Ryan Fuller

Graduate Student

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ryanpfuller@umail.ucsb.edu

Office: 4417 SS&MS

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Area of Emphasis:

Organizational Communication, Conflict and Negotiation, Media Industries, Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods

B.A., UC Davis, M.B.A., San Francisco State University

Mr. Fuller is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a research associate at the Carsey-Wolf Center. His research interests broadly focus on media industries, organizational change, and conflict management. He has conducted several research projects that relate to media industry workers; some recent examples include the 2007-2008 writers’ strike and the 2011 AOL-Huffington Post merger. As a teaching assistant, he is a member of UAW 2865, a union that represents student workers at UC’s nine teaching campuses. His professional memberships include the International Communication Association (ICA), International Association of Conflict Management (IACM), National Communication Association (NCA), and United Association for Labor Educators (UALE).

Publications and Web Publications

Fuller, R.P., Tussey, E., Curtin, M., & Green, J. (2011). HuffPo bloggers raise status and pay concerns: Responses to the AOL-Huffington Post merger. Carsey-Wolf Center Media Industries Project.

Fuller, R.P., Tussey, E., Curtin, M., & Green, J. (2011). Making sense of a merger: Comparing news and blog headlines about the AOL-HuffPo merger. Carsey-Wolf Center Media Industries Project.

Rice, R.E. & Fuller, R.P. (2013). Theoretical perspectives in the study of communication and the Internet, 2000-2009. In W. Dutton, (Ed.), Oxford handbook of Internet studies. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Weber, R. & Fuller, R.P. (2013). Statistical methods for communication researchers and professionals. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

Competitive Conference Papers

Fuller, R.P. (2012).Agenda denial strategies in regulating vertical integration: The case of California SB 1765. Presented at the National Communication Association. Orlando, FL. November.

Fuller, R.P. (2011). Framing the Screen Actors Guild negotiations. Presented at the National Communication Association. New Orleans, LA, November.

Fuller, R.P. & Holland, K.K. (2011). Status of communication research on blogs, 2004-2010. Presented at the National Communication Association. New Orleans, LA, November. Top 4 Student Paper, Human Communication & Technology Division.

Fuller, R.P., O'Brien, N., Putnam, L.L., & Siciliano, M. (2009). The 2007-2008 Writers strike as an opportunity for integrative research on labor organizations and multimedia content. Presented at the National Communication Association Research in Progress Roundtable. Chicago, IL, November.

Putnam, L.L., & Fuller, R.P. (2010). Negotiation and public campaigns: The case of the 2007-2008 writers’ strike. Paper presented at the National Communication Association. San Francisco, CA, November.

Rice, R. E., Fuller, R.P, & Crowley, M. (2010). Theoretical approaches to studying the Internet in communication-related social science articles, 2000-2009. Paper presented at the conference, The Internet Turning 40: Never-Ending Novelty of New Media Research?, Celebrating the 45th anniversary of School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, June.

Rice, R. E., Fuller, & R.P (2011). Theoretical approaches to studying the Internet in communication-related social science articles, 2000-2009. Paper presented at The Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference (AoIR 12), Seattle, WA. October.

Rice, R.E., Fuller, R.P., & Leonardi, P. (2012). Semantic network analysis of article titles as a framework for literature reviews. Paper presented at the International Network for Social Network Analysis Conference, Redondo Beach, CA. March.

Adjunct Instructor, UC Santa Barbara Extension

Marketing Research and Strategic Applications (BUSAD X409.25). Course covers theory and practice of marketing research. Course includes use of qualitative and quantitative approaches for gathering data about potential buyers and competitors, analyzing and interpreting data, and putting findings into practice.

Teaching Assistant (Lower-Division), UC Santa Barbara

Introduction to Communication (COMM 1 with Dr. Dorothy Imrich Mullin.).Survey course covering concepts, principles and models of communication. Introduces importance of communication at different contextual levels, including interpersonal, small group, organizational, public, computer-mediated, and mass-media. Led 3 weekly discussion sections of 25 students each, addressing lecture material in greater depth and conducting application activities. Graded course assignments and facilitated examinations.

Statistical Analysis for Communication (COMM 87 with Dr. Rene Weber). Introductory course covering statistical methods for communication researchers and professionals. Course topics included basics of measurement, descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, sampling methods and sampling distributions, estimation and confidence intervals, testing parameters, specific significance tests, linear regression and correlations, and critical perspectives on statistics. Led 3 discussion sections of 25 students each, including computer lab teaching students how to use statistical program “R” and RCMDR. Graded course assignments and facilitated examinations.

Communication Research Methods (COMM 88 with Dr. Dorothy Imrich Mullin). Introductory course covering social scientific research designs utilized in communication field, including survey research, experimental design, content analysis, and field research. Led 2 discussion sections of 25 students each, covering lecture material in greater depth. Guided students through research projects, which included literature reviews, hypothesis/research question development, data collection and analysis, and final paper project. Graded course assignments and facilitated examinations.

Teaching Assistant (Upper-Division), UC Santa Barbara

Communication and Conflict (COMM 121 with Dr. Laura Jansma). Theory and research on communication and conflict dynamics in different contextual levels (e.g., intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, organizational). Students apply communication theories to analyze conflict situations in case examples and in their own lives. Graded course assignments and facilitated examinations.

Marketing Communication (COMM 160A with Dr. Karen Myers). Theory and research on marketing theory and related communication strategy. Content focused on consumer behavior, marketing research, and strategies for promoting products, services, and ideas. Students complete case study analysis and developed creative briefs. Graded course assignments and facilitated examinations.

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