Rachelle Pavelko

rachellepavelko@gmail.com


Education h.D., Mass Commun|cat|on, ant|c|pated 2017
Lrnle yle School of !ournallsm
lndlana unlverslLy, 8loomlngLon, lndlana

M.A., Iourna||sm, December 2011
unlverslLy of Memphls, Memphls, 1ennessee
CumulaLlve CA: 4.0

8.A., Iourna||sm, Iebruary 2009
ArL mlnor wlLh an opLlon ln Craphlc ueslgn
Chlo norLhern unlverslLy, Ada, Chlo
CumulaLlve CA: 3.36

Study abroad summer course, Iu|y-August 2007
CelebrlLy, SocleLy and Medla
unlverslLy of WesLmlnsLer, London, Lngland

Honors Lrnle yle School of !ournallsm CraduaLe AsslsLanLshlp, 2013-2016
Lrnle yle School of !ournallsm lellowshlp, 2013-2016
2011-2012 CuLsLandlng CraduaLe SLudenL of Lhe ?ear Award reclplenL
kappa 1au Alpha honorary
2010-2011 Clln Morrls CraduaLe lellowshlp Award reclplenL
2010-2011 CraduaLe asslsLanLshlp reclplenL
2006 uean's Scholarshlp Award reclplenL
uean's LlsL, Chlo norLhern unlverslLy, 2003 - 2009
Slgma 1au uelLa Lngllsh honorary

Experience Graduate Research Assistant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, August 2013
Present
Ald professor ln conducLlng research sLudles uslng orlglnal daLa
8esearch varlous Loplcs for lncluslon ln [ournal arLlcles
LdlL book manuscrlpL prlor Lo publlshlng

Iree|ance Webs|te Des|gner, 1he Surg|ca| nosp|ta| at Southwoods, 8oardman, Cn,
Iune 2013 - August 2013
ueslgned a unlque layour uslng Weebly ro LemplaLe and P1ML
CreaLed and edlLed wrlLLen conLenL based on lnLervlews wlLh hosplLal sLaff and
medlcal personnel

Iree|ance Webs|te Des|gner, o|and resbyter|an Church, o|and, Cn, Ianuary 2013 -
May 2013
ueslgned layouL uslng Weebly ro LemplaLe for Lhe church's exLernal webslLe
CreaLed and edlLed wrlLLen conLenL for each of Lhe webslLe's 33 pages
CaLhered and edlLed phoLography for lncluslon on each of Lhe webslLe's 33
pages

Market|ng and Soc|a| Med|a Commun|cat|ons Manager, Dona|d . |p|no
Company, L1D, oungstown, Cn, Apr|| 2012 - Apr|| 2013
CreaLed conLenL and deslgned layouL for lnLernal corporaLe newsleLLer
CreaLed and lmplemenLed a corporaLe soclal medla markeLlng plan
Managed, malnLalned and generaLed conLenL on a dally basls for Lhe
company's soclal medla neLworklng plaLforms
ueslgned exLernal handouLs and adverLlsemenLs lncludlng brochures, buslness
cards and posLers used aL conferences and convenLlons
Alded ln Lhe edlLorlal process for conLenL used ln prlnL maLerlals
ueslgned and creaLed conLenL for webslLes used ln con[uncLlon wlLh C8 codes
on prlnL maLerlals
Alded ln Lhe developmenL of a LargeLed SLC/SLM company plan

Commun|cat|ons Intern, Sedgw|ck CMS, Memph|s, 1N, Iebruary 2011 - March 2012
WroLe and edlLed lnLernal copy Lo be dlsLrlbuLed Lo all offlce branches
MonlLored publlclLy Lhrough 8 newswlre sofLware
Alded ln Lhe coordlnaLlon of fundralslng campalgns
WroLe and edlLed exLernal communlcaLlons Lo be senL Lo cllenLs

Graduate Ass|stant, !"# %&'() *#(+,+&-, U of M campus newspaper, Ianuary 2010 -
December 2011
ueslgned adverLlsemenLs based on cllenLs' needs and requesLs uslng Adobe
hoLoshop and lnueslgn sofLware
Lald ouL and deslgned Lhe classlfled secLlon

Graduate Ass|stant, U of M teach|ng ass|stant, Ianuary 2010 - December 2011
AsslsLed publlc relaLlons professor wlLh dally class schedule
CreaLed qulz maLerlals and graded wrlLLen work
CoordlnaLed ma[or class pro[ecLs and class sLrucLure

