Angela Niedermyer


Post-Secondary Education

South Dakota State University
Bachelor of Science A.S.
Communication Studies/Theatre

South Dakota State University
Master of Science
Communication Studies & Journalism

University of Texas Austin
Doctor of Philosophy
Communication Studies


Teaching Experience

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE  

St. Edward's University 

Adjunct Professor

Professional Communication Skills Fall 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Spring 2025 

Continuing Education Department ACC, Contract Spring 2024 --Worked with visiting students from Denmark.

Keiser University-eCampus

Adjunct Professor                                                                             May 2021-present

Teaching students in online 4-week Public Speaking course. Using Blackboard Ultra LMS, responsible for ensuring student retention, grading and facilitating course.

 

Education First, Online

Independent Contractor                                                                  Jan 2020-2022

Teaching children from ages 5-18 English lessons. I have taught over 1200 sessions roughly averaging 15 hours a week. Using Teacher First platform to deliver interactive lessons to children in China. TEFL certified.

 

Austin Community College, Austin, TX

Associate Adjunct Faculty-Business & Professional Communication    

Summer 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2023 Fall 2014, 2021, 2022 Spring 2015, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025

§  Instructed business course. Designed course, all activities, graded oral and written business proposals, informative and persuasive presentations, interviews, and group projects. Coached students individually to deliver professional presentations.

 

Associate Adjunct Faculty-Public Speaking                                           

Fall 2008, 2011, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025  Spring 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Summer 2020, 2023, 2025, 2026

§  Instructed the basic public speaking course, which emphasized audience analysis. Designed course, all activities, graded speeches, worked with students one-on-one during class and office hours to refine their presentations. Lectured and assigned introduction, informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches.

 

Associate Adjunct Faculty-Interpersonal Communication         

Summer 2007, 2021, 2023, 2024 Spring 2008, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025 Fall 2011, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025

§  Instructed interpersonal communication course for Austin Community College students. Designed course, all activities, and developed assignments to cover interpersonal theory with emphasis on analysis of interpersonal communication conflict management strategies. Developed and deployed in-class, real time interactive quizzes to be used with mobile devices during lecture to maximize assessment of learning objectives. Gained experience in lecturing while multiple American Sign Language interpreters were present. Have built curriculum in multiple delivery methods: Online, Face-to-Face, Asynchronous Distance Class, Synchronous Distance Class in a variety of session lengths  (8 wk, 12wk, 16wk)

 

Associate Adjunct Faculty-Introduction to Speech         

Summer 2006, 2008, 2009 & 2010, 2026 Fall 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025 Spring 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2025, 2026

§  Instructed a speech course for Austin Community College students. Designed course and all activities and developed assignments and exams that emphasized communication theory. The capstone project of this class was an informative speech that students strongly tied to communication concepts or theory. Presented and assigned all information, listened to, video-recorded and graded all presentations, journals, projects and papers. Classroom topics investigated included racism, ethnocentric bias, and gender stereotypes, and often required intense classroom management skills to maintain a safe environment for discussion, exploration, and learning.

 

South University, Austin, TX

Adjunct Faculty-SPC 1026 Public Speaking                                

October 2014, Winter 2015, Spring 2018, Summer 2018

§  Instructed public speaking course. Designed all assignments, structure for course, graded oral and written speeches, worked with students one-on-one to decrease anxiety and organize presentations.

 

The University of Texas, Austin, TX  

Fall 2005, Summer 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2008

University Extension Instructor-Professional Communication Skills

§  Instructed the Professional Communication Skills course for students enrolled in the University of Texas-Austin Continuing Education Extension program. Lectured, listened to and graded projects, alleviated fears of public speaking, gathered many hours of experience in mentoring students who experienced English as a second or third language, managed diverse classrooms, administered grades, created a rhetorically sensitive environment to foster student participation.

 

The University of Texas, Austin, TX          

Spring 2006, 2007, 2009

University Assistant Instructor-Professional Communication Skills

§  Instructed Professional Communication Skills courses for University of Texas-Austin business students. Lectured, listened to, video-recorded and graded all speech presentations, instructed students who experience communication apprehension, approved topics and outlines, supervised group assignments, graded speech evaluation essays, and met with students one-on-one to improve on confident delivery, brainstorming and critical thinking skills.

 

DeVry University, Austin TX

Adjunct Professor-Interpersonal Communication                             

Summer 2010

§  Instructed an 8-week interpersonal course for DeVry University students. Designed course and all activities for an online and in-class format. Developed threaded discussion assignments, online exams, held office hours, evaluated projects and emphasized interpersonal communication theory.

 

Adjunct Professor-Public Speaking                                  

Fall 2008, Spring 2009

§  Instructed an 8-week introductory public speaking course for DeVry University students. Designed course and all activities and assignments for an online and in-classroom format. Implemented threaded discussion assignments, designed an online class environment conducive to learning.

 

Concordia University, Austin, TX

Adjunct Professor-Fundamentals of Public Speaking                                 

Fall 2007

§  Instructed an introductory public speaking course for Concordia University students. Designed course and all activities and assignments to instill confidence in public speaking in a variety of contexts.

 

The University of Texas, Austin, TX

Graduate Teaching Assistant-Theories of Persuasion                                 

Fall 2006

§  Assisted with the 180-student, upper-level Theories of Persuasion course. Graded papers, final projects, created quiz questions, test items, held both individual and group office hours, and helped plan the theories of persuasion fair, in which students presented their projects to university VIPs. Responsible for all classroom response technology used.

 

 

South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

Graduate Teaching Assistant-Basic Speech Course                                    

2003-2005

§  Instructed three to four sections per semester of the basic speech course with an average of 24 students in each section. Presented all information in lecture and lab sections, listened to and graded speeches, worked with students to make up missed assignments, instructed students who experienced communication apprehension, approved outlines, supervised group assignments, created a safe classroom environment for discussion, graded speech evaluation essays, administered grades, and met with students one-on-one to improve on delivery, organization and research skills. Provided administrative support for the Communication Studies office. 

                                                           

Reader/Scribe- Academic Evaluation & Assessment Department                  

2003-2005

Assisted department with reading and writing for students with disabilities. Also proctored ACT exams for the department. 


Professional Publications

https://sites.google.com/austincc.edu/interpersonaloer

Smith, R. A. & Niedermyer, A. J. (2009). Keepers of the Secret: Desire to conceal a family member’s HIV+ diagnosis in Namibia, Africa. Health Communication, 24, 459-472.


Certifications

ESL Teaching Certification

TEFL Certified

Education First     Dec 2019-present

QM Certification

AI Practitioner Badge from the League and Packback


Faculty Mentoring Experience

Spring 2026-Mentored a new faculty member

Spring 2025 --mentored two faculty members

 


Fellowships & Service

AI Fellowship, TLED, 2024-2025 

 



Published: June 07, 2026