On campus:	484B Phifer Hall, 205-348-9684
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	Education:	MA, PhD, University of Tennessee BA, University of Tennessee

Pamela Tran directs the broadcast news sequence, their competition team, and their internship program.  Tran’s creative production pieces air on Alabama Public Radio and at national media festivals.  She has been with the University since 1991.

Publications

• “A Big Storm hits the small Markets,” accepted for publication in Communicator Magazine, November, 2004.
• “Three Rough Wagon Trails:  A Study of Creative Production Tenure Tracks in Tenure Policy Manuals of BEA Member Institutions,” accepted for publication in Feedback (published by the Broadcast Education Association, 1999)
• “NAEB Tape Network—Program Exchange for Educational Broadcasters,” Encyclopedia of Radio, currently being edited by Dr. Christopher H. Sterling for Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.
• “Lisa Meyers,” The Encyclopedia of Television News, 1998,edited by Dr. Michael D. Murray of the University of Missouri for Oryx Press.
• “Erin Moriority,” The Encyclopedia of Television News, 1988, edited by Dr. Michael d. Murray of the University of Missouri for Oryx Press, for Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.
• “Networks,” History of the Mass Media In the United States:  An Encyclopedia, 1998, edited by Margaret A. Blanchard.
• “You Can Lead Them to a ‘A Public Service Newscast, But You Can’t Force them to Watch!,” Feedback, Fall, 1995 (published by the Broadcast Education Association)–Co-authored with Kevin J. Arlington.
• “The Price Of Free Expression In Public Broadcasting: CPB Funding Patterns and Controversy at Congressional Hearings”–A paper selected for presentation at the “Public Broadcasting and the First Amendment” Symposium at the Speech Communication Association–San Antonio, TX, November 1995–Co-authored with Dr. Loy Singleton, Dr. Gary Copeland and Kelly Lewis.
• “No News is Good News”–University of Tennessee Communications Research Symposium, 1983.
• “News Content of Television Newscasts”–University of Tennessee Communications Research Symposium 1984.

Select Creative Works

• 2009  “ Wow I Didn’t Know That—Star Spangled Banner”—Science series aired on AL Public radio
• 2009  “Wow I Didn’t Know That—Sleepless”—Science series aired on AL Public radio
• 2009  “Credit Card Debt In Alabama”—News mini-doc aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2008   “Wow, I Didn’t Know That—Hair”—Science series aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2008   “Wow, I Didn’t Know That—Nano Science”—Science series aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2008    “Wow, I Didn’t Know That—Bug’s Life—Science series aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2008    “Wow, I Didn’t Know That—Water”—Science series aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2007    “Wow, I Didn’t Know That—Saliva”—Science series aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2007    “Wow, I Didn’t Know That—Sneezing”—Science series aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2007   Alabama Blues Project—aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2006   “Katrina Band Members”—aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2006   “Signing Chimpanzees” aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2005-2006  “Obesity in Alabama” five-part series aired on Alabama Public Radio
• 2005    “Katrina Band Members” aired on Alabama Public Radio

Current Creative Production Awards

• 2009  International BEA Festival Award of Excellence—“Credit Card Debt In Alabama”
• 2008  NBS AERho Prof. Elect. Media Awards—Honorable Mention—“Credit Card Debt In Alabama”
• 2008  International BEA Festival Best of Competition PSA/Commercial/Promo
• 2008   International BEA Festival Best of Competition Long Form
• 2008   NBS AERho Prof. Elect. Media Awards 1^st Place News, Sports or Public Affairs
• 2008   NBS AERho Prof. Elect. Media Awards 1^st Place Documentary, Drama or Comedy
• 2008  NBS AERho Prof. Elect. Media Awards 1^st Place Commercial or Public Service Ann.
• 2007  International BEA Festival Best of Competition Long Form
• 2007  International BEA Festival Award of Excellence Documentary
• 2007  RTNDA Regional Murrow Investigative Reporting
• 2007  Alabama Associated Press Radio Award for Investigative Reporting
• 2005  International BEA Festival King Award Best of Festival Audio Production
• 2005  International BEA Festival Award of Excellence Faculty News Competition

Teaching Awards

• 2003  Knox Hagood Faculty Teaching Award
• 2002  Board of Visitors Teaching Excellence Award
• 2001  Sarah L. Healy Award—Media Planning Board for teaching service at Scholastic Press Conventions
• 1996  Kappa Tau Alpha Commitment To Teaching Award