Smith

About: Ms. Smith teaches ADPR 3515: Foundations of Graphic Communication; ADPR 3520: Graphic Communication; and ADPR 3910 Graphic Communication History. She is a faculty adviser to Talking Dog, the student-led advertising and PR agency.

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Education

M.A., Journalism, University of Georgia

A.B., Psychology, University of Georgia

Research Interests and Activities

Ms. Smith is interested in graphic design practice and history. She is also interested in creativity, cartooning, editorial illustration and storytelling. Ms. Smith edited a book titled "The Lines are Drawn: Political Cartoons of the Civil War".

Teaching Specialties

Ms. Smith was in the inaugural class of UGA Special Collections Libraries Faculty Fellows Program in 2015. Most of her classes spend some time in the UGA Special Collections Libraries conducting primary research that informs their creative work. Over the years, she has enhanced the classroom experience through student exhibits in conjunction with the Lamar Dodd School of Art and the UGA Special Collections Libraries.

Experience

Ms. Smith has conducted ethnographic research in media education. She has worked in publishing. She has worked in printing and as a graphic designer. She has experience in event management and publicity. She has worked as a public relations coordinator for three units at the University of Georgia. In addition to writing feature stories, press releases and speeches in her professional life, she published book reviews in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her cartoons have appeared in The Funny Times, The American Enterprise, On the Issues, Reader's Digest, Z Magazine, Georgia Magazine, Flagpole Magazine and in the textbook, Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing.