Brad Kaye

Dynamic leader with extensive experience in academic and athletic environments, including roles at Colorado State University and United FC Soccer Club. Expertise in developing innovative curricula and training programs that significantly improve performance metrics for students and athletes. Proven ability to mentor staff and facilitate workshops, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and engagement.

• Media Audiences
• Media and Culture
• Rhetoric of Everyday Life
• Media Theory
• Contemporary Political Theory
• Women's Studies Seminar
• Psychology of Women
• History of Political Thought
• Gender and Communication
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Digital Methods of Research
• Social and Cultural Communication Theory
• Evaluating Contemporary Film

• Instructor, Department of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University, 2016-01-01, 2022-12-31, JTC 100 Media and Society, JTC 300 Professional and Technical Communication, JTC 316 Multiculturalism and the Media, JTC 413 New Communication Technology and Society, JTC 414 Media Effects
• Primary Research Assistant, Department of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University, 2018-06-01, 2018-08-31, Assist the lead professor, Dr. Katie Abrams in assessing the entirety of the undergraduate program for the JMC department resulting in a thorough revamp of the program.
• Research Project Assistant, Engaged Personnel, Cycles of Your Cognitive Learning, Expectations, and Schema (CYCLES), Colorado State University, 2014-08-01, 2015-12-31, Play testing, running data collection sessions, assisting in recruitment and protocol development, coding of video information, and coordinating the preparation of publications.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Colorado State University, 2012-08-01, 2013-08-31, Evaluating Contemporary Film
• Instructor, Department of Communication Studies, Colorado State University, 2012-01-01, 2014-12-31
• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Ethnic Studies, Colorado State University, 2011-08-01, 2011-12-31, ETST 205 Ethnicity and the Media

• Bradley Kaye, Kimberly Kandra, Do you hear what I hear?: A case for the reconceptualization of cognitive film analysis., National Communication Association Conference, Dallas, TX, 2017-11-01
• Bradley Kaye, Lahoma Howard, Rosa Martey, Waking up from the American Dream: The discursive exclusion of space for colonia residents., National Communication Association Conference, Dallas, TX, 2017-11-01
• Bradley Kaye, Kimberly Kandra, Lahoma Howard, The heart of the melodrama, the art of Final Fantasy: Building bridges in the communication discipline., National Communication Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2016-11-01
• R.M. Martey, B. McKernan, A. Shaw, Bradley Kaye, S. Train, K. Gomez, J. Folkestad, J. Stromer-Galley, M.G. Rhodes, K. Kenski, B. Clegg, S. Shaikh, T. Liu, T. Strzalkowski, Hitting the sweet spot: How balancing types of learner struggle can enhance learning outcomes for an educational game., International Communication Association (ICA) pre-Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 2016-06-01
• Bradley Kaye, The curious case of Katniss' character: Toward a cumulative media effects paradigm., Western Social Science Association Convention, Albuquerque, NM, 2014-04-01

• 2022, JTC 100, Media and Society, Course designer, primary instructor, JTC 413, New Communication Technology and Society, Course designer, primary instructor
• 2021, JTC 100, Media and Society, Course designer, primary instructor, JTC 413, New Communication Technology and Society, Course designer, primary instructor
• 2020, JTC 100, Media and Society, Course designer, primary instructor, JTC 413, New Communication Technology and Society, Course designer, primary instructor
• 2019, JTC 100, Media and Society, Course designer, primary instructor, JTC 413, New Communication Technology and Society, Course designer, primary instructor
• 2018, JTC 413, New Communication Technology and Society, Course designer, primary instructor, JTC 414, Media Effects, Course designer, primary instructor
• 2017, JTC 316, Multiculturalism and the Media, Course designer, primary instructor, JTC 413, New Communication Technology and Society, Course designer, primary instructor
• 2016, JTC 316, Multiculturalism and the Media, Course designer, primary instructor, JTC 300, Professional and Technical Communication, Course designer, primary instructor
• 2015, JTC 316, Multiculturalism and the Media, Assistant Teacher
• 2014, SPCM 350, Evaluating Contemporary Film, Invited Lecturer, HONR 392, Honors Seminar (Italian Cinema), Invited Lecturer
• 2012, SPCM 200, Public Speaking, Instructor

• Simulation & Gaming, 2021-09-01
• Communication, Culture, and Critique, 2021-09-01
• Communication, Culture, and Critique, 2020-09-01
• Communication, Culture, and Critique, 2019-03-01
• Communication, Culture, and Critique, 2018-09-01
• Communication, Culture, and Critique, 2017-09-01
• NCA National Convention, (Theatre, Film and New Multimedia Division), 2017-11-01
• NCA National Convention, (Theatre, Film and New Multimedia Division), 2016-11-01

• Greg Luft, Chair, Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University
• Dr. Katie Abrams, Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University
• Dr. Rosa Martey, Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University
• Dr. Tom Dunn, Communication Studies, Colorado State University
• Dr. Carl Burgchardt, Communication Studies, Colorado State University
• Dr. Scott Diffrient, Communication Studies, Colorado State University
• Dr. Ashley Anderson, Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University

Title: Instructor/PhD Student

• Top Student Paper (Latino/Latina Communication Studies Division), NCA National Convention, 2017-11-01
• Top Student Paper (Theatre, Film and New Multimedia Division), NCA National Convention, 2017-11-01
• Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, Journalism and Media Communication Department, Colorado State University, 2016-2017
• Top Student Paper (Theatre, Film and New Multimedia Division), NCA National Convention, 2016-11-01
• Graduate Research Assistant of the Year, Journalism and Media Communication Department, Colorado State University, 2015-2016
• Gordon F. Hostetler Memorial Scholarship Award recipient, 2013-12-01
• Member, Graduate Dean's List, Colorado State University
• 2012-12-01
• 2013-12-01
• 2014-12-01
• 2015-12-01
• 2016-12-01
• Member, Undergraduate Dean's List, Colorado State University
• 2009-12-01
• 2010-12-01
• 2011-12-01

• Director of Coaching, Head of Youth Development, United FC Soccer Club, 2022-01-01
• Soccer coach, Fort Collins Arsenal, 2009-01-01, 2022-12-31
• Soccer coach, Colorado Rush, Lakewood, CO, 2002-01-01, 2008-12-31
• Soccer coach, Fort Collins Arsenal, 1997-01-01, 2001-12-31

• Greg Luft, Chair, Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University
• Dr. Hye-Seung Chung, Communication Studies, Colorado State University
• Dr. Scott Diffrient, Communication Studies, Colorado State University
• Dr. Carl Burgchardt, Communication Studies, Colorado State University
• Dr. Nick Marx, Communication Studies, Colorado State University
• Dr. Tom Dunn, Communication Studies, Colorado State University
• Dr. Rosa Martey, Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University
• Dr. David Wolfgang, Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University