1
Keller
Alyse Keller
Department of Communication
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave., CIS1040
Tampa, FL 33620
E-mail:
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Communication, University of South Florida (2013-Present)
Major areas: Performance Studies, Health Communication, Family Communication
Co-Advisors: Dr. Chris McRae & Dr. Carolyn Ellis
Committee Members:Dr. Lori Roscoe
Dr. Sara Green
M.A. Communication Studies, California State University Long Beach (2011-2013)
Major areas: Performance Studies, Qualitative Methods, Rhetorical Studies
B.A.Communication,Cum Laude,Villanova University (2007-2011)
Major areas: Performance Studies, Media Studies
Thesis: “Keeping Women Mild: Gender and Power in Salsa”
Institute for International Education of Students, Madrid, Spain (September-December 2009)
Coursework entirely in Spanish
TEACHING CREDENTIALS
2013-PresentStand Alone Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
COM 4958, Senior Capstone, 1 section, 2 sections (Fall 2016)
ORI 3004, Communication as Performance, 4 sections
ORI 2000, Introduction to Communication as Performance, 4 sections
SPC 2608, Public Speaking, 6 sections
Jan-Dec 2015Adjunct Instructor, Department of Speech and Mass CommunicationHillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL
SPC 1608, Public Speaking,Face-to-Face,6sections; Hybrid, 1 section
2011-2013Stand Alone Teaching Associate, Department of Communication Studies
California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
COMM 130, Essentials of Public Speaking,6 sections
2011-2013Graduate Assistant, Department of Communication Studies
California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
COMM 495, Service Learning Internship, InterACT Performance Troupe
Invited Presentations
October 2015“Performance Activism in the age of Digital Activism,” University of South Florida, Honors College
Course:IDH 3400: You are what you Tweet: Social Media, Communication, and Identity.
October 2014“We Waltz On: The Intersections of Family and Disability,” University of South Florida, Department of Communication
Course:SPC 4431: Family Communication
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Bresnahan, K., & Keller, A. (2016). Performing family photographs: Photo elicitation as relational practice. Departures in Critical Qualitative Research.
Keller, A. (2015). Reuniting with an old friend. Journal of Medicine and the Person.
Keller, A., & Gibson, K. (2014). Appropriating the male gaze in The Hunger Games:The rhetoric of a resistant female vantage point. Texas Speech Communication Journal.
Articles Under Review
Ahrens, C., Rich, M., Van Gilder, B., Keller, A. & Abdi, S. (revise/resubmit) From self-defense to ‘self-offense’: Considering the efficacy of Krav Maga for women’s resistance. Feminism & Psychology.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Keller, A. (2016, November). ‘“We are USF”: A performance of solidarity.” Part of panel, Civic Calling on Campus: Image, Performance, and Memory in Graduate Assistants United. Panel to be presented at the 102nd annual National Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Keller, A. (2016, March). “Understanding family communication through the lens of disability.” Part of panel, (Critical) Family Matters: Considering Innovative Intersections in Family Communication Studies. Panel presented at Western States Communication Association Convention, San Diego, CA.
Keller, A. (2016, March). “Is this the right time?” Part of performance panel, Personal and Disciplinary (R)evolutions: A Panel of and about Performances Across Time. Performance presented at Eastern States Communication Association Convention, Baltimore, MD.
Keller, A., K. Bresnahan. (2015, February). “Performing family photographs: Photo elicitation as relational practice.” Competitively selected paper on the Top Paper Panel of the Ethnography Division. Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association Conference, Tampa, FL.
Keller, A. (2015, February). “Rehearsal for real life: Understanding empathy through performance pedagogy.” Part of panel, Activism and Art in the Classroom: Performance Pedagogy as Craft. Presented at the Southern States Communication Association Conference, Tampa, FL.
Keller, A. (2014, November). “Health and performance? It’s about time.” Part of performance panel. Performance presented at the 100thNational Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Keller, A. (2014, November). “Germinal impressions: (Almost) 100 key ideas from the last 100 years in (Almost) 100 minutes.” Part of performance panel. Performance presented at the 100th National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Keller, A. (2014, February).“Transferring undergraduate and graduate learning into opportunities for service and activism: A roundtable discussion.” Panel moderatorfor roundtable discussion at the Western States Communication Association Convention, Anaheim, CA.
Keller, A. (2013, November). “MeSsy identities: Negotiating access to counter narratives of resistance.” Competitively selected paper as part of panel, (Critical) Ethnographies of Resistance and Activism. Paper presentedat the 99thNational Communication Association Convention, Washington, DC.
Keller, A. (2013, November). “Negotiating the classroom space as female teaching associates.”Panel presented at the 99th National Communication Association Conference, Washington, DC.
Keller, A. (2013, February). “Regenerating the degenerative narrative: A feminist phenomenological narratization of (dis)ability.” Paper presented on the Competitive Papers in Performance Studies paper panel in the Performance Studies Division at the Western States Communication Association Conference, Reno, NV.
Keller, A. (2013, February). “Appropriating the male gaze in The Hunger Games:The rhetoric of a resistant female vantage point.” Paper presented on paper panelat the Western States Communication Association Conference, Reno, NV.
