Cheri Ketchum, PhD

Dr. Cheri Ketchum is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Arts and Humanities at the University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC). Ketchum earned a Doctorate of Philosophy with a specialization in Communication as a Social Force from the University of California, San Diego, and both a Master and Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University. After working as a strategic research analyst for a labor union in Las Vegas Nevada, Dr. Ketchum began her formal teaching career at the University of Arizona Global Campus (formerly Ashford University) as an Associate Professor in 2011.  A year later, she was hired full-time.  Ketchum has worked in the Communication, Journalism, and Liberal Arts programs at UAGC, supporting Associate Faculty, courses, and students.  Dr. Ketchum’s dissertation focused on public discourse around food, analyzing news coverage of the organic food movement and the Food Network.  More recently, she has written about the impact of video feedback on the student and faculty experience, and the importance of students building ePortfolios, highlighting student learning competencies.