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PEOPLE
Education and Certification:
- MA, Business Administration (Accounting Emphasis), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- MA and PhD, English Literature, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- BA (summa cum laude), English and German, Creighton University
- Certified Internal Auditor
Professional Experience:
- At Ohio University:
- Professor McClure School of Information and Telecommunication Systems, 1997 to present
- Associate Director for Graduate Study, McClure School, 2007 to present
- Chair, Faculty Senate, 2004-2007
- Associate Dean, College of Communication, 1997-2000
- School Director and Associate Professor, McClure School, 1989-1997
- At Lincoln Telephone Company (now merged with Windstream Communications):
- Revenue Requirements Manager, 1986-1989
- Rates and Tariffs Supervisor, 1984-1986
- Supervisor, Carrier Access Billing System Unit, 1984
- Administrator, Data Processing Cost Chargeback Systems, 1982-1984
- Assistant and then Associate Internal Auditor, 1980-1982
Research Interests:
- Telecommunications and information policy
- Universal service/universal access/digital divide
- Broadband deployment
- International telecommunications/ICTs
- Privacy
- IT compliance
- Gender and IT
- IT management and strategy
Courses taught:
- Common Carrier Regulation
- Applications of Common Carrier Regulation
- Privacy in the Information Age
- International Communication Networks
- Management of Communication Resources
- IT Compliance
- Strategic Issues in IT
- Regulation and Policy for Communication Networks
- Women in the Information Age
Recent Activities:
- Phyllis Bernt, “Universal Service in the National Broadband Plan: A Case for Federal-State Cooperation, “ presented as part of the workshop, “The Broadband Act of 2011: Designing a Communications Act for the 21st Century,” New America Foundation, Washington, D.C., September 29, 2010.
- Phyllis Bernt, “Should the Whole World Be Watching? The Tension Between Social Networks and national privacy policies,” presented at the 38th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Arlington, VA, October 2, 2010
- Phyllis Bernt and Matthew Dalton, “The State of IT Compliance in Higher Education,” poster session at 2010 Educause Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, October 13-14.
- Melissa Hendricks, Melissa Cumberbach, Norma Pecora, and Phyllis Bernt, “Who’s Holding the Clipboard: College Female Media Production Students,” Conference on Reimagining Girlhood: Communities, Identities, Self Portrayals, State University of NY College at Cortland, October 22-24
- Peter Bluhm, Phyllis Bernt, and Jing Liu, State High Cost Funds: Purposes, Design, and Evaluation, National Regulatory Research Institute, January 19, 2010, Report 10-04.
Grant activity:
- National Science Foundation Grant EIA-0120056, “Information Technology Workforce—ITWF: Getting the Media Message: The Portrayal of Gender, Race, and Information Technology in the Media Environment of Middle School Students,” for $556,000, effective October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2006. (Co-PI’s Joseph Bernt and Sandra Turner)
Books and Book Chapters:
- Christopher Sterling, Phyllis Bernt, and Martin Weiss, Shaping American Telecommunications: A History of Technology, Policy, and Economics. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, 2006.
- Phyllis Bernt and Martin Weiss, International Telecommunications. Carmel, Indiana: Prentice Hall Computer Publishing, 1993.
- Phyllis Bernt, “Telephone,” in Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, ed. Donald H. Johnston. Volume IV, San Diego, California: Academic Press, 2003, pp. 367-379.
- Phyllis Bernt, “The Impact of Regulatory Affairs on the Enterprise Network,” in The Network Manager’s Handbook, ed. John Lusa. Boca Raton, Florida: Auerbach, 1998, pp. 141-157.
- Martin Weiss and Phyllis Bernt, “International Telecommunications,” in The Froehlich/Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications, ed. Fritz E. Froehlich, Allen Kent, and Carolyn Hall.Volume 9. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1995, pp. 387-458.
Reports and Monographs:
- Peter Bluhm and Phyllis Bernt, Carriers of Last Resort: Updating a Traditional Doctrine, National Regulatory Research Institute, July 2009, Report 9-10.
- Phyllis Bernt, Joseph Bernt, and Sandra Turner, Gender and Race in the Visual Representation of Technical, Scientific, and IT Occupations in CareerMaterials Recommended to Middle School Students, National ScienceFoundation Getting the Media Message Report, 2006.[http://www.csm.ohiou.edu/mediamessage/CareerBooksReport.pdf]
- Phyllis Bernt, Joseph Bernt, and Sandra Turner, The Representation of Computer and Information Technology, Race, and Gender in the Media Environment of Middle School Students. National Science Foundation Getting the Media MessageReport, 2006. [http://www.csm.ohiou.edu./mediamessage/NSFStudyResults.pdf]
- Phyllis Bernt, Balancing Competition and Universal Service: The Role of the Regulator Five Years After the Telecommunications Act. NRRI 01-06, Columbus, OH: National RegulatoryResearch Institute, March 2001.
- Phyllis Bernt, The Changing Obligation to Serve in Local Exchange Markets. NRRI 97-26, Columbus, OH: National Regulatory Research Institute, December 1997.
