Brian Hayes

Brian D. Hayes, Instructor of Journalism
Department of Journalism

Educational Background
M.A.E. Educational Administration and Supervision, Ball State University, 2010
M.A. Journalism, Ball State University, 2002
B.S. Journalism, Ball State University, 1996

Professional Experience
Hayes has a wide range of professional experience. He worked at Lawrence North High School, teaching journalism, communications, and photography from 2001 to 2005. He was also the faculty student newspaper and magazine advisor. He was assistant director for Ball State University’s High School Summer Journalism Workshops from 2002 to 2005. He was an adjunct professor of journalism for Ball State from 2000 to 2004. He was the graphics editor for The Business Journal in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1998 he worked as the lead weekend sports designer and daily sports designer for The News & Observer. From 1996 to 1998, he was the news and sports designer and newsroom graphic artist for The News-Sentinel in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Prior to that, Hayes was a news designer and copy editor for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Research/ Creative/ Publication Interests
His research/creative/publication interests are journalism education, newspaper design, journalism teaching methods, journalism teacher licensing, student assessment, and academic teaching standards.

Research/ Creative/ Publication Career Highlights
Hayes has been Journalism Alumni Society President with four years of service recognition. He earned the Master Journalism Educator status through the Journalism Education Association in 2008. At Lawrence North High School he was a Top 30 Honored Educator in 2002 and 2004. His students at Lawrence North won an Indiana High School Press Association Hoosier Star in 2005. In 2000, he was the first Future Journalism Teacher Scholarship recipient from the Journalism Education Association. Hayes also earned an Award of Excellence from the Society for News Design from The News-Sentinel in1997.

Thesis/ Creative Project Advising
Kristine Brown, “Online journalism: a manual for transitioning a student newspaper to the web,” a creative project, Ball State University

Sarah Lang, “Video production for middle/high school students: an online course curriculum development,” a creative project, Ball State University

Sharon Lucero, “A manual for creating a 21st century staff manual for high school newspapers,” a creative project, Ball State University

Andrew Marine, “A pilot study of DVD yearbook content with no menus and DVD yearbook content with interactive menus,” a research paper, Ball State University