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C. Campbell Pendleton, M.A.

VICE PRESIDENT | Program Manager

WEB TEAM | Project Manager

Colleen Campbell Pendleton (M.A.; Organizational Communication | she/her/hers) is a qualitative interdisciplinary scholar of Funeral Planning Communication ("FPC"), which broadly details the ways that death care workers interact with the local communities they serve, along with networked organizations within the industry. 

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I. COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Post-Mortem Studies. The adoption and limitations of livestream, virtual reality, and augmented reality technologies in the funeral industry. 

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Colleen is a founding member of the NCA Death and Dying Division, founder of the OLD Lab, and Program Manager for Death Scholars LLC.

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II. INFORMATION SCIENCE

Pre-Mortem/End-of-Life Studies. Former researcher in Digital Hospice at the University of Colorado Boulder (Department of Information Science) Identity Lab. 

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Role Statements

Vice President, Nonprofit Program Manager

“As the Vice President and Nonprofit Program Manager, my aim is to facilitate needed discussions within our organization that create a collaborative, sustainable, progressive, and an accessible environment for all. My aim in establishing internal communication policies for our organization is to move us in the direction of equitable and humane organizing, with attention and centering of scholars at the margins. Essentially, my job/org role is to create space, procedures, and time for all to talk about their unique experiences in end-of-life and death research."​

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Web Team Project Manager

"I provide expertise in SEO, analytics, workflow management, and volunteer coordination. I optimize digital projects for visibility and engagement, streamline workflows for efficiency, and coordinate volunteer efforts for impactful results."

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Organizational Vision

"My goal is to establish a network of meaningful relationships and opportunities for scholars who are often 'sidelined' for their death-centered work. I deeply believe in this community and our ability to create a robust body of research together."

General Duties
& Responsibilities:

Vice President, Program Manager:

  • Plans and co-hosts quarterly Zoom Community Meetings for the 200+ End-of-Life and Death Scholar Members

  • Plans and co-hosts bi-monthly Executive Board Meetings

  • Manages internal policies, documentation, and record-keeping

  • Manages internal communications between the Executive Board, Advisory Board, and Web Team

  • Onboards and off-boards leadership team

  • Plans and executes membership recruitment drives with the Executive Board

  • Coordinates collaborative research teams in end-of-life, death, and bereavement topical areas

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Web Team Project Manager:

  • Provides ongoing web management and digital data/record-keeping in tandem with the End-of-Life and Death Scholars Web Team

  • Provides workflow management and internal communications across the Web Team

  • Provides general online event and program planning 

  • Provides website and accessibility procedures (based on UXR - user experience research)​

  • Manages ADA-compliant digital materials

Co-Founder, NCA Death and Dying Division

For more information about the National Communication Association division,

view the NCA Death and Dying Division page.

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For more information about the history of End-of-Life and Death Scholars nonprofit,

and the establishment of the NCA division, view the History page.

Lecturing and Teaching Information

University of Colorado Boulder, Past Courses Taught

  • COMM 1210: Perspectives on Human Communication

  • COMM 2400: Discourse, Culture, and Identities

  • COMM 3210: Human Communication Theory

  • COMM 3610: Communication, Technology, and Society

  • COMM 3630: Organizational Communication

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Course Development and Subject Matter Expert (SME):

  • Communication, Technology, and Society

  • Discourses in Death and Dying (in development)

  • End of Life and Death in Organizations (in development)

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Teaching Formats:

  • On-campus (synchronous)

  • Online (asynchronous)

  • Hybrid

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Contact

NETWORK ONLINE

 

CONFERENCES + CONVENTIONS

Find me at various academic conferences. I'm the one with the toothy grin, big hair, and the badge that says "Death Scholar."

 

Please say hi and introduce yourself!

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