Love Prof. Knopf’s style and assignments!

She has enthusiasm for class almost every day. Very motivating.

She creates a safe and comfortable learning environment for students.

She really cares about this topic/class and wants everyone to succeed.

Wonderful & always lively.

Loved the activities we did in class to get us ready to speak in public.

📖 Teaching Portfolio

Teaching Positions

★ = primary teaching responsibilities

🐉 Communication and Media Studies Department, SUNY Cortland
- Professor: September 2022 – present
- Associate Professor: September 2020 – August 2022
- Assistant Professor: September 2017 – August 2020
  - COM100 Human Communication (Humanities)
  - COM210 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Presentation Skills) ★
  - COM235 Introduction to Media Literacy (Science & Society)
  - COM300 Interpersonal Communication
  - COM301 Mass Media & Society (Social Sciences)
  - COM320 Organizational Communication
  - COM329 Horror in Media & Communication [special topics]
  - COM339 Political Communication
  - COM340 Small Group Communication
  - COM410 Communication in Social Change
  - COM434 Gender Communication
  - CIN210/AAS210 Race & Gender Stereotypes (Diversity, CIN, WGS/WST)

🦅School of Media & Communication, Bowling Green State University
- Adjunct Graduate Faculty (courtesy appointment while serving on a dissertation committee): February 2017 – December 2021
🐻 Department of English & Communication, SUNY Potsdam
- Associate Professor: September 2012 – August 2017
- Assistant Professor: September 2006 – August 2012
  - Basic Principles of Speech, COMM106 (Oral Skills) ★
  - Basic Principles of Speech-Honors, COMM106H (Oral Skills)
  - Persuasive Speaking, COMM324 (Speaking Intensive)
  - Contemporary Political Communication, COMM370 (Speaking Intensive, gender studies) ★
  - Special Topics in Communication, COMM390 [Textual Analysis; Politics of Poltergeists/Communication as Uncanny (diverse voices); Communicating War; Religion and Messages of Change; COMM390 [special topics] (Social Analysis); Comm-ics Research, (Critical Aesthetics, diverse voices)] ★
  - Rhetoric of Social Movements, COMM415 (diverse voices, gender studies, Africana studies) ★
  - Voices of American Women, COMM416 (Speaking Intensive) ★
  - Wo/Men & Elections, COMM417 (American History, gender studies)
  - Communication Theory, COMM465 (capstone) ★
  - Research Methods in Communication, COMM475 (Writing Intensive)
  - Undergraduate Internships, @INTD491
  - Locational Identities, GECD650 [discourses in culture]
🐯 School of Arts & Sciences, Genesee Community College
- Adjunct: Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
  - Public Speaking, SPE108
🛡️ Communication & Media Arts, Monroe Community College
- Adjunct: Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
  - Public Speaking, SPT142
  - Introduction to Media, COM101
🐶 Communication Department, University at Albany
- Lecturer: Fall 2004 – Spring 2005
- Instructor of Record: Spring 2002 – Spring 2004
- Teaching Assistant: Fall 2000 & Fall 2001
  - Human Communication, COM100
  - Speech Composition & Presentation, COM203 (Oral Communication) ★
  - Media & Culture, COM378 [topics in communication]
  - Political Advertising, COM378 [topics in communication]
  - Oral Discourse & Civic Culture, COM399 (Oral Communication) ★
  - Intro to Public Relations Theory & Practice, COM397 [independent study]
♞ Sociology Department, College of St. Rose
- Adjunct: Spring 2003
  - Mass Media as a Social Force, SOC243/COM243

Student Showcase

Project Censored Verified Independent News Stories

SUNY 🐉 Cortland: COM235 Introduction to Media Literacy

Challenging State Laws That Criminalize HIV (2022) *included in 2024 yearbook
Test-Optional College Admissions Policies Aren’t Necessarily Increasing Student Diversity on Campuses (2022)
Climate Disasters Force Children in Bangladesh from School to Work (2022)
Federal Safety Agency Underreporting Deaths of Offshore Drilling Industry Workers (2021) *included in 2023 yearbook
Queens, New York Women Sue Celebrity Doctor for Serial Sexual Abuse (2021)
Cross-border Police Surveillance Treaty Undermines Privacy Rights (2021)
British American Tobacco Funding War in West Africa by Oversupplying Region with Cigarettes (2021)
ADHD in Girls Often Undiagnosed (2021)