- Phyllis Bernt, The Eligible Telecommunications Carrier: A Strategy for Expanding Universal Service. NRRI 96-26, Columbus, OH; National Regulatory Research Institute, October 1996.
- Phyllis Bernt, Regulatory Implications of Alternative Network Models for the Provision of Telecommunications Services. Occasional Paper No. 19. Columbus. OH: National RegulatoryResearch Institute, November 1994.
- John Borrows, Phyllis Bernt, and Raymond Lawton, Universal Service in the United States: Dimensions of the Debate, Diskussionbertrag No. 124, Wissenschaftliches Institut furKommunikationsdienste GmbH, Bad Honnef, March 1994. Reprinted as Universal Service in the United States: Dimensions of the Debate. Columbus, OH: National Regulatory ResearchInstitute, June 1994.
- Phyllis Bernt, Hans Kruse, and David Landsbergen, The Impact of Alternative Technologies on Universal Service and Competition in the Local Loop. Columbus, OH: National RegulatoryResearch Institute, October 1992.
Articles and proceedings:
- Lawrence Wood, Phyllis Bernt, and Carol Ting, “Implementing Public Utility Commission Web Sites: Targeting Audiences, Missing Opportunities” Public Administration Review, 69(4), July/August 2009, 753-763.
- Phyllis Bernt. (2008). “The Functional-Focus Approach to Dual Jurisdiction: The Viability and Ramifications of NARUC’s Task Force Report,” Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society.
- Lawrence Wood, Phyllis Bernt, and Carol Ting. (2008) “Implementing E-government: Obstacles and Opportunities,” Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society.
- Phyllis Bernt, Lawrence Wood, and Carol Ting, “The Telecommunications Content of State Public Utility Commission Web Sites: Remaining Relevant in a Changing Marketplace,” Government Information Quarterly, 24, 3 (2007), 539-553.
- Lawrence Wood, Carol Ting, and Phyllis Bernt. (2007) “Governing Egovernment: Behind the Scenes of Public Utility Commission Websites,” in Proceedings of the Fifth Annual ITERA Conference, C. Simonavice and T. Holmes (eds.), Murray, KY: Murray State University Center for Telecommunications Systems Management.
- Sandra V. Turner, Phyllis W. Bernt, and Joseph P. Bernt (2007). “Involving Middle School Students as Co-Researchers of their Media Environment,” in Powerful Pedagogies for Learning Resource Learning to Learn (Adelaide, South Australia: Department of Education and Children’s Services, Government of South Australia). [DVD]
- Phyllis Bernt, Carol Ting, and Lawrence Wood. (2006) “The Regulator as Educator in a Competitive Telecommunications Market,” in Proceedings of the Fourth Annual ITERA Conference, C. Simonavics, and T, Holmes, (eds.), Murray, KY: Murray State University Center for Telecommunications Systems Management.
- Phyllis Bernt, Sandra Turner, Joseph Bernt, “Middle School Students are Co-Researchers of Their Media Environment: An Integrated Project,” National Middle School Journal, September 2005, pp. 38-44.
- Phyllis Bernt and Joseph Bernt, “The Impact of Online Bookselling on Used Book Prices: Common Titles Drop; Rare Titles Rise in Value,” in ForeWord: The Magazine of Independent Publishing, 3:10 (October 2000), 20-23.
- Phyllis Bernt and Joseph Bernt, “Special Report: The Impact of Online Bookselling on Used Book Prices: Common Titles Drop; Rare Titles Rise in Value,” in ForeWord Online, October 2000. (http://www.forewordmagazine.com/articles/2000/October/1000specialreport.asp)
- Phyllis Bernt and Trevor Roycroft, “The Telecommunications Act of 1996: An Unfunded Mandate for the States,” Central Business Review, Volume XV, No. 2, Summer 1996, pp. 3-12.
- Phyllis Bernt, Hans Kruse, and David Landsbergen, “The Impact of Alternative Technologies on Universal Service and Competition in the Local Loop,” in Telematics and Informatics, Volume 10, Number 4 (Fall 1993), pp. 359-377.
Papers:
- Phyllis Bernt, Peter Bluhm, and Jing Liu, “State Universal Service Programs: Results of Surveying the State Commissions,” presented to the 37th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy, Arlington, Virginia, September 27, 2009.
- “The Local Advantage: The Web Presence of Small Telephone Companies,” presented to the ITERA 2008 Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, March 27, 2008.
