
Refereed Journal Articles
Published
Coming soon, I hope! (This is just a placeholder)
Under Review
Boling, K. S., & Hull, K.Undisclosed information – Serial is My Favorite Murder: Examining motivations in the true crime podcast audience (submitting to Journal of Radio and Audio Media in May 2017)
Boling, K. S.True crime podcasting: Journalism, justice, or entertainment? (submitting to Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media in May 2017)
Mortensen, T., Hull, K., & Boling, K. S. Really social disaster: An examination of photo sharing on Twitter during the #SCFlood (Accepted for publication in Visual Communication Quarterly – finalizing summer 2017)
Works in Progress (these are working titles)
Boling, K. S.#FreeAdnan because the audience believes he’s innocent: How podcast audience participation is impacting the criminal justice system (writing for JOUR 810 this summer)
Boling, K. S., & Hull, K. Missed but not missing: Examining parasocial interaction on the podcast Missing Richard Simmons(writing w/Dr. Hull this summer)
Boling, K. S., & Mortensen, T. Congruency, bias, and negativity: Assessing newspapercoverage of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election (Lit review draft is complete, data is collected, need to analyze, write results, and come up with a better title).
Walker, D., & Boling, K. S. “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot”: Media portrayals of race and responsibility framing in police shootings. (submitting to Howard Journal of Communications summer 2017)
Refereed Book Chapters
Published
Coming soon, I hope! (This is just a placeholder)
Under Review
Hull, K., & Boling, K. S. “I was very intoxicated”: An examination of the Image-Repair Discourse of Ryan Lochte following the 2016 Olympics (Accepted for review – final submission summer 2017)
Refereed Conference Presentations
Accepted
Boling, K. S.(2017, April). True crime podcasting: Journalism, justice, or entertainment?Paper presented at the Annual Conference for the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) in Las Vegas, NV.
Boling, K. S. (2017, April). Understanding the true crime podcast audience: An exploration of uses and gratifications. Paper presented at the annual Discover USC conference in Columbia, SC.
Under Review
Boling, K. S.Undisclosed information – Serial is My Favorite Murder: Examining motivations in the true crime podcast audience. Paper submitted to the annual Association for Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference in Chicago, IL.
Walker, D., & Boling, K. S. “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot”: Media portrayals of race and responsibility framing in police shootings. Paper submitted to the annual Association for Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference in Chicago, IL.
Teaching Experience
Instructor – University of South Carolina (Fall 2017)
Instructor for PR Writing (JOUR 436), a junior-level class focusing on special areas of writing for public relations.
Adjunct Instructor – Winthrop University(Spring 2012, 2013, and 2014)
Instructor for the College of Journalism, teaching Advertising Principles (MCOM 341), a sophomore-level class focusing on introductory advertising concepts.
Invited Lectures & Guest Speaker
University of South Carolina, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
“Podcasting Conversation”– Podcasting Panel Discussion (JOUR 499), March 2017
“Adobe InDesign Review”– Graphics for Visual Communication (JOUR 346), November 2016
Winthrop University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mass Communication
“Campaign Metrics” –Integrated Campaigns (MCOM 456), October 2011
Service
(Placeholder – I obviously need to work on this)
Awards
University of South Carolina Graduate School Fellowship, University of South Carolina, Funded $26,000 a year, 2016 - 2019
The Graduate School at USC Conference Travel Grant Award, University of South Carolina, 2017 – 2018, Funded $500, April 2017
Professional Media & Communications Experience
Red K Photography, Indian Land, SC (September 2005 – June 2016)
Owner, Photographer
Launched and operated a profitable photography business specializing in corporate events and weddings.
Red Ventures, Fort Mill, SC (June 2009 – April 2012)
Marketing Manager
Managed efforts that drove inbound phone calls into the sales center and generated a positive ROI
Managed a team of five creative professionals designing websites, writing copy and executing online campaigns
AAA Carolinas, Charlotte, NC (September 2004 – June 2009)
Marketing Manager, Brand & Membership (March 2006 – June 2009)
Marketing Manager, Car Care & Insurance (September 2004 – March 2006)
Managed all marketing efforts related to general brand awareness, membership acquisition and retention for the 1.7-million-member organization
Coordinated and tracked direct mail efforts of over nine million pieces of mail each year to result in over 282,000 new members annually
Developed and maintained yearly budget for membership growth across all acquisition and retention channels
Conducted market research and performed demographic analyses of current and potential customers
Family Trust Federal Credit Union, Rock Hill, SC (June 1999 – August 2004)
AVP Marketing & Public Relations (November 2001 – August 2004)Marketing Director (June 1999 – October 2001)
Lead and managed the marketing, advertising and promotion of the $145 million asset credit union including: coordinating advertising efforts with local media, conducting marketing research, and managing the credit union’s image in the five branch lobbies
Professional Development
MOOCs
University Teaching 101from John’s Hopkins University (Coursera – April 2014)
Verified Certificate Number R69M4882WY
How to Change the World from Wesleyan University (Coursera – March 2014)
Verified Certificate Number 93JSZYTRNX
Preparing Future Faculty Program
University of South Carolina – estimated completion date Fall of 2018
Memberships
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)2017 – present
Broadcast Education Association (BEA)2016 – present