Dr. Lynn H. Turner
 Professor/Director, Family Studies
 
     

 

 

Dr. Lynn H. Turner
Professor/Director, Family Studies

 

Thank you to everyone who was involved in the NCA elections. I'd especially like to thank Sherry Morreale for her graciousness and for being the sort of colleague whom I now can call a friend.

I am delighted to have been elected, and look forward to working with you all in the coming years. It is a privilege to be able to serve NCA and I hope to live up to the trust you've placed in me.

 

Lynn H. Turner
Candidate for NCA 2nd Vice President

I am both honored and delighted to be nominated for Second Vice President.  If I am elected I would work tirelessly to serve NCA because I believe I owe a great deal to the Association.  I first attended an NCA convention (then SCA) in 1980, in New York City, and my interactions there were instrumental in my decision to return to graduate school and earn a Ph.D. in Communication Studies.  I have rarely missed a convention since then.  Below I list my qualifications and note a few ideas for a presidential platform, were I elected.  I welcome feedback from members as I am interested in hearing what others think would make a great organization even better.

Disciplinary Leadership

  • Chair of the Family Division of National Communication Association, 2001
    • Vice-Chair, 2000
    • Immediate Past-Chair, 2002
  • Chair, Brommel Award Committee, National Communication Association, 2003
    • Member, 2001, 2002
  • Member, Legislative Assembly, National Communication Association, 2001, 2002
  • Member, Nominating Committee, National Communication Association, 2002
  • Past-President, Central States Communication Association, 2005-2006
  • President, Central States Communication Association, 2004-2005
  • President-Elect, (Program planner for 2004 convention), Central States Communication Association, 2003-2004
  • Vice-President, Central States Communication Association, 2002-2003
  • Executive Director, Central States Communication Association, 1997-2000
  • Conference Sponsor and Coordinator, Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, October, 2002, 1991, 1987
  • President, Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender,1992-1994
  • Vice President, Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender 1988-1992
  • Member-at-Large, Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Executive Council, 1986-1987

Representative Scholarly Activities

  • Published in Journal of Applied Communication Research,  Western Journal of Communication, Journal of Family Communication, Management Communication Quarterly, Women & Language, Communication Reports, Howard Journal of Communication, and Women’s Studies in Communication
  • Associate Editor of Communication Monographs, (2005 to present), Journal of Religion and Communication (2003-2006), Communication Studies (2001-2007), Journal of Family Communication (2000 to present), Communication Teacher (appointed in 2008), and Women and Language (1996 to present)
  • Author or co-author, of over 30 book chapters, referred articles, and other publications
  • Co-author, of four textbooks and co-author or co-editor of five scholarly books
  • Faculty member, NCA’s Hope College Faculty Development Conference, July, 2003 and July, 200

Academic Leadership (Marquette University)

  • Acting Department Chair, 2007-2008, Summer, 1996, 1995, 1992
  • Director Interdisciplinary Family Studies Minor, Marquette University 2000-present
  • Director Basic Course, College of Communication, Marquette University 2001-2003
  • Acting Director of the Institute for Family Studies, Marquette University, 1992-1993
  • Director, Graduate Program, College of Communication, Marquette University 1994-1997  

Platform for NCA

  • Increase recognition of our scholarship beyond our disciplinary borders
  • Increase internal communication throughout NCA, creating bridges across the different communities within our organization
  • Work with internal and external constituencies in developing plans and fundraising for celebrating NCA’s 100th Anniversary in 2014
  • Work with the finance board in ascertaining the most financially appropriate investment strategies for NCA investments and in maintaining NCA’s fiscal security
  • Develop plan to socialize new members to the discipline and Association
  • Build on the work of past and current leadership to collect data on member needs and interpret it to be even more responsive to members

 
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