BARBARA ANN BUSH, PHD

Principal/Head of The British School, Bern in Rüfenacht, Switzerland

Mobile: 076 261 78 23

Email: doveinhand@gmail.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-bush-phd-93654a23 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/principal_bush/

I am a dedicated educator turned administrator who believes that learning is intellectual, social, and physical. Each part of a student’s mental, emotional, and intellectual experiences and resources are brought to bear on their learning. In order for our students to bravely bring all of who they are to their educational journey, I am dedicated to diversity, equity, and embracing contingency. I am passionate about student life and faculty development and creating capacity across grades and disciplines.

EMPLOYMENT

2023 – present

Principal/Head, The British School Bern, Rüfenacht, SwitzerlandResponsible for growing enrollment, networking with area schools, developing a business plan, marketing the school, expanding school offerings, ensuring professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, and creating partnerships at the Cantonal level. Day-to-day activities include communicating the school’s mission of tailored learning via social media, newsletters, and email outreach. I am a consultant for the school’s website, and I ensure that all communication regarding learning is in line with the British School curriculum.

2020-2023

Tenured Professor and Department Head, Communication Studies, Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, WA

Duties:Teaching, course and curriculum development, creation of learning content targeted to specific learning areas and levels of understanding, and incorporating feedback to produce educational materials that are responsive and engaging. Student centered teaching for ages 15-30. Created content for the department’s webpage and participated in campus wide outreach for the Commitee for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, and acted as its co-chair.

2017 – 2020           

Lecturer, Communication Studies, University of California, San Diego

Duties: Ongoing lecture appointments in the Communication Department at UCSD teaching large introductory courses such as Social Formations, Communication, Culture and Representation, and have also taught a number of upper level courses such as Communication and Community, and Problem with Voice.

Lecturer, Urban Studies, University of California, San Diego

Duties: Taught an introductory course on the development of cities, the effect of urban living on human social life and on the growth and development of sociological research and its contributions to understanding modernity, and social life and the city. Responsible for managing 3 teaching assistants and developing a syllabus that cohered with the department’s goals for the class, which specifically included the dimension of drawing new students into the field of Urban Studies.

Lecturer, Communication Studies, California State University, SanMarcos

Duties: Taught a public speaking class and responsible for grading, lecture delivery, maintaining a dense speaking schedule, and adhering to the university’s specifically developed standards for their public speaking curriculum.

2010 – present           

Adjunct Faculty, Communication Studies, Miramar College

Duties: Teach a wide array of communication classes offered here, develop syllabi that cohere with state standards for learning outcomes, participate in community service, and work with other faculty to develop department goals and standards.

2007 – 2008               

Lecturer, Communication Studies, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD

Duties: Taught the introductory course on communication, managed all student records, and participated in departmental meetings.

2003 – 2006               

Graduate Assistant, Communication Studies, Cal. State Univ, Sacramento

Taught the “lab” portion of public speaking classes where students learned the skills required to make speeches. These were hands on teaching sections and workshops.

2001 – 2006               

Educational Outreach, American Red Cross, Sacramento – Sierra Chapter

Responsible for delivering educational material on disaster preparedness, CPR training, First Aid training and AIDS awareness to area schools and associations. Delivered presentations and conducted workshops in the greater Sacramento area and implemented a pilot science program in several elementary schools.

EDUCATION

Ph.D.                          Communication Studies, University of California, San Diego

M.A.                            Communication Studies, California State University, Sacramento

B.F.A.                         Theater Arts, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2016                            Nominated as a member of Golden Key International Honor Soc.

