GerDonna Ellis

Invited Toastmaster Speaker, “Public Speaking Tips: Finding Comfort in the Uncomfortable,” expected December 2023. Teaching toastmaster attendees how to prepare for their presentations and best practices in getting more comfortable in front of various audiences.

Lecturer, Department of Communication, Boise State University, 2021—Present. Communication 101: Fundamentals of Oral Communication. Develop syllabus, create lesson plans, prepare and present lectures, administer exams, grade, and assign final grades.

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Communication, Boise State University, 2020—2021. Communication 101: Fundamentals of Oral Communication. Developed syllabus, created lesson plans, prepared and presented lectures, administered exams, graded, and assigned final grades.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication, Boise State University, 2018-2020. Full course responsibility for two sections of Communication 101.

First Year Leadership Collaboratory, Boise State University, Boise, ID, expected to begin January 2024. I will be participating in a small working group focused on developing ways to provide better support for our first-year students. We plan to meet monthly.

Teaching Assistant, Boise State University, Boise, ID, Fall 2022. Assisted Kelly Rossetto, Ph.D., in grading for Interpersonal Communication.

Metacognition + Learning Strategy Faculty Team, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 2022. Volunteered to implement lessons encouraging metacognitive approaches in students for the Advising and Academic Support Center. I also participated in a mid-semester grade check debrief with the AASC team and administered a beginning and end of semester survey to students.

Graduate Research Assistant, Boise State University, Summer 2019. Assisted Kelly Rossetto, Ph.D., in interview transcriptions and coding. Additionally, began my work in researching the experiences of minority students on campus and how they view their experiences impact their resiliency.

2022 - Idaho State Board of Education Innovative Educator Award for Oral Communications, Boise State University.

2015 - Graduated cum laude, Boise State University.

Inducted 2014-2015 - Dean’s list with Highest Honors, Boise State University.