Keane-Dawes Profile

Jennifer M Keane-Dawes, Ph.D

Position Title: Professor

Year Appointed: 2008

Education

Howard University: Ph.D. Human Communication Studies with emphasis on Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication; M.A. Communication Arts with emphasis on Mass Communication.

University of the West Indies: B.A. Arts and General Studies

Harvard University, Institute for Educational Management: Professional Certification in Leadership

Prior Appointments

Dean, School of Graduate Studies, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Dean, School of Arts and Humanities, Elizabeth City State University

Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

President, Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools

Executive Board Member, Conference of Southern Graduate Schools

Member, Committee on Master’s Focused Institutions, Council of Graduate Schools

Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, GRE Board

Director of Graduate Studies, Norfolk State University

Tenured Faculty Member: Norfolk State University (Associate Professor); Elizabeth City State University (Full Professor); University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Full Professor)

Academic Expertise

Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication

Stigma and Identity Negotiation

Ethical Leadership

Publications

Peer-Reviewed and Scholarly Books and Chapters

Keane-Dawes, J.M. (2012) “(Mis)Perception of American Media Reality: Narrating Dissonance in the Actuality of Cultural Assimilation” in “Re-Constructing Place and Space: Media, Culture, Discourse and the Constitution of Caribbean Diasporas. Maurice L. Hall and Kamille G. Peart (Eds). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Loudonville, NY

Rodriquez, A., Keane-Dawes, J.M. Hall M. (2008) Embodying the Post-Colonial Life: Prometheus/Humanities Books. NY

Keane-Dawes, J.M. (1997) Responses of Jamaican and American Deaf Groups to Stigma: A Critical Interpretive Approach. University Press of America. Lanham. New York. Oxford.

Keane-Dawes, J.M. (1998) “Teach Them our Heritage.” In Carlong Secondary Social Studies. Book 1. Carlong Publisher. (Caribbean) Ltd. Jamaica.

Creative Books

Keane-Dawes, J.M. (2011) Miracles in the Valley: Out of Darkness into Marvelous Light. Winder Ministries. Greenwood, DE

Keane-Dawes, J.M. (2010) Narratives from the Yard: Expressions of Indigenous Knowledge. iUniverse Press, Bloomington

Office Location: Engineering and Aviation Sciences Building Room 3112

Office Phone: 410-621-2975

Email Address: jmkeanedawes@umes.edu