I. CAREER OBJECTIVES
· To teach courses in reporting, news writing, editing, investigative reporting, research methods, and mass media theories.
· To conduct scholarly research in the area of media psychology, including reading, text comprehension, gender and the media, newsgathering routines, and media ethics.
II. EDUCATION
2008 University of Missouri-Columbia
Expected completion of PhD in Journalism in December 2008
Dissertation: A series of experiments using psychophysiological and cognitive measurements to investigate the relationships between text comprehension, story structure, and gender.
Adviser: Dr. Kevin Wise (wisekr@missouri.edu)
2005 University of Missouri-Columbia
M. A. in Journalism
Thesis: Use of anonymous, government-affiliated and other sources in investigative stories (a content analysis)
Adviser: Dr. Wayne Wanta (wantaw@missouri.edu)
1997
B. A. in International Business
Thesis: Marketing of the Media
III. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007-2008 Instructor
Reporting: Winter Break 2008
Developed and taught an intensive three-week practical reporting course to 11 Australian students from
2006-2007 Instructor
News (beginning news writing), University of Missouri-Columbia
Developed a syllabus, assigned stories and lab work, and graded assignments.
2007 Summer Guest Editor
Columbia Missourian, a student-staffed newspaper
2003 Teacher
AHANA (African American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Native American) Journalism Workshop, a weeklong program designed to encourage journalism interests of minority students
IV. PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Published
Sternadori, M. (2007). Sexy, Tough, or Inept: Portrayals of Women Terrorists in the News. Media Report to Women, 35(4).
Under Review/ In Preparation
Sternadori, M. & Thorson, E. Anonymous Sourcing and “Contest-Winning” Impact on Story Credibility. Currently under editorial review at the Newspaper Research Journal.
Wise, K., Bolls, P., Meyers, J., & Sternadori, M. When Words Collide Online: How Writing Style and Video Intensity Affect Cognitive Processing of Online News. Currently under editorial review at the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media.
Sternadori, M. Anonymous and official sources in investigative print stories. Under preparation for submission to the Newspaper Research Journal.
Presented Conference Papers
Sternadori, M. (2007). Sexy, Tough, or Inept: Portrayals of Women Terrorists in the News. Presented to the Feminism Studies Division at the annual convention of the International Communication Association in
Sternadori, M. (2007). The Discreet Charm of Foreigners: Anonymous Sources and International News. Presented to Journalism Studies Division at the annual conference of the International Communication Association in
Sternadori, M. (2005). Use of anonymous, government and other types of sources in newspaper investigative stories. Presented to the Newspaper Division in a panel session at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in
2005-2006 Associate Editor
Missouri State Teachers Association (www.msta.org)
Reported and wrote articles about K-12 education issues; edited promotional and internal publications.
2003-2004 Reporter
Reported on local government, business, and the environment.
2001-2003 Research Assistant
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. (www.ire.org)
Assisted IRE members, added summaries of investigative stories to the IRE morgue, indexed the IRE journal.
2002 Intern (June-August)
Center for Public Integrity (www.publicintegrity.org)
Contributed to research on international water companies, a project that resulted in CPI’s book “Water Barons.”
1997-2000 Reporter
Capital Weekly,
Reported on privatization, the capital market, telecommunications, and agriculture.
1996-1997 Reporter
Pari Daily,
1995-1996 Reporter
Balkan News Agency,
2006-2007 Research Assistant to
Dr. Glenn Leshner and Dr. Kevin Wise, PRIME Lab (Fall 2007 and Spring 2008)
Dr. Amanda Hinnant (Fall 2006 & Winter 2007)
Dr. Esther Thorson (Winter 2006)
2006-2007 Research methods courses in:
Regression (Fall 2007)
Advanced Quantitative Methods (Winter 2007)
Analysis of Variance (Summer 2006)
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Research (Winter 2006)
Ethnographic Methods (Winter 2006)
Advanced Qualitative Methods (Fall 2006)
Quantitative Methods (Winter 2002)
2000-2001 Interviewer, Center for Advanced Social Research,
Experience with CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) software
2006-2008 Research Assistantship, University of Missouri-Columbia
2007-present The National Scholars Honor Society, member
2007-2008 Janise & Frances Rentchler Scholarship
2007-2008 Rose Van Dine Memorial Scholarship
2007 Samuel W. Webb Scholarship
2006 Virginia & Robert Schwartz Scholarship
2006
2006 Finalist, Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing in the Editorial-News Story category
2001-2003 Research Assistantship, University of Missouri-Columbia
2000-2001 Professional Development Year Program, sponsored by the Voice of America’s
VIII. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- International Communication Association
- National Scholars Honor Society
IX. SKILLS
- Bilingual in English and Bulgarian; fluent understanding and ability to read Russian
- Statistical data analysis in SPSS and Excel
- Upcoming SAS Certification Part I (May 27-30, 2008) and Part II (June 3-6, 2008).
- Upcoming completion of 3-credit course Public Affairs 8830: Grant Funding Development and Application during summer ‘08
X. REFERENCES
Dr. Kevin Wise, Assistant Professor
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Phone: 573-884-0146, WiseKR@missouri.edu
Dr. Esther Thorson, Acting Dean, Professor
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Phone: 573-882-6686, ThorsonE@missouri.edu
Dr. Wayne Wanta, Professor, Executive Director of the Center for the Digital Globe
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Phone: 573-884-9689, WantaW@missouri.edu
Professional References
Andy Waters, City Editor
573-815-1706, AWaters@Tribmail.com
Letha Albright, Communications Director
573-442-3127, LAlbright@msta.org