Technology
Dr. Terry Ownby
Photography
Assistant Professor
Education
Ph.D. Colorado State University
Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration: Visual Media Studies
M.A. Webster University
Media Communications
B.S. Missouri State University
Media & Photography
Courses Taught
- Studio Photography
- Advanced Studio Photography
- History of Photography
- Business Management for Photographers
- Photojournalism
- Photography, Advertising, and Society
- Intro to Photography (non-majors)
- Digital Imaging
Experience & Expertise
- Assistant Professor of Photography, University of Central Missouri, 2006-present
- Freelance Media & Fine Art Photographer, 2001-present
- Faculty, Photography, Art Institute of Colorado, 2002-2006
- Senior Food Photographer, The Swiss Colony, 1988-2001
- Photojournalist, U.S. Military Reserve (Air Force, Army, Navy), 1980-1998
- Adjunct Faculty, Photography, Madison Area Technical College, 1991-1994
- Adjunct Faculty, Photography, Evangel College, 1984-1985
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)
- The Daguerreian Society
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
- Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
Areas of Scholarly/Creative Interests
- Visual methodology/analysis of images and photographs
- Construction of social/personal identity through photographic images
- Visual ethnography/autoethnography/scholarly personal narrative
- Visual rhetoric/semiotics in visual media images
- Racial representation/stereotyping in visual media images
- Convergence of digital and traditional media
- Visual communication’s role in American popular culture, art, and mass media
- Millennial Generation’s digital modality
School of Technology
Email: ownby@ucmo.edu
105A Grinstead Hall
Office Phone: 660-543-4819
http://faculty.ucmo.edu/ownby/
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