2014                            Dean’s Travel Award

2012                            Dean’s Travel Award

2009                            California Resident Fellowship

2008                            California Resident Fellowship

2002                            Diane Snively Scholarship, California State University, Sacramento

1993                            Talent/Academic Scholarship, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

PUBLIC LECTURES

2022                            Problem with Voice, the Salon Series, Moses Lake Museum and Art Center

PUBLICATIONS

Bush, Barbara A. (2017). Imagining Home as Epic Narrative and Practices of the Self: Essay on  Virtual Homelandsby Madhavi Mallapragada and Amar Akbar Anthonyby William Elison, Christian Lee and Andy Rotman in the South Asian Popular Culture Journal, Summer

Bush, Barbara A. (Forthcoming in 2018) “Switzerland’s Heroic Legacy,” forthcoming in Peter Meilaender and Hans Rindisbacher (eds.), Das Kalb vor der Gotthardpost: Swiss Culture, History, and Politics in the Work of Peter von Matt (Peter Lang Verlag).

CONFERENCES

Bush, Barbara A. (2015). Populist Politics as Nostalgia for Heimat. Swiss Studies panel.

German Studies Association Conference.

Bush, Barbara A.(2014).Swiss Myths and Heroes. Swiss Studies panel.German StudiesAssociation Conference

Bush, Barbara A. (2012). “Blood and Earth”. Swiss Studies panel. German Studies Association    Conference

Bush, Barbara A. (2011). “The Swiss People’s Party-the Construction of the Other”. Ethnic         Studies Conference

Bush, Barbara A. (2010). “Volk Fetish”. NCA Conference

Bush, Barbara A. (2004). “The Making of the Enemy”. International Conference on Genocide,

Bush, Barbara A. (2004). “War Plane Nose Art as Volk Art”. Visual Communication        Conference,

Bush, Barbara A. (2004). “Forward into Light; InezMilholland as a Necessary Ingredient”          Western Communication Conference,

Bush, Barbara A. (2003) “Women in the Re-making of Rwanda”. International African    Conference, May 2003

TEACHING

Miramar College

“Oral Communication”, Department of Communication, Fall 2010 – present

“Interpersonal Communication”, Department of Communication, Fall 2012 – present

“Argumentation”, Department of Communication, Spring 2018 – present

“Small Group Communication”, Department of Communication, Spring 2019

University of San Diego

“Community and Communication”, Spring 2019

“Public Speaking”, Department of Communication, Fall 2018

U.C. San Diego

“Communication, Culture, and Representation” (Comm 100B), Department of Communication,  Summer 2018

“The City and Social Theory” (USP 3), Urban Studies Program, Spring 2018

“Social Formation” (Comm100C), Communication Studies, Summer 2017

“Communication and Community” (Comm110), Communication Studies, Summer 2014

“The Problem with Voice” (Comm127), Communication Studies, Fall 2013

“Introduction to Communication”, (Cogn20), Communication Studies, Summer 2011

California State University, San Marcos

“GEO: Public Speaking”, Communication Studies, Fall 2017

Augustana College

“Introduction to Communicatio”n, Fall 2007 – Spring 2008

Public Speaking labs, California State University, Sacramento, Fall 2003 – Fall 2005

SERVICE

2022

Co-Chair for the Committee on Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity at Big Bend Community College

Assessment Committee member at Big Bend Community College

Communications Officer for the Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges (FACTC)

2019

Presenting to a San Diego Community College, district-wide training, on diversity and inclusion practices in the classroom

2018

Taskforce for Diversity and Inclusion

Essay writing workshops for students applying to the UC system from                                the San DiegoCommunity College system

Website Committee – working with other faculty to improve college website

Started and manage Communication Department Facebook page with the aim to create more outreach and interaction with students outside of the classroom, as well as offer a platform for faculty to relay their ongoing work and professional development.

2017

Selected to serve as a Commission Advisory Panelist for the San Diego Commission for the Arts and Culture

2014               

Grading Development Committee – Department of Culture, Art and Technology,                          University of California, San Diego

2010

Graduate Student Selection Committee – Department of Communication,                                      University of California, San Diego

2005

Intercultural Liaison for Sioux Empire Chapter of the American Red Cross