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Monday, April 17 • 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Discrimination and Threats to Women in Media: Educators as Informers, Protectors, and Advocates

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As educators it is important for faculty to be aware of gender inequities and dangers for women in media, protect students against potential threat, and advocate for industry and cultural changes. This panel will address the inequities, harassment, and discrimination women face in broadcasting fields, while offering expertise and advice on ways educators can serve as informers, protectors, and advocates for change on behalf of practitioners and students.
Moderator: Stephanie Dean, University of Montevallo
Panelists: Danielle F. Deavours, Samford University
Kaley Nacole Martin, The University of Alabama
Ali Forbes, Texas State University
Moderators
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Stephanie Dean

Experiential Technology Advisor, University of Montevallo/ProAssurance
As a researcher and storyteller, my primary interest is in how people use experiential technologies and immersive media to align with or against the discourses that form our identities, policies, and understandings of culture(s). Currently, my research explores expanding narrative... Read More →

Speakers
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Kaley Nacole Martin

Sr. Broadcast Producer/Doctoral Student, The University of Alabama
Kaley N. Martin is a current doctoral student and Broadcast Producer at The University of Alabama. Kaley is pursuing a Ph.D. in Communication and Information Sciences from the College of Communication and Information Sciences. She is also a Broadcast Producer for the Division of Strategic... Read More →
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Ali Forbes

Assistant Professor of Electronic Media, Texas State University
Dr. Ali Forbes is an assistant professor of electronic media in the school of journalism and mass communication at Texas State University. She completed her PhD at Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Forbes’ professional background is in... Read More →
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Danielle F. Deavours

Assistant Professor, Multimedia Journalism, Samford University
Dr. Danielle Deavours is an assistant professor of broadcast journalism at Samford University. She is a former Emmy- and Murrow-award winning television journalist with over a decade of experience in the field. Her media sociology research explores the effects of professional norms... Read More →

Monday April 17, 2023 2:45pm - 3:45pm PDT
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