1. Shelby B. Owens
Personal:
Graduate Assistant and Student
Speech 1300 Faculty
Assistant Co-Director: Communication Skill Center
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Department of Speech Communication
2801 S. University
Little Rock, AR 72204
501-258-3211
Email: sbowens@ualr.edu
Education:
M.A. 2016: University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Applied Speech Communication Program
Research Project Title: UALR Communication Skill Center Assessment: Impact on
Student Learning in the Basic Communication Course
Committee: Dr. Kristen McIntyre (advisor), Dr. Ryan Fuller, Dr. Avinash
Thombre
B.A. 2014: University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Speech Communication
Areas of Interests:
 Training and Development
 Health Communication
 Organizational Communication
 Organizational Development
Teaching Experience:
University of Arkansas at Little Rock- August 2015-May 2016
 SPCH 1300: Introduction to Speech Communication

2. Teachers’ Pet Pre-School- June 2010- July 2013
 Sophomore Class Room (ages 2-3)
Researchin Progress:
Owens, S. UALR Communication Skill Center Assessment: Impact on
Student Learning in the Basic Communication Course
ProfessionalApplication through the Communication Skill Center:
Campus
 2016 April. Dr. Elizabeth Pierce. EIT Capstone Instructor. Elevator Pitches
 2016 April. Dr. David Gillium. Marketing Instructor. Structure
 2016 February. Amy Barnes. Public Relations Capstone Instructor. Structure
 2016 Dr. Rebecca Glazier. Political Science Instructor. Structure
 2015 December Dr. David Gillium. Advanced Sales Instructor. Building Rapport
 2015 November. Dr. David Gillium. Advanced Sales Instructor. Audience Adaptation
 2015 October. Dr. David Gillium. Advances Sales Instructor. Elevator Pitch
 2015 June. UALR Testing Services Department. Encouragement in the Workplace
 2015 April. Dr. David Gillium, Marketing Instructor. Effective PowerPoint Presentation
Community
 2015 April. Ashley McNatt. Arkansas Department of Health. Stamp Out Smoking Health
Campaign
Invited Presentations:
 2016 April: Invited Presentation: UALR Communication Skill Center
Assessment: Impacton StudentLearning in the Basic Communication
Course. Talk presented at the College of Social Sciences and
Communication Student Research and Creative Works Symposium at the
University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Awards:
2016: Distinguished Student Scholar Award- Department of Speech Communication- UALR
2016: Who’s Who Award
Affiliations:
National Communication Association