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Rocky Dailey

Rocky Dailey

Title

Professor

Office Building

Yeager Hall

Office

218

Mailing Address

Yeager Hall 218
School of Communication & Journalism-Box 2235
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Dr. Dailey is a 1994 graduate of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, and has worked as a journalist in broadcast, print and online mediums during his career. He received his Masters in journalism from the University of Memphis and his Doctorate in Education from Montana State University.
Dr. Dailey’s academic career includes working as an adjunct at Grand Valley State University and Montana State University-Billings, and as an assistant professor in the School of Mass Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University. His professional career began at KSFY-TV as a videographer and his most recent work was as the online reporter for the Billings Gazette.
His research focus is on the scholarship of teaching and learning and documentary filmmaking.

CV

DaileyCV060518.pdf(157.73 KB)

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Education

  • Ph.D. in education | Montana State University | 2012
  • M.A. in administration journalism | University of Memphis | 1998
  • B.S. in broadcast journalism and geography | South Dakota State University | 1994

Academic Interests

  • Broadcast journalism
  • Photojournalism
  • Documentary filmmaking

Academic Responsibilities

  • Professor
  • Journalism assessment coordinator

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

  • SDSU Faculty Senate vice president

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Professional Journalists
  • National Communication Association
  • Journalism Education Association

Awards and Honors

  • 2023, South Dakota Film Festival Best Documentary Short: The Dean of South Dakota Broadcasting
  • 2021, SDSU College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Creative Activity Award
  • 2020, Iowa Independent Film Festival. "A Day in the Life of Freeman" documentary
  • 2018, Documentary Short Film Festival "The Dance Between Disciplines: The Harvey Dunn Feminine Images Project" documentary.
  • 2018, Award of Merit The Impact DOCs Awards "The Dance Between Disciplines: The Harvey Dunn Feminine Images Project" documentary.
  • 2018, Excellence in Online Teaching, Continuing and Distance Education. South Dakota State University
  • 2018, Outstanding Online Program, Continuing and Distance Education. South Dakota State University
  • 2018, Excellence in Honors Faculty Engagement, Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College. South Dakota State University
  • 2018, Honors Teacher of the Year finalist, Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College. South Dakota State University
  • 2018, Distinguished Alumnus Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. South Dakota State University
  • 2017, Outstanding Online Program, Continuing and Distance Education. South Dakota State University
  • 2017, Honors Advocate, Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College. South Dakota State University
  • 2016, Excellence in Honors Faculty Engagement, Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College. South Dakota State University
  • 2016, Excellence in Online Teaching, Continuing and Distance Education. South Dakota State University
  • 2018, Outstanding Artist Award, College of Arts and Sciences. South Dakota State University
  • 2016, Outstanding Online Program, Continuing and Distance Education. South Dakota State University
  • 2015-2017, Master Online Teaching Certification, South Dakota State University
  • 2015-2017, Professional Development Certification, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL). South Dakota State University
  • 2014, Innovative Program award, University Professional and Continuing Education Association. Central Region.
  • 2014, Outstanding Online Program, Continuing and Distance Education. South Dakota State University
  • 2014, Top Paper/Special Call Sports Media Ethics, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). International.

Grants

  • Dailey, R. and Kane, F. (2024). South Dakota Humanities Council Media Grant. $2,000.
  • Hunter, K., Jensen, A., Dailey, R. and His Horse is Thunder, W. Waterhouse Family Institute Research Grant Program, 2023, $10,000.
  • Dailey, R. South Dakota State University Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Challenge Fund. Documentary Lab: The History of Broadcasting in South Dakota, 2020, $15,000.
  • Hauschild-Mork, M., Yonce T., Lee, B., Shelsta, C. and Dailey, R. South Dakota State University College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Collaborative Scholarship Fund. The Hildegard Project, 2020, $6760.
  • Dailey, R. Portz Grant. National Collegiate Honors Council, 2018, $1017.
  • Dailey, R. South Dakota Humanities Council Media Grant. Beyond the 38 documentary project, 2015, $7,000.
  • Beilfeldt, D., Dailey, R., Haag, L., Hauschild-Mork, M., Ragsdale, A., Shelsta, C. and Verschoor, L. South Dakota Humanities Council Media Grant. Prairie dance (An evening with Dunn’s feminine images), 2014, $4,500.

