Jennifer M. Tiernan
Education
ABD	Doctoral candidate, School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Dissertation: "Hell in a Very Small Frame: Snapshot Photography, Meaning and Memory, and the Vietnam Veteran Community"
M.A.	American Studies, 5/98. University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. Thesis: "Souvenirs of War: Vietnam and the Combat Snapshot"
B.A.	Liberal Arts and American Studies, 5/93. New School For Social Research, Eugene Lang College, New York, NY.
Scholarly Presentations
June 2000	"Hell in a Very Small Frame: Constructing Meaning and Memory Through the Vietnam Combat Snapshot," Visual Communication Division, International Communication Association annual conference, Acapulco, Mexico.
November 1999	"Shoebox on the Shelf: Memory, Denial, and the Vietnam War,"  the Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture annual conference, Valley Forge, PA.
April 1999	"From Horror to Healing: Dealing with Vietnam Through Film  and Photography" Screening Disability conference, University of Iowa, Iowa City
September 1997	"The Visual Landscape of the Vietnam Veteran: Defining Place Through the Combat Snapshot," poster, session, at the American Heritage Center's 6th annual conference, American Places: Interpreting the Cultural Landscape, Laramie, WY
June 1997	"Personal Images of War: the Vietnam Veteran and the Combat Snapshot (a work in progress)," Visual Communication Association, annual conference, Jackson Hole, WY
May 1997	"The Family as Military in The Wild Bunch," California American Studies Association, annual conference, Berkeley, CA
Exhibitions
Curator	"Souvenirs of War: Vietnam and the Combat Snapshot" On display at the American Heritage Center September 1997 through April 1998 and Gillette, WY May 1998. Portions of the exhibit available on line at: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/ahc/exhibits/souvenirs/index.htm
Teaching
Fall 2000	Instructor, 019:130/240:004, Web Basics. This course introduces the journalistic use of the Internet and World Wide Web. It familiarizes students with web authoring and publishing processes and techniques. Students design and create pages for their individual web sites using text, graphics, and multimedia. Programs covered include Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, and BBEdit.
Summer 2000	Instructor, 019:130/240, Multimedia Workshop. This course introduces students to multimedia and the Internet. Topics and programs covered include designing and creating web pages, Flash, BBEdit, sound, Quicktime.
Spring 2000	Instructor, 019:130:SC1, Digital Photojournalism. An introduction to the uses and applications of digital photojournalism. Topics and skills covered include photojournalism and photo essays, using digital cameras, picture editing, scanning, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Claris Homepage, and Adaptec Toast.
Spring 2000	Teaching assistant for 019:095, Media and Consumers. Responsible for grading, office hours, classroom media, course web page, and exam writing.
June-July 1999	Photography Instructor for Summit High School summer enrichment program, Summit, NJ. Responsible for four photography classes and end of program student exhibit.
Spring 1999	Instructor, Rhetoric 10:002. The second component of a first year introductory writing and public speaking course for first year students at the University of Iowa.
Fall 1998	Instructor, Rhetoric 10:001. The first component of a first year introductory writing and public speaking course for first year students at the University of Iowa.
June-July 1998	Photography Instructor for Summit High School summer enrichment program, Summit, NJ. Responsible for four photography classes and end of program student exhibit.
Fall 1997	Teaching Assistant, AmSt 2010 - Introduction to American Studies, University of Wyoming. Responsible for HTML instruction and guidance for student projects.
Fall 1996	Teaching Assistant, AmSt 2010 - Introduction to American Studies, University of Wyoming. Responsible for a discussion group of 22 students.
June-July 1996	Photography Instructor for Summit High School summer enrichment program, Summit, NJ. Responsible for four photography classes and end of program student exhibit.
Research
Fall 1999	Research assistant, researching media corporation information for Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, John Soloski.
Summer 1997	Archivist intern, The American Heritage Center, Laramie, WY. Responsible for re-cataloging the Richard Tregaskis collection and creating a photography exhibit featuring Tregaskis and veteran images from the Vietnam era.
Committee Work
Fall 2000-Present	Graduate student representative, Facilities and Equipment Committee.
Fall 2000-Present	Graduate student representative, Senior Position Search Committee.
Professional Activities
Spring 1999- -Present	Reviewer, The Journal of Communication Inquiry.
Spring 1999	Co-hosted "Six Degrees of Musical Separation," a weekly radio program on KRUI, student run radio station, The University of Iowa.
August 1997-March 1998	Disc jockey, The Modern Rock Show, KRQU 102.9 FM, Laramie,WY.
April 1997	Member of the panel "The Graduate Experience in American Studies," at the Rocky Mountain American Studies Association conference, Colorado Springs, CO.
Fall 1997-Spring 1998	Organizing and facilitating the American Studies Film Festival, University of Wyoming.
Fall 1996-Spring 1997	President, Students of American Studies, University of Wyoming.
January 1995-August 1996	Professional wedding and events photographer, Sarah Merians Photography, New York City.
May 1993-April 1996	Assistant to the Director of Development, The Jewish Museum, New York City, responsible for donor correspondence, mailing lists, contributing to the creation of the annual report, and aided in the organization of special events.
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