Name: Fully Prepared: Working Trauma Training into Journalism Curriculum
Start: 2025-04-05T15:15:00-0700
End: 2025-04-05T16:15:00-0700

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Saturday April 5, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

W312/313

As journalism programs work to prepare students for the profession, they cannot ignore the research that shows journalism can be an inherently dangerous profession – not just physically, but psychologically. Yet most programs do not address this incredibly important aspect of journalistic work. This panel will make the case for more formalized inclusion of trauma training for student journalists, as well as ideas to help faculty bring that trauma training into their pedagogy.
Moderator: Adrienne Garvey, Southeastern University
Panelists: Adrienne Garvey, Southeastern University; Effective coping strategies for journalists
Jesús Ayala, California State University, Long Beach; Secondary-trauma and how to ethically interview trauma victims
Dorothy Bland, University of North Texas; Tips for teaching covering crisis, trauma and recovery

Moderators

Adrienne Garvey

Assoc. Professor of Broadcasting & Journalism, Southeastern University

I am a former broadcast journalist who has found herself loving being in the college classroom. I enjoy storytelling through writing especially but also love the added tools of using video and sound to tell a compelling story. I am also deeply interested in the mental health of journalists... Read More →

Speakers

Jesus Ayala

Professor of Journalism and Director, Beach TV News, California State University - Long Beach

Jesús Ayala is one of the most distinguished and decorated broadcast journalism professors in the country and brings over 20 years of professional journalism experience into the classroom. As a veteran news producer, Ayala has won 5 national Emmys and 7 Edward R. Murrow awards. Prior... Read More →

Dorothy Bland

Professor, University of North Texas

Dorothy M. Bland, Ph.D., is a journalism professor at the University of North Texas Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. In 2019, she was honored as one of the top 35 women in higher education by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine. During her tenure as a journalism... Read More →

Saturday April 5, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
W312/313

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Adrienne Garvey

Jesus Ayala

Dorothy Bland

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