- “Implementing E-Government: Obstacles and Opportunities,” presented to the International Telecommunications Society 17th Biennial Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 24-27, 2008. (with Lawrence Wood and Carol Ting)
- “Gender and Race Differences in Media Use and Career Choice among Middle School Students,” presented to the Open Competition, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium, New Orleans, LA March 10, 2007. (with Joseph Bernt) (selected as top faculty paper)
- “The Absence of Information Technology Representation in the Favorite Movies of Middle School Students,” presented to the Communication Technology Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Reno, NV February 24, 2007. (with Joseph Bernt)
- “So Many Cell Phones, So Little Talk of Cellular Health Risks: Coverage of Health Risks and Cellular Technology in 15 Metropolitan Papers, 1993-2005,” presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 5, 2006. (with Joseph Bernt)
- “The Regulator as Educator in a Competitive Telecommunications Market,” presented at the Fourth Annual ITERA Conference, Las Vegas, NV, March 19, 2006. (with Lawrence Wood and Carol Ting)
- “Representation of Gender and Race in Images of Information Technology in Magazines Popular with Middle School Students,” presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Meeting, August 10, 2005, San Antonio, Texas. (with Joseph Bernt and Tomoko Kanayama)
- “Gendered Images of Information Technology in Magazines Popular with Middle School Students,” presented at the Popular Culture Association Annual Meeting, March 24, 2005, San Diego, California. (with Joseph Bernt and Tomoko Kanayama)
- “Gender Differences in the Media Use of Middle School Students,” presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Convention, Toronto, Ontario, August 6, 2004. (with Joseph Bernt and Sandra Turner).
- “The Visual Representation of Women and Minorities in Career Information Materials Involving Information Technology and Science Careers,” presented at the American Educational Research Association, 85th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, April 12-16, 2004 (with Beatrice Boateng, Joseph Bernt, and Sandra Turner).
- “Does Access Equal Information: Implications of the National Debate,” presented at the 53rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Diego, California, May 27, 2003.
- “Gender Patterns in Middle School Students’ Media Use,” presented at the American Educational Research Association, 84th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April, 23, 2003 (with Joseph Bernt and Sandra Turner)
- “Involving Middle School Students as Co-Researchers of Their Media Environment,” presented at the American Educational Research Association, 84th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April, 23, 2003 (with Joseph Bernt and Sandra Turner)
- “Why Women Choose Information Technology Careers: Educational, Social, and Familial Influences,” American Educational Research Association 83rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 5, 2002. (with Sandra Turner and Norma Pecora)
- “Our Daily Trivia: The Knowledge Base of Syndicated Crossword Puzzles,” Popular Culture Association Conference, Toronto, Canada, March 16, 2002. (with Joseph Bernt)
- “Framing the Debate: The Use of the Term ‘Digital Divide’ in Congressional Hearings,” IAMCR/ICA Symposium on the Digital Divide, Austin, Texas, November 17, 2001. (with Duncan Brown)
- “The Narrowing Knowledge Base of The New York Times’ Sunday Crossword,” Popular Culture Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 13, 2001. (with Joseph Bernt) “World Wide Web, E-Commerce, and the Rise of the Book,” Popular Culture Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 20, 2000. (with Joseph Bernt)
- “Implementing Section 706: The Issues, the Concerns, and the View from Congress,” Current Issues Challenging the Regulatory Process Conference, New Mexico State University, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 14, 2000.
- “A Tale of Two Concepts: ‘Universal Service’ and ‘The Public Interest’ Following the U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996,” International Association for Media and Communication Research, Leipzig, Germany, July 30, 1999. (with Duncan Brown)
- “Considering the Past While Moving Toward the Future: Separations Reform, Access Charges and Universal Service Arrangements,” Current Issues Challenging the Regulatory Process Conference, New Mexico State University, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 11, 1998.
- “The Telecommunications Act of 1996: A Broadened Universal Service Mandate,” American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, April 4, 1997.
- “The Use of Cost Proxy Models: Setting the Stage,” Current Issues Challenging the Regulatory Process Conference, New Mexico State University, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 11, 1997. (with Trevor Roycroft)
- “The Implications of Trade Policy for Domestic Telecommunications,” Conference on Exploring Electronic Space: Economic, Policy and Social Dimensions of Information Technology, Hikone, Japan, May 17, 1996.
- “Universal Service in an Era of Local Competition: Questions and Concerns,” Current Issues Challenging the Regulatory Process Conference, New Mexico State University, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 12, 1996.
- “Emphasizing Customer Choice: The Key to Local Competition,” Current Issues Challenging the Regulatory Process Conference, New Mexico State University, Santa Fe, NM, March 13,1995.
- “Business Reengineering: What Does It Take to Succeed?” Current Issues Challenging the Regulatory Process Conference, New Mexico State University, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 16, 1994.
- “End User Perspectives on Billing: What They Are and What They Should Be,” 1993 U.S. Telephone Association Billing Issues Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, October 27, 1993.
- "The Evolution of Telecommunications Technology and the Maintenance of Universal Service," NARUC Annual Regulatory Studies Program, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan, August 12, 1993.
- “The Role of the Public Switched Network in a ‘Network of Networks,’” Current Issues Challenging the Regulatory Process Conference, New Mexico State University, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 16, 1993.
- “The Effect of Three Recent FCC Proceedings on Non-AT&T Carriers,” America's Carriers Telecommunications Association. Atlanta, April 1992. (with Donald Manley)
- “Price Caps: A Critical Evaluation,” Eighth Annual Current Issues Seminar, New Mexico State University, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 10, 1992.
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