Patricia Fairfield-Artman

Senior Lecturer

Office: 118 McIver
Phone: 336-334-5297
Email: pfartman@uncg.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies Foundations
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

MA General Speech
University of North Carolina Greensboro: Thesis: “Selected Variables in Black Dialect and How it Affects Perceptions of Employability”

BS Business Administration
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Scholarly interests:

Strategic communication, crisis communication, critical thinking and public speaking
Identity negotiation in organizations, gender and military leadership

Teaching Philosophy

My vision embodies the classical philosophy of the university as a place where individuals come to develop critical skills and to gain knowledge. As a classroom facilitator, my goal is to design and constantly redesign the curriculum to stimulate students to learn in an active manner that demands their personal involvement with the subject matter and continually challenges their critical thinking and communication skills. I strive to create an environment of inquiry, reflection and thoughtful communication that will be of use to each student throughout his/her personal and professional life.

I enter the classroom with the understanding that we are all students. I am on a journey with my students, and I am ever reminded that I have as much to learn from them as they do from me. I believe that our relationship should create a space where we feel ‘safe’ to challenge each other, where we demonstrate mutual respect for each other, and where we learn from each other. I strive for a partnership through which we join our knowledge, engage our field of study, and deepen our understanding of the world around us.

Courses taught:

Communication and Public Relations
Risk and Crisis Communication
Persuasion and Social Influence
Communication and Workplace Relationships
Communication Ethics
Communication Internship
Communicating in Contemporary Society (Web Course)

Research Interests

Identity negotiation of students as military leaders
Communication and Ethics
Crisis Communication

Academic Conference Presentations

Fairfield-Artman, P., McCall, J., Yarbrough, P. (2009). Student leadership in the 21st Century: Story telling and story listening. Panel presentation at Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro, NC.

Fairfield-Artman, P., Brewster, S. (2008). Leveraging user-created content to empower learners in speaking-Intensive courses delivered online. Presented at Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro NC.

Fairfield-Artman, P. (2005). How experiential learning increases UNCG communication department’s health and well-being through internships. Presented at National Communication Association Convention, Boston, MA.

Fairfield-Artman, P. (2005). Democracy and the military: recruitment and serving - the moral, ethical and political. Panel presentation at American Educators Studies Association, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

Fairfield-Artman, P., Lippard, R., Sansom, A. (2005). Behind the smoke and mirrors: A Bewitching pedagogy – from the past for the present, and into the future”. Presented at Southeastern Association of Educational Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC.

Fairfield-Artman, P., Lippard, R., Sansom, A. (2004). Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: the television sitcom. Presented at Gender and Media Regional Conference, William & Mary College, Williamsburg, VA

Fairfield-Artman, P. (2004). The Jessica Lynch rescue: Three perspectives. Presented at Southern States Communication Association, Tampa, FL.

Invited Presentations:

Presentations that WOW (2007-2008). UNCG Office of Leadership faculty and student Leadership Challenge, Greensboro, NC.

Public Relations: Tips and techniques (2008, 2009). Triad Leadership Academy, Greensboro, NC.

Keynote speaker, UNCG Golden Chain Honorary Induction for Leadership, Service and Scholarship Ceremony, 2004

Grants, Stipends, Merit Awards:

UNCG $5000 for curriculum development of online core course for Bachelor of Social Science Studies, 2011

Nominated for UNCG Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 2009

Deans Teaching Merit Award, 2008

UNCG $5000 for curriculum development of online core course for Bachelor of Liberal Studies, 2004

UNCG $2500 for curriculum development of blended online course of introductory communication course, 2003

UNCG Service and Committees:

Department of Communication Faculty Phon-a-thon representative, Spring, 2009, 2010
Department Academic Adviser, Fall, 2008-present
Member, Search Committee for UNCG Assistant Internship Director, 2008
Member, University Committee on Internship Agreement, 2007
Sub-committee member, coaching development for Leadership Advisory program, 2007-2009
Discussion Leader, Freshman Summer Read, 2005-Present
Departmental Internship Coordinator for Department of Communication, 2004-Present
Departmental Publicity Committee for Department of Communication Studies, 2007-Present
Departmental Curriculum Committee for Department of Communication Studies, 2007-2009
Member, Leadership Advisory Committee, 2003-Present
Member, Academic Integrity Panel, 2004-Present
Member, UNCG TV Advisory Committee, 2004-2005
Member, Center for Women's Health & Wellness for Alumni study, 2005-2006
Member, Search Committee for UNCG Assistant Internship Director, 2005
Member, Faculty interview team for seven NC Campus Compact member institutions on Student Leadership in Service-Learning, 2005-2006
Member, Panel for Student Scholarship Merit Award

Community Service and Consulting Experience:

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center: Develop and conduct Management Training Classes
Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro: Develop and conduct classes in self esteem for center clients

Professional Affiliations

Public Relations Society of America
Carolinas Communication Association
Southern Communication Association
National Communication Association
American Educators Studies Association

Other Professional Experience

Twenty year career in management positions with focus on public relations in corporate and nonprofit organizations in Greensboro, NC and Washington, DC.