the BTMM CHair

Elizabeth Leebron Tutelman, Ph.D

Innovative and entrepreneurial educator, committed to Temple University, recognized as leader undertaking initiatives to benefit the university environment. Well known for outstanding leadership of newly formed department. Excellent reputation for collaboration across disciplines initiating many programs both academic and extracurricular. Proven leader with strong networking skills that facilitated development and planning of events raising $10,000 to $350,000.

Leadership and management skills

Collaborating with diverse constituencies
Mentoring junior faculty
Designing programming for university
Advising and mentoring students
Managing multiple teams simultaneously
Counseling alumni in career advancement
Effective budget management
Innovative curricular concepts
Developing branding through media programming

Accomplishments

During ten years of service as department chair, oversaw the growth of the department from two hundred to nearly eight hundred students.
For two dozen years have cultivated relationships with media institutions and organizations, networking to build internship and job opportunities for students.

Co-Directed Internship program and placed more than 2400 students.
Developed television news magazine program and cultivated relationship with local cable station to carry half hour weekly program. Served as executive producer of nearly 400 shows.

Developed multimedia initiatives for science museum, education and not-for profit agencies.
Designed, produced and coordinated high visibility women’s leadership conferences (Temple University League for Entrepreneurial Women) and SCT (School of Communications and Theater) alumni events at the university. Events drew 250-400 attendees.
Co-creator of highly accomplished Temple University League for Entrepreneurial Women and Women’s Hall of Fame. Planned and executed conferences annually.
Brought national media organizations to campus to recruit students from all disciplines for prospective positions. .
Chaired steering committee and co-chaired conference and investiture planning committees for inauguration of 9th president of university. Led team of 60 individuals in producing events associated with inauguration.
Co-creator of programming for sessions on Communication and Building Coalitions for University Leadership Academy.
Program chair for national conference for leading academic organization in field; oversaw programming for three day conference with more than 120 sessions.

Research and Teaching interests

Convergence and its impact on traditional media

News coverage in emergency situations and how first responders interact with media

Entrepreneurship in entertainment and media

Ethical responsibilities of local news broadcasters

Media programming for at-risk and disadvantaged populations

Entertainment management

Courses Taught

Advanced Problems in Film and Video, Advanced Television Directing, Applied Communications, The Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Management, Broadcast Newswriting, Broadcast Newsgathering, Broadcast Production Practicum, Graduate Colloquium, Communication Arts, Creating a Media Business, Introduction to Mass Communication Theory, Introduction to Television Production, Intermediate Television Production, TV Production Workshop, Entrepreneurship Seminar, Internship.

Chapters and Books

Leebron, Elizabeth (2003). Media entrepreneurship as an online course. In Dominique Monolescu, Ph.D, Catherine Schifter, Ph.D. & Linda Greenwood (Eds.), the Distance Education Evolution: Issues and Case Studies (pp. 240-257). PA: Idea Group

Leebron, Elizabeth (2001) Lisa Howard (Lisa Thomas-Laury). In Mary Beadle and Michael Murray (Eds.), Indelible Images: Women of Local Television (pp. 98-106). Iowa: Iowa State University Press

Walt Disney: A Guide to References and Resources (with L. Gartley), Boston: G.K. Hall, 1979.

Conference Proceedings

Leebron, E. J and Ruggieri, D. G. Entrepreneurship in a Converging Media World: How an Independent Production Company Adapts, USASBE/SBI Joint Conference Proceedings, Orlando, FL. 2007, on CD (blind peer reviewed)

Non-refereed Publications

Leebron, E. J. and Ruggieri, D. G. (2004) How TV Portrays Jewish and Italian-American Women.

Television Quarterly, XXXIV (3 & 4), 33-41.

Recent Invited Presentations

“Emerging Technologies influence on new venture growth in media businesses: A case study of Banyan Productions”. Entrepreneurship and Media Workshop, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden, March 30, 2006

“Media interaction with schools in the event of an emergency,” Montgomery County Safe Schools Summit, Conshohocken, PA, November 3, 2005

“Putting the Community Back in Cable Access Television,” Building Community through Local Television, Radnor, PA, October 2003

Recent Conference Participation

Papacharissi, Z, and Leebron, E. J. Gender Differences in Local Media: Coverage of Male and Female Sources and Business Leaders in Philadelphia Area Newspapers, First Place in the Debut Competition of the Gender Issues Division of Broadcast Education Association National Convention, April 2006

Bauerle Bass, S., Seals, B., Leebron, E.J., and Ruggieri, D.G., First responders and media readiness in the event of terrorism: Results of a self-efficacy study, American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2006

Ruggieri, D.G., Bauerle Bass, S., Seals, B., and Leebron, E.J., Public health workers and first responders as social marketers: Understanding attitudes and levels of self-efficacy to improve communication during emergency events, American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2006

Education

Ph.D. Speech Communication, Northwestern University

M.A. Radio-Television-Film, Northwestern University

B.A. Political Science, Goucher College