Chad Sherman
Chad Sherman is a design professor, web designer, photographer, graphic designer and father. He received his Ph.D. in 2011 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. At ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ University, he teaches graphic design and animation courses. He has worked professionally graphic designer, web designer and freelance photographer in the Pittsburgh area. In his free time he loves to read, cook, play baseball, and see live music. He is also passionate about service and has led student trips to Concord, NC, Jackson, MS, and Bonaire. He is currently a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Education
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA), 2006
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA), 2008
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA), 2011
Publications
Variation in the Media Agenda: How newspapers in different states covered the 'Obamacare' ruling (2017) Szuminsky, B. & Sherman, C., Newspaper Research Journal, 37(4).
Framing the same sex marriage ruling: Audience ideology and research pedagogy: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (2016) Sherman, C., & Krall, M. (30-41).
Web 3.0: an opinion piece on what will come of the Web. (2010) Sherman, C., Journal of Communications Media Studies, 2(1), 98-105.
Technology Skill Development Among Education Majors. (2014) Sherman, C., Journal of Technology Studies, 40(1).
Developing an information literacy video game. (2010) Sittler, R.; Sherman, C.; Schaeffer, C.; Keppel, D.; & Hackley, D., In K. Heider (Ed.), Let the Games Begin! Engaging Students with Interactive Information Literacy Instruction. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman.
Awards
Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Award (2014)
Noble Energy Service Award (2016)
Caspian Learning Serious Games Challenge, First Place - Plagiarism in Peril: A 3D Interactive Education Game (2010)
Organizations
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
American Institute of Graphic Arts
Presentations
Sherman, C. "Visual design for social impact". Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference (Chicago, IL), August 2017
Sherman, C. & Szuminsky, B. "Framing the same sex marriage ruling: How audience ideology influences newspaper coverage". Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference (Minneapolis, MN), August 2016
Sherman, C. & Krall, M. "Framing the same sex marriage ruling: Audience ideology and research pedagogy." Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA), April 2016
Szuminsky, B. & Sherman, C. "Variation in the Media Agenda: How newspapers in different states covered the 'Obamacare' ruling". Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference (San Francisco, CA), August 2015
Sherman, C. & Szuminsky, B. "Comparing the international and U.S. home pages of major American news sites". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) April 2015
Sherman, C. & Szuminksy, B. "Analyzing photograph selection in newspaper coverage of Obamacare". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) April 2014
Szuminksy, B., Sherman, C., & Minns C. "Red and Blue and Read All Over: How newspapers in different states covered the 'Obamacare' ruling". Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association’s Annual Conference (Washington, DC) July 2013
Sherman, C. & Szuminksy, B. "Using the social network Reddit for research". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) April 2012
Olear, C., Sherman, C., Carnahan, C., Parrot, D., & Lenze, J. "VERGE: Developing and testing a virtual learning environment for boys". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) April 2011
Sherman, C., Sittler, R., & Keppel, D. "Using Thinking Worlds to develop A Planet in Peril!: Plagiarism". The Learning and Education Evolution Forum (Harrisburg, PA) 2010
Partridge, A., Sherman, C., Jeffers, D., & Lehman, D. "Rapid Development of Interactive Educational Content in Virtual Worlds: From Analysis to Evaluation". Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference (Virtual) 2010
Sherman, C., Sittler, R. L., Keppel, D., Schaeffer, C. E, & Hackley, D. C. "A Planet in Peril!: Developing a 3D game to teach students about plagiarism". The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Library Conference (Grantville, PA) 2010
Sherman, C., Schaeffer, C., Tucker, D., & Wiggins, B. "Utilizing Games & Simulations to Support Learning". Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (Hershey, PA) 2010
Sherman, C. "Teaching Web Programming to Non-Computer Science Majors". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) 2009