Ph.D, Syracuse University Office: McMurran 201 B Professional web pages: Areas of Research/Publication
Dr. Terry Lee
M.A., Syracuse University
B.A., Syracuse University
Phone: (757) 594-7686 / 757-594-7024
Email: tlee@cnu.edu
curriculum vitae
Personal web page / CNU classes
• Documentary video journalism: www.risingpress.org
• The Wisdom of Age Project documentary work: www.wisdomofageproject.org
Areas of Teaching
Narrative Journalism
Documentary in prose, photojournalism and video
Jungian psychological approaches to literature
Men’s studies
British literature
Print journalism.
Documentary Journalism Film Projects in Production:
• "The Wisdom of Age Project—insights and reflections about life from older citizens about what makes life meaningful.
• "Beyond the Medical Fact: Why Elders' Stories Matter"
• Films on elder caregiving and primary progressive aphasia and its effects on family life
Student research published online
• View my students' research and documentary journalism. This research comes from student "immersion reporting" in our "Community Storytelling and Documentary Studies" class.
New Publications
• "Getting to Know You: Using Documentary Video-Making to Challenge Ageist Stereotypes," forthcoming in 2011-12, Gerontology & Geriatrics Education (22 pp.).
• "Intrepid Exploring: Looking Past Fears of Short-term Memory Loss in Aging to Deploy the Brain's Long-term Memories and—Wisdom," Journal of Aging, Humanities and Arts, 4: 18-29, 2010 (March 2010)
Editing Projects
• editor, Lookout: A Creative Nonfiction Magazine. (Publishes CNU student writing from across the disciplines)
• co-editor & publisher, DoubleTake / Points of Entry magazine (2006-2007)
• founding editor, Points of Entry: Cross-currents in Storytelling (2002-2005)
Book
• A New Path at Midlife: Transformative Relationship & Story for Men (Men’s Studies Press, 2007). How literary stories and film inform and enrich life.
Areas of Service
Department Curriculum Committee
Student Media Board
Captain’s Log advisor
editor, Lookout: A Creative Nonfiction Magazine
Sponsor, professional newspaper internships
Sentara Hospital Hospice Volunteer
