Blair W



BLAIR W. BROWNING

One Bear Place - 97368

Waco, TX 76798

(254) 710-6913

Blair_Browning@baylor.edu

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EDUCATION:

Graduate Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Doctorate of Philosophy Degree

Major: Organizational Communication

Dissertation: Teams in transition: An ethnographic case-study

highlighting cohesion and leadership in a collegiate athletic team

(Chair: Charles Conrad)

December 2007

Graduate Baylor University, Waco, TX

Master of Arts Degree

Major: Organizational Communication

August 1999

Undergraduate Baylor University, Waco, TX

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Major: Business

December 1995

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD:

8/08-present BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX

Department of Communication Studies

-Assistant Professor

8/99-7/08 BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX

Department of Communication Studies

- Lecturer, Senior Lecturer

OTHER POSITIONS HELD:

9/96-5/98 BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX

Department of Admission Services

-Admissions Counselor

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Honored Dignitary in the Homecoming Parade, 2012

(Invited by President Starr)

Collins Outstanding Professor Recipient, 2012

Collins Outstanding Professor Award Finalist, 2005, 2009, 2011

Mortar Board Circle of Achievement Award, 2003, 2009, 2011

(Invited in 2011 by Amanda McLachlan: President of Mortar Board)

Guidestone Outstanding Faculty Member, October, 2011

Order of Omega (Greek Honor Society) Faculty

Member of the Month, October, 2011

Athletic Department Outstanding Professor Award, 2006-12

Phi Kappa Chi “Light Your World” Faculty Award, 2011, 2012

Kappa Alpha Theta Faculty of the Week (November 7, 2011)

Athletic Department Honorary Captain, 2003, 2005

Baylor University Panhellenic Teacher of the Month,

March 2000, September 2009

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS:

Research Interests: Temporary leadership, Communication and sport,

Social media and sport, Communication pedagogy

Teaching Interests: Leadership and Communication, Conflict and Communication,

Small Group Communication, Organizational Communication

PUBLICATIONS:

Browning, B.W. & Sanderson, J. (invited chapter, in progress) Communication that

motivates and resonates. In Borland, J.F., Kane, G.M., Burton, L.J. (Eds.), Sport leadership in the 21st Century (pp. ***). Boston: Jones & Bartlett.

Browning, B.W. & Sanderson, J. (revise and resubmit). Training versus monitoring: A

qualitative examination of athletic department practices regarding student-athletes and Twitter. Qualitative Research and Reports in Communication.

Browning, B.W., & Sanderson, J. (in press). The positives and negatives of

Twitter: Exploring how student-athletes use Twitter and respond to critical tweets. International Journal of Sport Communication.

Browning, B.W. & Cunningham, J.R. (2012). Students better be on their best behavior:

How to prepare for the most common job interviewing technique. Communication Teacher, 26(3), 152-157.

Browning, B.W. & McNamee, L.G. (2012). Considering the temporary leader in

temporary work arrangements: Sensemaking and enacted environments of interim leaders. Human Relations, 65(6), 729-752.

Browning, B.W. & Boys, S. (2012). Extending the conversation: Examining

culture change through the lens of interim leadership. OD Practitioner, 44(1),

18-23.

Browning, B.W. & Kassing, J.W. (2011). “We aren’t looking at this as an

audition”: Exploring interim leadership in college athletics. International

Journal of Sport Communication, 4(4), 514-528.

Browning, B.W. (2011). Know your audience: Teaching with relevance to the millennial generation. Texas Speech Communication Journal Online (October). Retrieved at

Browning, B.W. (2011). Gladwell and group communication: Using The Tipping Point as a supplemental text. Communication Teacher, 25 (2), 90-93.

Browning, B.W. (2007). Leadership in desperate times: An analysis of Endurance: Shackleton’s incredible voyage through the lens of leadership theory. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9, 183-198.

McCormick, B., & Browning, B.W. (2004). The right words at the right time: How to get

off the road to litigation and on the road to resolution. Today’s CPA,

November/December issue (vol. 32, No. 2), 30-34.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS/UPCOMING:

Browning, B.W. & Sanderson, J. Advocates of the university, the student-athlete or

both?: Athletic department leaders manage their roles with regard to social media use.

Sanderson, J. & Browning, B.W. To tweet or not to tweet…: Replication study of

exploring Division I athletic departments social media policies.

Browning, B.W., Boys, S., & Fairhurst, G. An organization on hold and

interim leadership in demand: A case study of individual and organizational identity management.

Browning, B.W. & McNamee, L.G. Faith, Masculinity, and Work: An analysis of Christian stay-at-home-dads.

Browning, B.W. (in progress). Teams in transition: Social and task cohesion on a collegiate athletic team.

Browning, B.W. Should I stay or should I go?: Reactions of interim pastors and church members to temporary leadership.

