Education
Master of Arts, Communication and Information Sciences, The University of Alabama, 2012.
Bachelor of Arts, Communication and Information Sciences, The University of Alabama, 2010.
Bachelor of Arts, Communication and Information Sciences, The University of Alabama, 2010.
College Teaching Experience
Fall 2012- Present
Public Speaking (SPCH 2300), East Tennessee State University, Lecturer.
Fall 2012- Present
Argumentation (SPCH 2320), East Tennessee State University, Lecturer.
Summer 2012
Argumentation (COM 348), The University of Alabama, Guest Lecturer.
Summer 2012
Public Speaking (COM 123), The University of Alabama, Instructor of Record.
Spring 2012
Rhetorical Criticism (COM 310), The University of Alabama, Guest Lecturer.
Fall 2011- Spring 2012
Introduction to Public Speaking (COM 123), The University of Alabama, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record.
Summer 2011
Introduction to Public Speaking (COM 123), The University of Alabama, Instructor of Record.
Fall 2010- Spring 2011
Introduction to Public Speaking (COM 123), The University of Alabama, Graduate Teaching Assistant.
Previous College Experience
Spring 2013- Present
Vice-President of the Tennessee Interstate Forensic Association
Fall 2012- Present
Coach for the East Tennessee State University Speech and Debate Club
Summer 2011
Advisor for the College of Communication and Information Sciences, The University of Alabama.
Fall 2010-Spring 2012
Volunteer Coach for the Alabama Forensic Council
Vice-President of the Tennessee Interstate Forensic Association
Fall 2012- Present
Coach for the East Tennessee State University Speech and Debate Club
Summer 2011
Advisor for the College of Communication and Information Sciences, The University of Alabama.
Fall 2010-Spring 2012
Volunteer Coach for the Alabama Forensic Council
Projects and Presentations
Blankenship, E. (March, 2012). What I Know (&/or Learned) About Being a Black Woman. Panel presentation at The University of Alabama’s Discerning Diverse Voices: Communication and Information Symposium on Diversity.
Blankenship, E. (March, 2012). Everyone Is Different: Teaching Diversity and Culture in the College Classroom. Poster presentation at The University of Alabama’s Discerning Diverse Voices:Communication and Information Symposium on Diversity.
Blankenship, E. (October, 2011). Social Secrets and the Possibility of a Fifth Persona on “LettersIllNeverSend”. Presentation of final COM 541: Contemporary Rhetorical Theory project at The University of Alabama Department of Communication Studies Graduate Student Colloquium.
Blankenship, E. (May, 2011). “LettersIllNeverSend”: Social Secrets and Their Place in Rhetorical Studies. COM 541: Contemporary Rhetorical Theory.
Blankenship, E. (April, 2011). The Steady Winds: An Open Letter to the World About My Mother. COM 595: Special Topics: Black Women’s Stories.
Blankenship, E. (December, 2010). Final Qualitative Project. BER 631: Inqry as Interp.: Qual. I.
Blankenship, E. (March, 2012). Everyone Is Different: Teaching Diversity and Culture in the College Classroom. Poster presentation at The University of Alabama’s Discerning Diverse Voices:Communication and Information Symposium on Diversity.
Blankenship, E. (October, 2011). Social Secrets and the Possibility of a Fifth Persona on “LettersIllNeverSend”. Presentation of final COM 541: Contemporary Rhetorical Theory project at The University of Alabama Department of Communication Studies Graduate Student Colloquium.
Blankenship, E. (May, 2011). “LettersIllNeverSend”: Social Secrets and Their Place in Rhetorical Studies. COM 541: Contemporary Rhetorical Theory.
Blankenship, E. (April, 2011). The Steady Winds: An Open Letter to the World About My Mother. COM 595: Special Topics: Black Women’s Stories.
Blankenship, E. (December, 2010). Final Qualitative Project. BER 631: Inqry as Interp.: Qual. I.
Affiliations
Lambda Pi Eta
Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha
Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha