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ANN ELIZABETH REISNER

OFFICE Department of Media & Cinema Studies

237 Gregory Hall

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

810 S. Wright Street.

Urbana, IL 61801

e-mail: [email protected]

phone: 217.333.4787

home: 217.384.1359

I. PERSONAL HISTORY AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

A. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND B.S. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Microbiology and Public Health, 1974

M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Agricultural Journalism, 1979

Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mass Communication/Sociology

minor, 1987

B. LIST OF ACADEMIC POSITIONS SINCE FINAL DEGREE 1987-1993 Assistant Professor, Office of Agricultural Communications and Education,


1993-1995 Associate Professor, Office of Agricultural Communications and Education,


1995-2009 Associate Professor, Department of Human and Community Development,


1996- Associate Professor (zero-time), Department of Natural Resources and

Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2009- Associate Professor (zero-time), Department of Human and Community

Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2009- Associate Professor, Department of Media and Cinema Studies, College of Media

Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

C. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

1974-1975 Specialist, Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1976-1977 Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Journalism, University of

Wisconsin-Madison

1976-1977 Extension Reporter, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of

Agricultural Journalism Press Service

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1977-1979 Regional Information Officer for Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, Bureau of Animal

Industry, special U.S. Peace Corps assignment to develop regional and provincial

information service

1980-1981 Project Assistant (developed slide show for vocational agricultural high-school

teachers promoting College of Agriculture), Department of Agricultural

Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1982-1984 Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Journalism, University of

Wisconsin-Madison (summers)

1981-1985 Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Journalism, University of Wisconsin-

Madison

1984-1985 Science Editor, Agricultural Journalism Press Service, University of Wisconsin-

Madison

1985-1987 Instructor, Office of Agricultural Communications and Education, University of

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

D. POSTGRADUATE AWARDS/HONORS/POSITIONS RESEARCH

Arnold O. Beckman Award, Campus Research Board, University of Illinois, 1989

Fellow, Program for the Study of Cultural Values and Ethics, University of

Illinois, competitive award, 1991-1992

Senior Guest Editor, Special Edition on Agriculture, Communications and Values,

Agriculture and Human Values, 1992

Guest Professor, Department of Economics and Natural Resources, The Royal

Agricultural and Veterinary University, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2000-2001

Visiting Scholar, School of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences,

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2001-2002

Guest Professor, Forest and Landscape, The University of Copenhagen,

Copenhagen, Denmark 2011

Fighting Illini Football Honorary Coach, September 6, 2014 (We won. No help

from me.)

LEADERSHIP

Rural Studies National Leadership Program, Invited Participant, 1995

ESCOP/ACOP Leadership Development Program, Selected Participant, 1995-

1996

Rural Sociology Society

Membership chair, 2001-2002

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Membership Committee, member, 2000-2003

Professional Development Committee, member, 2003-2005

Feminist Interest Group Recruitment Committee, member, 2007-2009

TEACHING

List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Daily Illini

Fall 1987

Spring 1988

Fall 1988

Spring 1989

Fall 1989

Spring 1990

Fall 1996

Fall 1998

Fall 2003

Fall 2008

Fall 2011

E. INVITED LECTURES AND INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Reisner, A. "Environmentalism and the university." Panelist on Technology and

Environmental Ethics, Program for the Study of Cultural Values and Ethics (October

1993).

Reisner, A. “The stories the farm press and the sociology of the press tell about the

mainstream press: Who’s more accurate?” Department of Sociology Colloquium (April

1997).

Reisner, A., Panelist. “Public values and campus expansion: The South Farms

development.” Environmental Horizons 99 (April 1999).

Reisner, A. “New communication tools for small business.” 2000 Illinois Specialty Crop

Conference (January 2000).

Reisner, A. “Media discourse on large-scale swine facilities in Illinois.” Department of

Geography Friday colloquium, with Dawn Coppin (April 2000).

Reisner, A. “Local newspaper discourse on a transformational issue in Illinois

agriculture: Is there a language for community?” Presentation at the Royal Veterinary

and Agricultural University of Denmark (August 2000).

Reisner, A. "Working with Media: Speaking on Controversial Issues." Presented at the

University Of Illinois Extension Annual Conference, Oct. 2000.

"Pigs, Plants, Profits, and Protest: Agricultural and Social Movements in the United

States." Cosponsored by the Center for Risk and Technology and the Department of

Economics and Natural Resources, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University

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Copenhagen, Denmark December 2000.

“Controversy over the Large-Scale Swine Facilities in Illinois.” Presentation to the

NCR-203 committee on "Impact of Human Capital Development on the Quality of Rural

Community Life," Urbana, Illinois, Friday, Oct 3, 2003.

“But What Do the Neighbors Think? A Study of Local Community Reactions To Large-

Scale Swine Facilities.” University of Illinois Pork Industry Conference on Swine Odor

and Manure Management. December 11-12, 2003.

Reisner, A. “Working effectively at grading.” CTEN steering committee. Tuesday, April

13, 2004.

Reisner, A. “Grading: Doing the best job you can (quickly).” University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign University Graduate Student Orientation. August 19, 2004.

Reisner, A. “Public Perception of Livestock Operations”

Manure Science Review 2004. Reed Hall, Ohio State University Campus, Lima,

Ohio. Tuesday, August 24.

Manure Science Review 2004. Fayette County Fairgrounds, Washington Court

House, Ohio. Wednesday, August 25.

Manure Science Review 2004. Fisher Auditorium, Ohio State University/Ohio

Agricultural Research and Development Center, Fisher Auditorium, Wooster,

Ohio. Thursday, August 26.

Reisner, A. “Media and Movements.” Center for Media and Democracy in the Network

Society, University of Copenhagen. Monday, May 17, 2004.

Reisner, A. “Great Rivers and Rural Revitalization: Talking to Community Leaders.” A

Confluence of Interests: Nature and Tourism in River Cities and Rural Areas, Second

Symposium on the Great Rivers. Friday, April 22, 2005.

Reisner, A. “Reaching Underserved Populations,” Building Community Relationships:

The Eighth Annual Humane Education Seminar, Saturday, April 22, 2006.

Reisner, A. “Just Foods”. Talk given to a combined meeting of the Students for and

Environmental Concerns and the Just Foods group. Wednesday, April 18, 2007.

F. OFFICES HELD IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2001-2002 Rural Sociological Society Council Board. Membership chair. Rural

Sociological Society.

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G. EDITORSHIPS OF JOURNALS OR OTHER LEARNED PUBLICATIONS

Guest Editor, Special Edition. 1992. Agriculture and Human Values.

H. GRANTS RECEIVED

GRANTS RECEIVED SINCE 1990

Total: $457,650

Gerry Walter (PI) and Ann Reisner (co-PI). Development of student attitudes on

agricultural issues. Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station (1990-1993). $10,000.

Gerry Walter (PI) and Ann Reisner (co-PI). Media images of agriculture and agricultural

movements ($26,250). Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station (1992-1994). $26,250

Ann Reisner. Activist and mainstream press: Press coverage of the animal rights

movement. Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station (1992-1994). $8,600.

Ann Reisner. Activist and mainstream press: Press coverage of the animal rights

movement. Campus Research Board (1994). $3,000.

Ann Reisner. Environmental communications and environmental movements: Material

development. College of Agriculture Teaching Grant (1994). $1,000.

Ann Reisner. Support material for teaching desk-top publishing. College of Agriculture

Teaching Grant (1996). $149.

Ann Reisner. Creativity grant. Combination of College and Department Funds (1997)

$8,076.

Ann Reisner. Communication work of community environmental organizations working

in agricultural/natural resources Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station (1996-1998).

$6,000.

Ann Reisner. Using computer technologies to enhance community-based learning in

developing and delivering problem-solving information. University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign, Educational Technologies Board (1999). $4,000.

Joost Pennings, Ann Reisner, Brian Walsink. Risk, Consumer Behavior & Agricultural

Community Response. Dudley-Smith DSynergy Program Planning Grant (2001-2002).

$42,000.

Ann Reisner. Community concerns and citizen reaction to large-scale swine facilities in

Illinois. University of Illinois Office of Research Hatch Grant (1998-2003). $34,500.

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Ann Reisner. Community concerns and citizen reaction to large-scale swine facilities in

Illinois. Council for Food and Agricultural Research (1998-2002). $146,575.

Ann Reisner. Proposal to develop Communication, Social Action, and the Environment.

Environmental Council. 2003. $2,500.

Ann Reisner. Proposal to Redesign Environmental Communications. Collect of ACES

Academy of Teaching Excellence: Teaching Enhancement Grant Program. 2003-2005.

Ann Reisner. River Community Communication Effort, The National Great Rivers

Research and Education Center, Internship Program for Summer 2003, $5,000.

Ann Reisner and Richard Brazee. Rural Economic Revitalization, The National Great

Rivers Research and Education Center, Internship Program for Summer 2003, 2004,

2005. $10,000/year.

Richard Brazee and Ann Reisner. Great Rivers and Rural Revitalization: Assessing

Economic Development Strategies. The National Great Rivers Research and Education

Center. 2004-2006. $30,000.

Ann Reisner. Genetic Engineering of Agricultural Crops: Newspaper and Television

News Coverage. Council for Food and Agricultural Research (2003-2005). $52,000.

Ann Reisner and Richard Brazee. Great Rivers and Rural Revitalization: Assessing

Economic Development Strategies. University of Illinois Office of Research Hatch Grant

(2004-2008). $22,000.

Ann Reisner and Richard Brazee. Rural Revitalization of the Great Rivers Area:

Gardens versus Big Games. The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center,

Internship Program for Summer. 2009 $10,000.

Ann Reisner. Mass media utilization of social movement organizations as sources.

University of Illinois Office of Research Hatch Grant (2009-2014). $25,130.

SUBMITTED:

I currently have no additional grants under review.

GRANTS SUBMITTED BUT NOT FUNDED

Ann Reisner and Richard Brazee. 2008. Determining how organized group

conflict news is reported in rural and urban newspapers. Council on Food and

Agricultural Research. $168,000.

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REVIEW PANELS

GRANTS

INTERNAL

University of Illinois - Campus Research Board, University of Illinois

College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, Council on Food and

Agricultural Research

College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, Hatch grant program

EXTERNAL

USDA external grant review

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II. PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE WORKS

# derived from thesis

* indicates peer reviewed

+ invited

A. DOCTORAL THESIS TITLE

An Analysis of the Editor’s Conference: How Daily Newspaper Editors Justify Front

Page Story Placement in Their Story Descriptions.

B. BOOKS AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED

Ann Reisner. 2015. Using Research to Develop Media Policies: Judging Research

Methodologies in Social Science (Vol. 1). E-Text published by the University Of Illinois.

In preparation:

Ann Reisner. Using Research to Develop Media Policies: Using Research to

Develop Media Policy for the Individual, the Firm and the Nation (Vol. 2).

(This manuscript is an analysis of the steps to personal and public policy

development, what the individual can do.)

Ann Reisner, with Richard Brazee. Watching the environment: The usefulness of

film for mobilizing environmental activism.

C. BOOKS EDITED OR CO-EDITED (IN PRINT OR ACCEPTED)

D. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS (IN PRINT OR ACCEPTED)

+ Reisner, A. 1998. Animal rights. In Gary Goreham (ed.), Encyclopedia of Rural

America, Vol 1., pp. 58-61. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

*,+Reisner, A. 2003. “Constructing genetic engineering in the food and fiber system as

a problem: Urban social movement organizations as players in agricultural discourse.”

For J. Adams (ed.), Fighting for the Farm. University of Pennsylvania Press. Pp. 229-

251.

*,+Reisner, A. 2003. “Community and Social Movements.” Encyclopedia of

Community, Sage Publications, 1314-1319.

*,+ Reisner, A. 2008. “Agricultural Journalism, Print.” Encyclopedia of Journalism,

Sage Publications (In press).

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*,+ Reisner, A. 2008. “Agricultural Journalism, Electronic.” Encyclopedia of

Journalism, Sage Publications (In press).

+Reisner, A. 2008. Animal rights. In Gary Goreham (ed.), Encyclopedia of Rural

America, Vol 1., (Second edition.) Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

*,+ Reisner, A. 2009. “Agricultural Journalism, Print.” Encyclopedia of Journalism,

Sage Publications, Pp. 57-60.

*,+ Reisner, A. 2009. “Agricultural Journalism, Electronic.” Encyclopedia of

Journalism, Sage Publications, 60-63.

E. MONOGRAPHS (IN PRINT OR ACCEPTED)

-none-

F. ARTICLES IN JOURNALS (IN PRINT OR ACCEPTED)

*Reisner, A., and R. Hays. 1988. "Extension communications: Important players in an

old game." ACE Quarterly. 71(1), pp. 12-17.

*Reisner, A., and R. Hays. 1989. "Media ethics and agriculture: Advertiser demands

challenge farm press's ethical practices." Agriculture and Human Values. 4(4), pp. 40-

46.

*Reisner, A. 1990. "Rule-use in the newsroom: A case study of a news conference."

Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Vol. 11, pp. 373-411.

*Reisner, A. 1990. "An overview of agricultural communications programs and

curricula." Journal of Applied Communications. 74(1), pp. 8-17.

*Walter, G., and A. Reisner. 1990. "Survey finds critical development gaps in opinion

formation and values clarification on soil conservation by agricultural freshmen." NACTA

Journal. 34(2), pp. 50-53.

*Hays, R., and A. Reisner. 1990. "Feeling the heat from advertisers: Farm magazine

writers and ethical pressures." Journalism Quarterly. 67(4), pp. 936-942. (Subsequently

republished as "Farm journalists and advertiser influence: Pressures on ethical standards."

Journalism Quarterly. 68(1), pp. 172-178.)

*Reisner, A. 1990. "Course work offered in agricultural communications programs."

Journal of Applied Communications. 74(1), pp. 18-25.

*Reisner, A., and G. Walter. 1991. "College freshman to sophomore longitudinal study

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suggests positive classroom influence on value formation." NACTA Journal. 35(4), pp.

33-38.

*Reisner, A. 1991. "Comparing ethical concerns of agricultural and general journalists."

Journal of Applied Communications. 75(1), pp. 42-48.

*Reisner, A. 1992. "Tracing the linkages of world views, information handling, and

communications vehicles." Agriculture and Human Values. 11(2), pp. 4-16.

*Reisner, A. 1992. "An activist press: The farm press's coverage of the animal rights

movement." Agriculture and Human Values. 11(2), pp. 38-55.

*Walter, G. and A. Reisner. 1992. "Developing student opinions of agricultural issues."

Journal of Environmental Education. 23(4), pp. 15-21.

**Reisner, A. and R. Hays. 1992. "From the editor." Agriculture and Human Values.

11(2), pp. 1-3.

*Reisner, A. 1992. "The news conference: How daily newspaper editors construct front-

page stories." Journalism Quarterly. 69(4), pp. 971-986.

*Reisner, A., and G. Walter. 1994. "Journalists' views of advertiser pressures on

agricultural news." Rural Sociology. 59(3), pp. 525-537.

*Reisner, A., and G. Walter. 1994. "Journalists' views of advertiser pressures on

agricultural news." Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 7(1), pp. 157-172.

*Walter, G. and A. Reisner. 1994. "Midwestern land grant university scientists'

definitions of sustainable agriculture: A delphi study." American Journal of Alternative

Agriculture. 9(3), pp. 109-121.

*Walter, G., and A. Reisner. 1994. "Using curriculum to encourage student opinion

formation on animal agriculture issues." Journal of Animal Science. 72, pp. 1654-1658.

*Clayman, S. and A. Reisner. 1998. “Gatekeeping in action: Editorial conferences and

assessments of newsworthiness.” American Sociological Review. 63(2), pp. 58-61.

+*Reisner, A. 2001. Social movement organizations’ reaction to genetic engineering in

agriculture. American Behavioral Scientist. 44(8):1389-1404.

*Reisner, A. 2003. Newspaper construction of a moral farmer: Agriculture and the

environment. Rural Sociology. 68(3):46-63.

*Reisner, A. 2005. “Newspaper coverage of controversies over hog odor in communities

close to large-scale swine facilities." Journal of Animal Science. 83:2705-2712.

+Reisner, A. 2006. “Reaching the hard to reach audience.” The Latham Letter. 27(4):

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20-22.

+Reisner, A. 2007. “Reaching a hard to reach audience: Changing Behavior.” 2006. The

Latham Letter. 27(4): 20-22.

*Reisner, A. and F. Taheripour. 2007. “Reaction of the local public to large-scale swine

facilities.” Journal of Animal Science. I85:1587-1595.

Feng, Wang and Ann Reisner. 2011. “Factors influencing private and public

environmental protection behaviors: Results from a survey of residents in Shaanxi,

China,” Journal of Environmental Management. 92(3): 429-436.

Feng Wang, Ying Liu, Christine Keung, and Ann Reisner. 2015. Impact of Manager

Characteristics on Corporate Environmental Behavior at Heavy-Polluting Firms in

Shaanxi, China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 108:707-715.

Feng Wang, Ying Liu, Christine Keung, Ann Reisner. Longitudinal Study of Citizen’s

Environmental Behavior Change in Zi’an, China. Submitted to Environmental

Management.

G. CREATIVE WORKS (EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS, COMPETITIONS,

PERFORMANCES, ART OR ARCHITECTURE EXECUTED)

-none-

H. PATENTS

-none-

I. BULLETINS, REPORTS, OR CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (IN PRINT OR

ACCEPTED)

J. ABSTRACTS (IN PRINT OR ACCEPTED)

K. BOOK REVIEWS

Reisner, A. 1997. “Liebert: The environmental heritage of Soviet agriculture.” Rural

Sociology, 61(3), pp. 533-535.

+Reisner, A. 2004. “Raising a Stink by Carolyn Johnsen.” Rural Sociology, 69(4), pp.

584-586.

+Reisner, A. 2005. “Against the Grain by Richard Manning.” Agricultural History. 79(4)

pp. 497-499.

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Martha Rosenberg: 2014. Born with a junk food deficiency: How flacks, quacks, and

hacks pimp the public health. Agriculture and Human Values. 31(1): 165-166.

L. OTHER

PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

*Reisner, A. and R. Hays. "A bridge for troubled waters: Thinking about extension's role

and the ethical concerns of the farm press." Paper presented at the Agricultural

Communicators in Education Annual Convention (July 1987).

*Reisner, A. and R. Hays. "Thinking about extension's role and the ethical concerns of

the farm press." ACE Research Papers Proceedings, ACE Research Significant Interest

Group in cooperation with Cornell Rural Communication Research Program, pp. 9-22

(July 1987).

*Reisner, A. "The bounded constraints used by editors in justifying story placement."

Paper presented at the Twelfth Annual Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction,

spring symposium (April 1987).

*Reisner, A. and R. Hays. "Troubled ethics in the farm press." Paper presented at the

Rural Sociological Society annual meeting, Seattle, Washington (August 1989).

*Reisner, A. "Between the sheets: How editors arrange the inner-pages of newspapers: A

case study." Paper presented to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass

Communication annual convention, Washington, D.C. (August 1989).

*Hays, R. and A. Reisner. "Advertising demands on the farm press and the growing

potential for compromised ethics." Paper presented at the Agricultural Communicators in

Education annual convention, Portland, Ore. (July 1989).

Walter, G. and A. Reisner. "Developing student knowledge of agricultural issues."

Paper presented at the Soil and Water Conservation Society annual meeting, Lexington,

Ky. (August 1991).

*Reisner, A. "An activist press: Coverage of the animal advocates movement." Paper

presented at the International Agricultural Communications and Education annual

meeting, Rapid City, South Dakota (July 1991).

Reisner, A. and G. Walter. "Defining sustainability: Midwestern scientists' conceptions

of the essential elements of sustainable agriculture." Paper presented at Diversity in

Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Environment conference, Michigan State University,

East Lansing, MI (June 1992).

*Clayman, S. and A. Reisner. “Gatekeeping in action: Editorial conferences and

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assessments of newsworthiness.” Paper presented at the International Sociological

Association in Bielefeld, Germany (July 1994).

*Reisner, A. "Newspaper discourse about agriculture, pesticides and the environment:

The creation of a new moral farmer." Paper presented at the Association for Education in

Journalism and Mass Communication conference on Media and the Environment, Reno,

Nevada (April 1994).

*Clayman, S. and A. Reisner. "Defining the news conference." Paper presented at the

American Sociological Society annual meeting, Washington D.C. (August 1995).

Reisner, A. "Mainstream coverage of the animal rights movement: Newspaper

construction of a social movement." Paper presented at the Rural Sociological

Association annual meeting, Des Moines, Iowa (August 1996).

Reisner, A. "The moral discourse of pesticides: Newspaper construction of agriculture

and the environment." Paper presented at the Rural Sociological Society annual meeting,

Des Moines, Iowa (August 1996).

Reisner, A. "Newspaper coverage of animal rights and agriculture." Paper presented at

the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society annual meeting, St. Louis University,

MO (June 1996).

Reisner, A. "Should agriculture use pesticides: The moral implications of how

newspapers cover agriculture and the environment." Paper presented at the Agriculture,

Food and Human Values Society annual meeting, St. Louis University, MO (June 1996).

Reisner, A. Mass media’s coverage of the moral basis for animal rights as a movement.

Presented at the Rural Sociology Society annual meeting, Chicago, IL (August 1999).

Reisner, A. “Mass media coverage of animal rights movement issues: Does the mass

media cover some issues more sympathetically than others?” Paper presented at the

Rural Sociological Society annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois (August 1999).

Coppin, D. and A. Reisner. “Community concerns and citizen reaction to large-scale

swine facilities in Illinois.” Paper presented at the Rural Sociology Society annual

meeting, Chicago, Illinois (August 1999).

Reisner, A. “Genetic engineering in agricultural food products: As issue or as

movement? Defining the characteristics of issues and movement adoption.” Presented at

the Rural Sociological Society annual meeting, Washington D.C. (August 2000).

Reisner, A. “U.S. social movements opposing agricultural biotechnology.” Presented at

the 4th International Conference on the Economics of Agricultural Biotechnology,

Ravello, Italy (August 2000).

Reisner, A. “Movement coverage versus issue coverage: Differences between covering

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animal rights as movement and as issue.” Presented at the Agriculture and Human

Values annual meeting, New York, New York (June 2000).

Reisner, A. “Coverage of the morality of animal rights as a movement: How the mass

media convey moral positions.” Presented at the Agriculture and Human Values annual

meeting, New York, New York (June 2000).

Reisner, A. "Environmental Social Movement Organizations as Critical Discourse

Theorists." Presented at the Annual Rural Sociological Society Conference, Albuquerque

(August 2001).

Reisner, A. "Newspaper Coverage of Agricultural Biotechnology: An analysis of a

segmented public." Presented at the Annual Conference on Agriculture and Human

Values, Minneapolis (June 2001).

Reisner, A. “The Rhetoric of Social Movement Organizations on Agricultural

Biotechnology.” Presented at the Annual Rural Sociological Society Conference,

Minneapolis (June 2001).

Reisner, A. “Rural Opposition to Mega Hog Swine Farms in Communities.” Presented

at the Annual Rural Sociological Society Conference, Chicago (August 2002).

Reisner, A. “Social movement groups and newspaper coverage of mega-hog farms:

Interest group reaction to local newspaper coverage of building large-scale swine

facilities.” Paper presented to the Annual Rural Sociological Society Conference,

Montreal (July 2003).

Reisner, Ann and Gwendolyn Soult. “Covering Biotech Opponents: News Sources in the

GMO Debate.” Presented at the Annual Rural Sociological Society Conference, Santa

Clara, California (July 2007).

Reisner, Ann and Gwendolyn Soult. “Differences of opinion: Newspapers and rural and

urban residents' climate of receptivity toward biotechnology.” Presented at the Annual

Rural Sociological Society Conference, New Hampshire (July 2008).

Gwendolyn Soult and Ann Reisner. “Differences in climate of receptivity: Urban and

rural residents' perceptions of local food systems.” Presented at the Annual Rural

Sociological Society Conference, New Hampshire (July 2008).

Outreach—Original Research:

Report prepared for stakeholders: Distributed on the Swine Manure website

Pigs and Public

http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/sowm/paperDisplay.cfm?Type=Both&ContentID=6370

http://traill.outreach.uiuc.edu/uploads/sowm/papers/C-FAR_pigspubs.pdf

https://express.cites.uiuc.edu:181/cgi-bin/fetch.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.traill.uiuc.edu%2Fsowm%2FpaperDisplay.cfm%3FType%3DBoth%26ContentID%3D6370

https://express.cites.uiuc.edu:181/cgi-bin/fetch.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraill.outreach.uiuc.edu%2Fuploads%2Fsowm%2Fpapers%2FC-FAR_pigspubs.pdf

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This report triggered request for radio interviews, newspaper articles nationally and

internationally, website articles, and requests to speak at conferences on swine manure

and conference proceedings.

The following series of town, university and state government reports on focus groups of

from the confluence river area in West Central Illinois.

Reisner A. and R.J. Brazee 2005 (editors). Great Rivers and Rural Revitalization: State

Government. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center,

Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL 62035-2466.

Reisner A. and R.J. Brazee 2005 (editors). Great Rivers and Rural Revitalization:

University of Illinois. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and Education

Center, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL 62035-

2466.

Reisner A. and R.J. Brazee 2005 (editors). Alton Town Report. Available from the

National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, Lewis and Clark Community

College, 5800 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL 62035-2466.

Reisner A. and R.J. Brazee 2005 (editors). Eldred Town Report. Available from the



Reisner A. and R.J. Brazee 2005 (editors). Elsah Town Report. Available from the



Reisner A. and R.J. Brazee 2005 (editors). Grafton Town Report. Available from the



Reisner A. and R.J. Brazee 2005 (editors). Hardin Town Report. Available from the



Reisner A. and R.J. Brazee 2005 (editors). Kampsville Town Report. Available from the



Reisner A. and R.J. Brazee 2005 (editors). Pleasant Hill Town Report. Available from

the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, Lewis and Clark Community


This fact sheet series report on data collected from focus groups in upper, middle and

lower Illinois.

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Illinois Consumers Talk About – Buying Produce. Available from the sustainable

agriculture group, College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences,

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, 2009.

Illinois Consumers Talk About – Farmer’s Market. Available from the sustainable



Illinois Consumers Talk About – Government and GMO Research. Available from the

sustainable agriculture group, College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental

Sciences, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, 2009.

Illinois Consumers Talk About – Local Produce. Available from the sustainable agriculture

group, College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Department of

Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, 2009.

Illinois Consumers Talk About – Food Concerns. Available from the sustainable



Illinois Consumers Talk About – GMO Technology. Available from the sustainable



Illinois Consumers Talk About – Buying Meat. Available from the sustainable agriculture

group, College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Department of

Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, 2009.

Illinois Consumers Talk About – University Roles in GMO Research. Available from the

sustainable agriculture group, College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental

Sciences, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, 2009.

Editor/supervisor for National Great Rivers Research and Education Center project on “Rural

Revitalization of the Great Rivers Area: Gardens versus Big Games.”

Bill Mitchell Lighthouse Art. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and

Education Center, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Road, Godfrey,

IL 62035-2466.

Gina’s Baskets. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and Education


2466.

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Semelbauer Farms. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and Education


2466.

Two of me. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center,


Mrs. R’s Old Fashioned Bakery. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and


IL 62035-2466.

Jewelry by Traci Ellen. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and


IL 62035-2466.

Melanie’s Creations. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and Education


2466.

Sunny Gully Farm. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and Education


2466.

Young Farm. Available from the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center,


Outreach—Reports:

Fact sheet series Editor for the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center,

distributed as fact sheets and on the Great Rivers website:

“About the Great Rivers.” Available from the National Great Rivers Research and


IL 62035-2466.

“Invasive species of the Great Rivers,” Available from the National Great Rivers

Research and Education Center, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey

Road, Godfrey, IL 62035-2466.

“The Riparian Zone,” Available from the National Great Rivers Research and Education


2466.

“How you can help your river,” Available from the National Great Rivers Research and


IL 62035-2466.

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“Community efforts in the riparian zone,” Available from the National Great Rivers

Research and Education Center, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey

Road, Godfrey, IL 62035-2466.

“What the government has done to improve the rivers’ health,” Available from the



III. Instruction

COURSES TAUGHT

AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS

1 110 Introduction to Agricultural and Environmental Communications

2 114 Agricultural Communications Media and Methods (Lab)

3 214* Educational Campaign Planning

4 290* Professional Proseminar

5 310 Agricultural Information Systems (co-taught)

6 320 Rural-Urban Communications

7 410** Development Communications

8 461* Extension Communications Management

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS/ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

9 190** ECO, Environmental Communications Web-Based Newsletter

10 199** Environmental Desktop Publishing (AG 199)

11 199** Environmental Informational Handling

12 273** Presenting Environmental Information

13 275** Environmental Communications (developed)

14 275** Environmental Communications: Discourse analysis

15 348** Communication and Environmental Social Movements

16 341 Regional Environmental Management Simulation (CE 341)

COMMUNITY STUDIES AND OUTREACH

17 417 Community Theory (HCD)

18 531** Community Theory (HCD)

19 532** Advanced Topics in Human and Community Development:

Community and the Environment (HCD)

20 538** Community Mobilization (HCD)

21 595 Community Modeling (NRES) – co-instructor

OTHER COURSES IN ACES 22 100 Issues in Agriculture (AG)

23 495** Program Planning and Publicity (HDFS)

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COURSES IN MEDIA AND CINEMA STUDIES

24 351 Media and Society

25 223** Watching the Environment

COURSES IN THE INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH 26 590 Sociology of the Press

* Substantively revised

**Developed

2. Supervision of Graduate Student Research

ONGOING COMMITTEE MEMBER (OUTSIDE OF MACS)

Festus Amadu, Ph.D., Department of Natural Resources and Environmental

Sciences

ADVISOR:

Vandara Asthana, Ph.D., Department of Natural Resources and Environmental

Sciences, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Spokane, 2008.

COMMITTEE MEMBER:

Committee member: Carmen Veranga, Ph.D., Department of Human and

Community Development, Community and Rural Studies concentration, 2000

Research Advisor: Dawn Coppin, Ph.D., Department of Sociology. Winner of the

Rural Sociology Society Dissertation grant ($9,800). 2002

Committee member: Shawn Kroes, M.S., Environmental Sciences, University of

Illinois-Springfield, 2003.

Functioned as research advisor: Pilar Rodrigues, M.S., Department of Natural

Resources and Environmental Science, 2003

Functioned as research advisor: Shanna Barnhart, M.S., Department of Natural

Resources and Environmental Sciences. 2005

Brian Masciadrelli, Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies, Department

of Human and Community Development, 2007.

Richard Besel, Ph.D. Department of Speech Communications, Assistant

Professor at the University of Santa Clara, 2007.

Mike Lukkarinen, Ph.D., Leisure Studies, Assistant Professor at University of

Illinois at Western, 2008.

Andrew Meyer, Ph.D, Department of Kinesiology & Community Health, 2009

Tabe Bergman, Ph.D, Institute of Communication Research, 2012

Daniella Mattos, Ph.D, Department of Human and Community Development,

2012

Tahreer Abed Araj, Ph.D, Department of Human and Community Development,

2012

Marianna Strzelecka, Ph.D., Department of Recreation, Sports and Tourism, 2012

Jesse Jones, Ph.D., Department of Recreation, Sports and Tourism, 2013

Marianna Strzelecka, Ph.D., Department of Recreation, Sports and Tourism, 2013

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Jesse Jones, Ph.D., Department of Recreation, Sports and Tourism, 2013

Basir Achmad, Ph.D, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental

Studies, 2013

Jennifer Carrera, Ph.D, Department of Sociology, 2014

3. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS TALKS

April 1997. Environmental Sociology. Media and the Environment.

April 2008. Environmental Honors Students. Message Construction.

Yearly 2010-2015. Institute for Communications Research Proseminar. Agenda

setting and framing.

TEXT AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

Developed supplemental text for Educational Campaign Strategy (Agricultural

Communications 214), pp. 208.

WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT

Presenting Environmental Communications.

Communications, Social Action and Environment.

Media and Society

ONLINE COURSE DEVELOPMENT

Media and Society (MACS 351). Developed and taught as an on-line

course.

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS

Primarily responsible for developing the Environmental Communications and

Education option. This option broadened the topic area specialties in Agricultural

Communications to more completely reflect the range of specializations within

the college, specifically environmental sciences, and integrated two disciplines --

communications and education -- within a single curriculum design. The

Environmental option was incorporated into a revised Agricultural, Consumer and

Environmental Sciences Communications major.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS

Systematically reviewed and revised all courses in the Environmental

Communications sequence of the Environmental Communications and Education

curriculum. Developed seven new courses for environmental communications,

three of which were in the required sequence. Began accepting students into

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environmental communications, 1998.

Primary advisor for the Environmental Communication and Education students,

1998-2009.

Developed internship program and job placement program for Environmental

Communications, 2000-2005.

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY STUDIES AND OUTREACH

Director of the Community Studies and Outreach program. During the three

years that I was concentration chair, the Community Studies and Outreach

program faculty substantially revised the Ph.D concentration, increasing

enrollment from 1 to 2 students active to 10 (for the 3 year coursework period). .

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY STUDIES

As Director, I oversaw a systematic review of all courses in Community Studies

and Outreach program. The revised program concentration included the

development of additional courses -- Community Development and Community

Mobilization.

In addition, I developed, revised and taught the following courses for the

Community Studies and Outreach program.

531** Community Theory (HCD)

595** Advanced Topics in Human and Community Development:

Community and the Environment (HCD)

538** Community Mobilization (HCD)

595 Community Modeling (NRES) – co-instructor

ADVISING Advise approximately 15 undergraduate students each year (1985-2009).

Primary advisor for the Environmental Communication and Education students,

1998-2003.

Developed and maintained job placement board for Environmental

Communications and Education students, 2000-2003.

Developed internship program for Environmental Communications and Education

students, 2000-2003.

SELECTED CONTINUING EDUCATION

FACULTY TRAINING SLOAN ONLINE TECHING CONSORTIUM. “First Steps in Online

Teaching.” 11/28-12-20. 2012.

22 ION ONLINE TEACHING.

Online learning: An Overview. 2013, eight week course. FACULTY TRAINING WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES BOARD.

Five-day beginning WEBCT Workshop. Sponsored by the UIUC Center for

Educational Technologies, July 30-August 3, 2001.

WORKSHOP IN RISK COMMUNICATIONS. Sponsored by the UIUC-ACES Office of

Research. Harvard School of Public Health Continuing Professional Education

workshop series, Sept. 5-8, 2000.

FACULTY TRAINING WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES BOARD.

Selected Participant. Three day program on web-based instruction. My proposal

topic is: “Using Computer Technologies to Enhance Community-Based Learning

in Developing and Delivering Problem-Solving Information, June 22-24, 1999.

ADVANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES SEMINAR. Selected Participant. One week

program on advanced electronic information technologies, May 1996.

AGRICULTURAL BIOETHICS INSTITUTION. One-week program of debates, discussions,

and presentations on ethical issues in the life sciences, including developing

material for incorporating ethical questions into undergraduate courses, June

1994.

COLLEGE TEACHING SYMPOSIUM ON SYSTEMS. One-week program of workshops,

demonstrations, and lectures on teaching systems analysis, including developing

concept maps and experiential learning, June 1993.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Two ACES teaching enhancement grants for AGCOM 273 and AGCOM 275.

Environmental Council Instructional Grant to revise AGCOM 348.

Excellent teacher for a UIUC campus wide study of teaching styles.

