Janet Colvin

Faculty Member

Dr. Janet Colvin

Biography

Dr. Colvin is a professor at UVU. She graduated with a degree in organizational communication from BYU and received her Masters degree and Ph.D. from the University of Utah in speech communication. She has published a book, journal articles and book chapters, as well as participating in regional and national and international conferences.

Education

PhD, University of Utah, 2005

Major: Speech Communication

MA, University of Utah, 2000

Major: Speech Communication

BA, Brigham Young University, 1981

Major: Public Relations/Organizational Communication

Teaching

COMM 4180

Communication and Social Behavior, Spring 2025

Presentations

Colvin, Janet (Co-Presenter), Ethics Week Panel , "Ethics of Globla/iintercultural education", Center for Ethics, UVU. (September 28, 2023)
Colvin, Janet , Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Career and Technical Education_ A Bigger Classroom Leads to a Smaller World, "Cultural Identity and Bias_ How an Understanding of Ourselves and Others Can Lead to More Culturally Relevant Pedagogy", Purdue University Leadership Development Program, Purdue University. (October 7, 2021)
Connelly, David (Panelist), Marrott, Deborah (Panelist), Berlin, Dustin (Panelist), Colvin, Janet (Panelist), Godfrey, Jim (Panelist), Mulbery, Keith (Panelist), Gurell, Seth (Panelist), Sturtevant, Thomas (Panelist), Athens, Wendy (Panelist), Online Learning Conference Discovery Session, "Using LEAN to innovate Higher Education governance structure", Online Learning Conference, virtual. (November 2, 2020)
Colvin, Janet , Communication for Survival, "Internationalizing the Communication Curriculum in an Age of Globalization", National Communication Association, Baltimore, Maryland. (November 15, 2019)
Colvin, Janet , Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, "Students' Perceptions of Service-Learning: Interactions with Refugees", OTL, UVU, Lakeview Room FL. (April 12, 2019)
Colvin, Janet , Waite, Bryan , Connelly, David , Diversity, Equity, and Student Success Conference, "Foundations of Inclusion_ A workshop series designed to introduce topics on diversity and inclusion", Association of American Colleges and Universities, Pittsburgh, PA. (March 27, 2019)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Colvin, Janet , Ryback, David , (2023) "The Big Split " . Virginia Beach, VA: Koehlerbooks.
Bardhan, Soumia , Colvin, Janet , Croucher, Stephen , O'Keefe, Moira , Dong, Qingwen , Turner, Paaige K., Bardhan, Soumia , Holden, Tracey Quigley, Mutua, Eddah M., (2020) "Intercultural Communication_ A 17-Year Analysis of the State of the Discipline" (Issue: 978-0-367-21794-5 (hbk)). New York: Routledge.
Colvin, Janet , Ashman, Marinda , Woolhouse, C. , Nicholson, L. J., (2020) "Credibility: What role does it play in a peer mentoring relationship?" . Cham: Palgrave MacMillan.
Colvin, Janet , (2020) "Perceptions of Service-Learning: Experiences in the Community" (Issue: 1, vol. 8). International Journal of Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement.
Colvin, Janet , Munz, Stevie , (2020) "Voices of Refugee Women_Adaptation and Identification" . Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2020.1725593
Munz, Stevie , Colvin, Janet , (2019) "Examining students’ learning and preparation in a basic Communication course" (Issue: 7, vol. 31). Basic Communication Course Annual. ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol31/iss1/7

Awards

Women in Leadership Program

Utah Higher Education Association - May, 2019

year-long mentoring program. 2-3 female participants from each USHE institution were selected for intensive leadership training.

Certificate of Senior Fellow

The Higher Education Academy

Achievement of Senior Fellow level with HEA

Most Valuable Professor

Utah Valley University - January 27, 2018

UVU Basketball team most valuable professor award

UVU Faculty Showcase for Teaching Excellence

Office of Teaching and Learning

UVU Teachers on Teaching

Office of Teaching and Learning

Trustees Award

Utah Valley University - March 29, 2016

Board of Trustees Award of Excellence