Browning, B.W., Fowler, R. & Guadagnolo, R. Negate the negatives in negotiation: Students in search of a good deal.

Browning, B.W. & Kassing, J. Future work on “Head Coach in-waiting”

RECENT/UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS:

Browning, B.W. & Sanderson, J. (2013, March). The positives and negatives of

Twitter: Exploring how student-athletes use Twitter and respond to critical tweets. Paper to be presented at the Communication and Sport Summit, University of Texas-Austin.

Browning, B.W., Boys, S., & Fairhurst, G. (2012, November). An organization on hold

and interim leadership in demand: A case study of individual and organizational identity management. Paper presented at the Applied Communication Division, National Communication Association: Orlando.

Browning, B.W. (2012, July). Faculty engagement and student activities. Keynote

Address for Baylor-sponsored SAND conference (attended by student activities representatives from 23 different Texas universities): Baylor University.

Browning, B.W. (2012, April). Authentic leadership: How critical life events act as a

catalyst for change. Presented for the Collins Outstanding Professor Lecture, Baylor University.

Browning, B.W. & Kassing, J. (2012, March). We aren’t looking at this as an audition”:

Exploring interim leadership in college athletics. Paper presented at the Communication and Sport Summit, Bradley University.

Browning, B.W., & Boys, S. (2010, November). Interim leadership in the context of a revolutionary culture change: (Non)strategic implications for Interim U. Paper presented at the Organizational Communication Division, National Communication Association: San Francisco.

Browning, B.W., McNamee, L.G. & Macobin, T. (2009, November). Faith, masculinity, and work: An analysis of Christian stay-at-home-dads. Paper presented at the Organizational Communication Division, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Browning, B.W. (2008, July). Teams in Transition: Examining Collegiate Athletics to Better Understand Organizational Change. Paper presented at the conference, Organizational Communication at ALTA Revisited: Reflection, Synthesis, Engagement, Alta, UT.

Browning, B.W. (2006, March). Teams in transition: An ethnographic case study of a collegiate athletic team. Paper presented at the Communication and Sport Summit, Arizona State-West University.

Browning, B.W. (2006, February). Qualitative research design: A case study highlighting the initial steps in the process. Paper presented at Communication Studies Week, Baylor University.

Browning, B.W. (2005, November). Leadership in desperate times: An analysis of Endurance – Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage through the lens of leadership theory. Paper presented at the Applied Communication Division, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA.

Browning, B.W. (2005, November). There is no I or we in team: A narrative analysis highlighting the nonunitary self. Paper presented at the Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA.

Browning, B.W. (2005, February). The ideal for IDEAAL: Evaluating the impact of an Asian American leadership development program. Paper presented at Baylor Scholar’s Day, Waco, TX.

Browning, B.W. (2004, November). The bubble that burst: A murdered basketball player and the identity of a university. Paper presented at the Student Division, National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Browning, B.W. (2003, November). Respect? Just a little bit: A qualitative pilot study of player/coach interaction. Paper presented at the Communication and Sport Pre-Conference, National Communication Association Convention, Miami, FL.

CONSULTING:

Browning, B.W. (2012, August). Social media training for student-athletes and student-leaders.

University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, Belton, TX.

Browning, B.W. (2012, January). Leading and facilitating small groups: Best practices.

Communities in Schools, Waco, TX.

Browning, B.W. (2011, May). Fishbones and Guidestars: Engaging

Conflict in the Workplace. Student Life Summit - UMHB, Belton, TX.

Browning, B.W. & McNamee, L.G. (2011, January). Fishbones and Guidestars: Engaging

Conflict in the Workplace. Communities in Schools, Waco, TX.

Browning, B.W. (2010, January). Conflict Management Styles and Strategies. Communities

in Schools, Waco, TX.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

National Communication Association

International Communication Association

COURSES TAUGHT:

CSS 1301 – Fundamentals of Public Communication

CSS 3304 – Small Group Communication

CSS 3306 – Interviewing

CSS 4303 – Leadership and Communication

CSS 4311 – Conflict and Communication

CSS 4V85 – Special Problems in Communication

RECENT UNIVERSITY SERVICE:

Fall, 2012 Member, Baylor University Undergraduate Admissions Committee

- Named by the University Committee on Committees

to a 3-year term from August 2010-2013

University 1000 leader

- Facilitated meetings with group of 16 freshmen to help

their assimilation and transition process into Baylor

Member, Baylor University SING Policies and Procedures Committee

-Named by the University Committee on Committees to a 1-year term

Emcee/Host of Baylor’s Pigskin Revue

Summer, 2012 -Delivered keynote address at Baylor’s SAND conference attended

by student activities/student life representatives from 23 different

Texas Universities

-Served on the search committee for the Assistant Director of

Campus Programs position within Student Activities

Spring, 2012 Presided over Board of Regents dinner with Baylor Athletics Year

in Review with colleague, John Cunningham

Emcee/Host of Baylor’s All-University SING

Member, 1845 Society

Fall, 2011 Fulbright Scholarship application mentor (Randall Fowler)

