Summary Statement
It is my observation that most of the activities that fall into the scholarship of application are ones that take years to develop. Thus it is not too surprising that assistant professors often do not have the time to devote much energy to this area. However, I believe I have demonstrated achievement in this area with my services and writings.

For the past 2 years, I have been the Associate Editor of the American Communication Journal. This peer-reviewed online journal requires a great deal of time and effort throughout the year in both publishing and maintaining the content. My efforts with this journal have been very rewarding, however, as it has given me a chance to explore the potentials of online publication, mixing the printed word with audio, video, and graphic files. Thanks to the efforts of myself and my co-editor, we have brought a high degree of credibility to this journal, which is now listed with the Library of Congress and has been accepted by the discipline as a viable publication outlet. We have been able to publish some highly creative, controversial, ground-breaking, and significant works. The significance of our efforts can be demonstrated by the international readership of the journal and the number of visits to the journal. Over 2,000 searches of the journal are conducted every week, and the site is visited of over 13,000 times per month on average. My efforts with the ACJ lead to my receiving the 2000 Outstanding Contribution to Communication Technologies award by the American Communication Association.

In addition to national editorial efforts, I have also gotten involved in a local advisory board. The Watauga County E-Communities group is attempting to make sure that all areas of Watauga county have low-cost high-speed Internet access. The magnitude of this effort has been great, with a great deal of time and effort spent in meetings as well as time spent researching the issues and applying communication theories and principles to this problem. The significance of this effort cannot be denied, since no one in our field could deny that access to information equals access to the power to change communities.

Since I tend to write a lot, as you may have figured out by now, it's not surprising that I have written in this area also. My publications on the scholarship of application include two book reviews and seven encyclopedia entries. Besides these printed works, I also have presented papers at regional and national conferences on my efforts to bring credibility to online journals, on trends in online publication, and on online mentoring.

The combined effort behind these services and writings should speak to the magnitude of my work in this area. The significance of my editing and advisory services is evident in the accolades the journal and I have received, and the very real needs of the people in this region.

Activities

• Editorial Work
  • Associate Editor, American Communication Journal, 2000-present
  • Reviewed for Southern Communication Journal, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media.
• Advisory Board Membership, Public Sector
• Watauga County E-Communities Planning Group, Spring 2002–present. Part of the Rural Internet Access Authority project to reduce the Digital Divide in rural areas of North Carolina.
• Awards
• American Communication Association Outstanding Contribution to Communication Technologies, 2000
• Reviews (Articles)
  • (1997). Book review: Theory, text, and context: Issues in Greek rhetoric and oratory. Southern Communication Journal, 63, 82–84.
  • (1996). Home alone with technology: An interview with Neil Postman. Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, 151–159.
• Encyclopedia Entries
  • (2002). CD-R/CD-ROM/DVD. Encyclopedia of New Media. New York: The Moschovitis Group.
  • (2002). Community Networking. Encyclopedia of New Media. New York: The Moschovitis Group.
  • (2002). Content Filtering. Encyclopedia of New Media. New York: The Moschovitis Group.
  • (2002). E-Mail. Encyclopedia of New Media. New York: The Moschovitis Group.
  • (2002). Shockwave. Encyclopedia of New Media. New York: The Moschovitis Group.
  • (2002). Synchrony and Asynchrony. Encyclopedia of New Media. New York: The Moschovitis Group.
  • (2002). Virus. Encyclopedia of New Media. New York: The Moschovitis Group.
• Conference Presentations
  • Online Journals and Trends in Mass Communication Research. Presented at the Southern States Communication Association Convention: Winston Salem, NC April 3–7, 2002.
  • The Look, the Feel, of Electrons: Coding for Credibility. Presented at the Southern States Communication Association Convention, Lexington, KY, April 4–8, 2001.
  • Interacting and Mentoring Across Distance: The Case of Comgrads. Presented at the National Communication Association Convention: Chicago, IL, Nov. 19–23, 1997.

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