Stephanie G. Schartel Dunn
Steven L. Craig School of Business
Missouri Western State University
309O Poppelwell Hall
St. Joseph, MO 64506
Phone: 816-271-4286
Email: [email protected]
Education
Ph.D., Communication - University of Oklahoma 2014
Dissertation: Perceptions of pundits: Credibility and parasocial interaction as
contributors of elaboration.
M.A., Communication - Pittsburg State University 2007
Thesis: Satire in public discourse: A rhetorical analysis of Stephen Colbert’s address to the
White House Press Correspondents Association.
B.S.Ed., Communication - Pittsburg State University 2006
Research Focus
Strategic Campaign Communication, Parasocial/Mediated Interactions, and Social Influence
Teaching Experience
2014-present Craig School of Business - Missouri Western State University
Assistant Professor/Internship Director
Courses Taught:
Business Communication
Business Statistics I
Business/Accounting Internship
2013-2014 Rogers Heritage High School – Rogers, Arkansas Public Schools
Debate and Forensics Coach
Courses Taught:
Oral Communication
Debate
Forensics
2011- 2013 Department of Mass Communication - University of Central Oklahoma
Adjunct Instructor
Courses Taught:
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Introduction to Human Communication
2009 - 2013 Department of Communication - University of Oklahoma
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Courses Taught and Assisted:
Principles of Communication
Practicum in Forensics
Introduction to Statistics
Political Campaign Communication
Public Speaking
2007-2009 F.L. Schlagle High School - Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
Courses Taught:
Acting
Speech
Introduction to Theatre
Publications
Meirick, P. & Schartel Dunn, S. G. (2015). Obama as exemplary exemplar: Debate exposure and
implicit and explicit racial affect. Howard Journal of Communication, 26, 1, 57-73.
Schartel Dunn, S. G. & Nisbett, G. S. (2014). Parasocial Interactions Online: Candidate Intimacy in
Webpages and Facebook pages. Journal of Social Media in Society, 3, 2, 26-41.
Wong, N. & Schartel Dunn, S. G. (2013). Binge drinking and TMT: Evaluating Responses toAntiBinge Drinking PSAs for a Terror Management Theory Perspective. Studies in
Media and Communication, 1, 2 81-95.
Under Review
Schartel Dunn, S. G. (under review). Becoming the most trusted man in America: Parasocial
interaction and narrative involvement as predictors of attitude change
Schartel Dunn, S. G. & Nisbet, G. S. (under review). Third-person perception and political humor: An
examination of Saturday Night Live political satire.
Schartel Dunn, S. G. & Nisbet, G. S. (under review) Does athlete advocacy work? Testing the
potential for endorsements to backfire.
Conference Presentations
Schartel Dunn, S. G. (2015). Becoming the most trusted man in America: Parasocial interaction and
narrative involvement as predictors of attitude change. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National Communication Association in Las Vegas, NV.
Nisbet, G. S. & Schartel Dunn, S. G. (2015). Third-person perception and political humor: An
examination of Saturday Night Live political satire. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National Communication Association in Las Vegas, NV.
Schartel Dunn, S. G. (2015). Determining Worth: Parasocial Interaction and Source Credibility in
Political Commentators. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Central States
Communication Association in Madison, WI.
Nisbett, G. S., Schartel Dunn, S. G., Wong, N., & Lookadoo, K.(2015). Ryan Gosling told me so:
Parasocial interactions and celebrity political influence. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Central States Communication Association in Madison, WI.
Nisbett, G. S. & Schartel Dunn, S. G. (2014). Does celebrity advocacy work? Testing the potential for
endorsements to backfire. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National
Communication Association in Chicago, IL.
Wong, N., Lookadoo, K., Schartel Dunn, S. G., & Nisbett, G. S. (2014). Coming out of the shadows:
Reducing stigma toward bipolar disorder via celebrity health disclosures. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association in Chicago, IL.
Schartel Dunn, S. G. & Nisbett, G. S. (2014). Framing and sensegiving in online politics: An evaluation
of the 2012 presidential campaign facebook messages. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Eastern States Communication Association in Providence, RI.
Wong, N. & Schartel Dunn, S. G. (2013). Terror management in public service announcement
messages. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication
Association in London.
Dunbar, N. E., Miller, C. H., Adame, B. J., Elizondo, J., Wilson, S. N., Schartel Dunn, S. G., …Morrison, D.
(2013). Mitigation of cognitive bias through the use of a serious game. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of Games, Learning, and Society Convention in Madison, WI.
Schartel Dunn, S.G. & Nisbett, G.S. (2013). Predicting protest: Reasoned action and tolerance for
disagreement as indicators of propensity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Central
States Communication Association Convention in Kansas City, MO.
Schartel Dunn, S.G. & Nisbett, G.S. (2013). Parasocial interactions online: Candidate intimacy in
webpages and Facebook. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Central States
Communication Association Convention in Kansas City, MO.
Nisbett, G. S. & Schartel Dunn, S. G. (2013) When Entertainment Becomes Political: Understanding
the Influence of Celebrity Surrogates. Paper presented at the annual Midwinter meeting
of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Norman, OK.
Adame, B. & Schartel Dunn, S. G. (2012). Mitigation of Fundamental Attribution Error. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association in Orlando,
FL.
Schartel Dunn, S.G. & Nisbett, G.S. (2011). Perceived media bias in Saturday Night Live political
sketches. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Central States Communication
Association Convention in Milwaukee, WI.
Schartel Dunn, S.G. & Hayes, E. (2011). The effect of hazing on vested interest. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Central States Communication Association Convention in
Milwaukee, WI.
Averbeck, J. M., Jensen, M., Schartel Dunn, S., & Jenson, J. (2011). Comparison shopping with online
product reviews: Effects of source and elaboration on purchase behaviors. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Western States Communication Association,
Monterey, CA.
Schartel Dunn, S.G. (2010). Attitudes of Protest. Research presented at the National Communication
Association Convention in San Francisco, CA.
Research Experience
2011- 2013 - Research Assistant – Center for Applied Social Science Research – University of
Oklahoma
Professional Activities/Service
Reviewer, Political Communication Division, National Communication Association
Senator, Missouri Western State University Faculty Senate, 2015-2016
Faculty Advisor, Alpha Kappa Psi, 2014-present
Faculty Search Committee Member, Missouri Western State University, 2015
Co-Chair Sooner Communication Conference, University of Oklahoma, 2012-2013
Faculty Search Committee Member, University of Oklahoma, 2011
Co-Chair Communication Graduate Student Association – University of Oklahoma, 2011-2012
Volunteer, National Communication Association Convention, 2010.
Honors and Awards
Top Paper Panel – Political Communication Division - Central States Communication Association,
2015
Top Paper Panel – Mass Communication Division - Central States Communication Association, 2015
Top Paper Award – Midwinter meeting of the association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication, 2013
Josh Lee Political Communication Scholarship, 2011 – University of Oklahoma
Award for Excellence in Research, 2007 - Pittsburg State University Graduate School