Hello, I am Jennifer Meadows and I would like to be the District 6 Representative for BEA.
Here’s a little background on me. I’m the Chair of the Communication Design Department at California State University, Chico. We have programs in Media Arts, Graphic Design and Mass Communication. I’ve been at Chico since 1996 and find it very rewarding working in the California State University system even though, like the rest of you all, the faculty are underpaid and overworked. I primarily teach video production and post production. Communication technology and digital signage are my current research areas.
My first BEA experience was in 1990 (in Atlanta!) when I was a graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill and my class’ paper won the research division open competition. I continued participating all throughout my doctoral program at Texas and then throughout my career at Chico State. The opportunities to present my work on panels and in paper competitions contributed greatly to my development as a scholar and I will be forever grateful to BEA. I also have met many wonderful colleagues through my work at BEA. As for my leadership experience at BEA, I have been involved in the Gender Issues Division for many years, chairing the division twice and holding every other office too! I also facilitated the name change to Gender and Sexuality to better represent the scope of the division’s work and interests.
I am currently serving on the ad-hoc BEA Diversity Committee. Diversity and inclusion within BEA is very important to me and to the organization. If elected, I hope to represent our district and its diversity as well. District 6 covers a large geographical area and I would like to best represent the interests of the division by listening and responding to your concerns.
Thank you for your consideration.
