Julie McCown
Assistant Professor of English · Southern Utah University
Specializing in early American natural history, post-humanism, and digital humanities theory
Ecocriticism Race and Nature in Early American Literature Early American Novels U.S. Civil War Literature Composition
Jon Smith
Professor of Communication · Southern Utah University
Specializing in public land issues, television news, and documentary film production
Teaching Media Theory Teaching Communication Theory Broadcast Journalism Environmental Communications Public Land Issues
Kara Alaimo
Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University
Kara Alaimo, PhD is a global public relations consultant, trainer, professor, and author.
Risk Management Global Public Relations Cross-Cultural Communication Media Theory Crisis Communication
Chérie Rivers Ndaliko, Ph.D., A.M., B.M.
Assistant Professor, Department of Music; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Communication; College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at Chapel Hill
An interdisciplinary scholar, Ndaliko studies arts interventions in conflict regions of Africa.
Ethnomusicology Black Atlantic Culture Social Engagement Sociopolitical Transformation Cultural Theory
James Kendrick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Film & Digital Media · Baylor University
Expert on film theory/aesthetics, the history of motion pictures, media and society, violence in the media, and horror film
Film History Film and Media Theory Violence in the media Media censorship and regulation Horror film
Kathy Roberts Forde
Associate Professor of Journalism · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kathy Roberts Forde is a journalism historian with interests in the First Amendment, African American freedom struggle and women's suffrage.
African American Freedom Struggle and the Press The First Amendment Journalism History Journalism Literary Journalism
Isabel Pedersen, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Digital Life, Media, and Culture, and Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities · University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Wearable tech expert and author examines how these devices will shape humanity
Communication and Rhetoric Studies Cultural Studies and Popular Culture Relating to Digital Media Discourses of Science and Technology Predictive Advertising Digital Life
Andrew Ledbetter
Professor, Communication Studies · Texas Christian University
Andrew Ledbetter investigates how people use communication technology to maintain close ties with friends, family, and romantic partners.
Advanced Quantitative Research Methods (Structural Equation Modeling, Confirmatory Factor Analysis) Relational Maintenance Interpersonal Communication How Attitudes Toward Technology Shape its Use Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships Using Technology