Meet the Faculty

John Fisher, Ph.D.

E-mail:	jfisher@nwmissouri.edu
Office:	WH 136
Phone:	660.562.1827
Subject:	Communication Studies
Title:	Assistant Professor
Vita:	Printable Vita
Schedule:	Office Schedule

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. in Educational Administration
   - University of Alberta-Edmonton, 1988
M.A. in Communications
   - Brigham Young University, 1975
B.A. in French & Journalism
   - Brigham Young University, 1972

Regular Teaching Assignments

(29-102) - Fundamentals of Oral Communication
(29-230) - Public Speaking
(29-360) - Public Relations Principles
(29-460) - Public Relations Problems and Cases

Academic Experience

Year	Title/Rank	Department	Institution
2002-Present	Assistant Professor	Communication, Theatre & Languages	Northwest
2001-2002	Assistant Professor	Communication	Boise State University
1985-2000	Tutor/Assistant Professor	College Of Business	Athabasca University
1988-1990	Lecturer	Educational Administration	University of Alberta
1981-1984	Instructor	Mass Communications	Lethbridge Community College
1978-1981	Instructor	Mass Communications	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Non-Academic Professional Experience

1989-1996	Manager, Alberta Education, Edmonton, Alberta. Policy consultant, Special Assistant, Secretary to Legislative Committee
1991-2002	Owner/Publisher, Fisher House Publishers
1973-1978	Reporter/Photographer, Advertising Salesperson, Production Manager

Major Creative/Scholarly Activities

2002, August 4-10. "The aboriginal education experience: What is it and how can it be improved?" A paper presented at the 6th World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education. Stoney Park, Morley, Alberta, Canada.
2002, May 26. "Improving the aboriginal educational experience in public schools." A paper presented with Leith Campbell at the Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration Annual Conference held at the University of Toronto.
2002, March 14. "Improving the aboriginal educational experience in public schools." A paper presented with Leith Campbell at 2002 First Nations Conference, "Indigenous Visions: Honoring Traditions/Creating Futures" at Boise State University, Boise, Idaho.
2002, March 4. "Newspaper coverage of Election 2000 leadership debates in Canada and the United States." A paper presented at the Western States Communication Association Conference, Long Beach, California.
2001, May 27. "Two Newspapers Coverage of the Leadership Debates in Election 2000 in Canada and the United States." A paper presented at the Conference of the Canadian Communications Association, Laval University, Quebec.
1996, March 23. "Addressing Equity in Alberta," a paper presented with Moshe Elhav at the American Educational Finance Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. ERIC Clearinghouse No. EA027 635.

Getting to know Dr. John Fisher

I was born and raised in Canada and France and obtained a B.A. and M.A. in the United States and a Ph.D. in Canada. My doctoral dissertation examined mass media impact on government policy making. My interest in the mass media began when I worked for the student newspaper while in university. I then worked as a reporter, photojournalist, and advertising salesperson before beginning to teach journalism at the community college level. Since then I have taught at a college for American Indians, a maximum security prison and a distance learning university. I worked in public relations in government, including one year as executive assistant for a legislative committee. I lived in Canada until 2000 when I started teaching at Boise State University. I came to Northwest Missouri State University because "I fell in love with the setting." Northwest gave me the chance to teach public relations and continue to research mass media and political decision making. I married my wife, Melanie, while at university. We have five daughters and one son and five grandchildren.