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Associate Professor of Communication and Language Studies
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Ph D, Louisiana State University
MA, California State University, Long Beach
BA, California State University, Long Beach
Bach, B.,Backlund, P.,Ball, T.,Bodary, D.,Bowman, J.,, ..,Williams, K. M.,, .,Berkos, K., What should a graduate with a communication degree know, understand, and be able to do? , National Communication Association, 2015.
Bach, B.,Backlund, P.,Ball, T.,Bodary, D.,Bowman, J.,..., .,Williams, K. M.,, .,Berkos, K., Drawing learning outcomes in communication into meaningful practice. , , 2015.
Bach, B.,Backlund, P.,Ball, t.,Bodary, D.,Bowman, J.,..., .,Williams, K. M.,, .,Berkos, K. M., The role of the communication discipline on campus and beyond. , National Communication Association, 2015.
Bach, B.,Philip, B.,Timothy, B.,David, B.,Jonathan, B.,..., .,Williams, K. M.,, .,Berkos, K., College graduates have the knowledge and skills employers need. , National Communication Association, 2015.
Berkos, K.,Forbes, K., Civilian Misbehaviors: Faculty Messages that Deter Student Veteran Learning, .
Somerville, M.,Berkos, K., Classroom connectedness and group projects with international, intercultural, and domestic students in the American classroom., Journal of International Education.
Berkos, K., A Five-Day Phone Fast to Identify Impacts of Mobile Phone Usage on Communication Goals, Communication Teacher, 2024.
Berkos, K. M., Short Film: Weekend at the Lodge, 48 Hour Film Festival, 2024.
Berkos, K.,Denham, J., Intimacy, Marital Satisfaction, and Third Party Imagined Interactions, Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, Sage, 2017.
Berkos, K., Imagined interactions as a deterrent to students' antisocial email requests, Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, 2013.
Research Sabbatical, 2024
Merit Award for Teaching Excellence, 2021
Faculty Development Grant, 2019
Summer Research Stipend, 2018
Sabbatical, 2018
Merit Award for Service, 2015
Teachers on Teaching Award, 2012
Merit Award for Service, 2010
Merit Award for Research, 2007
Merit Award for Teaching Excellence, 2004
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Eastern Communication Association
International Communication Association
National Communication Association
Western States Communication Association
National Communication Association
Associate Professor of Communication and Language Studies