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THIMIOS ZAHAROPOULOS, Ph.D. Dean College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Park University Parkville, MO 64152
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EDUCATION: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY at Carbondale.
1985 Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Journalism.
1981 Master of Arts Degree in Public Visual Communication. Concentrations in Television/Film Theory & Criticism. 1979 Bachelor of Science Degree (double major) in Radio-Television, and Cinema and Photography.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Myers Excellence in Scholarship Award, Washburn University, 2001. Senior Fulbright Research/Lecture Award for Greece, fall 1994. Faculty Award, Pittsburg State University Greek Council (Fraternities & Sororities), 1995. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa, national leadership honor society. Member, Phi Kappa Phi, national honor society. Member, Kappa Tau Alpha, national journalism honor society. Southern Illinois University Dissertation Award for 1984-85.
TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
2005 — (founding) Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Park University, Parkville, Missouri.
1997 - 2005 Chair, Department of Mass Media—Washburn University of Topeka, KS Took over a program from probation to two very successful program reviews.
1996 - 1997 Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences — Pittsburg State University Responsibilities: student concerns, part-time faculty budget, summer school budget, development of International Studies and Multicultural Studies Minors.
1992 - 1997 Associate Professor of Communication (tenured). Communication Department, Pittsburg State University—Pittsburg, Kansas. Teaching areas: Media theory, international communication.
Summer 1995 Instructor for the team-taught core course of the Kansas Regents’ Honors Academy.
Fall 1994 Fulbright Visiting Lecturer. Department of Communication and Mass Media, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences—Athens, Greece.
2/90-12/93 Director of Graduate Studies in Communication. Communication Department, Pittsburg State University—Pittsburg, Kansas. Took over a program on probation, with very few students. After three years, it had over 30 students enrolled and with more rigorous academic standards.
1988-1992 Assistant Professor of Communication. Communication Department, Pittsburg State University—Pittsburg, Kansas.
1986-1988 Assistant Professor. Deree College, The American College Of Greece—Athens, Greece. (4-year, accredited by NEAS&C).
1985-1986 Director of Broadcasting and Assistant Professor. Communication Department, Pittsburg State University—Pittsburg, Kansas. Teaching areas: Radio and television production, media analysis & criticism.
1982-1985 Graduate Teaching Assistant. School of Journalism, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC).
1979-1981 Graduate Teaching Assistant. Department of Radio - Television, SIUC.
FILM/TELEVISION WORK EXPERIENCE:
Production Consultant on "The Christmas Star," [To astro ton Christouyenon] an hour-long documentary broadcast on ET-2 (Greek Television channel 2), December 24, 1994.
Host of several public affairs interview segments on weekly news magazine "Pitt State Today" and "Campus Issues," CAPS-3 (cable channel) Pittsburg, Kansas, 1994 & 1995.
Production/Creative Consultant for "Sfygometrisi," a television game show broadcast on ET-1 (Greek Television), summer 1985.
Research and Script on Tibet, a documentary by N.S. Lin (1982). "For Just A Few Years," 16 mm film, a personal documentary (1978).
FACULTY SEMINARS ATTENDED:
International Radio & Television Society, "Re-inventing Television” (November 17-21, 2004), New York City. National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), faculty fellow (January 25-28, 1999), New Orleans, LA. International Radio & Television Society, "Curriculum 2000” (February 24-28, 1999), N. Y. International Radio & Television Society, "Sex, Violence and Values: Walking the Tightrope in America’s Values" (February 7-11, 1996), New York City. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 1990 Faculty seminar (November 7-11, 1990), L.A. International Radio & Television Society, "Strategic Planning for the '90s" (February 7-11, 1990), New York City. The Annenberg Washington Program: Communication Policy Studies, Northwestern University (January 10-14, 1989), Washington, DC. Berlin Conference on East-West Relations for Journalists and Journalism Faculty (August 6-15, 1984), The European Academy in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.
PUBLICATIONS:
Books
Zaharopoulos, T. & Paraschos, M. (1993). Mass Media in Greece: Power, Politics, and Privatization. Westport, Conn.: Praeger.
Chapters in Books
Zaharopoulos, T. “Perceived Foreign Influence and Television Viewing in Greece,” in The Impact of International Television: A Paradigm Shift, M. Elasmar (ed.). Mahawah, N.J: LEA ( 2003).
