Debra VanTuyll
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Communication
Emeritus Faculty
Bio
Van Tuyll holds the Ph.D. in mass communications from the University of South Carolina. Her teaching and research interests extend from journalism history to how music communicates through cultural filters and can be used in healing.
Education
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Ph.D., Journalism
University of South Carolina -, 2000
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MA, Journalism
University of Alabama, 1980
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BA, English Language and Literature, General
University of Montevallo, 1978
Certifications
Awards & Honors
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Donald L. Shaw Lifetime Achievement Award
Symposium on the 19th Century, Free Press and Civil War, 2020
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Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism History
American Journalism Historians Association, 2019
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Honorable Mention, William David Sloan Award for Outstanding Faculty Research Paper
American journalism Historians Association, 2018
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Palmegiano Award for Outstanding International/Transnational Journalism History Research
American journalism Historians Association, 2018
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Award of Excellence
Symposium on the 19th Century Press, Civil War and Free Expression, 2017
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
Teaching Interests
Journalism history, media law and ethics, public relations, graphic design, photography, research, writing.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- , 2021
Book, Scholarly-New
- Seditionists and Revolutionaries: Planting the Radical Roots of the Irish American Press During the 'Reign of Witches', 2021
Book, Scholarly-New
- John Mitchel: Transnational Journalist, 2021
Book, Scholarly-New
- Opening New Doors: Researching Unfamiliar or Under-Studied Areas of Journalism History, 2020
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- “The Fire-Eating Charleston Mercury: Stoking the Flames of Secession and Civil War, 2019
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
Research Interests
Journalism history, media law and ethics, public relations history, music and communciations
Department Service
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Comm Department J-Day
2020 - Present
Role: Other
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Search Committee
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Chair search committee
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Pamplin College Faculty Council
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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2018 - Present
College Service
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Curriculum and Academic Policies
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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2017 - Present
Role: Other
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Invitation from Dean Clark
2017 - Present
Role: Other
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Humanities Revision Committee
2015 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Pamplin College P&T Committee
2015 - Present
Role: Committee Member
University Service
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3MT
2020 - Present
Role: Other
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Innovative Teaching Committee
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Intrafaculty Communication Subcommittee/Faculty Senate
2019 - Present
Role: Other
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Information Technology
2019 - Present
Role: Other
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3MT
2019 - Present
Role: Other
Professional Service
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Transnational Journalism History Conference
2020 - Present
Role: Workshop Organizer
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2019 - Present
Role: Other
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2019 - Present
Role: Other
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2019 - Present
Role: Reviewer, Book
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2019 - Present
Public Service
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Southeastern AJHA Colloquium
2019 - Present
Role: Session Chair
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Sons of Confederate Veterans Richmond County Camp
2019 - Present
Role: Guest Speaker
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St. Andrews Society of Aiken
2018 - Present
Role: Other
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Sons of Confederate Veterans - Edisto Island Chapter
2018 - Present
Role: Guest Speaker
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Grovetown High School
2017 - Present
Role: Other
