Emily Scroggins

she/they

[email protected]

Communication Studies

294 Ford Hall

224 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Curriculum Vitae

Collegiate Affiliation

Doctoral Student,

Communication Studies

Graduate Instructor,

Communication Studies

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

M.A.: Communication Studies, Colorado State University, 2022
B.A.: Communication Studies and English, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2020

Specialties

Southern Studies
Television and Film
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Rhetoric and Media Studies

Publications

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Publications

Scroggins, E. (In Press). My Psychic Southern Mother: Death, Motherhood, and Threatening Masculinity in The Gift (2000). Mothers, Mothering, Horror and Terror in Television, Film, and Literature (vol. 2) Maternal Identities: Terrorizing Patriarchal Motherhood.
Scroggins, E. (2023). “I Had A Weird Dream:” Atlanta and Afro-Surrealism as Alternative Narrativization. Popular Culture Review, 34(2), 169–195. https://doi.org/10.18278/pcr.34.2.6

Activities

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Activities

Research

Graduate Research Assistant: Department of Communication Studies, Colorado State University. Summer 2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant: Department of Communication Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College. 2017-2020
Conference Presentation: “Queering Southern Bodies.” National Communication Association annual conference in New Orleans, LA. November 23, 2024.
Conference Presentation: “Fatness as a Material and Discursive Construct.” (Inter)Disciplinary Bodies Conference at Brunel University London in London, England, UK. June 27, 2024.
Workshop Presentation: “Redefining the Southern Belle: How Biopower in Southern Media Constrains Femininity.” Workshop on the Comparative History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality bi-weekly meeting in Minneapolis, MN. March 29, 2024.
Conference Presentation: “The Biopedagogical Nature of Southern Reality Television Programming.” Society of Cinema and Media Studies annual conference in Boston, MA. March 17, 2024.
Conference Presentation: “Southern First, Man or Woman Second: Disrupting Southern Gendered Expectations in Television.” National Communication Association annual conference in National Harbor, MD. November 17, 2023.
Workshop Presentation: “As Queer as a Two Dollar Bill: Music as Queer Southern Liberation.” [Papers in Progress]. National Communication Association annual conference in National Harbor, MD. November 16, 2023.
Conference Presentation: “‘Y’all Had a Conniption Fit': Fabricated Controversy and The Missouri House of Representatives Dress Code.” Popular Culture Association in the South & American Culture Association in the South annual conference in New Orleans, LA. September 28, 2023.
Conference Presentation: “21st Century Freak Shows: The Deviant Fat White Woman.” Console-ing Passions annual conference in Calgary, AB, Canada. June 23, 2023.
Conference Presentation: “‘I Had A Weird Dream:’ Atlanta and Afro-Surrealism as Alternative Narrativization.” Popular Culture Association annual conference in San Antonio, TX. April 2023.
Conference Presentation: “Anxiety and Affect: An Investigation into Oppositional Readings of The Silence of the Lambs.” Midwest Popular Culture Association annual conference in Chicago, IL. October 13, 2022.
Conference Presentation: “‘We Will Place No Limits On Achievement’: The Success of Geraldine Ferraro’s 1984 Vice-Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech.” Central States Communication Association annual conference in Madison, WI. April 2, 2022.
Conference Presentation: “Curated Identity: An Analysis of Places of Memory in the Dominican Republic.” Central States Communication Association annual conference in Madison, WI. March 31, 2022.
Conference Co-Presentation: “Healing the Heart(Land): Patchy Representation of the Asian American South in Minari.” Texas A&M Communicating Diversity Student Conference held virtually May 22, 2021.
Conference Presentation: “Reclaiming the American Dream: How the Rhetoric of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspired a Movement.” Central States Communication Association annual conference in Chicago, IL. April 14-19, 2020. *Canceled due to COVID-19.

Outreach

Ph. D. Peer Mentor: Department of Communication Studies, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2024-present
Inaugural New Student Orientation Planner and Facilitator: Department of Communication Studies, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2024
Communication Studies Graduate Students Association – Vice President: Department of Communication Studies, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2023-Spring 2024
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Symposium Planning Team Co-Leader: Department of Communication Studies, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities . Fall 2023-Spring 2024
Communication Studies Graduate Students Association – Treasurer : Department of Communication Studies, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022-Spring 2023
Peer Pedagogy Mentor: Department of Communication Studies, Colorado State University. 2021-2022
MA Graduate Student Representative: Department of Communication Studies, Colorado State University. 2021-2022
Public Deliberation and Dialogue Fellow: Department of Communication Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College. 2019-2020

Professional

Guest Lecture: "Representation and Gender." COMM 3211: Introduction to Media Studies, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Spring 2024
Guest Lecture: "Cultivation Theory," COMM 3401: Introduction to Communication Theory, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Guest Lecture: “Public Memory and the Rhetoric of Immigration,” COM 344: Rhetorics of Immigration, Gustavus Adolphus College. Fall 2019
Workshop Participant: “Assigning and Assessing Student Writing,” Writing Across the Curriculum, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: "Teaching in Globally Diverse Classes Group Discussions," Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “Planning for Accessibility through Inclusive Course Design.” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “Designing Better Discussions." Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “Mitigating the Mid-Semester Doldrums,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “Transparent Assignment Design,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “Reframing Participation,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: "Strategies for Online Discussion Forums,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “AI and ChatGPT in Your Fall Teaching," Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “Centering Access & Inclusion,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “National Association for Media Literacy Education Conference." National Association for Media Literacy Education. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “2024 Grading Conference- Higher Ed Focus.” The Grading Conference. Summer 2024
Workshop Participant: “Gen. AI & Pedagogy, Policy, Practice: Developing Critical Literacies.” CLA Offices of Undergraduate Education and DEI, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Sprin 2024
Workshop Participant: “Active Lecturing in Person or Online," Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Spring 2023
Workshop Participant: “Leveraging Interactions for Intercultural Learning,” Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Spring 2023
Workshop Participant: “CLA Day of Teaching and Learning,” College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Spring 2023
Workshop Participant: “Teaching Strategies that Support Student Well-Being,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Spring 2023
Workshop Participant: “Finding Common Ground, a Teaching Activities webinar,” Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Spring 2023
Workshop Participant: “What’s in a Name?, a Teaching Activities webinar," Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Spring 2023
Workshop Participant: “Reframing Participation,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Spring 2023
Workshop Participant: “Inclusive Teaching Basics: Centering BIPOC Students," Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Spring 2023
Workshop Participant: "Zotero Basics Workshop," Kimberly L. Clarke, Research Librarian, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Cultural Values Collage, a Teaching Activities webinar,” Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Global Village, a Teaching Activities webinar,” Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Teaching in Globally Diverse Classes Group Discussions,” Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Small Teaching Changes in Times of Burnout,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Give One, Get One (GOGO), a Teaching Activities webinar,” Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: "Cultural Communication Styles, a Teaching Activities webinar," Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Facilitating Intercultural Learning in Globally Diverse Classes,” Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Diversifying Curricula and Course Content," Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Toward Equitable Pedagogical Practices,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Creating Climate of Inclusion and Belonging,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Participant: “Teaching and Learning at a Predominantly White Institution,” Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Fall 2022
Workshop Facilitator: "Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation," The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University. Fall 2021
Workshop Participant: "Incorporating Best Practices in Remote and Hybrid Teaching," The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University. Spring 2021
Workshop Participant : "Best Practices in Teaching: Inclusive Pedagogy," The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University. Spring 2021
Workshop Participant: "Fostering an Inclusive Classroom," The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University. Spring 2021
Workshop Participant: "Uncovering Bias: Exploring Implicit and Explicit Bias," The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University. Fall 2020
Workshop Participant: "Best Practices in Teaching: Student Motivation," The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University. Fall 2020

Awards

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Awards

Graduate Scholarship Award, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, 2024
Teaching Assistant and Postdoc Professional Development Program, Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, July 26, 2024
Bart, Browne, Ziebarth, and Rarick Media Studies Scholarship, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, 2024
Arle & Bill Haeberle Scholarship, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, 2023
Popular Culture Association Michael Scheonecke Travel Grant, $500, 2023
Inclusive Teaching at a Predominantly White Institution Program, Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, October 14, 2022
Excellence in Teaching Award, Master’s GTA, Colorado State University, 2022
Graduate Teaching Certificate, The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University, November 12, 2021
John E. Braun Award for Outstanding Achievement in Communication Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2020
William G. Robertz Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Communication Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2020

Courses

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Courses

COMM 3263W Media Literacy (Instructor of Record, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
COMM 2050 Media, Culture and Society (Instructor of Record, St. Catherine's University)
COMM 3070W Gender and Rhetoric (Instructor of Record, St. Catherine's University)
COMM 1313W Analysis of Argument (Instructor of Record, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
COMM 3211 Introduction to Media Studies (Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
COM 115 Introduction to Critical Media Studies (Instructor of Record, Gustavus Adolphus College)
COMM 3401 Introduction to Communication Theory (Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
COMM 3676W Communicating Terrorism (Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
COMM 1101 Introduction to Public Speaking (Instructor of Record, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities)
SPCM 200 Public Speaking (Instructor of Record, Colorado State University)
COM 344 Rhetorics of Immigration (Teaching Assistant, Gustavus Adolphus College)