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BLAIR W. BROWNING
One Bear Place - 97368
Waco, TX 76798
(254) 710-6913
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EDUCATION:
Graduate Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Doctorate of Philosophy Degree
Major: Organizational Communication
Dissertation: Teams in transition: An ethnographic case-study
highlighting cohesion and leadership in a collegiate athletic team
(Chair: Charles Conrad)
December 2007
GraduateBaylor University, Waco, TX
Master of Arts Degree
Major: Organizational Communication
August 1999
UndergraduateBaylor University, Waco, TX
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Major: Business
December 1995
ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD:
8/08-presentBAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX
Department of Communication Studies
-Assistant Professor
8/99-7/08BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX
Department of Communication Studies
- Lecturer, Senior Lecturer
OTHER POSITIONS HELD:
9/96-5/98BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX
Department of Admission Services
-Admissions Counselor
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Collins Outstanding Professor Award Finalist, 2005, 2009, 2011
Mortar Board Circle of Achievement Award, 2003, 2009
Athletic Department Outstanding Professor Award, 2006-11
Baylor University Teacher of the Month, March 2000, September 2009
Athletic Department Honorary Captain, 2003, 2005, 2011
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS:
Research Interests: Temporary Leadership, Organizational and occupational transition,
Communication pedagogy, Conflict, Communication and sport
Teaching Interests:Small Group Communication, Leadership and Communication
Conflict and Communication, Organizational Communication
PUBLICATIONS:
Browning, B.W. & Kassing, J. (in press). We aren’t looking at this as an
audition”: Exploring interim leadership in college athletics. International
Journal of Sport Communication.
Browning, B.W. & Cunningham, J.R. (in press). Students better be on their best behavior: How
to prepare for the most common job interviewing technique. Communication Teacher.
Browning, B.W. (in press). Know your audience: Teaching with relevance to the millennial generation. Texas Speech Communication Journal Online.
Browning, B.W. & McNamee, L.G. (under review). Considering the
temporary leader in temporary work arrangements: Sensemaking and enacted environments of interim leaders. Human Relations.
Browning, B.W. (under review). Interim leaders: A description and prescription for practitioners. OD Practitioner.
Browning, B.W. (2011). “Gladwell and group communication: Using The Tipping Point as a supplemental text. Communication Teacher, 25 (2), 90-93.
Browning, B.W. (2007). Leadership in desperate times: An analysis of Endurance: Shackleton’s incredible voyage through the lens of leadership theory. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9, 183-198.
McCormick, B., & Browning, B.W. (2004). The right words at the right time: How to get
off the road to litigation and on the road to resolution. Today’s CPA, November/December
issue (vol. 32, No. 2), 30-34.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:
Browning, B.W., Boys, S., & Fairhurst, G. (in progress). An organization on hold and interim leadership in demand: A case study of individual and organizational identity management.
Browning, B.W. & McNamee, L.G. (in progress). Faith, Masculinity, and Work: An Analysis of Christian Stay-at-Home-Dads.
Browning, B.W. (in progress). Teams in transition: Social and task cohesion on a collegiate athletic team.
Browning, B.W. & Shafer, D. M. (in progress). Should I stay or should I go?: Interim pastors and members of churches reactions to temporary leadership.
RECENT/UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS:
Browning, B.W. & Kassing, J. (2012, March). We aren’t looking at this as an audition”:
Exploring interim leadership in college athletics. Paper presented at the Communication and Sport Summit, Bradley University.
Browning, B.W., & Boys, S. (2010, November). Interim leadership in the context of a revolutionary culture change: (Non)strategic implications for Interim U. Paper presented at the Organizational Communication Division, National Communication Association: San Francisco.
Browning, B.W., McNamee, L.G. & Macobin, T. (2009, November). Faith, masculinity, and work: An analysis of Christian stay-at-home-dads. Paper presented at the Organizational Communication Division, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.
Browning, B.W. (2008, July). Teams in Transition: Examining Collegiate Athletics to Better Understand Organizational Change. Paper presented at the conference, Organizational Communication at ALTA Revisited: Reflection, Synthesis, Engagement, Alta, UT.
Browning, B.W. (2006, March). Teams in transition: An ethnographic case study of a collegiate athletic team. Paper presented at the Communication and Sport Summit, Arizona State-West University.
Browning, B.W. (2006, February). Qualitative research design: A case study highlighting the initial steps in the process. Paper presented at Communication Studies Week, Baylor University.
Browning, B.W. (2005, November). Leadership in desperate times: An analysis of Endurance – Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage through the lens of leadership theory. Paper presented at the Applied Communication Division, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA.
Browning, B.W. (2005, November). There is no I or we in team: A narrative analysis highlighting the nonunitary self. Paper presented at the Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA.
Browning, B.W. (2005, February). The ideal for IDEAAL: Evaluating the impact of an Asian American leadership development program. Paper presented at Baylor Scholar’s Day, Waco, TX.
Browning, B.W. (2004, November). The bubble that burst: A murdered basketball player and the identity of a university. Paper presented at the Student Division, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.
