Brief Biography:

Sara Baker Netzley joined the Bradley faculty in fall 2004. She has a B.A. in Communication Arts and Political Science from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, and an M.A. in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield. She completed her Ph.D. in Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2006. Her research interests include politics and the media, gender and media studies, the relationship between television viewing and audience attitudes, and the evolution of newspapers in a digital world. Dr. Netzley teaches and advises students majoring in journalism, and she is the adviser to Bradley's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and Bradley's Anime Club.

Education

Ph.D., College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Ill.

Dissertation: "Television, Gays, and Gay Marriage: A Cultivation Study of Television's Relationship with Opinions About Same-Sex Marriage"

M.A., Public Affairs Reporting, University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, Ill.

Thesis: "From Underground to Newsweeklies: How a Segment of the Alternative Press Has Aged"

B.A., Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

Majors: Mass Communication, Political Science; Minor: Spanish

Teaching Experience

Assistant professor of communication, Bradley University, Peoria, Ill.

Writing coach/graduate assistant, Daily Egyptian, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Ill.

Teaching assistant, COM 310, Writing for the Mass Media, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Ill.

Jouralism Experience

Entertainment/feature reporter, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.

Illinois Statehouse reporter, Associated Press, Springfield, Ill.

General assignment reporter/Internship, The Courier, Lincoln, Ill.

Professional Development

Teaching Fellows Workshop at the Indiana University School of Journalism, June 2005

Awards

Winner, Bradley University Blackboard Showcase Award, 2006

Winner, Bradley University First Year Faculty Award for excellence in teaching, August 2005

Winner, outstanding Mass Communication and Media Arts doctoral student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Winner, outstanding senior in Journalism, Wartburg College

Winner, outstanding senior in Political Science, Wartburg College

Courses Taught:

COM 201, Journalistic Writing

COM 302, Computer-Assisted Reporting 

COM 310, Broadcast Newswriting

COM 425, Public Affairs Reporting

PUBLICATIONS

Ganahl, D.J., Prinsen, T.J., and Netzley, S.B. (2003). “A Content Analysis of Prime Time Commercials: A Contextual Framework of Gender Representation.” Sex Roles 49, 9-10: 545-551.

Ganahl, D.J., Netzley, S.B., and Kim, K. (2003). "Longitudinal Analysis of Gender in Network Commercials: How Advertisers Portray Gender." Media Report to Women 31, 2.

PAPERS PRESENTED

“Just the Facts, Ma'am: First Jobs for Females in the Print Newsroom." Part of the panel "Games Mother Never Taught Us, but We Wish She Had: Preparing Female Students for Their First Communication Job." Presented at the Broadcast Education Association 2005 conference in Las Vegas, Nev.

“Of Death and of Love: Loving, Losing and Fearing Live Women in Dellamorte Dellamore.” Presented at the Midwest Popular Culture Association 2003 convention in Minneapolis, Minn.

“Grabbing a Place on the Totem Pole: How Newspaperman H. Allen Smith Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Book Business.” Presented at the American Journalism Historians Association 2003 convention in Billings, Mont.

“Television Viewing And Attitude Toward Marriage: Does Program Genre Make A Difference?” Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2003 convention in Kansas City, Mo.

“Marriage on Television: A Content Analysis.” Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2002 convention in Miami Beach, Fla.