Ahrens, C., Rich, M., Van Gilder, B., Keller, A. & Abdi, S. (2012, March) “From self-defense to ‘self-offense’: Considering the efficacy of Krav Maga for women’s resistance.” Paper presented on Assessing, Evaluating and Promoting Rape Resistancepanelat the Association of Women and Psychology Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
Selected Performances
Performer (2016, November).“Disabling family.”Competitively selected solo performance to be presented as a performance session in the Disability Issues Caucus at the 102ndNational Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Performer (2016, January).“Disabling mother.” Selected performance presented at the Patti Pace Performance Festival, Statesboro, GA.
Performer (2013, December). “Never date a hipster.” Solo performance presented at Outcomes: Fall 2013 Performance Showcase, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Director (2012, April).Sexual Assault Prevention “Flash Mob” performance at California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.
Performer (2012, September). Sexual Assault Prevention Performance with InterACT Performance Troupe, Trinity College, Hartford, CT.
Director/Festival Coordinator (2010). “Still laughing: Night of one act plays” A disability services fundraiser at Villanova University, Villanova, PA.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
June 2015-May 2016Research Assistant to AmbarBasu, Ph.D., University of South Florida
Provided copy editing for multiple manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Health Communication. Maintained department webpage presence and updates through DreamWeaver. Edited and updated the USF Department of Communication handbook. Prepared new student Orientationpackets. Created department “cheat sheet” for faculty members with a timeline for Ph.D. and M.A. student form submission. Produced bibliography for Dr. Basu’s research project on transgender sex workers.
Nov. 2011-April 2012Research Assistant to Marc Rich, Ph.D. and Courtney Ahrens, Ph.D., California State University Long Beach
Conducted a mixed methods research study examining the relationship between perceived self-efficacy and self-defense training. Collected and coded qualitative interview data pertaining to self-defense and sexual assault on college campuses. Presented paper at Association of Woman and Psychology Conference, March 2012. Paper currently under review.
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
2016Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching Award,Department of Communication,University of South Florida
2015Top 4 Outstanding Paper, Ethnography Division of SSCA
2015The Community Engagement Award, Department of Communication, University of South Florida
2013Distinguished Graduate Student, California State University Long Beach
2011Lambda Pi Eta Honors Society, Villanova University
2011Cum Laude, College of Arts & Sciences, Villanova University
2007-2011Dean’s List, College of Arts & Sciences, Villanova University
GRANTS AND EXTERNAL FUNDING
2016$200, Department of Communication, University of South Florida, Student Travel Funding
2013-2016$500, University of South Florida, Student Travel Grant
2012$200, National Communication Association, Awarded Student Travel Grant
2012$200,Associated Students Incorporated,Awarded Student Travel Grant
2010$800,Father Ray Jackson Memorial Fund Scholarship, Villanova University
UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENT SERVICE
Administrative Roles
2015-2016Department Website Construction/Maintenance, Department of Communication, University of South Florida
2014-2015Co-President, Graduate Communication Association, University of South Florida
2014Faculty Advisor, Public Health/Disability Bulls Service Break Trip, University of South Florida
2014- 2016Peer Mentor, University of South Florida, Department of Communication
2013Volunteer Final Exam Proctor, Student’s with Disabilities Service Center, University of South Florida
2012Coach, CSULB Forensics Team, California State University Long Beach
2007-2010Director of Membership and Overseer, Villanova Student Theatre Board of Directors, Villanova University
2009Head of Continuity/Script Supervisor, “The Price of Life,” A social justice documentary short film, Villanova University
Committee Membership
2013-PresentMember, Graduate Communication Association, University of South Florida, Department of Communication
2011-2013Member, Graduate Communication Association, California State University Long Beach, Department of Communication
2009-2011Member, Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society, Villanova University
2010Member, STTEP-Students Transforming through Education and Performance, Villanova University
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2013, 2014Reviewer, NCA Ethnography Division
2013Reviewer, Western Communication Association Performance Studies Division
2013Volunteer, National Communication Association, Washington, D.C.
2012Short Course Usher, National Communication Association, Orlando, FL
2012Volunteer, Economies and Ethics of Performance Conference,Villanova University
SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
2015-PresentCo-Founder, Run the Heights, Community Running Organization
2010Co-Leader, Project FIAT, Service Break Week, San Salvador, El Salvador
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Communication Association (NCA)
Western States Communication Association (WSCA)
Southern States Communication Association (SSCA)
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
2014-2016Standardized Patient, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Perform illnesses for medical students at the USF Morsani College of Medicine. Provide students with written and oral feedback to improve their interpersonal communication skills with patients.
March-August 2010Marketing and Development Intern, Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia, PA
Created publicity and marketing materials in Marketing/PR and Development departments. Researched new marketing initiatives. Organized fundraising efforts and created marketing materials for biennial Granfalloon fundraising event.
Summer 2009PR/Film Intern, Mangusta Production Company, New York, NY
Wrote press releases for two independent films. Created press kits and logged B-roll for each film. Redesigned and updated the company’s social networking sites and accounts. Conducted research for production funding.
Summer 2008-2011Human Resources/Performance Improvement Assistant,Green Chimneys Children’s Services, Inc., Brewster, NY
Updated management organization systems. Created database to track confidential student records. Facilitated employee recruitment and payroll processing. Communicated with colleges, businesses, and employees about upcoming job fairs and employment opportunities.