Work Experience

  • Media relations manager, HRDC Community Action Agency. Billings, Montana.
  • Media content fundraising coordinator, HRDC Community Action Agency. Billings, Montana.
  • Adjunct instructor, Montana State University-Billings. Billings, Montana.
  • Online reporter, Billings Gazette Communications. Billings, Montana.
  • Assistant professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Robinson School of Media and Culture, College of Humanities and Sciences. Richmond, Virgina.
  • Instructor, Virgina Commonwealth University, Robinson School of Media and Culture, College of Humanities and Sciences. Richmond, Virgina.
  • Adjunct instructor, Grand Valley State University, School of Communication, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Allendale, Michigan.
  • Chief photojournalist, WXMI-TV. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  • Chief photojournalist, WDSI-TV. Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  • Photojournalists/editor, WHBQ-TV. Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Photojournalists/editor, KSFY-TV. Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Areas of Research

  • Journalism and mass communication
  • Scholarship of teaching and learning
  • Documentary filmmaking

Publications

  1. Hunter, K., Jensen, A., Barondeau, T., Dailey, R. and Barber, H. (2023, November 17). There is no "generic American Indian": Student documentaries exploring personal journeys of indigeneity, belonging, and resilience [Conference presentation]. National Communication Association Annual Conference. National Harbor, MD.
  2. Dailey, R. (2022, April 28). Voices in the air: The legacy of Verl Thomson [conference presentation]. Center for Western Studies 54th Annual Dakota Conference, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD, United States.
  3. Dailey, R. and Wenger, D. (2018). Are we preaching what is practiced? Journalism education and the core curriculum. Journal of Media Education, 9(4),13-24.
  4. Hauschild-Mork, M. and Dailey, R. (2018) Project design: Building foundations for transformative learning. Journal of Dance Education, 18(2), 74-86, DOI: 10.1080/15290824.2017.1347940
  5. Dailey, R. and Murphy, C. (2018, March 23). Exploring diversity, equity and inclusion through film. Upper Midwest Honors Conference, Lamoni, IA.
  6. Dailey, R. and Kemp, D. (2018, March 23). Come on in and make yourself uncomfortable: Taking chances in honors education. Upper Midwest Honors Conference, Lamoni, IA
  7. Dailey, R. and Hauschild-Mork, M. (2017). Making it all count: A cross-disciplinary collaboration model incorporating scholarship, creative activity, and student engagement. InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, 12, 64-78.
  8. Dailey, R. and Wuellner, M.R.  (2017, November 11). Failing (Forward?) in Novelty Honors Teaching. National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Atlanta, GA.
  9. Dailey, R., Husic, B., Larsen, K., Liu, Y., Mubashir, H. and Swanson, N. (2017, March 24). #YouAreWelcomeHere. Presented at the annual meeting of the Upper Midwest Regional Honors Conference (UMRHC), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
  10. Dailey,R. and Wuellner, M. (2017, March 25). The Wicked Problem of Land Conservation: An Experiential Learning Project. Presented at the annual meeting of the Upper Midwest Regional Honors Conference (UMRHC), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
  11. Wuellner, M. and Dailey, R. (2017, March 24). When and How to ‘Fail’ at Experimental Honors Teaching. Presented at the annual meeting of the Upper Midwest Regional Honors Conference (UMRHC), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
  12. Dailey, R., Huber, M. and DeJong, J. (2017, March 24).The Matter of the Message and the Messages that Mattered: Media and the 2016 Presidential Election. Presented at the annual meeting of the Upper Midwest Regional Honors Conference (UMRHC), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
  13. Dailey, R. (Videographer, Producer and Editor). (2022). Voices of the prairie: A history of broadcasting in South Dakota - Dean Sorenson [Video file].
  14. Dailey, R. (Videographer, Producer and Editor). (2021). Voices of the prairie: A history of broadcasting in South Dakota - Verl Thomson [Video file].
  15. Dailey, R. (Videographer, Producer and Editor). (2021). Viriditas: Twenty-first century Hildegard [Video file].
  16. O’Bryan, M. & Dailey, R. (Videographer, Producer and Editor). (2020). A day in the life of Freeman. [Video file].
  17. Dailey, R. (Videographer, Producer and Editor). (2017). The dance between disciplines: The Harvey Dunn feminine images project. [Video file].
  18. Dailey, R. (Producer). (2017). Beyond the 38: The life of Dr. Elden Lawrence. [Video file].
  19. An Evening with Harvey Dunn's Feminine Images. Chor. Melissa Hauschild-Mork. By Darla Bielfeldt, Aaron Ragsdale, Rocky Dailey and Cable Hardin. South Dakota State University Performing Arts Center, Brookings. 11-15 Nov. 2015. Performance.

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