Kirstie Cope-Farrar
CURRICULUM VITA
Kirstie M. Cope-Farrar
April 2002
kirstie.farrar@uconn.edu


Department of Communication Sciences
Box U-85, University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-1085

 

EDUCATION


Ph.D. 2001 Communication University of California, Santa Barbara (Dissertation: Sexual Intercourse on Television: Do Risk and Responsibility Messages Matter?)
M.A. 1998 Communication University of California, Santa Barbara (Thesis: Sexually-Related Talk and Behavior in Adolescents' Favorite TV Shows)
B.A. 1995 Communication (Minor area: English) Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA Cum Laude
 

 

PUBLICATIONS


Kunkel, D., Farinola, W.J., Cope-Farrar, K.M., Donnerstein, E., Biely, E., & Zwarun, L. (2002) Deciphering the V-Chip: An examination of the television industry's program rating judgments. Journal of Communication, 52 (1), 112-138.

Cope, K.M., & Kunkel, D. (2002). Sex in teen programming. In J. Brown, J. Steele, & K. Walsh-Childers, (Eds.), Sexual teens, sexual media (pp. 59-78). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Kunkel, D., Cope-Farrar, K.M., Biely, E., Farinola, W.J. & Donnerstein, E. (2001). Sex on TV: II A biennial report to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation.

Kunkel, D., Cope, K.M., Farinola, W.J., Biely, W., Rollin, E., & Donnerstein, E. (2000). Sexual messages on entertainment TV in the U.S.A. In C. von Feilitzen & U. Carlsson (Eds.), Children and media: Yearbook 2000 (pp. 155-158). Goteborg, Sweden: UNESCO. Kunkel, D., Farinola, W.J.,

Cope, K.M., Donnerstein, E., Biely, E., Zwarun, L., & Rollin, E. (2000). Assessing the validity of V-chip rating judgments: The labeling of high-risk programs. In B. Greenberg (Ed.), The alphabet soup of television program ratings (pp. 51-68). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

LePoire, B.A., & Cope, K.M. (1999). Episodic and steady drinkers' partners reinforce and punish drinking differentially. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 17 (4), 79-90.

Cope, K.M., & Kunkel, D. (1999). Sex on TV: Content and context. Pregnancy Prevention for Youth: An Interdisciplinary Newsletter, 2 (3), 2-3.

Kunkel, D., Cope, K.M., & Biely, E. (1999). Sexual messages on television: Comparing findings from three studies. Journal of Sex Research, 36 (3), 230-236.

Kunkel, D., Cope, K.M., Farinola, W.J., Biely, E., Rollin, E., & Donnerstein, E. (1999). Sex on TV: A biennial report to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation.

Kunkel, D., Farinola, W.J., Cope, K.M., Donnerstein, E., Biely, E., & Zwarun, L. (1998). An assessment of the television industry's use of V-chip ratings. Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation.

Kunkel, D., Cope, K.M., & Colvin, C. (1996). Sexual Messages in "family hour" TV: Content and context. Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation.

 

 

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS


Cope-Farrar, K.M. (2001, April). Sexual risk and responsibility on television: Impact on adolescent socialization. Presented at the annual conference of the Broadcaster's Education Association, Las Vegas.

Kunkel, D., Cope-Farrar, K.M., Biely, E., Farinola, W.J., & Donnerstein, E. (2001, May). Sex on TV: Comparing content trends from 1997/98 to 1999/00. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC.

Zwarun, L., Kunkel, D., & Cope, K.M. (2000, November). Television alcohol advertising: What drinking looks like. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Seattle.

Cope, K.M. (2000, August). Contextual features of televised risky health behaviors: Impact on adolescent socialization. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Doctoral Honors Seminar, Evanston, Illinois.

Kunkel, D., Cope, K.M., Farinola, W.J., Biely, E., Rollin, E., & Donnerstein, E. (2000, June). Sex on TV: Content and context. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Acapulco.

Zwarun, L., Kunkel, D., & Cope, K.M. (2000, June). Adherence of television alcohol commercials to the letter and spirit of industry self-regulatory guidelines. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Acapulco.

Cope, K.M., & Kunkel, D. (1999, May). Sexual messages in the television shows most frequently viewed by adolescents. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco.

Kunkel, D., Farinola, W.J., Cope, K.M., Donnerstein, E., Biely, E., & Zwarun, L. (1999, April). An assessment of the television industry's use of V-Chip ratings. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas.

LePoire, B., & Cope, K.M. (1998, November). Alcoholics' partners use differentially effective persuasive strategies depending on drinking patterns. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, New York.

Kunkel, D., Cope, K.M., & Colvin, C. (1998, July). Sexual messages in "family hour" TV: Content and context. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Jerusalem.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE


Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1995-2001
Introduction to Communication (Comm 001), Fall, 1995, 1996; Spring, 1996, 1999; Summer 1999
Research Methods (Comm 088), Fall 1998
Communication Theory (Comm 089), Winter 1996
Introduction to Statistics (Comm 087), Summer 1996, Winter 2000, Spring 2001, Summer 2001
Internet and Society (Comm 116), Winter 1997
Mass Media Policy (Comm 132), Winter 1999, Fall 2000
Head Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara
Introduction to Communication, Spring 1996; Fall 1996
 

 

INVITED LECTURES


Cope-Farrar, K.M., Tiyaamornwong, V. (2000, Fall). Obscenity and Indecency. University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Communication, Media Policy course lecture.

Farinola, W.J., & Cope, K.M. (1999, Spring). Sexual content on television: An overview of three studies. University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Communication, Mass Communication course lecture.

Cope, K.M., & Farinola, W.J. (1998, Fall). Sex and violence on television: A content analysis. University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Communication, Communication Research Methods course lecture.

Cope, K.M. (1997, Winter). Computer-mediated communication and relationships. University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Communication, Internet and Society course lecture.

 

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE


Graduate Representative to the department faculty, 2000-2001.

Undergraduate Affairs Committee, graduate representative, 1999-2000.

Entertainment Committee, 1999-2000.

Ad hoc committee on Graduate Committee Representation, Spring 1999.

Arthur N. Rupe Chair in the Social Effects of Mass Communication Search Committee, graduate representative, 1998-1999.

Undergraduate Issues and Grading, graduate representative, Fall 1997.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE


Ad hoc reviewer, Communication Reports, Fall 2000.

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS


Dissertation Fellowship, Kaiser Family Foundation, 2000-2001.

Participant in National Communication Association Doctoral Honors Seminar, 2000.

Graduate Excellence in Teaching Award 1999-2000, Instructional and Developmental Division of the International Communication Association.

UCSB Communication Department Edwin R. Schoell Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1999.

Presidential Scholarship, Santa Clara University, 1995.

Academic Dean's List, Santa Clara University, 1991-1995.

California Scholarship Federation - Lifetime Member.

 

 

REFERENCES


Dale Kunkel, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Communication
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020

Barbara Wilson, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
Department of Speech Communication
S. Wright St. Rm. #244
Urbana, IL 61801

Edward Donnerstein, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Communication
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020 702