Christi Saindon: Assistant Professor

Christi Saindon, PhD (she/her/hers)

Office: H-126

Email: [email protected]

Education:

• AA, Tarrant County College
• BA, Oral Communication, University of Texas at Arlington
• MA, Communication Studies, University of North Texas
• PhD, Speech Communication & Performance Studies, Southern Illinois University
• Certificate, Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Southern Illinois University

Biography:

Dr. Christi Saindon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, Theatre, & Media Production. She is an Ally member of the QCC LGBTQ+ Faculty Staff Association, she serves the Office of Community Standards, and she is an At-Large Faculty Member on Academic Senate at QCC.

By staying up-to-date on current events, academic scholarship, and pedagogical practices, Dr. Saindon works to assist students in achieving their learning goals. Having served as a CUNY Career Success Fellow (2023-2024), she also incorporates career-focused content into many of the courses she teaches. She teaches the introductory public speaking course (SP211-Speech Communication) each semester, challenging students to rise to their own speaking potential and embracing their public speaking growth. In addition to SP211, she sometimes teaches SP212-Interpersonal Communication and SP213-Intercultural Communication, both of which cover topics that are invaluable for students professional & personal everyday lives. 

Prior to her appointment at QCC, Dr. Saindon taught full time at James Madison University in the School of Communication Studies, serving as a Faculty-in-Residence in Shenandoah Hall, a dormitory designated for Honors College students.

Research:

Dr. Saindon's research interests are varied, crossing many topics, such as pedagogy and teaching practices, performance, body image, and women’s issues in a variety of communication contexts. She is a Life Member of the Eastern Communication Association, where she is an active member of Interest Groups such as Community College, Interpretation & Performance Studies, and Voices of Diversity.

Select publications include:

Yea-Wen Chen, Molly Wiant Cummins, Christina E. Saindon, & Dacheng Zhang. (2022) “Is it because I’m international?”: Unpacking Experiences of “International Instructors” via Critical Communication Pedagogy. Communication Education, 71(2), 125-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2021.2021587

Christina E. Saindon & Yea-Wen Chen. (2022). “When school is home and home is work: Collaborative autoethnography faculty-in-residence.” Journal of Autoethnography 3(2), 169-186. https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2022.3.2.169

Christina E. Saindon & Brent A. Saindon. (2022). “Can we bring our dogs?: A Case Study in Positional Bargaining.” In A. Meluch and H. Walter (Eds.), Casing Conflict Communication (pp. 73-79). Kendall Hunt Publishers.

Brent A. Saindon & Christina E. Saindon. (2022). “Hello, We Come to Work: Managing Trust and Digital Personas in an Online Business.” In J. S. Wrench (Ed.), Casing Organizational Communication (2nd ed., pp. 132-142). Kendall Hunt Publishers.