CAROL SCHLAGHECK , ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
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Dept. of English Language & Literature 613 M Pray-Harrold Ypsilanti, MI 48197 734.487.0147 |
Carol Schlagheck is a professor of journalism, and has more than 20 years of journalism experience. She was a founder of a community weekly, which she edited for two years. She then worked at the Monroe (Mich.) Evening News as a reporter, feature editor and copy editor for more than 10 years, and continues to work as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines.
Professor Schlagheck's work has received numerous awards from the Michigan Press Assocation and Michigan Associated Press, as well as several awards of merit from assocations like the Women in Communications, Inc.
Within the university, Professor Schlagheck is actively involved. She is coordinator of the Journalism Program, and a member of the Writing Committee. She serves on the university's Student Media Board, which oversees the Eastern Echo, which is the EMU student newspaper.
EDUCATION
PhD, Bowling Green State University, 1997
Mass Communication
COURSES TAUGHT
Introduction to Print
Feature Writing
Editing Procedures
Magazine Writing
Advanced Reporting
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
"Newspaper Readership Choices by College Students"
"Researching the Story"
"The Formation of Interest in Society via Newspaper Use"
"Journalism as an Interdisciplinary Pursuit"
"Newspaper Readership Choices of Young Adults"