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St. Cloud State University

Marie Dick

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Professor Dick focuses on Health Communication, Risk/Crisis Communication, Public Communication, and Media Effects. Her academic preparation includes degrees in Political Science, Rhetoric, and Communication Studies, and teaching experience at several domestic and international institutions. She has work experience in theatre, print journalism, advertising, public relations, corporate training/development, upper management, and corporate consulting.

In addition to her academic research projects, she and fellow artist Keith Fox have created a series of acrylic paintings based on both Dr. Dick’s and Professor Keith Fox’s scholarship. “GynTalk: Visual Fiction” has been featured in various galleries nationwide.

Her most recent work includes:

  • Veil, S., Littlefield, R., Kisselburgh, L., Cho, H., Beauchamp, K., Vidoloff, K., Dick, M., Vennette, S., and Sellnow, T.  (2008, November).  Dissemination as success:  Local emergency communication management practices.  Paper  presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Diego, CA.
  • Rowan, K. E., Kisselburgh, L., Ruvarac, A., Veil, S., Littlefield, R., Sellnow, T., Venette, S., Hyder, S., Toles-Patkin, T., Troester, R., Dick, M., & Neff, B. (2007, November).  Who is responsible for local emergency preparedness?  A nationwide research project and public relations instructional effort.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
  • "GynTalk: Visual Fiction, No. 4" invited participation in the Rhapsody in Blue exhibit, Gallery AS220, Providence, RI, April 2008.
  • "Emergency Management Preparedness: A nationwide research project and public relations instructional effort," presentation at the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 2007.
  • Invited Final Round Judge, National Forensics League National Tournament, Wichita, KS, June 2007.
  • "Strategic Innovation and Communication," invited presentation at the 2006 ASTD Benchmarking Forum, Los Angeles, CA.
  • "GynTalk:  Visual Fiction" exhibition at St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center in Woonsocket, RI, December 11, 2005, to June 17, 2006.
  • "GynTalk:  Visual Fiction" exhibition at Hope Gallery, Bristol, RI, October 25 to November 19, 2006.
  • "GynTalk:  Visual Fiction No. 19" Summer Faculty Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, July 13-July 23, 2006.
  • Invited Debate and Forensics judge, State of Colorado Forensics League, Denver, CO, 2006.
  • Invited Final Round Judge, National Forensics League National Finals, Dallas, Texas, 2006.
  • United States Department of Agriculture Higher Education Challenge Grant. Research on the Landscape: An Interdisciplinary Learning Experience in Tropical and SubTropical Regions for Geographically-Constrained Students, 2001-2004.
  • GynTalk (Visual Fiction). Art Exhibition at St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center, Woonsocket, RI, 2005-2006.
  • Narrative Art Process: Representing Women’s Health and Empowerment. Invited presentation at the Performance Studies Festival, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, 2005.
  • GynTalk:Visual Fiction Artists’ Talk. Jewish Community Center Art Gallery, Providence, RI, 2005
  • Gyn Talk (Visual Fiction). Art exhibition at Gallery 401 in The Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island, Providence RI, 2005.
  • Gyn Talk (Visual Fiction). Art exhibition at the Gallery on the Westbrook College Campus of the University of New England, Portland, ME, as part of the “Women, Health, and Representation Conference, and Interdisciplinary Academic Conference” sponsored by the Maine Women Writers Collection, University of New England Libraries, 2005.
  • Gyn Talk (Visual Fiction). Art exhibition in the Display Cases outside of the Bannister Gallery, Rhode Island College, Providence RI, 2003.
  • Gyn Talk (Visual Fiction). Art exhibition as part of a mixed media group show at the Narrows Center for the Arts, Falls River MA, 2003.
  • Gyn Talk (Visual Fiction). Art exhibition as part of the Summer Faculty Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, 2003.
  • Gyn Talk: Women’s Conversations about the Their Bodies and the Not-so Private Medical Practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL, 2003.
  • Intercultural Dialogue: Intersection between Developed and Developing Democracies. Paper presented at the 25th annual Third World Studies Conference, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, 2002.
  • Body Boundaries, Body Ownership, and Gender Stereotyping: Mass Mediated Portrayals of Reproductive Health. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Education of Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, DC, 2001.
  • Special Teaching Series: Crisis Communication. Special session conducted at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Atlanta, GA, 2001.

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