Chapel Presenter (9/14/11) in all three sections of Chapel Forum

Member, Baylor University Undergraduate Admissions Committee

- Named by the University Committee on Committees

to a 3-year term from August 2010-2013

University 1000 leader

- Facilitated meetings with group of 18 freshmen to help

their assimilation and transition process into Baylor

Emcee/Host of Baylor’s Pigskin Revue

Summer, 2011 Panel member/Faculty respondent at Baylor Line Camp (7/28 and 7/29)

Spring, 2011 Emcee/Host of Baylor’s All-University SING

Featured in Baylor Development mailer on financial giving

Member, 1845 Society

Fall, 2010 Member, Baylor University Undergraduate Admissions Committee

- Named by the University Committee on Committees

to a 3-year term from August 2010-2013

University 1000 leader

- Facilitated meetings with group of 18 freshmen to help

their assimilation and transition process into Baylor

Emcee/Host of Baylor’s Pigskin Revue

“Sic ‘Em Day” Guest Speaker

- One of five faculty members who presented a brief lecture to

prospective students and their parents who were visiting campus.

Spring, 2010 Guest Speaker for Student Foundation Scholarship Banquet

Emcee/Host of Baylor’s All-University SING

Guest Speaker for inaugural “Brown Bag Lunch” for the Office of

Spiritual Life with talk titled, “How to lead a small group”

Fall, 2009 University 1000 leader

- Facilitated meetings with group of 18 freshmen to help

their assimilation and transition process into Baylor

“Sic ‘Em Day” Guest Speaker

- One of five faculty members who presented a brief lecture to

prospective students and their parents who were visiting campus.

Emcee/Host of Baylor’s Pigskin Revue

Summer, 2009 Summer Faculty Institute Fellow along with 14 other colleagues

Spring, 2009 Emcee/Host of Baylor’s All-University SING

- Chosen by Student Activities to emcee this student-led event

“Pie-a-Prof” participant at Baylor’s 2nd annual “Relay for Life” event

Guest Speaker, Freshman Leadership Organization (FLO)

Fall, 2008 Emcee/Host of Baylor’s Pigskin Revue

- Chosen by Student Activities to emcee this student-led event

Selected to be a part of the 2009 Baylor Summer Faculty Institute

RECENT DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE:

Fall, 1999 - Present Additional Departmental Service:

- Advise numerous students each semester, engage in career

counseling with current students, and meet with prospective

students visiting campus. Also attend and assist with

departmental advising day each semester

- Serve as Departmental representative every year at Spring Premiere in

which I give two presentations annually to prospective students

and their families

- Attend Lamda Pi Eta departmental honors ceremony each semester

Spring, 2012 Created our department Facebook page with colleague, Jane Damron

Served on Honor’s Thesis committee for Scott Truitt

Selected second recipient of annual Kyle Lake scholarship

Fall, 2011 Represented department at Career/Major Roundtable at October event that was sponsored by CASA and the Office of Career Counseling.

Summer, 2011 Selected first recipient of Kyle Lake Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Spring, 2011 Member, Communication Week planning committee

Fall, 2009 Member, Search Committee for Organizational Communication position

Initiated new endowed scholarship fund for the department: Kyle Lake Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund for Speech Communication

Summer, 2009 Member, Honors Thesis committee for Jackie Hyland for her paper, “Changing

the face of politics: Latin American women in the 21st century.”

Spring, 2009 Reviewer, National Communication Association Pre-Conference submissions

Interviewer for Peer and Peer-Plus Survey

- Contacted and interviewed faculty from Saint Louis University

and University of Cincinnati in order to gain information about their

approach to tenure regarding publications, resource support, etc.

Fall, 2008 - Present Guest Speaker, CSS 1305 Intro to Communication Studies class

- Lectured on the topic of “What is Organizational Communication?”

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Legacy Family Ministries

- Co-lead the “Weekender” retreat for engaged couples (2003-present)

- Organize and facilitate discussions and activities

between 10-15 couples

Kyle Lake Foundation

- Chair of Golf Tournament (2012)

- Member of Golf Tournament Committee (2011-present)

- Head of Public Relations Committee for annual tournament

- Raise funds for Foundation

University Baptist Church

- Member of Finance Team (2006-present)

- Sunday school and/or Community Group Leader (1995-present)

- Member of Search Committee for two Community Pastor

positions and for Office Manager position (spring, 2010)

- Member of Leadership Team (1998-2002)

- Charter Member (1995)

Woodway Family Center

- Youth soccer coach

(Pre-K team), 2012

(1st and 2nd grade team), 2011

(Kindergarten team), 2010

Youth t-ball coach

(Pre-K team), 2012

South Bosque Elementary School

- Community Read Day, 2012 (February)

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