Jennifer Fairchild, Ph.D.
Professor
Education
- Ph.D., University of Kentucky
- M.A., University of Kentucky
- B.A., Georgetown College
Research & Academic Interests
- Social support
- Miscarriage narratives
- Scholarship of teaching & learning
- Health communication
Publications
- Fairchild, J., & Arrington, M. I. (2015). Looking for their light: Advancing knowledge and supporting women by listening to pregnancy loss narratives. Communicating Pregnancy Loss: Narrative as a Method for Change. Rachel Silverman, PhD & Jay Baglia, PhD (Eds.) Peter Lang Publishing.
- Fairchild, J., & Arrington, M. I. (2012). Depictions of husbands in miscarriage accounts. Illness, Crisis, and Loss, 20, 363-373.
- Fairchild, J. & Arrington, M.I. (2022) “Narrating and Navigating through Miscarriage, Stigma, and Identity Changes.” Journal of Loss and Trauma, 27
- Fairchild, J., Kimmel, K., & Strada, J. (2023). Developing general education faculty: A three-tiered approach. Journal of Faculty Development, 37(3), 15-18.
- Kimmel, K., and Fairchild, J. (2017). A full-time dilemma: Examining the experiences of part-time faculty. Journal of Effective Teaching, 17, 52-65.
- Kimmel, K. M.; Fairchild, J.; and Strada, J. (2020). "Basic Course Leadership: Operational Transparency as a Best Practice for Adjunct Faculty Management" Pedagogicon Conference Proceedings. 5
Associations, Affiliations & Work History
- National Communication Association
- Kentucky Communication Association
- Southern States Communication Association
Awards & Accolades
- Excellence in Online Teaching Award, EKU Online (2017)
- Most Outstanding Distinguished Educational Leader Award, EKU Student Government Association (2018)
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Kentucky Communication Association (2021)
