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Christy Mesaros-Winckles
2319 Valentine Street Toledo OH 43605/ (Phone) 517-914-7441/(E-mail) [email protected]
Research blog: http://freemethodistfeminist.com
Education
Bowling Green State University
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Ph.D. in Communication Studies, August 2012
o Dissertation: “Only God Knows the Opposition We Face: Nineteenth Century Free Methodist Women
Evangelists and Their Rhetorical Quest for Recognition” Directed by Dr. Ellen Gorsevski (Dissertation
Committee: Dr. Alberto Gonzalez, Dr. Catherine Cassara, Dr. Ellen Berry)
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Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, Summer 2011
o Capstone research study: “Sunshine in My Soul: Voices of 19th Century Free Methodist African-American
Women” Directed by Dr. Radhika Gajjala (Director of American Culture Studies)
Spring Arbor University
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Master of Arts in Communication, Spring Arbor University, December 2008
o Emphasis in professional writing
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Spring Arbor University, December 2005
o Emphasis in professional writing
Research Interests
 19th Century Women’s Rhetoric & History
 Digital Humanities/Archival Research
 Religious Rhetoric
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2010, fall). TLC and the Fundamentalist Family: A Quiverfull of Babies. Journal of Religion and
Popular Culture, 22 (3).
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2011, December). Hear Our Plea: Voices of Early Free Methodist Women in Denominational Print
Culture. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, Special Issue: Media For and By Women. 8(3)
Mesaros-Winckles, C. & Mesaros, J. Is God Like My Father: Exploring Domestic Abuse Through Sibling Narratives.
International Review of Qualitative Research, accepted, anticipated publication date spring 2012 (to be published under a
pseudonym).
Book Chapters
Mesaros-Winckles. C. (2012) “Christian Patriarchy Lite: 19 Kids and Counting,” Alena Ruggerio (Ed). Media Portrayals of
Brides, Wives and Mothers. Lexington Books.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. & Mesaros, J. (2013). “Is God Like My Father: Exploring Abuse Through Sibling Narratives,” in
Inside Relationships: A Creative Casebook in Relational Communication. Left Coast Press.
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*Published under the pseudonyms Ellen Leslie and Frances Spaulding.
Lengel, L., Cassara, C., Mesaros-Winckles, C. & Chafetz, K. (2013). ‘Voices of Freedom’ Music and Revolution in
North Africa. Social Media Go to War: Rage, Rebellion and Revolution in the Age of Twitter. Ralph Berenger, (Ed.). Marquette
Books.
Under Review
Mesaros-Winckles, C. & Patton, P. (Working Title) The Free Methodist Debates On Ordaining Woman: A Play. Scheduled to
be performed at Spring Arbor University during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Teaching and Research Positions
Assistant Professor, Siena Heights University, fall 2012- present
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English/Communications Department
Adviser of Spectra, the university’s student newspaper
Taught ENG 101: Reading and Writing; ENG 240: News Reporting
Teaching Assistant, Bowling Green State University, fall 2009-present
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JOUR 2010: Principles of Journalism for Nonmajors, Fall 2011-Spring 2012
o Teaches basic journalistic writing, Associated Press style and an overview of the mass media
JOUR 3410: Principles of Public Relations for Nonmajors, Fall 2010-Spring 2011
o Large lecture hall course
o Teaches basic public relations theory and practice
JOUR 2500: Advanced News Reporting, Fall 2010
o Teaches journalism majors advanced feature writing and beat reporting
IPC 1020: Interpersonal Communication and Public Speaking, Fall 2009-Spring 2010
o A combination interpersonal and speech class
o Group work, basic speech communication techniques and interpersonal communication theory
Assistantship at Bowing Green State University BG News, fall 2011-present
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Assisted in implementing and developing readership and consumer marketing survey
Assisted in funding comparison study of regional universities student media programs
Adjunct Professor, Spring Arbor University, fall 2008-present
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COM 102: Introduction to Mass Media (online course)
o Asked by department to re-design the course in spring 2011
o Eight-week course using blogs, online group projects, wiki development and discussion board conversation
using the Blackboard platform
Research Assistant, Bowling Green State University, fall 2009-spring 2011
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Assisted/Organized Environmental Journalism Workshop at BGSU
o Delegates from BGSU, Tunisia and Algeria attended
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o Organized workshop schedule, recruited speakers, reserved facilities
o Workshop part of a long-term program through the U.S. State Department and Fulbright program to teach
students and journalism professors about environmental issues and how to report them in the media
Assisted/Organized School of Media and Communication Journalism Department Spring Discussion Panel ‘Media
Coverage of Terrorism in the Name of Religion”
Research Assistant, Spring Arbor University, spring 2006-fall 2008
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Developed film and Internet streaming video databases for the 8th edition of Media Ethics: Case Studies and Moral
Reasoning.