Browning, B.W. (2003, November). Respect? Just a little bit: A qualitative pilot study of player/coach interaction. Paper presented at the Communication and Sport Pre-Conference, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL.
CONSULTING:
Browning, B.W. (2011, May). Fishbones and Guidestars: Engaging
Conflict in the Workplace. Student Life Summit - UMHB, Belton, TX.
Browning, B.W. & McNamee, L.G. (2011, January). Fishbones and Guidestars: Engaging
Conflict in the Workplace. Communities in Schools, Waco, TX.
Browning, B.W. (2010, January). Conflict Management Styles and Strategies. Communities
in Schools, Waco, TX.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
National Communication Association
COURSES TAUGHT:
CSS 1301 – Fundamentals of Public Communication
CSS 3304 – Small Group Communication
CSS 3306 – Interviewing
CSS 4303 – Leadership and Communication
CSS 4311 – Conflict and Communication
CSS 4V85 – Special Problems in Communication
RECENT UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
Fall, 2011Chapel Presenter (9/14) in all three sections
Member, Baylor University Undergraduate Admissions Committee
- Named by the University Committee on Committees
to a 3-year term from August 2010-2013
University 1000 leader
- Facilitated meetings with group of 18 freshmen to help
their assimilation and transition process into Baylor
Emcee/Host of Baylor’s Pigskin Revue
Summer, 2011Panel member/Faculty respondent at Baylor Line Camp (7/28 and 7/29)
Spring, 2011Emcee/Host of Baylor’s All-University SING
Featured in Baylor Development mailer on financial giving
Fall, 2010Member, Baylor University Undergraduate Admissions Committee
- Named by the University Committee on Committees
to a 3-year term from August 2010-2013
University 1000 leader
- Facilitated meetings with group of 18 freshmen to help
their assimilation and transition process into Baylor
Emcee/Host of Baylor’s Pigskin Revue
“Sic ‘Em Day” Guest Speaker
- One of five faculty members who presented a brief lecture to
prospective students and their parents who were visiting campus.
Spring, 2010Guest Speaker for Student Foundation Scholarship Banquet
Emcee/Host of Baylor’s All-University SING
Guest Speaker for inaugural “Brown Bag Lunch” for the Office of
Spiritual Life with talk titled, “How to lead a small group”
Fall, 2009University 1000 leader
- Facilitated meetings with group of 18 freshmen to help
their assimilation and transition process into Baylor
“Sic ‘Em Day” Guest Speaker
- One of five faculty members who presented a brief lecture to
prospective students and their parents who were visiting campus.
Emcee/Host of Baylor’s Pigskin Revue
Summer, 2009Summer Faculty Institute Fellow along with 14 other colleagues
Spring, 2009Emcee/Host of Baylor’s All-University SING
- Chosen by Student Activities to emcee this student-led event
“Pie-a-Prof” participant at Baylor’s 2nd annual “Relay for Life” event
Guest Speaker, Freshman Leadership Organization (FLO)
Fall, 2008Emcee/Host of Baylor’s Pigskin Revue
- Chosen by Student Activities to emcee this student-led event
Selected to be a part of the 2009 Baylor Summer Faculty Institute
RECENT DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE:
Fall, 1999 - PresentAdditional Departmental Service:
- Advise numerous students each semester, engage in career
counseling with current students, and meet with prospective
students visiting campus. Also attend and assist with
departmental advising day each semester
- Serve as Departmental representative every year at Spring Premiere in
which I give two presentations annually to prospective students
and their families
- Attend Lamda Pi Eta departmental honors ceremony each semester
Summer, 2011Selected first recipient of Kyle Lake Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Spring, 2011Member, Communication Week planning committee
Fall, 2009Member, Search Committee for Organizational Communication position
Initiated new endowed scholarship fund for the department: Kyle Lake Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund for Speech Communication
Summer, 2009Member, Honors Thesis committee for Jackie Hyland for her paper, “Changing
the face of politics: Latin American women in the 21st century.”
Spring, 2009Reviewer, National Communication Association Pre-Conference submissions
Interviewer for Peer and Peer-Plus Survey
- Contacted and interviewed faculty from Saint Louis University
and University of Cincinnati in order to gain information about their
approach to tenure regarding publications, resource support, etc.
Fall, 2008 - PresentGuest Speaker, CSS 1305 Intro to Communication Studies class
- Lectured on the topic of “What is Organizational Communication?”
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Kyle Lake Foundation
- Member of Golf Committee
- Head of Public Relations Committee for annual tournament
- Raise funds for Foundation
University Baptist Church
- Member of Search Committee for two Community Pastor
positions and for one Office Manager position (spring, 2010)
- Member of Finance/HR Team (2006-present)
- Member of Leadership Team (1998-2002)
- Sunday school and/or Community Group Leader (1995-present)
- Charter Member (1995)
Legacy Family Ministries
- Co-lead the “Weekender” retreat for engaged couples (2003-present)
- Organize and facilitate discussions and activities
between 10-15 couples
Woodway Family Center
- Youth soccer coach (1st and 2nd grade team)