Lucrezia Cuen Paxson
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- Associate Professor
- Professor of Practice
Biography
Biography
Lucrezia Cuen Paxson is a scholarly assistant professor in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University-Everett and a graduate of King’s College London.
After a career as a broadcast journalist and foreign correspondent covering stories around the globe, Cuen Paxson joined the Murrow College in 2012. She founded the college’s Global Engagement program and Backpack Environmental program. She led the Backpack Journalism program and developed the College’s faculty-led study abroad programs to Cuba and Britain. She teaches Reporting Across Platforms, Brand Journalism, Communicating Science and Technology, Broadcast News Reporting, and mentors students in the multidisciplinary Boeing Scholars and Department of Energy’s Wind Turbine Competition programs. Her current research areas are advancing communication in STEM and STEM+ interdisciplinary fields, communication in global engagement and breaking down barriers of academic and professional biases through interdisciplinary project-based learning and merged coursework.
Education
- Kings College London – Master of Arts with Merit. Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Studies. Graduated with the distinction of Merit. December 2002.
- Cambridge University – C.E.L.T.A. Certificate – Paris, France. Cambridge English Language Training for Adults (C.E.L.T.A.) Certification. March 2008.
- San Jose State University – Bachelor of Arts. Magna Cum Laude. BA in Journalism, minor in Political Science. May 1987.
Classes Taught
- Brand Storytelling COM 475
- Communicating Science and Technology COM 400
- Reporting Across Platforms COMJOUR 333
- Media Strategies & Techniques for Public Relations ComStrat 383
- Mentor Boeing Scholars program
Research Interests
- Advancing communication in STEM and STEM+ interdisciplinary fields
- Communication in global engagement
- Breaking down barriers of academic and professional biases through interdisciplinary project-based learning and merged coursework.
Awards
- 2024 Arctic Circle Expeditionary Residency Fellow
- Boeing Scholars Cross-Discipline STEM Initiative (Mentor) – First Place – WSU Carson College, Business Plan Competition, 2018. Herbert B. Jones Grand Prize Winner and $15,000. Test Robotics -WSU Everett – developed a tool-cleaning robot. Student winners: Emily Ternes – Hospitality Business Management; Samantha Chapman – Integrated Strategic Communication; Timothy Kaiser – Electrical Engineering; Troy Potensky – Mechanical Engineering.
- RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence, First Place, 2015, Radio Feature. NWPR – “Emergency Operator 911 Sixth Sense.”
- National PRNDI Award. First Place, 2015, Radio Feature. NWPR – “Emergency Operator 911 Sixth Sense.”
- RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence, First Place, 2009. KNAU – “Tourism in Tough Times,” Radio News Series.
- Radio and TV News Association of Southern California – Golden Mic Award 1990. First Place.
- The Association of American Correspondents in London – The AACL is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose members represent North American media organizations with staff based in London. The AACL has been a forum for American journalists in London since 1919 and has had many prominent journalists in its ranks over the years, including the legendary CBS broadcaster Edward R. Murrow.
Selected Publications
- Seo, S., Van Orman, D.S.J., Paxson, L.C., Beattie, M., Murray, J., Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education. Breaking down the silos: Student experience of transformative learning through interdisciplinary project-based learning (IPBL) on April 27, 2023.
- Murray, J., Paxson, L.C., Seo, S., Beattie, M., STEM-Oriented Alliance for Research (SOAR): An educational model for interdisciplinary project-based learning). The 127th ASEE Annual Conference, June 2020. Paper #30971. Montreal, Canada.
- Van Orman, D. S. J., Seo, S., Paxson, L. C., Murray, J. A., & Beattie, M. A. (in review). Breaking down barriers in academic and professional fields through interdisciplinary project-based learning and merged coursework. Submitted to the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (2020, April).