SUNY 🐻 Potsdam: COMM416 Rhetoric of Social Movements & COMM370 Contemporary Political Communication

Female Genital Mutilation: A Criminal Act but Still Performed (2010) *included in 2012 yearbook
US Enables Indonesian Terrorism (2010)
The United Kingdom Unveils the Future UAV of the Future (2011)
2010 Strike in University of Puerto Rico (2010)
Nanotech to Treat TB (2010)
Hungary Battles Torrent of Toxic Sludge (2010)
Reproductive Rights & Dignity Violated in Namibia (2010)
Cancun: Tourist Beach Paradise & Mexico’s Suicide Capital (2010)
Europe Ponders US Election Results (2010)
Miners Attacked, Fighting Between Workers, Federal Police, and Scabs at the Cananea Mine (2010)
Poorer Nations Hit with Higher Fees for Carbon Offset Projects (2010)
Strong Initiative Needed Most in Stopping Nuclear Power in Germany (2010)
Free the Atenco 13 (2008)
Nigerian Policemen Kill 200 Suspects (2008)
Journalists Murdered Near Police Station (2008)
Facebook Investor’s Anti-Immigration Donation (2008)
Ghana: Military Won’t Intimidate Voters-Major Owusu (2008)
Political Turmoil Continues in Kenya (2008)
Investing in Conflict – Goldcorp Mining in the Americas (2008)

Teaching Presentations

—- (2024, Oct). Revisiting Teaching as a Subversive Activity: NYSCA Book Club. New York State Communication Association. Callicoon, NY.
—- (2024, Jul). Hands on: Developing the skills and finding the right jobs in pop culture. Comic Con for Educators & Librarians at Comic Con International. San Diego, CA.
—- (2023, Jul). Admissions departments emitting geek vibes: College course focused on pop culture. Comic Con for Educators & Librarians at Comic Con International. San Diego, CA.
—– (2022, Nov). Teaching Effectiveness Panel: Teaching Strategies to Foster Classroom Equity and Inclusion. Faculty Development Center, SUNY Cortland. Cortland, NY.
—– (2022, Oct). Professorial Confessions: The Worst Class I’ve Ever Taught. New York State Communication Association. Callicoon, NY.
Knopf, C.M. (2021, Nov). “‘You’re on mute’: Idiosyncrasies of synchronous online public speaking.” Transforming the Public Speaking Course in Response to COVID-19. National Communication Association: Seattle, WA.
Knopf, C.M. (2020, Oct). “Monroe’s Motivated Sequence – As Seen on TV!” GIFTS [Great Ideas For Teaching Students]. New York State Communication Association. WebEx.
Knopf, C.M. (2016, Aug). “Reimagining social movements classes: Conversations about comics.” Section on Teaching and Learning Sociology Roundtable: Experiential Learning. American Sociological Association: Seattle, WA.
—– (2015, Nov). Organizational Change in Higher Ed: Transfer, Articulation, and Degree Completion through “Systemness” panel discussion. National Communication Association: Las Vegas, NV.
Knopf, C.M. (2008, Nov). “Unconventional expectations in conventional settings: Using innovation in the classroom.” Putting My Students First: The Pedagogical Implications of Student Centered Teaching Practices in the College Classroom. National Communication Association 94th Annual Convention: San Diego, CA.
Knopf, C.M. (2007, Oct). “When good teachers teach badly: A look at the communication traps in innovative teaching.” Topics in Teaching. New York State Communication Association: Kerhonkson, NY.
Knopf, C.M. (2006, Nov). “Lessons worth learning about innovations and interventions: Thinking about cases our students connect to – the Facebook fiasco.” Position paper in Connection and Action in Public Sphere Studies: Conversations About What We Do and Why We Do It seminar. National Communication Association: San Antonio, TX.
Knopf, C.M. (2003, Nov). “Stoking the flame: Developing a passion for community service.” SKILL 2003: Sharing Knowledge, Insights, and Lessons Learned CETL Conference for U. Albany Graduate Teaching Assistants: Albany, NY.