Ned Vankevich

Associate Professor

Department: FPSPA; Communications

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Phone1: 604-888-7511 ext. 3227

Area of Expertise: Film Production, Film Studies, Rhetoric, Mass Media

Research: a current book on the rhetoric of the war on terror and a film drama and a mockumentary

Spoken Languages: English

Education: B.A. (McGill University); M.A. (Regent University); M.A. (Old Dominion University); Ph.D. (Regent University)

Publications

  • Bio-Rhetoric and Bio-Spirituality: The Physiological Effects of Spiritual and Emotional Beliefs. Chapter to be published in a book tentatively titled "Communicating Spirituality in Health Care" edited by Maggie Wills to be published Fall 2008 by the Hampton Press Communication Series.
  • Confronting the Uncomfortable: Postmodernity and the Quandary of Evil. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. Vol. 6, Fall 2003.
  • Limiting Pluralism: Medical Scientism, Quackery, and the Internet. Chapter published in "Plural Medicine: 19th and 20th Century Perspectives. Routledge Press, UK, 2002.
  • Y2K Made Simple: A Natural Health Resource Guide. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 1999.

Professional Experience

Ten years in the television and film industry producing/directing/writing commercials, and short-form documentaries.

Notable Accomplishments and Experiences

25 papers and presentations at various scholarly conferences including:

  • the National Communication Association
  • the American Studies Commission of the National Communication Association
  • Intrapersonal Communication/Social Cognition Commission of the National Communication Association
  • American Society for the History of Rhetoric of the National Communication, Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division at the National Communication Association
  • British Society for the Social History of Medicine, Religious Speech and Communication Association at the National Communication Association
  • Society for Cinema Studies
  • Popular Culture Association
  • International Communication Association
  • the Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division of the Speech Communication Association
  • Bronze Medal at the New York International Film Festival
  • 2 National Case III Awards
  • 5 RIM Awards
  • 1 Addy Award for television commercials

Memberships and Affiliations past and present include

  • National Communication Association
  • Center for Millennial Studies at Boston University
  • Rhetoric Society of America
  • American Popular Culture Association
  • Society for Cinema Studies
  • National Storytelling Association
  • Women in Film