Conferences
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2013, May). Breaking the Tangled Web: A Daughter’s Narratives of Domestic Abuse, Faith and
Divorce. Ninth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana-Champagne, IL.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2012, November). The Visual Rhetoric of Women's Dress in Nineteenth Century American
Evangelicalism. Midwest Modern Language Association. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2011, November). Voices at the Crossroads: Feminist Communication Scholarship and Religion.
National Communication Association Convention. Panel Chair and Presenter, New Orleans, LA.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. & Mesaros, J. (2011, May). Is God Like My Father? Exploring Family Abuse through Sibling
Narratives. 7th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champagne, IL.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2011, April). Radical Religious Transformation and Feminism in 19th Century Free Methodism.
102nd Annual Convention of the Eastern Communication Association for the American Society for the History of Rhetoric
Affiliate Group, District of Columbia.
Lengel, L., Cassara, C., Mesaros-Winckles, C & Chafetz, L. (2011, April). ‘Fire in Cairo’: Music, Identity, and
Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa. Midwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology Conference, Bowling
Green, OH.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. & Austin, M. (2011,April). Detroit Microbrewery Movement: Understanding the Community of
Beer, Wayne State University Center for the Study of Citizenship 2011 Bodies and Citizenship Conference, Detroit, MI.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2010, October.) The Rhetoric of Gender: Understanding the Complexity of Christian Co-Cultures
Through CMM Theory. Ohio Communication Association Conference, Springfield, OH.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2010, May). TLC and the Fundamentalist Family: A Quiverfull of Babies. Rhetorical Society of
America 14th Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2009, November). God Hates Fags: The Religious Rhetoric of Westboro Baptist Church, National
Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.
Mesaros-Winckles, C. (2009, November). The Emergent Church Movement: Discourses of Stability and Change within the
Christian Tradition. Religious Communication Association Pre-Conference, Panel presenter, Chicago, IL.
Invited Lectures and Service
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Presentation at the Bowling Green State University Women’s Research Network “Only God Knows the Opposition We
Face: Nineteenth Century Free Methodist Women Evangelists and Their Quest for Ordination,” scheduled for February
2012
Reviewer for the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, spring 2010-present
Board member of the Free Methodist Committee on History and Archives, fall 2011- present (four year appointment)
Presentation “Rediscovering our Roots: Free Methodist Women’s History” to undergraduate communication students at
Spring Arbor University, April 2011
Link to presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swdH78np61M
Treasurer, Graduate Communication Association, 2010-2011
Forensics tournament judge, Bowling Green State University, fall 2009
Professional Writing Experience
Freelance newspaper and magazine writer
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Freelance writer Light and Life magazine’s history section, summer 2011-present
iReporter for Light and Life Communications, summer 2011 Free Methodist General Conference
Freelance writer The Toledo Free Press, summer 2010
“GenExit,” Light and Life magazine, January/February 2009
News Editor The Homer Index, fall 2006-summer 2007
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Reporter and editor for local school districts and city councils for Homer and Litchfield, Michigan
Photographer
Columnist and feature writer
Honors and Awards
2012 Nominee for The Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG)
Cheris Kramarae Outstanding Dissertation Award
Fall 2011 Katzner/Bookstore Award for Research, Bowling Green State University
2010-2011 Bowling Green State University School of Media and Communication Fund for Excellence Award
Departmental Honors, Spring Arbor University Department of Communication and Media, spring 2006
Professional Affiliations
National Communication Association, Member, fall 2007- present
Religious Communication Association, Member, fall 2009-present
References Upon Request