Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3503
Email: mberry@apu.edu
Office Location: Rose Garden, Room 11
Office Hours: TBA
Marcia Berry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
Marcia S. Berry, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Known for her enjoyment of the beginning speech class, professor Berry works as the coordinator for this course, assisting other public communication faculty as well as conducting curriculum reviews. She also teaches oral interpretation and one of the introductory courses for the communication studies major. Professor Berry is also a trained Mime in the style of Marcel Marceau and regularly teaches a mime class for the Department of Theater, Film, and Television.
Education
Ph.D. - Communication and the Arts, Regent University
M.A. - Speech Communication with emphasis in Oral Interpretation, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
B.A. - Secondary Speech Education (English minor), University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Credentials/Certifications
California Community College Credentials:
Language Arts and Literature, 1985
Theater Arts and Related Technologies, 1985
State of Illinois Secondary Teaching Credential, 1972-present
M.A. - Speech Communication with emphasis in Oral Interpretation, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
B.A. - Secondary Speech Education (English minor), University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Credentials/Certifications
California Community College Credentials:
Language Arts and Literature, 1985
Theater Arts and Related Technologies, 1985
State of Illinois Secondary Teaching Credential, 1972-present
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Honors, Awards, Recognition
Textbook Revisions: Osborn/Osborn's Public Speaking (textbook and instructor’s resource manual) 6th ed. 2004; Brydon/Scott’s Between One and Many, 4th ed., 2004; Jaffe’s Oral Performance: Concepts and Skills for a Diverse Society, 2004.
Associations, Boards, Committees
National Communication Association, member 2000-present
Reviewed Panels and Papers for Basic Course Division 2007
Religious Communication Association, member 2001-present
National Chair for Performance Studies, 2002-3.
Focus Group Member: Allyn and Bacon Pub. Co. (Nov. 2005); Wadsworth Pub. Co. (Nov. 2006).
Textbook Revisions: Osborn/Osborn's Public Speaking (textbook and instructor’s resource manual) 6th ed. 2004; Brydon/Scott’s Between One and Many, 4th ed., 2004; Jaffe’s Oral Performance: Concepts and Skills for a Diverse Society, 2004.
Associations, Boards, Committees
National Communication Association, member 2000-present
Reviewed Panels and Papers for Basic Course Division 2007
Religious Communication Association, member 2001-present
National Chair for Performance Studies, 2002-3.
Focus Group Member: Allyn and Bacon Pub. Co. (Nov. 2005); Wadsworth Pub. Co. (Nov. 2006).
Expertise
Creative Dramatics
Mime/Pantomime
Oral Interpretation
Public Speaking
Special Interests and Activities
Teaching Public Speaking to 6th and 7th graders at Foothill Country Day School 2002-present
Teaching Mime/Pantomime to 6th and 7th graders at Foothill Country Day School 2002-present
Teaching Creative Dramatics to APU’s Arts Fundamental Classes September 2003-present
Taught Mime/Pantomime and Creative Dramatics to 4th and 5th graders at Azusa Unified School District’s summer G.A.T.E. Program, 2003-05
Taught Mime Workshop at Claremont High School, Summer 2003 and Fall 2003
Judge for Lion’s Regional Student Speaker Contest, 3 April 2004 and for Azusa Rotary Club. April 5, 2007.
Teaching Mime/Pantomime to 6th and 7th graders at Foothill Country Day School 2002-present
Teaching Creative Dramatics to APU’s Arts Fundamental Classes September 2003-present
Taught Mime/Pantomime and Creative Dramatics to 4th and 5th graders at Azusa Unified School District’s summer G.A.T.E. Program, 2003-05
Taught Mime Workshop at Claremont High School, Summer 2003 and Fall 2003
Judge for Lion’s Regional Student Speaker Contest, 3 April 2004 and for Azusa Rotary Club. April 5, 2007.
Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
