Dr. Alison Slade
Full-Time Associate Professor, Arts, Humanities and Education
Education
- M.A. in History
- American Public University
- Ph.D. in Communication (Mass Communication)
- The University of Southern Mississippi
- M.A. in Communication
- Auburn University
- B.A. in Radio, TV and Film (Mass Communication)
- Auburn University
Positions Held
2016 - 2021
Mid-America Christian University
Adjunct Instructor & Online Curriculum Designer
2016 - 2021
Louisiana College
Adjunct Instructor - Online
2017 - 2018
Columbus State University
Visiting Assistant Professor
2017 - 2018
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Adjunct Instructor
2015 - 2017
Faulkner State Community College
Adjunct Instructor
2011 - 2012
University of West Florida
Adjunct Instructor
2007 - 2010
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Assistant Professor
2005 - 2007
East Carolina University
Assistant Professor
Intellectual Contributions
Orange Beach Schools: Bright Futures
Alison Foster Slade
May 1, 2024
Relocating Baldwin Magazine
Embracing Arts Opportunities on the Eastern Shore
Alison Foster Slade
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2021
Welcome Friend Relocation Guide
Family Fun in Baldwin County
Alison Foster Slade
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2020
Welcome Friends
Baldwin County Offers Something for Everyone
Alison Foster Slade
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2016
Welcome Friends Relocation Guide
Television, Social Media and Fan Culture
Alison F Slade,Dedria Givens Carroll,Amber Narro
2015
Lexington Books
Mediated Images of the South: The Portrayal of Dixie in Popular Culture
Alison F Slade,Dedria Givens Carroll,Amber Narro
2012
Lexington Books
An Acceptable Stereotype: Southern Images on Television
Alison Foster Slade,Dedria Carroll,Amber Narro
August 2012
Lexington Press
Your American Idol: The Intersection Between Reality Television, Capitalism and the Music Industry
Alison Foster Slade
August 1, 2010
Lexington Books
A Brave New Image
Alison Foster Slade
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 15, 2009
Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
Legislators and Constituents: Examining Demographics and Online Communication Tools
Amber Narro,Alison Foster Slade
July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2009
Information Polity
Toward a New Understanding of an Old Paradigm
Alison Foster Slade
July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2008
Review of Communication
The Beauty, the Geek, the Suit and the Street: Portrayals of Intelligence in Reality Television
Alison Foster Slade,Marilyn Ellzey
March 2008
Lexington Books
Presentations
Communication Webinar: Using Popular Culture for Increased Student Engagement
Communication Department Webinar Series
May 27, 2025
How to Use Popular Culture in Online Classrooms
2025 Popular Culture & American Culture Association Conference
April 19, 2025
Modern Fake News
Communication Department Webinar Series
September 17, 2024
What do we mean by “engage”? Institutional mythologies versus academic realities with online teaching in the twenty-first century.
Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association - Summer Virtual Symposium
August 4, 2024
Partisan Press and Fake News in the Early 1800s
Communication Department Webinar Series
June 25, 2024
How to get Hired and Fired, Inside Stories from the Real World
Communication Department Webinar Series
April 16, 2024
Bridging the Gap in a Digital Pandemic World: Changing Professionalism in Communication
Communication Department Webinar Series
March 19, 2024
#RushTok: The Spectacle of Southern Culture
Communication Department Webinar Series
February 20, 2024
Engaging Students, and Evading AI Instruction, through "AI Pedagogy"
Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association
September 9, 2023
HGTV Reality Programs and Cultural Implications
Communication Department Webinar Series
July 19, 2023
Introduction to the Communication Department
Communication Department Webinar Series
February 15, 2023
Networking for Academic Jobs after Graduation
Alabama Communication Association
July 30, 2022
Capitalizing on the Product: Using Popular Culture in Online Students Engagement
Communication Webinar
May 18, 2022
Capitalizing on the Product: Using Popular Culture in Online Students Engagement
Popular Culture Association
April 13, 2022
Bridging the Gap in a Digital Pandemic World: Changing Professionalism in Communication
Communication Webinar
March 9, 2022
Top Ten Tips for Graduate School
Communication Webinar
November 1, 2021
