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Paula Quinn

Paula Quinn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor


Contact Information:

Teaching Areas:

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

 Paula Quinn, Ph.D.

Experience
  • Founding Editor, The Newton News, Issaac Newton Elementary School,
    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
Professional Activities
  • 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
    CreativeWriting 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

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