School of Journalism & Broadcasting Staff - Paula Quinn, Ph.D.

Paula Quinn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office:  230 MMTH
Phone:  (270) 745-2063
Email:  paula.quinn@wku.edu

Courses

News Writing and Reporting
Editing, Editorial and Feature Writing
Current Issues in Mass Communication







Experience

• Founding Editor, The Newton News, Issaac Newton Elementary School,
  Detroit, Michigan, 1961-62.Detroit, Michigan, 1961-62.
• Reporter, Features Editor, Editorial Writer
  The Cardinal, Cooley High School, Detroit, Michigan 1962-1966
• Reporter, Music Critic, Columnist, News Editor,
  The Daily Collegian, The Phoenix
  Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 1966-1970
• Copy Editor, Proofreader
  The Wayne State University Press, Detroit Michigan 1968-1969
• General Assignment Reporter, Feature Writer, Drama and Arts Reviewer, Columnist
  The Blade, Toledo, Ohio 1969-1972
• Feature Writer, Columnist
  Talk of the Town Toledo
  Toledo, Ohio 1977-78
• Associate Editor, Toledo Magazine
  Toledo, Ohio 1985-1986
• Copy Editor, Feature Writer,
  The Standard-Times, San Angelo, Texas

Freelance Journalism

• Columnist,
  The Detroit News, Detroit, Michigan
• Sunday Magazine Writer
  The Blade,
  Toledo, Ohio
• Feature Writer,
  The Tennessean
  Nashville, Tennessee
• Reporter,
  The Associated Press
  Louisville, Kentucky
• Columnist:
  Opinion Page and Features
  Feature Writer and
  Investigative Reporter,
  The Courier-Journal Magazine
• Associate Editor
  Native American Journalists Association
  Conference Newspapers
  Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Associate Editor
  Native American Journalists Association
  Conference Newspapers
  Unity '99
  Seattle, Washington
• Associate Editor
  Native American Journalists Association
  Conference Newspapers
  Buffalo, New York

Books

• Shadow on My Soul: Overcoming Addiction to Suicide
  (1995) Knowledge, Ideas & Trends
• Writing to Heal
  (1997) Many Feathers Publishing
• Shadow on My Soul: Overcoming Addiction to Suicide
  (1997) Taiwan: First Edition in Chinese
• Shadow on My Soul: Overcoming Addiction to Suicide
  (2000) Taiwan: Second Chinese Edition
• "News Value" International Journalism
  and Media Management Project
  (2002) Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Translation in Khmer

Education

• Ph.D., Literature and Psychology,
  The University of Toledo,
  Toledo, Ohio, 1979
• Master of Arts, English,
  The University of Toledo,
  Toledo, Ohio 1974
• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Music
  Wayne State University
  Detroit, Michigan, 1969
• Levels I, II and III
  Healing Touch Therapy,
  Louisville, Kentucky
  and Nashville, Tennessee

Research

• Member, Society of Professional Journalists
• Associate Member, Native American Journalists Association
• Mermber, Media Awareness Committee, the Kentucky Suicide Prevention Planning Group
• Past chair, member, Women's Studies Creative Writing Contest Committee
• Scholarship, The Daily News
• Fellow, The American Society of Newspaper Editors
• Judge, Women in Communications National Writing Competiton
• Judge, Oklahoma Women's Press Association Writing Competition
• Judge, Hearst Competition
• Trainer of Indonesian Journalists
• International Journalism and Media Management Project
• Trainer of Cambodian Journalists and News Management
• International Journalism and Media Management Project
• Trainer of Egyptian Journalists, International Journalism and Media Management Project
• Adviser, Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society in Journalism and Communication