MICHAEL LESLIE, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of
Telecommunication
(352) 392-2904; 392-0463
Fax: (352) 846-2899
Internet:
Home Page:
http://grove.ufl.edu/~mleslie
SUMMARY:
Michael Leslie is associate
professor of telecommunication in the
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. (International Communication) 1983
M.S. (Journalism)
Graduate
B.A. (Political Science) 1973
Diploma (Electronics, Radio and
Television Technology) 1968
EVALUATION SKILLS:
Focus Groups, Survey Research,
Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Depth Interviews, Historical
Research, Document Analysis, Observational Analysis, Content Analysis.
CONSULTING
LANGUAGES:
English, Spanish, French and
Portuguese
INTERNATIONAL/INTERCULTURAL TRAINING AND CONSULTING
EXPERIENCE
Fulbright Senior Specialist,
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane,
"Workshop
for Brazilian Professionals In Mass Communications."
"
"A Model for
Computer-Assisted Training."
Prepared for the Academy for Education Development (AED), September,
1999.
"Advanced Workshop for
Angolan Journalists." Designed and
delivered in Portuguese in
"Using the Internet for
Research."
"Communicating Across
Cultures."
"Time Management and
Productivity." Padmozi Hotel,
OTHER INTERNATIONAL/INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCE
Staff Writer, English and Spanish, 1975
The Associated Press,
Researched and wrote features
and news stories in English and Spanish for worldwide distribution. Gathered
information and wrote stories, rewrote and edited work for others.
Business Reporter/Writer, English and Spanish, 1975
Mexican American Review and
Expansion Magazines,
Researched and wrote features
stories on American business leaders and current events.
PAST INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Education
in Journalism and Mass Communication
International Association for
Mass Communication Research
Latin American Studies
Association
African Council on Communication
Education
African Studies Association
PUBLICATIONS
Books
(Goran Hyden, Michael Leslie and Folu Ogundimu, eds). Communication and Democracy in
Book Chapters
“The
Internet and Democratization in
“The Representation of Blacks on Commercial
Television in
“Mass Communication and Development: A
Critical View" in Developing
Areas: A Book of
Selected Journal Articles
“
"Television and the Cultivation
of Modern Racism: The Case of Brazil," Journal
of Afro-Latin American Studies and
Literatures Vol. 1, No. 2 (January, 1996).
“Television and Cultural
Hegemony in the "New" South Africa," Howard Journal of Communications, Vol. 6, Number 3 (November,
1995).
"Representation of Blacks
on Prime Time Television in Brazil," Howard
Journal of Communications, Vol. 4, Numbers 1 and 2 (Summer/Fall 1992).
"Conflict Resolution and
the Prestige Press: El Universal and the Mexican Oil Crisis of 1938,"Journalism Quarterly, Vol.68, No.1/2 (Summer/Spring 1992).
“The Vernacular Press in Zambia: A Pilot Study
of a Provincial Newspaper.” Africa Media
Review, Vol. 4, Number 1 (1990), pp. 62-78.
“ Televangelism and the
Re-presentation of Africa: A pilot study of content and ideology in The 700 Club.” Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Washington,
D.C., 2002.
“ Why Ebony South Africa
Failed: A Comparative Study of Ebony
South Africa and Ebony USA.” Annual
Meeting of the African Studies Association, Nashville, TN, November, 2001.
“Raca
Magazine: A New Voice for Blacks and Browns in Brazil?” Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Latin American Studies
Association, Miami, Florida, March, 2000.
“Contributions of Brazilian
Scholars to the Study of Race and Media.” Invited paper, IV Ciclo de Estudos
sobre a Escola
Latino-Americana de Comunicação (Fourth
Conference on Latin-American Communications Studies), May 2000, Sao Paulo,
Brazil.
“Narrating the Crisis: The Angolan Independent
Press, Human Rights and Democratization in Angola.” Presented to the Sixteenth Annual Intercultural Communication
Conference, Miami, Florida, February 4-6, 1999.
"Examining the Myth of
Racial Equality in Cuba: A Triangulation Approach," presented to the Third Biennial Conference on Culture,
Technology and Change in the Americas, April 5-9, 1995, Tampa, Florida.
"Television and the
Cultivation of Modern Racism in Brazil: A Pilot Study." Presented to the Annual Conference of the International
Association for Mass Communication Research, Seoul, Korea, July, 1994.
"Television and Cultural
Hegemony in "The 'New South Africa'." Presented to the International and Intercultural
Communication Conference, Miami, Florida, February 1994.
"Illusion and Reality on
Commercial Television: Comparing Brazil and the United States." Presented
to the International Communication
Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 1991.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor,
Telecommunication Department
Sept. 1995- present.
University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida
Courses- Telecommunications
processes and effects, international communication, seminar in online and
distance learning, ethics and problems in telecommunication, seminar in race,
class, gender and media.
Assistant Professor,
Telecommunication Department
1989-1995.
University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida
Courses-Writing for
telecommunication, telecommunication processes
and effects. Graduate courses:
international communication, communication research methods, seminar in
communication technology and development.
Senior Fulbright Lecturer, Television Department
1987-1989
Advanced School of Mass
Communication (ESSTI)
University of Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon
Graduate Courses-Research
methods, advanced news writing, reporting and editing for television.
Undergraduate Courses: introductory and advanced reporting, news writing, and
television production.
Lecturer,
Department of Mass Communication
1984-1987
University of Zambia, Lusaka,
Zambia
Courses- Theories of mass
communication, advertising, news writing, research methods, fundamentals of
broadcast production.
International Radio and
Television Foundation, Stephen H. Coltrin Award for Excellence in Communications Education,
1997.
Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication,
Research Fellowship, 1990.
Freedom Forum Journalism Professors Publishing Program Award,
(Documentary on Afro-Cuba), 1993.
Fulbright Senior Lectureship, University of Yaounde,
Cameroon, 1987-1989.
University of Florida, Research Development Award (Comparative television field
research in Brazil, South Africa and the United States), 1991.
Poynter Institute,
Teaching Fellowship in Broadcast Journalism, 1990.
Time, Inc. Graduate Fellowship in Journalism, Columbia University,
1974.
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