PAUL TODD RADFORD

paultoddradford@gmail.com
(864) 991-5892 cell

EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Regent University, 2015
Dissertation: Christian Filmmaking’s Flying Angel: An Auteur Study of Unusual Film’s
Katherine Stenholm

Masters of Arts in Dramatic Productions, Bob Jones University, 1998

Thesis Project: Director and Playwright
There Are Lots of Good Fish in the Sea: A Gilbert & Sullivan Revue

Bachelor of Arts in Interpretative Speech, Bob Jones University, 1996

Senior Performance: A one-man-show of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution

Additional Graduate Coursework, University of South Florida, 2001-2002

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Department Head of Communication Studies, 2015-present
Professor of Communication, Undergraduate and Graduate faculty, 2008-present
Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
 Manage an academic department made up of 8 full-time faculty members, 6 teaching
assistants, and adjunct instructors
 Averaged approximately 60 undergraduate Communication majors per academic year
 In addition to offering major and elective coursework, the Communication department
houses 34 sections of university core curriculum per semester
o 21 sections of Com101 Fundamentals of Communication
o 10 sections of Com410 Oral Communication for the Professions
o 3 sections of Com303 Classroom Communication
 Initiated the practice of annual Com Major trips to Washington DC and Columbia, SC
o To observe alumni at work and survey potential internship possibilities
 Initiated the development of multiple Study Abroad Courses in Com department
o Intercultural Com Experience in Israel
o Survey of Religious Narrative in the U.K.
 Received the Communication Studies Excellence in Teaching Award, 2016-17

Summer EduCamp Director and Curriculum Coordinator, Summer 2018

Cross-media Storytelling Camp, Greenville, SC
 Hired and managed a staff of 6 members to instruct high school campers to explore storytelling
through several different mediums including visual storyboarding, newscasting, podcasting, and
filmmaking

Theatre Instructor, Long-term substitute, Spring 2008

Shuman Middle School, Savannah, GA
 Taught 7-9 grade theatre classes and coached the boys’ soccer team

Sales Representative, 2005-2008

Versa-lok Retaining Wall Systems, Amherst, NH
 Managed accounts throughout Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey sales territory
 Event Facilitator, 2003-2005
Jackson-Dawson Communications
 Facilitated training events for the launch of the 2004 Ford F150
 Facilitated and managed set-up and tear-down crews for the General Motors Autoshow in
Motion: one of the largest ride-n-drive automotive marketing events in history

Student Affairs staff, Adjunct Communication Instructor, 2000-2003

Clearwater Christian College, Clearwater, FL
 Technical Director and Set Designer for annual theatrical production
o Matchmaker, 2001
o The Sound of Music, 2002
o Hounds of the Baskerville, 2003
 Supervised the Study Body officers and Greek Senate

STUDY ABROAD INITIATIVES

United Kingdom Study Abroad Courses, May 2016, 2017, 2019, (scheduled for May and July 2021)
 Faculty instructor and logistics coordinator of a survey of authors CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, and
Shakespeare throughout England and Scotland

Barcelona & Italy Study Abroad Course, May 2018

 Logistics coordinator and sponsor for an Art & Design tour focusing on the work of Gaudi in
Barcelona and significant cities along the Italian coast (Naples, Florence, Rome, Pisa, etc.)

Project Chairman, 2015 – Research Grant to Develop Short-term Study Abroad program
 Led a group of four faculty members to determine best practice policies and potential
development of short-term study at Bob Jones University

UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT

 COM 600 Introduction to Graduate Studies, 2016-present
 COM 525 Strategic Narrative, 2017-present
 COM 524 Study Abroad –United Kingdom: Survey of Religious Narrative, 2016-present
 COM 202 Principles of Communication, 2013-present
 COM 410 Oral Communication for the Professions, 2008-present
 ThA 225 Appreciation of Theatre and Film, 2011-2015
 ThA 101 Stagecraft, 2009-2014
 COM 203 Research Methods in Communication, 2010 - 2012
 DP 402, PsT 640 Private Lessons in Dramatic Productions and Performance Studies, 2008 -
2011

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP

Academic Conference Presentation and Papers
Film and History Conference, hosted by University of Wisconsin in Madison, Oct. 2016
 Presented Paper “Pure Celluloid and Undefiled: Billy Graham and the Mid-Century
Fundamentalist Manifesto in Katherine Stenholm Films”
 Chair for area “Divine Recognition,” a category discussing Religion in film - 18 presenters
 Chair for Roundtable discussion on The Church and Film

Southeastern Theatre Conference, in Chattanooga, TN, March 2015

 Presented research “From Cotton Candy to T-Bone: Three Experiments in Counter-
Sentimental Christian Theatre”

Film and History Conference, hosted by University of Wisconsin in Madison, Nov. 2015
Presented paper “The Preacher, the Censors, and the Silent Film: The Tumultuous
Premiere of The Unbeatable Game (1927)”

Faith and Film Symposium, hosted by Baylor University in Waco, TX, October 2014
Presented research “Instant Uplift: Flannery O’Connor’s Sentimentality in Christian Film”

Film and History Conference, hosted by University of Wisconsin in Madison, Nov. 2014
Presented paper “Filmmaking’s Flying Angel: The ‘Unusual’ Authorship of Katherine
Stenholm”

Religious Communication Association, in Orlando, FL, November 2012

Chosen to present paper “Communicating Redemption Through Christian Fiction: The
Methodology of Flannery O’Connor” (unable to attend due to last minute, acute illness)

