Department of Communication Studies

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3376
Email: ksorensen@apu.edu
Office Location: Modular Offices, Department of Psychology, Room 107
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11 a.m. and 3-4 p.m.; Wednesdays by appointment

Karen Sorensen, M.A., is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies. She is an active member of the APU community and invests time working with students in the newsroom and around campus as faculty advisor to the university’s student newspaper, The Clause. As an APU alumna, Sorensen is concerned about ongoing community relationships and makes use of service learning in most of her classes, providing opportunities for her students to work in local schools and nonprofit organizations in the city of Azusa. Her areas of interest include narrative journalism, composition theory, and servant leadership.

A.B.D. - Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007
M.A. - Regent University, 2003
B.A. - Azusa Pacific University, 2000

Presentations
Sorensen, Karen. Your News Could Be Too White: Diversifying Campus Coverage, National College Media Advisors Convention, 2005.

Sorensen, Karen. The Great Disconnect: College Students and the News, Common Day of Learning, Azusa Pacific University, 2006.

Sorensen, Karen. From Classroom to Community: Two Models for Writing Courses that Connect Students with Real World Readers, Ninth Annual Continuums of Service Conference, 2006.

Cornerstone Award, Azusa Pacific University, 2006

Public Communication (COMM 111)
Presentational Speaking (COMM 211)
Senior Seminar: Ethics in Human Communication (COMM 496)
Freshman Writing Seminar (ENGL 110)
Introduction to Journalism (JOUR 210)
Editing (JOUR 300)
Faith and Values Reporting (JOUR 440)