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IV. SERVICE (PUBLIC, PROFESSIONAL/DISCIPLINARY, AND

UNIVERSITY)

SINCE LAST PROMOTION

1. PUBLIC SERVICE Executive Committee, Habitat for Humanity, 1995

Steering Committee, Prairieland Community Supported Agriculture, 1996-1997

Reviewer, Planned Parenthood, 1999

Executive Board, Fruited Plain Buying Cooperative, 2003-2005

President 2003-2005

Artists Against Aids, 2007-2008

Public lecture, Genetic Engineering in Agriculture, sponsored by Food and Water Watch

IPM interview on genetic engineering in agriculture, Fall 2012

Testimony on SB 1666 The Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Act and HB 3085

The Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Act before the Senate

Subcommittee on Food Labeling, 2013

Duna Visa Steering Committee, Subcommittee on Fracking, 2014

Panel Presentation Earth Day, panel organized by the Students for Environmental Concerns’

Earth Day Film, 2016

West Urbana Neighborhood Association, 2003-2016

2. ACTIVITIES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION IN JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS

AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN VALUES

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION

RURAL SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Professional Communications Committee, 2002-2005

Awards Committee, 2007

Feminist interest group 2007-2009

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

NATIONAL ACTIVITIES: NCR-90 representative, 1997

Workshop on rural communications, 1997

USDA proposal reviewer, 1999

Manuscript Reviewer:

Agriculture and Human Values

Business, Strategy and the Environment

Communication Theory

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Environmental Engineering and Management

Forest Science

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Journal of Animal Science

Journal of Rural Studies

Land Use Policy

Poetics

Rural Sociology Journal

Science Communication

Social Forces

Sociological Quarterly

3. UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, AND DEPARTMENT SERVICE UNIVERSITY SERVICE University and the World, initial advisory committee, 1992

University and Planet Earth, 1993-1994

The Information Technology Task Force, 1992-1994

Doing Interdisciplinary Research in a Disciplinary University, University and

Planet Earth

Committee on ethical teaching in professional colleges.

Member of proposal writing sub-committee,1995

Woman and Development Executive Committee, 1995-1997

Unit One, 1997-2000

Faculty Member of STIM program, 1996-2006

Human Dimensions of Environmental Studies

Participating faculty member, 1995-2004

Steering committee member, 1996-1999

Outreach committee, 1996

Education committee, 1996-1999

Union for Professional Employees, Executive Committee, 1996-2000, 2004-2006

Secretary 2003-2004

University Faculty Advisory Committee 2004-2007

Faculty Senate, 2003-2010

Admissions Committee 2005-2007

Senate Rules and Procedures Committee 2007-2013

Committee on Committees 2008-2010

Parliamentarian intern 2008-2009

Educational Policy Committee 2015-2016

COLLEGE SERVICE--ACES

Cultural Diversity workshop, March 28, 1992

Transition Team: Human and Community Development

Undergraduate Sub-Committee

Space Sub-Committee: 1994-1995

Executive Committee: INTERPAKS, 1994-1996

Search Team, TOPS hire, 1995

Marketing Environmental Courses in College (project), 1996

Food and Agriculture Seminar Series Committee, 1996

SRI Retreat Participant, 1996

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Courses and Curricula Committee, 1995-2000

ACES College Awards Committee for Research, 2004

Research Policy, 2006-2008 (check type)

Developed Faculty Needs Research Survey for Office of Research, 2008

ADDITIONAL CONSULTING, EDITING, REVIEWING

Participatory On-Farm Research and Education for Agricultural Sustainability

(Moderator), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 30-August 1, 1992

Judging, Illinois FFA Ag Science Fair, Friday, March 5, 1999

RESEARCH

College of Agriculture Office of Resident Instruction study to track College of

Agriculture student opinions on agricultural issues.

TEACHING

INTERPACS short course. Educational campaign planning/strategic

communications in a development context. 2-day training sessions. 1993, 1995.

COLLEGE OF MEDIA

Ad-hoc Bylaws Committee (Chair), 2012-2013

Technology Committee, 2012-2013

Office of Undergraduate Research – Strategic Planning Workshop, 2015

Elections Committee, 2012-2016

Grievance Committee, 2009-2016

Equal Opportunity Officer for College of Media, 2016

DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA AND CINEMA STUDIES

Advisory Committee, 2014-2016

Head of submittee on bylaws, 2014-2016

Curriculum committee, 2014-2016

PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SERVICE

OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATION

Advising coordinator agricultural communications program (80 students), Fall

1993

Teaching program chair, 1993-1994

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Communication needs for NRES students, (ad hoc committee, Chair), 1996-1998

Worked with various NRES faculty for program planning (marketing advising),

1999

Graduate Program Faculty member in Natural Research Education/Social Science

Aspects, 1996 (ongoing)

Worked with various NRES faculty as mentor, 1996-2003

Communications Advisor, Green Industry team, 1999-2000

Marketing Consultant, Quantitative Program, 1999-2000

Facilitator, Sustainable Agriculture focus group, January 2000

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Interview, Dekalb radio, December 15, 1999

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News release on Community Reaction to Large-Scale Swine Facilities (picked up

in state papers and national trade magazines), 2000

Poster, Pork Expo, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Marketing Development Committee (Head), 1996

Computer Committee, 1996

Program head/coordinator, Agricultural and Environmental Communications and

Education, 1996-1999

Search Committee Chair for Environmental Communications

position, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1997-1999

Courses and Curricula Committee (Chair), 1996-2000

Child Care Resources Center (Advisory Committee), 1996 -2001

Department Faculty Advisory Committee, 1996-1998, 2000-2001, 2002-2003,

2008-2009

Undergraduate Policy Committee, 2002-2003

Brown Bag Committee, 2002-2003

COMMUNITY STUDIES PROGRAM, 1998-2009

Child Care Resources Center (Advisory Committee), 1996 –2001, 2003-2007

Graduate Program Committee, 2007-2009

CSO Program Director/Concentration Chair, 2007-2009

CS Qualifying Exam Chair, 2008-2009

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