Faith and Communication Conference, hosted by Campbell University, March 2012

Presented paper “Finding the Way of Malick: Nature and Grace in The Tree of Life”

Southeastern Theater Conference in Atlanta, GA, March 2011

Co-presented Workshop, “Romancing Integrity: Adapting Faith-based Narratives for the
Theater”

Academic & Professional Conference Attendance

National Communication Association, online conference, November 2020
Hutchmoot Homebound, online conference, October 2020
STORY Gathering, online conference, September 2020
National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, November 2019
Religious Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, Novemeber 2019
Rabbit Room Symposium, Wake Forest, NC, December 2018
Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France, May 2018
Celebrate Tolkien Conference, Greenville, SC, November 2017
Southern States Communication Conference, Greenville, SC, April 2017
National Communication Association, Washington DC, November 2013
Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT, February 2012
Windrider Forum Conference, Park City, UT, February 2012
Southeastern Theater Conference, Lexington, KY, March 2010
Thornton Wilder Conference, Ewing, NJ, September 2008

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS

Living Gallery Survey, 2013
Wrote qualitative interview questions and quantitative online survey to record audience response
and managed an eight-person group to collect qualitative data.

Presented Research, BJU Introduction to Arts class, 2011

“From Marlowe to Lucas: the Faustian Legend in Film”

Presented Research, BJU graduate Communication student lunch, 2010

“Market Events: Persuasive Communication through Community”

Presented Research, BJU Freshman Orientation Classes, November 2008

 “Talk Like a Pirate: Facts, Fun, and All Things Pirates of Penzance,”

Interviewed for Faith Radio presenting a review of film Corpo Celeste, January 27, 2012

Published review for Catholic Lane, “Filly Brown and the Sundance Experience,” February 6, 2012

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Volunteer, Leaf Institute of Art and Vocation, 2018-present

Board Member, Fountain Inn Symphony Orchestra, 2017-2018

 Chair of the Marketing subcommittee

Sunday School Instructor, Heritage Bible Church, 2010-2019

 Taught an 8-week course on Media, Society, and the Church
 Developed the arts-integrated children program in Theatre

Heavy Athletics Competitor, Scottish Games, 2016-present

Bob Jones University Campus Life Volunteer

 Gameshow panel judge for U-Day event, played the part of superhero Thor, 2017
 Culinary Arts Cook Challenge for U-Day, emcee for webcast and live audience, 2016
 Gold Gush Daze, Stadium Emcee, 2013
 Leadership Academy Instructor and Curriculum Coordinator, 2012-15

THEATRE EXPERIENCE
Directing
Panosian and the Providence of His Story, BJU Multimedia Orchestra Concert, October 2019
Stage Director and Editor
Symphony Orchestra, 4 performers
 15,600 livestream views (archived https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyUdqyAQl2g)

The Tempest, Modnadnock Christian Arts Academy, Dublin NH, July 2018
Guest Director in Residence
12 actors, 1 performance

The Savior’s Call, BJU Easter Living Gallery Production, March 2017
Director and Playwright
4 actors, 48 tableau vivant models, 7 performances
 First Living Gallery director to integrate the use of projected artwork
 First Living Gallery director to construct entire performance on one piece of music
 Conceptualized a video commercial for advertisement

Hamlet, BJU Classic Player’s Production, April 2016

Director
28 actors, 3 performances
 Conceptualized a video commercial for advertisement
 Wrote and recorded a director’s welcome for the webcast

The Shadow of the Cross, BJU Easter Living Gallery Production, March 2013
Director
 8 actors, 80 tableau vivant models, 7 performances
 First Living Gallery director to pioneer fully-integrated double-casting of actors and tableau
vivant models
 Selected as the cover story for “City People” section in Greenville News, March 20, 2013

Othello, BJU Classic Player’s Production, May 2012

Director
19 actors, 3 performances

Faust, BJU Opera Association, March 2011

Stage Director
87 cast members, 3 performances
3rd place in National Association of Opera award, Professional Division

Here Is Love, Vast As the Ocean, BJU Vespers Production, September 2009
Director and Playwright
6 actors, 48 musicians, 2 performances
 Developed an original artistic concept for incorporating multi-media into live performance
 Assessed the ASQ survey following the performances in a 14-page report

Acting
Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, Classic Players, BJU, 2017
Karl Lindner, A Raisin in the Sun, Performance Hall, BJU, 2016
Narrator, Peter and the Wolf, Symphony Orchestra Concert, BJU, 2015
Duncan, Macbeth, Classic Players Production, BJU, 2013
Caliban, The Tempest, Classic Players Production, BJU, 2010
Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, Greenville Summer Shakespeare, 2010
Samson, God Meant It For Good, Monologue for Vesper program, BJU,2010
Voice of John S. Moseby, His Name was John S. Moseby, student film project, 2010
 Film Project won a Cine Golden Eagle Award
Ronnie, Performance Hall, BJU, Some Fell Among Thorns, 2010
Cor, Cor Meum, MFA thesis film project, Summer 2009
 Film Project won a Cine Golden Eagle Award
Berowne, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Classic Players Production, BJU, 2009
Voice of Stickyfoot/Big Ed, The Legend of Stickyfoot, Patch the Pirate Adventures, 2009
Narrator, Vespers program,BJU, 2008
Eli Mann, Ridgeback, student senior film project, 2008
Antonio, The Tempest, Greenville Summer Shakespeare, (summer performances), 2008
Caliban, The Tempest, Greenville Summer Shakespeare, (fall performances), 2008