Collaborative Faculty Curriculum Design Can Lead To Creative Excellence
OLC Accelerate 2021
September 25, 2021
Collaborative Faculty Curriculum Design Can Lead to Creative Excellence'
Online Learning Consortium
September 21, 2021
“Blending Next with Now: Curating the Newsfeed”
MACU Faculty Gathering
June 26, 2021
COVID-19 and the Twin Engines of Cultural Moments and Televisual Movements in 2020 and Beyond
Popular Culture Association Annual Conference
June 2, 2021
The Effects of Covid-19 on Streaming Services
Far West Popular Culture Association Annual Conference
February 20, 2021
A Different World: The Hyper-reality and Public Relations Manipulation in Pepsi’s “Live for the Now Moments” Fiasco
Southern States Communication Association
April 2018
"But…You’re the Savior”: Christian Imagery within Once Upon a Time
Southern States Communication Association
April 2017
Reality Television and Christian Imagery
Alabama Communication Association
July 2016
Reality Television and Christianity
Alabama Communication Association
July 2016
We Say Grace, We Say M’am, We’re Gonna Cash in the Best We Can: Re-appropriation and Commodification in Southern Reality Television
Pop Culture Association
October 2014
Not Your Mama's Weather: The Weather Channel Misses the Mark
Southern States Communication Association
April 2013
He Said, She Said What? The Representations of 2012 Candidates in Mass Media By Gender
Southern States Communication Association
March 2012
The Voice of the People: The Revolutionary Uses of Facebook
Southern States Communication Association
March 2012
Same Story, Different Year: Media Coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Southern States Communication Association
April 2011
Social Media and Fandom: A Positive Relationship?
Southern States Communication Association
April 2010
Limitless Space, Limitless Possibilities: Romance and Motherhood on Stargate SG-1
Southern States Communication Association
April 2009
Cultural Values in Reality Television: A View of American Value Systems
National Communication Association
November 2008
Legislators and Constituents: Examining Demographics and Online Communication Tools
National Communication Association
November 2008
Media Contributions
Why Major in Communication? (WIN)
March 4, 2025
Social Media - Blog
How to Improve Communication Skills (WIN)
November 21, 2024
Social Media - Blog
Podcast: Why Study Communication?
June 10, 2023
Social Media - Podcast
Yellow Journalism
Everyday Scholar
April 12, 2023
Social Media - Podcast
Introduction to Media Law
Everyday Scholar
March 1, 2023
Social Media - Podcast
Journalism
Everyday Scholar
October 20, 2022
Social Media - Podcast
Interpersonal Communication
Everyday Scholar
September 21, 2022
Social Media - Podcast
Mass Communication
Everyday Scholar
September 21, 2022
Social Media - Podcast
Engaging Students in the Online Classroom with Popular Culture
Communication Webinar Series
May 2022
Other
Tips for Successful Video Calls
Communication Department Webinar
March 2022
Other
Why Study Communication?
APU Edge
2021
Social Media - Podcast
APUS
The Scuttlebutt Network
December 2, 2021
Radio
Top Ten Tips for Graduate School
Communication Department Webinar
November 2021
Other
Acing the Interview: Communication Tips to Land the Job
Communication Department Webinar
August 2021
Other
Communication and Cultural Diversity
Communication Department Webinar
July 2021
Other
Resources for the Communication Student
Communication Webinar Series
January 2021
Other
Podcast: How Social Media Sows Discontent and Divisiveness
December 10, 2020
Social Media - Podcast
How Social Media Sows Discontent and Divisiveness
APU Edge
August 2020
Social Media - Podcast
True Hollywood Story: Duck Dynasty
NBC Universal
July 13, 2014
TV
The Alison Slade Show
The Alison Slade Show
2009
Radio
Awards & Honors
July 27,
2021
Innovation Award
APUS
For those who create a forward-thinking, novel experience for students, faculty, or staff.
July 27,
2021
Mission Award
APUS
For those who do extraordinary work to create respected, relevant, accessible, affordable, and student-focused online programs that prepare students for service and leadership in a diverse, global society.
June 16,
2021
2020 University Strategic Initiative – Catalyst – Learning Management System Migration
APUS
During 2020, the earner of this badge made significant contributions to the migration of courses to a new online classroom to improve user experience, promote student-to-student and faculty-to-student interaction, enable a robust mobile classroom, and further differentiate APUS as a leader in online learning.