Graduate Ass|stant, U of M adm|n|strat|ve ass|stant, Ianuary 2010 - December 2011
CreaLed conLenL and layouL for alumnl deparLmenL newsleLLer
AsslsLed Lhe chalr of Lhe deparLmenL wlLh sLudenL records and admlnlsLraLlve
duLles
LdlLed and uploaded conLenL Lo deparLmenL webslLe

Cert|f|cates Spec|a||st, Dona|d . |p|no Company, L1D, oungstown, Cn, March 2009-
December 2009
MalnLalned and updaLed lnsurance cerLlflcaLes for ma[or reLall real esLaLe
corporaLlons
CreaLed and senL communlcaLlons Lo cllenLs wlLhln ma[or reLall real esLaLe
corporaLlons regardlng cerLlflcaLe valldaLlon

Intern, !"# .'+& /#0,, L|ma, Cn, Iune 2008 - August 2008
WroLe a varleLy of feaLure sLorles as well as hard news
Worked as a general asslgnmenL reporLer coverlng a varleLy of lssues ln Lhe
area

Sect|on Ld|tor, !"# /123"#2- 4#5'#0, CNU campus newspaper, September 2006 -
Iebruary 2008
Asslgned feaLure and sporLs sLory ldeas Lo reporLers
CopyedlLed sLudenL sLorles uslng AssoclaLed ress SLyle
Lald ouL and deslgned sporLs secLlon and feaLures secLlon uslng Cuarkxpress
and Adobe hoLoshop

keporter, !"# /123"#2- 4#5'#0, CNU campus newspaper, September 200S - Iebruary
2008
ueveloped exLenslve lnLervlewlng and wrlLlng skllls
WroLe boLh hard news and feaLure sLorles for campus and naLlonal evenLs
WroLe several columns for Lhe Cplnlon and LdlLorlal page

Intern, !"# 67& *#2&(7, Ada, Cn, December 2006 - May 2007
CopyedlLed sLorles uslng AssoclaLed ress SLyle
ueveloped exLenslve lnLervlewlng and wrlLlng skllls ln a professlonal
aLmosphere
WroLe boLh hard news and feaLures coverlng local evenLs

Mentor, L|ma South M|dd|e Schoo|, L|ma, Cn, September 2008 - May 2009
Worked one-on-one wlLh a sevenLh grade sLudenL
AsslsLed ln weekly homework asslgnmenLs for all classes
1ook menLee Lo several on-campus evenLs aL Chlo norLhern unlverslLy

Professional Conferences "CCD on 8'2(,: 1he Impact of a Non-san|t|zed ortraya| of Menta| I||ness on Aud|ence
ercept|ons"
resenLed aL Lhe Lrnle yle School of !ournallsm 8esearch Colloqulum, Aprll
2014.

"Mu|t|med|a Use on News Webs|tes: A Look at hoto S||deshows and V|deos 1hrough
the Uses and Grat|f|cat|ons 1heory."
A paper co-auLhored wlLh ur. Sandra uLL, assoclaLe professor aL Lhe unlverslLy
of Memphls and ur. !ln ?ang, assoclaLe professor aL Lhe unlverslLy of Memphls.
resenLed aL Lhe annual conference of Lhe AssoclaLlon for LducaLlon ln
!ournallsm and Mass CommunlcaLlon (AL!MC), vlsual CommunlcaLlon dlvlslon,
Chlcago, llllnols, AugusL 2012.

"Anorex|a on the Internet: A Look at the ro-Ana Commun|ty through Iem|n|st, Soc|a|
Compar|son, and Uses and Grat|f|cat|ons 1heor|es."
A paper presenLed aL Lhe annual conference of Lhe AssoclaLlon for LducaLlon ln
!ournallsm and Mass CommunlcaLlon (AL!MC), Commlsslon on Lhe SLaLus of
Women dlvlslon, SL. Louls, Mlssourl, AugusL 2011.

Activities lour-?ear 1rack & lleld varslLy LeLLer Wlnner aL Chlo norLhern unlverslLy.
2010 Cuallfler for Lhe 8osLon MaraLhon.

Related Courses Soclal Medla, WebslLe ubllshlng, newswrlLlng, newspaper racLlcum, ueparLmenL
newsleLLer, ueskLop ubllshlng, Craphlc ueslgn, Crammar ln ConLexL, LdlLlng, Medla
WrlLlng and LdlLlng, and varlous general educaLlon courses

Computer Skills ureamweaver, hoLoshop, lnueslgn, lllusLraLor, Cuarkxpress, MS Cfflce, ower olnL,
Lxcel, Adobe AcrobaL, Weebly, Wordress, Wlndows and Mac programs