University of Alabama, PhD in Mass Communication; August, 2005

University of Tennessee, MS in Mass Communication; December, 2001

University of Tennessee, BS in Journalism; May, 1993

Employment

I am currently employed in a tenure-track position by Alfred University. I teach a variety of courses that cover the following topics: Media & Society, Convergence & Communication, Radio & TV History, Communication Law, and TV Criticism. I am also involved in a project that is integrating Alfred's students into the blooming participatory culture that surrounds contemporary media. To accomplish this goal I worked with our campus' ITS department and main library to develop a Mac lab where students produce blogs, podcasts, vodcasts, remix videos, and other assorted mediated messages. I also serve as adviser to WALF 89.7 FM , the student-run radio station.

My research generally involves a critical/cultural approach to the study of television. I am keenly interested in the way that TV, and its various genres and programs, constructs American culture. Currently, I am finishing an essay about the potential meanings inscribed in and the potential effects caused by the police procedural drama. In this essay, I investigate the importance of developing genre literacy as a way to blunt potential unconscious effects by replacing them with the development conscious meanings.

I instructed a variety of courses for the Communication Studies department at Longwood University. Longwood provided me the opportunity to teach classes in media criticism, broadcasting, public relations, media law and journalism. In addition to my classroom duties, I also served as adviser to the student newspaper, The Rotunda.

During my time at the University of Alabama, I instructed a number of classes. These classes included: Introduction to Mass Communication, Media Writing, Telecommunication Programming and Telecommunication Audience Analysis. The courses ranged in size from large lectures with over 200 students to laboratory workshops with less than 20 students. I proved myself capable in both environments.

This position involved basic advising of incoming freshmen and transfer students. I assisted these students in the selection of courses and enrollment in those courses. This experience allowed me to acquaint myself with advisory aspect of the college experience.

While attending the University of Alabama, I was asked to serve as a research assistant in the Institute for Communication Research. This opportunity allowed me to work directly with media outlets and government agencies to conduct market and academic research. I have participated in projects funded by NASA, the Department of Justice, and Southern Living Magazine. These studies have been both quantitative and qualitative in design.

While attending the University of Tennessee, I served as Operations Manager for the noncommercial radio station operated by the Department of Broadcasting. While there, I supervised a staff of approximately 100 unpaid students. I devised and implemented systems for programming, sales, production and traffic. This position allowed me the opportunity to work closely with both faculty and students. It was an educational opportunity that allowed me to gain practical experience.

1993-1999
Franklin's Printing
Managing Partner
231 Sherway Road, Ste. A
Knoxville TN 37921
865-531-3913

I operated Franklin's Printing for over five years. During this time, we were twice awarded highest sales for a franchise store our age. I arranged and implemented a remote printing system which included a web site with file transfer capabilities and a digital file standardization system utilizing pdf files. At Franklin's, I worked in every aspect of the business including marketing, direct sales, employee management, physical workflows and public relations.

Fontenot, M. & Harriss, C. (2010, August) People Watching: Genre Repertoires and Multichannel TV Environments. AEJMC. Denver CO, 2010. 3rd place essay in the Entertainment Studies Interest Group.

Harriss, C. (2010, pending) The Evidence Doesn't Lie: Genre Literacy & the CSI Effect. Accepted for publication by the Journal of Popular Film and Television.

Fontenot, M. & Harriss, C. (2008, August) Building a Better PIG: A Historical Survey of the PMRC and its Tactics. AEJMC. Chicago IL, 2008. Accepted for publication by Media, Culture & Society.

Harriss, Chandler. (Spring 2008) Policing Propp: Toward a Textualist Definition of the Procedural Drama.Journal of Film and Video Vol. 60, No. 1. pp. 43-59. 2008.

Harriss, Chandler. (2007, August) CSI's State of Denial. In Media Res. A MediaCommons Project. CSI week.

Harriss, Chandler (2007, April) An Altered State: Formally Recognizing the CSI Effect. Popular Culture Association. Boston, MA, 2007.

Harriss, Chandler. (2006, December) Is There a Detective in the House?;Flow Volume 5, Issue 5. December 2006

Harriss, C. & Riden, C. (2006, April) Sex, Gender and the Rogue Pilot: Re-Imagining Starbuck and Battlestar Galactica. Popular Culture Association. Atlanta, GA, 2006.

Harriss, Chandler. (2006, February) "Ad"ing By Subtraction;Flow Volume 3, Issue 11. February 2006

Harriss, Chandler. (2005, August) Unraveling Mysteries: Ratiocinative Narrative Structure and Contemporary TV. University Film & Video Association. Chicago, IL, 2005.

Reber, B., & Harriss, C. (2003, June). Building Public Relations Definitions:Identifying Definitional Typologies among Practitioners and Educators. AEJMC. Kansas City MO.

Harriss, C., & Reber, B. (2003, May). Defining Viewer Typologies: Identifying Television Channel Repertoires in Multi-Channel Television Environments. ICA. San Diego, CA.

Institute for Communication Research. (2002). Southern Living Annual Readership Survey. Southeastern USA, Report to Southern Living Magazine.

Institute for Communication Research. (2002). 2002 UA Image Study. Alabama, Report to the University President and the Office of Alumni Affairs.

Miron, D., Maxwell, M., Bryant, J., Butner, R., Yu, H., Hong, S-K, Kwon, J., Dinu, L., Harriss, C., & Chisholm, J. (2002, May). Video game playing and learning prosocial behavior. Report to the Department of Justice. Tuscaloosa, AL: Institute for Communication Research.

Russian Formalism
Narrative
Genre
American Culture & Discourse
Communication Theory

Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (2008-present)
Popular Culture Association (2006 - 2008)
Society for Cinema & Media Studies (2003 - present)
University Film and Video Association (2003 - present)
Summer Workshop Instructor at Tuscaloosa's Capitol School - 3rd through 7th Grade (2004)
International Communication Association (2003)
Kappa Tau Alpha, Honors Society for Scholarship in Mass Communications
Creative Exchange Planning Committee (1997)
Dogwood Arts Festival Publicity Committee (1996 and 1997)
Julian Harriss Memorial Scholarship (1992)

Jeremy Butler
Professor
College of Communication at the University of Alabama
205-348-8659

Bryan Reber
Associate Professor
College of Communication at the University of Georgia
706-542-3178

Barbara Moore
Professor
College of Communication at the University of Tennessee
865-974-4291