FITZPATRICK, MARY ANNE

Professor

Vice President for System Planning, responsible for ensuring and improving the quality, coordination, effectiveness and long-range planning for the University of South Carolina statewide system of eight campuses across 14 locations. Dr. Fitzpatrick has served as the inaugural dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since 2005 when the college was formed by joining the former colleges of liberal arts and science and mathematics.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Information & Comm.
Department
Journalism & Mass Comm.
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
None
Interest Keywords
interpersonal communication, strategic planning, policy development
Institutional Focus Areas
Arts and Humanities

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
Membership Member American Psychological Association
Membership Member Association for Psychological Science
Membership Member Association for Women in Science
Membership Member International Association of Language and Social Psychology
Membership Member American Association of University Women
Membership Member International Communication Association
Membership Member International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships
Membership Member Iowa Network for the Study of Personal Relationships
Membership Member National Council on Family Relations
Membership Member Southern States Communication Association

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
2023 Interim Vice Provost for faculty affairs University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
1991 Award Vilas Professorship Award Vilas Foundation- University of Wisconsin-Madison
1994 Award Best Article Award Organization for Study of Communication, Language and Gender
1997 Award Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship National Communication Association
2001 Award Career Productivity Award for Sustained Excellence in Communication Research International Communication Association
2002 Award Distinguished Journal Article Award for "Toward a Theory of Family Communication" with Ascan Koerner, 2002. National Communication Association
2024 Award Charles H. Woolbert Research Award for her 2002 article “Toward a Theory of Family Communication” published in Communication Theory National Communication Association
2011 Fellowship American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2016 Fellowship Inaugural Fellow International Association for Relationship Research
1976 Honor University Fellowship Temple University
1993 Honor Elected Research Fellow International Communication Research
2005 Honor Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology University of South Carolina
2005 Honor Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Kellett Professor Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
2009 Honor SSCA Communication Theory Outstanding Scholar Award The Southern States Communication Association
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