1. Leslie Ellen Blood
CURRICULUM VITAE
Winter 2015
1140 Carbon Junction #41
Durango, Colorado 81301
(970) 570-7887
leslie.blood@gmail.com
Education
2004-2007
Ph.D. in Education
University of Kansas-School of Education
Degree-Curriculum and Instruction with Journalism Concentration
Dissertation: Realizing Raunch- An In-Depth Look at the Creation of the Female Self-
Ideal and the rise of Raunch Culture in Media
2002-2004
M.A.T. with a concentration in Journalism/English Education
Park University, Parkville MO-School of Education, Curriculum Planning
1996-2000
B.S in Journalism/Broadcast and Media Production with concentrations in English,
French and Political Science,
University of Kansas-School of Journalism
Employment
2013-Present Associate Professor, Media Studies, Department of English
Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado
2007-2013 Assistant Professor, Media Studies, Department of English
Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado
2004-2007 Graduate Research Assistant, ALTEC
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
2002-2004 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of French and Italian
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
2000-2002 High School Journalism Teacher
Immaculata High School, Leavenworth, Kansas
2001-2001 Technical Writer/Editor
SAIC/OSC, Alexandria, Virginia

2. 2000-2001 Media Specialist
Northrop Grumman, Leavenworth, Kansas
1997-2000 Radio Intern, 90.7 KJHK
Lawrence, Kansas
1997-2000 Television Intern, KUJH
Lawrence, Kansas
Publications and Presentations
Presenter: How to Add Video Content on a Shoestring Budget
ACP/CMA Conference: Los Angeles, CA. February 2015.
Presenter: FERPA in the Newsroom and the Classroom
ACP/CMA Conference: San Diego, CA. February 2014.
Zero Waste Workshops at the Durango Public Library for the Holiday 2013 season:
Zero Waste Entertaining
Zero Waste Gift Giving
Zero Waste Meals at Home
Zero Waste Kids
Presenter: Using Social Media to Promote College Newspaper Content
Social Media and Building Business for Your College Newspaper
APA, CMA Conference: San Francisco, CA. February 2013
Panelist: Twilight-Gender Roles and Sexual Violence
Fort Lewis College, February 2012
Presenter: Business-How to Create Community Support For Your Publication
CMA Conference: Seattle, WA. March 2012
Panelist: Censorship
Durango Public Library, September 2012
4kids Newsletters and other online publications, May 2006-December 2011
(www.4kids.org)
All weekly 4kids columns, May 2006-December 2011 (www.4kids.org)
Presenter: How to Manage a Print and Online News Schedule
ACP, CMA Conference: Orlando, FL. October 2011
Presenter: FLC’s Media Center: The New Writing Frontier

3. Fort Lewis College, 2011
Panelist: The Future of the Book
Durango Public Library Literacy Series, 2011
Does Raunch Culture in the Media Play a Role in the Female’s Creation of Her Personal
Ideals? An In-Depth Look at the Creation of Female Personal Ideals and the Rise of
Rauch Culture in Media
One Voice International Collection of Scholarly Work, 2010
Publisher: The One Voice Institute of Elemental Ethics and Education
Glenside, PA.
Presenter: College Newspaper Information Session
The Durango Herald’s High School Journalism Day
The Future of FLC Media (Ballantine Media Center)
October 2009 and 2010
Presenter: Mean Media: Pornography and Female Depictions
Guest Lectures: Fort Lewis College, 2010
Presenter: The Rise of Raunch References in Media
One Voice International Conference for Educators presentation
Denver, CO. June 2010
Panelist: Film and Panel Presentation/Discussion
“Killing us Softly 3”
Guest Lectures: Fort Lewis College, 2009
Round Table Discussion: CMA Conference NYC Spring 2009
“Is it Time to Consider a Web Only Newspaper?”
4kids.Org: A Great Online Educational Resource for Kids
Library of Online Educational Resources Journal, 2008
Presenter: Desirability and Sexuality
Guest Lectures Fort Lewis College, 2008
Presenter: “Recreational” Pornography Use: What it means for you and your
relationship
Guest Lectures Fort Lewis College, 2008
Presenter: Realizing Raunch
Guest Lectures University of Kansas, 2006
Presenter: Media Literacy: What it is and Why We Need it
Guest Lectures University of Kansas, 2006

4. Works In Progress
Incorporating Video In the News Room
CMA, ACP Conference. Austin, TX, 2016
Zero Waste Workshops at the Durango Public Library for the Holiday 2016 season:
Zero Waste Entertaining
Zero Waste Gift Giving
Zero Waste Meals at Home
How to Fix Our “Sophistication Machines”
I am working on an article that deals with how higher education institutions have pushed
critical thinking aside in favor of degree manufacturing. I will discuss how this can be
addressed in the classroom and what faculty can do to encourage rigor in their schools. I
have also agreed to do a Brown Bag Teaching session on this material.
Teaching Accomplishments
2013 Nominated for the Alice Admire Teaching Award
2012-Present Worked with students to create a broadcast component for
indyonline.com
2011 Piloted an online course for the Distance Learning Initiative
2007-Present Facilitated the production of FLC’s college newspaper, The
Independent
2009-Present Helped organize the creation of the indyonline.com
2009-Present Helped reorganize the Indy to address new media trends
2009 Brought the Independent from a tabloid to a color magazine to
keep up with new media trends.
2009-Present Coordinated workshops, training and conference travel for students
2009-Present Created online course curriculum for Introduction to Mass
Communications and Media Topics: Speech Writing
2009-Present Taught online courses for Fort Lewis College
Courses Taught
ENG 116-Intro to Mass Communications
ENG-215- News Media Writing
ENG-217-Media Literacy
ENG-250-News Media Practicum
ENG 308-Video Production: Independent Study
ENG-315-Media Writing Topics-Speech Writing/Political Writing
ENG 315-Online and Social Media Journalism
ENG-317-Media Theory Topics-The Pornification of Mass Media
ENG 317 Media Writing Topics-Food Journalism
ENG 317-Introduction to Food Blogging
ENG 350-Internediate News Media Practicum
EGC 313-Global Media Ethics
ENG-417-Media Topics-The Rise of Raunch in Mass Media