Zaharopoulos, T. "Television viewing and the perception of the United States by Greek teenagers," in U.S. Image Around the World: A Multicultural Perspective. Y. Kamalipour (ed.). (pp. 279-293). Albany, NY: State University of New York (1998).
Zaharopoulos, T. "The Image of Greece in the U.S. Press: A Study of Six Major American Newspapers," in Greece and the American Press, (pp. 9-22). Manny Paraschos (ed.). New York: Krikos Publications, 1986. Articles/Entries in Reference BooksZaharopoulos, T. “American Perceptions of the Olympics and the Olympic Spirit,” in The Influence of the Olympic Spirit on Human Progress (conference proceedings). IDISYEEP. Thessaloniki, Greece: Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2004.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Greece,” in Encyclopedia of Television (2), (pp. 676-1029). Horace Newcomb(ed.). New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Greece,” in The Encyclopedia of Radio (2), (pp. 1026-679). Christopher Sterling (ed.). New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Tass,” in The Encyclopedia of Propaganda. Robert Cole (ed.). Sharpe Reference, 1998.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Power, Freedom, and Broadcasting in Greece," in Modern Greek Studies Yearbook, Vol. 7 (pp. 69-86). Theofanis Stavrou (ed.). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 1991.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Mass Media and Cultural Synchronization in Greece: The Role of Imported Television Content," in Modern Greek Studies Yearbook, Vol. 5 (pp. 83-116). Theofanis Stavrou (ed.). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 1989.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Edward R. Murrow," in Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism, Joseph P. McKerns (ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1989, pp. 500-502.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Upton Sinclair," in Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism, Joseph P. McKerns (ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1989, pp. 647-649. Journal Articles
Zaharopoulos, T. “News Framing of the 2004 Olympic Games.” Mass Communication and Society (forthcoming 2007).
Zaharopoulos, T. “News Coverage of Terrorism Abroad: Characterizations, Sources, Labels,” International Communication Bulletin 39(3) (Fall 2004), pp. 26-41.
Zaharopoulos, T. “E Antilipses ton Americanon yia tous Olympiakous Agones kai to Olympiako Pnevma” [American Perceptions of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Spirit]. Zitima Epikoinonias(Athens, Greece) (special edition on the Olympics) 1 (2004), pp. 93-104.
Zaharopoulos, T. “The Rise and Fall of Municipal Radio in Greece,” Journal of Radio Studies, 10 (2) (Winter 2003), pp. 231-245.
Zaharopoulos, T. “The Evolution of Public Service Radio Broadcasting in Greece: From Authoritarianism to Anarchy and Irrelevance,” Global Media Journal (on-line journal) (Fall 2002), 1.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Traditional Family Relationships and Television Viewing in Greece,” Transnational Broadcasting Studies (on-line journal) (Spring/Summer 2001), 6.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Media Consumption and the Perception of Traditional Sex Roles in Greece,” International Communication Bulletin (Spring 2000), 35 (1, 2), pp. 22-26.
Zaharopoulos, T. “School Spirit and the Role of Student Publications,” College Media Review (Summer 1999), 37 (3), pp. 4-7.
Zaharopoulos, T. “US Television and American Cultural Stereotypes in Greece,” World Communication, (Summer 1997), pp. 30-44.
Zaharopoulos, T. "European Union Influences on Professional Education in Greece," Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, (Winter 1996), pp. 52-59.
Zaharopoulos, T., et al. "International Press Coverage of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit," International Communication Bulletin, 30 (1-2) (Spring 1995), pp. 10-12, 23.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Critical Theory and Mass Communication Research: The Influence of the Frankfurt School," Kansas Speech Journal, 54 (1) (1994), pp. 30-45.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Acculturation Through the Study of Intercultural Communication: Learning the Greek Culture," World Communication, 20, (2) (December 1991), pp. 91-98.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Cultural Proximity as a Factor in International News Coverage: The 1988 Presidential Campaign in the Greek Press," Journalism Quarterly (Spring 1990), 190-194.
Zaharopoulos, T. "The Image of the United States in the Greek Press," Journalism Quarterly (Spring 1989), pp. 188-192.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Realism in Broadcast Sales," Feedback (Fall 1986), pp. 27-28.
Zaharopoulos, T. "The Image of Greece in the U.S. Press," Journalism Quarterly (Winter 1984), pp. 901-905.
Zaharopoulos, T. "The Problems of the Greek Press," Gazette 32 (1983), pp. 37-50.
Book Reviews
Zaharopoulos, T. “Television Aesthetics” by N. Metallinos. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 74 (2), pp. 448-449
Zaharopoulos, T. “Hot Air: All Talk All the Time” by H. Kurtz. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 73 (4), pp. 1002-03.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Radio and Television in Cuba” by Michael B. Salwen. In International Communication Bulletin, (31) (Spring 1996), p. 26.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Kratos ke Radiotileorasi (State and Broadcasting) and Radiotileorasi ke Syntagma (Broadcasting and the Constitution)" in International Communication Bulletin, 22 (Fall 1987), pp. 28-29.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS:
Refereed Presentations:
Zaharopoulos, T. “Media Use and Perceptions of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games: Attitudes Toward the Host Nation and the Olympic Spirit,” at the 2006 Global Fusion International Communication conference (Sept 29 – Oct. 1, 2006), Chicago, IL.
Zaharopoulos, T. “The Framing of the 2004 Olympic Games in the US Press,” at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention (August 10-13, 2005), San Antonio.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Online Versions of U.S. Daily Newspapers: Does Size Matter?" a Top Faculty paper in the Newspaper Division, at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention (July 28-August 2, 2003), Kansas City, MO.
Zaharopoulos, T. “The Rise and Fall of Municipal Radio in Greece,” presented at the Broadcast Education Association Convention (April 4-7, 2003), Las Vegas.
Zaharopoulos, T. “TV Viewing and the Perception of Traditional Family Relationships in Greece,” awarded overall first place at the Global Fusion International and Intercultural Communication conference (October 13-15, 2000), St. Louis, MO.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Political Attitudes and TV Viewing in Greece: Looking for Mainstreaming Effects,” at the Broadcast Education Association convention (April 7-9, 2000), Las Vegas.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Television and the Perception of Crime and Violence among Greek Adolescents,” at the AEJMC convention (August 4-8, 1999), New Orleans, LA.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Television Viewing and the Perception of Traditional Sex Roles in Greece,” A First Place awarded paper, at the Broadcast Education Association convention (April 3-6, 1998), Las Vegas, NV.
Zaharopoulos, T. “Cultural Values in Prime Time Television Sitcoms,” A Second Place awarded paper, at the Broadcast Education Association convention (April 4-7, 1997), Las Vegas.
Zaharopoulos, T. “US Television and American Cultural Stereotypes in Greece,” at the Broadcast Education Association convention (April 4-6, 1997), Las Vegas, NV.
Reinert, V. & Zaharopoulos, T. "The Portrayal of Blacks in Television Advertising: A Comparison of Brazilian and U.S. Television," at the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication convention (August 9-12, 1995), Washington, D.C.
Zaharopoulos, T., & Ullah, N. "The Indexing Hypothesis on Foreign Policy and the Press: Editorials of The New York Times During the Gulf War," at the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication convention (August 11-14, 1993), Kansas City, MO.
Zaharopoulos, T., & McIntosh, R. "Newspaper Pulitzer Prizes and Their Relationship to Circulation, " at the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication convention (August 11-14, 1993), Kansas City, MO.
Zaharopoulos, T. "The Dimensions of Greek Television," a first prize paper, at the Broadcast Education Association Convention (April 27-29, 1989), Las Vegas, NV.
Zaharopoulos, T. "American Television Drama in Non-American Cultural Settings: Knight Rider in Rural Greece," at the International Television Drama Conference (May 17-21, 1986), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Invited Paper Presentations:
Zaharopoulos, T. “Judging the Success of the Athens Olympics: Perceptions and Media Use,” at 4th International Conference on Communication and Mass Media (May 22-24, 2006), Athens, Greece.
Zaharopoulos, T. “American Perceptions of the Olympics and the Olympic Spirit,” at the International Conference on the Impact of the Olympic Spirit on Human Progress (December 5-7, 2003), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Zaharopoulos, T. “North American Newspaper Coverage of a Greek Terrorist Group: ‘November 17’ in the Pages of the Toronto Star and the New York Times,” at the Global Fusion International Communication conference (October 24-26, 2003), Austin, TX.
Zaharopoulos, T. “A European Parody of the Western: The Case of Lucky Luke,” at the Film and History Conference (November 7-10, 2002), Kansas City, MO.
Zaharopoulos, T. “The Evolution of Public Service Radio Broadcasting in Greece: From Authoritarianism to Anarchy and Irrelevance,” at the Global Fusion International Communication Conference (October 9-12, 2001), St. Louis, MO.
Zaharopoulos, T. “The Role of Radio Listening and Attitudes Toward Rock Music and US Music Videos in the Perception of the United States by Greek Adolescents,” at the Popular Culture Association conference (March 26-28, 1997), San Antonio, TX.
Zaharopoulos, T., Reinert, V., et al. "Cubertura Jornalistica da Earth Summit/92” [Press Coverage of the 1992 Earth Summit] at the INTERCOM XVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciencias da Comunicacao (September 6-10, 1995), Blumenau - SC, Brazil.
Zaharopoulos, T., & Vietti, J. "Sex-type Identification and TV Viewing Behavior," at the Popular Culture Association, (April 7-10, 1993), New Orleans, LA.
Sparks, R., & Zaharopoulos, T. "Donors to Small Market Religious Stations: Participation in Church Activities and Donor Behavior," at the Popular Culture Association, (April 7-10, 1993), New Orleans, LA.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Bush's Visit to Greece and the Front Pages of Greek Newspapers," at the Popular Culture Association, (March 18-21, 1992), Louisville, KY.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Public Relations Practice in Greece," at the Popular Culture Association, (March 18-21, 1992), Louisville, KY.
Pruitt, R., & Zaharopoulos, T. "A Flood of News from Dessert Storm," at the Popular Culture Association, (March 18-21, 1992), Louisville, KY.
McConnell, S., & Zaharopoulos, T. "Popular Music and Relationship Disengagement," at the Popular Culture Association, (March 18-21, 1992), Louisville, KY.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Mass Communication in Greece: Power/Freedom and Broadcasting in Greek Society," panel presentation at the Modern Greek Studies Association Symposium (October 19-22, 1989), Minneapolis, MN.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Interpersonal/Intrapersonal Communication in an Intercultural Environment: A Way of Understanding (Greek) Culture," at the Conference on Culture and Communication, (October 5-7, 1989), Philadelphia, PA.
Zaharopoulos, T. "American Radio and Its Emerging Influence Over Greek Free Radio," at the Popular Culture Association Convention (April 5-8, 1989), St. Louis, MO.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Advertising and Cultural Homogenization: The Greek Example," at the World Communication Association Convention (August 3-8, 1987), Norwich and London, U.K.
Zaharopoulos, T. "Foreign Mass Media in Greece: The Urbanization of Rural Culture," at the European Studies Conference (October 10-12, 1985), Omaha, NE.
Zaharopoulos, T. "The Role of the Media in Decentralization: A Theoretical Approach," at the Communication, Mass Media and Development Conference (October 13-15, 1983), Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Zaharopoulos, T. "The Image of Greece in the U.S. Press: Six Major American Newspapers," at the annual KRIKOS Conference (October 8, 1983), New York City, NY.
PANELS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS:
Panelist, “Strategies for Getting Research, University to University Linkages and other Grants: Voice of America & Fulbright Fellowships,” at the Global Fusion International Communication Conference (October 29-31, 2004), St. Louis, MO.
Moderator, “Television Programming: Global Perspectives,” at the Global Fusion International Communication Conference (October 29-31, 2004), St. Louis, MO.
Moderator, “Covering the Other: Comparative Journalism of Global Events,” at the Global Fusion International Communication conference (October 24-26, 2003), Austin, TX.
Panel Chair, “KC Star Correspondents Covering America’s Recent Wars,” at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention (July 30-August 2, 2003), Kansas City, MO.
Panel Chair, “Academic Publishing in the Internet Age,” at the Broadcast Education Association convention (April 4-7, 2003), Las Vegas, NV.
Panel Chair, "Foreign-Produced Westerns," at the Film and History Conference (November 7-10, 2002), Kansas City, MO.
Panel Chair, “Internet Radio on College Campuses,” at the Broadcast Education Association convention, Las Vegas (April 5-7, 2002).
Discussant, “Competitive Paper Presentations,” Broadcast & Internet Radio Division, at the Broadcast Education Association convention, Las Vegas (April 20-22, 2001).
Panel Respondent, “The Future of Broadcast and Internet Radio,” at the Broadcast Education Association convention, Las Vegas (April 9, 2000).
Panel Respondent, “Multicultural Broadcasting and the Dominant Culture: International and Domestic Perspectives,” at the Broadcast Education Association convention, Las Vegas (April 1998).
Discussant, “Media Systems in Times of Global Transition,” a research session of the International Communication Division. Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (August 10-13, 1996), Anaheim, California.
Panelist, "Changing Global Models of Communication," plenary session, Broadcast Education Association convention (March 17-21, 1994), Las Vegas, Nevada.
Panelist, "Research: Why Should We Care?" National Press Photographers Association Region 7 convention (April 1-2, 1994), Pittsburg, Kansas.
UNPUBLISHED WORKS:
"Foreign Mass Communication in Greece: Its Impact on Greek Culture and Influence on Greek Society." (Ph.D. Dissertation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1985).
"Sixty-Seven," a feature-length script, (Senior Thesis, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1979).
GRANTS:
Sweet summer sabbatical, Washburn Endowment Association, 2000, 2002, 2004. Educational Technology grant, networking Macintosh computers, Washburn Endowment, 1998. Educational Technology grant, multimedia studio, Washburn Endowment Association, 1998. Washburn University, Academic Affairs research grant, 1998. Pittsburg State University, Office of Graduate Studies and Research grant, 1994.
THESIS COMMITTEES CHAIRED:
SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE:
Consulting Editor, The Journal of Radio Studies, 2002 to 2004. Member of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Radio Studies, 1993 to 2006.
Member, Organizing and Scientific Committee, 4th International Conference on Communication and Mass Media, by the Athens Institute for Education and Research (2006).
Member, Local Host Committee. The 2003 Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Area Head, "Foreign-Produced Westerns," for the Film and History Conference (November 7-10, 2002), Kansas City, MO.
Reviewer, Journal of Communication and the Harvard Journal of Press/Politics.
Paper Reviewer, paper competitions (various divisions), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 1994 to 1996, 1998, 2000 to 2005.
Reviewer, for the Kansas Speech Journal, 1993 and 1994.
Paper Reviewer, paper competition, Intercultural/Development Division of the International Communication Association, 1993.
MAJOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION:
Interviewed and quoted extensively for “Area professors assess war coverage,” Topeka Capital-Journal (April 13, 2003), p. 4D
Interviewee on a special program, "Children and TV," KOAM-TV (1992).
Interviewee on a special full-page report, "Pandora's Box: The Effect of Television on Children," The Pittsburg Morning Sun (1/10/1993).
Interviewee, about cable television rules on "In Depth" KKOW-AM (10/3/93).
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Broadcast Education Association International Communication Association World Communication Association
ACADEMIC SERVICE POSTS HELD:
OTHER POSTS HELD:
President, Washburn University Chapter of AAUP (2002-2004) Vice-President, Washburn University Chapter of AAUP (2000-2002) President, PSU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi (1991-1992) Vice-president, PSU-Kansas National Education Association (1992-1993 and 1996) Secretary, PSU-KNEA Executive Committee (1991-1992 and 1996) Member, PSU-KNEA Bargaining Council (1990-1991) and Bargaining Team (1993) Coach, Pittsburg State University Soccer Club (1985-1986 and 1989-1991) Coach, Deree College Soccer Team (1986-1988)
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:
President, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), Sunflower Chapter (2005-2007) Member of the Kansas City (MO) Mayor’s Ethnic Enrichment Commission (2005-2007) Convention Planning Committee, Kansas Association of Broadcasters, 1998 and 2001 Breakout session facilitator, Topeka Civic Summit, October 1997 Member, Quality Performance Accreditation advisory board, USD 250, Pittsburg, KS (1993)
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