5. ENG-450-Communications Internship
ENG-496-Senior Seminar
Service
2015 Served as Chair for the Work Life Wellness Committee
2015 Traveled and presented with students at national journalism
conferences.
2015 Volunteered social media and zero-waste services at Durango
Public Schools
2015 Obtained quotes from DNF, Nature’s Oasis and Vitamin Cottage
for Work-Life-Wellness Committee to create sustainable gift bags
for the annual Work-Wife-Wellness luncheon.
2015 Ran critiques for other college newspapers at the CMA/ACP
conference in Los Angeles, CA.
2014 Served as Chair for the Work Life Wellness Committee
2014 Traveled and presented with students at national journalism
conferences.
2014 Volunteered social media and zero-waste services at the Durango
Juice Bar.
2014 Obtained quotes from DNF, Nature’s Oasis and Vitamin Cottage
for Work-Life-Wellness Committee
2014 Ran critiques for other college newspapers at the CMA/ACP
conference in San Diego, CA.
2013 Ran critiques for other college newspapers at the CMA/ACP
conference in San Francisco, CA.
2013 Obtained funding to continue Independent Scholarships
2013-Present Serving on the Higher Learning Committee (Criterion Two)
2013-Present Guest lecturer/volunteer at Durango Natural Foods
2013-Present Guest lecturer/volunteer at the Durango Public Library
2012-Present Guest lecturer/volunteer at Park Elementary School
2012-Present Placing a number of students in Durango Herald internships
2011-Present Worked to create a broadcast component for The Independent in
the Ballantine Media Center
2011 Represented the English Department at an AHSS Table/Topics
fundraiser
2011 Served on the Distance Learning Task Force
2009-2010 Attended the Colorado Freedom of Information Council luncheon
2009 Served as a member of the video/media search committee
2009-Present Served as a member of the Wellness Committee
2008-2009 Attended etiquette dinners at Fort Lewis College
2008-Present Served as a member of The Department Council Committee
2008-Present Served on the Writing Board
2008-Present Served as a judge for the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
Campus Writing Program
2007-Present Served as Chair on the Student Publications Board
2007-Present Served as an advisor to Fort Lewis College students

6. 2007-Present Mentored undergraduate education students on classroom
management
2007 Contributor to The Scoop, a University of Kansas School of
Education publication
2005 Advisor 2005 KSPA Media Conference
2004-2005 Tutor for the Department of French and Italian
Professional Development
2014 Took photography course
2014 Helped redesign curriculum from four credit to three credit courses
2014 Helped redesign all communication, media and journalism
curriculum
2014 Attended the following College Media Advisor Workshops
Marketing and Public Relations for Your Publication
Supporting Online News with Social Media
Editorial Retention and Support
2013 Planned events to prepare faculty and staff for reaccreditation
2012 Helped draft the Digital Media Program curriculum
2012 Registered for a photography workshop
2012 Attended the following College Media Advisor Workshops
o Recruitment and Retention
o Social Media and Your Publication
o Managing Hybrid Courses
o New Tools and New Readers
2011 Took part in a Teaching Empowerment Team on Gamestorming
2011 Attended the following College Media Advisor Workshops
• Recruiting and Retaining Staff
• Converged Media in College
• New Advisors 101
• Law and Ethics (When staffers get arrested)
2006-2010 Published over three hundred 4kids articles
2009-Present Presented at and attended national journalism conferences to
educate myself on current media trends
2009 Took part in a Teaching Empowerment Team on Introduction to
Mass Communications
2009 Attended the following College Media Advisor workshops:
• Who is Reading Your Newspaper?
• Advertising and Marketing Research
• New Advisor Short Course
• Making the Grade: How to set up a fair grading system for
newspaper staff that also double as classes
• Managing and Motivating Your Staff
2008 Attended a Flash workshop

7. 2008-Present Organized scholarship donations for FLC journalism students.
Memberships and Associations
Member of College Media Advisors
Member of Association of College Press
Member of Commission of Women in Journalism
Member of Commission of Media Awareness
Member of AEJMC
Member of University of Kansas Alumni Association
Member of Park University Alumni Association
Member of Chi Omega Sorority Alumni
Awards
Ruth M. Anderson Scholarship
University of Kansas School of Education Scholarship
BF Morel School of Education Scholarship
Corcoran SOE Scholarship
Honors Society, Park University
Honors Society, University of Kansas
2006 American Library Association’s Great Websites For Kids
2008 Program of the Year: The Power of Porn
2009 Program of the Year: Sexuality and Pornography