About MM&C

MM&C Student Biographies

 

Michelle Amazeen

Contact information:
Email: michelle.amazeen@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Advertising, 1992
  • B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Advertising, 1991

Research interests:

Political communication, advertising and emotional versus rational appeals, new media

Angela Carter

Contact information:
Email: angela.carter@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.J., Temple University, 2003
  • B.A., West Chester University, Social Work, 1998

Research interests:
Representations of race and gender, media literacy, psychological
processing of media

John C. Church, Jr.

Contact information:
Email: jcchurch@temple.edu and jchurch@vfmac.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., U. S. Naval War College, National Security and Strategic Studies, 2001
  • M.A., American University, Communication: Journalism and Public Affairs, 1998
  • B.S., United States Naval Academy, Political Science, 1989

Research interests:
Political communication and the history of service to country and community and how the processing and communication of such service was and is portrayed in the media

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Host of "Life Long Learning" which can be seen on Radnor Studio 21, Radnor Township, PA., (and on You Tube), featuring reviews of scholarly works

Daliza Crane

Contact information:

Email: dcrane2002@earthlink.net

Degrees:

  • M.A., New York University, New York, Media Ecology, 1986
  • A.B., Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, Psychology/English, 1981

Research interests:
Psychological processing of media, media literacy, how media affects children

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • 2 papers, one with Matthew Lombard, listed as 3rd author on an experiment, great experience. Question was to measure presence, contrasting IMAX and 13" television viewing experience. Found the IMAX easy to track b/c of multiple viewers and small set more difficult.; the paper co-authored with Matthew is Content Analysis of Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior in TV commercials.
  • Masters project: The role and function of mythology in a technological society: a look at the changing characteristics of the hero in films.

Satarupa Dasgupta

Contact information:
Email: satarupa@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Temple University, Broadcasting, Telecommunications & Mass Media, 2006
  • M.A., Calcutta University, India, Journalism, 2003
  • B.A., Loreto College, Calcutta, India, English, 2001

Research interests:
Health communication, preventive journalism, popular culture, South Asian cinema

Katrina Flener

Contact information:
Email: kflener@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.S., Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Television and Radio, 2006
  • B.A., Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, Media/Culture, 1993

Research interests:
Political economy of media; current changes in the ways in which people produce and consume media, "liveness" and interactive television viewing; the intertwining of media and consumer cultures; media representations of drugs, drug users and drug policy

Dianne Garyantes

Contact information:

Email: dianneg@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.P.A., Rutgers University, specialization in International Development
  • B.A., Pennsylvania State University, Journalism

Research interests:
International communication, journalism, intercultural communication, globalization, cultural imperialism, social change, new media

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • I currently am conducting research for a feature-length documentary examining violence against women across the globe and how survivors of violence use religious faith and beliefs in the process of healing.

Linda Greenwood

Contact information:
Email: greenwood01@comcast.net

Degrees:

  • M.A., Temple University, Rhetoric & Communication, 1997
  • B.A., Rutgers University, English, 1994

Research interests:
Political communication & new media, psychological processing of media, social impact of technology, visual communication

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • I am currently writing my dissertation proposal entitled: "The effects of presence and flow on political knowledge, interest, efficacy, and participation"
  • "The distance education evolution: issues and case studies" co-editor of book for Idea Group Publishers (in press; 2003)
  • "Convergent interests and divergent perspectives: The marketplace of ideas and knowledge building in a new media environment" paper presented at WWDU conference (2002)
  • "A framework for studying comic art" co-authored chapter published in The International Journal of Comic Art (1999)
  • "A semiotic analysis of media representations in comic art" (1998) paper presented at MMC research forum
  • "Politics in the age of information: Promise or peril? (1997) paper presented at IAMCR conference

Kelly C. George

Contact information:

Email: kelly.george@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Emerson College, Health Communication, 2008
  • B.A., Rutgers College, Rutgers University, English and Theater, 2000

Research interests:

Disability Studies, strategic communication, non-profit organizations, Health Communication, qualitative research methods

Constanta Alina Hogea

Contact information:
Email: constanta.hogea@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., New School for General Studies, Media Studies, 2007
  • M.A., University of Bucharest, Romania, Mass Media Management, 1999
  • B.A., University of Bucharest, Romania, Journalism, 1998

Research interests:
Social change, communication and public policy, globalization, media ethics

Chialing Hung

Contact information:
Email: chialing@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Sports Communication, National College of Physical Education and Sports, Taiwan
  • B.A., Journalism, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

Research interests:
Sports communication, feminism, audience studies

Eliza Jacobs

Contact information:
Email: eliza.jacobs@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Georgetown University, Communication, Culture, & Technology, 2005
  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Communication, 2000

Research interests:

Adolescent media use, athletes as role models, media representations of athletes, athletes as communicators of healthy lifestyles

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Calvert, S. L., Strong, B. L., Jacobs, E. L., & Conger, E. C. (2005, August). Gender, ethnicity, and interactivity for young children's learning from media. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Jacobs, E. L. & Calvert, S. L. (2005, August). Media for adolescent girls' exposure to elite female Olympic athletes. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Jacobs, E. L. (2004, October). Time is of the essence: New media technologies and newspaper Reporting at the Olympic Games. Paper presented at 2004 Critical Themes in Media Studies, New York, NY.

Rebecca Kern

Contact information:
Email: rlk757@yahoo.com; shiva@temple.edu 

Degrees:

  • M.J., Temple University, Advertising and Public Relations, 1998
  • B.A., University of Maryland College Park, Studio Art, 1995

Research interests:
Sociological aspects of mass media, gays and lesbians in the media, gender studies

Byron Lee

Contact information:
Email: byron.lee@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, Women's Studies, 2007
  • B.A., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, Sociology, 2004

Research interests:
Gender and sexuality studies, ethnic studies, citizenship, construction and representations of identity, social networking, urban geography, cultural studies

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • "It's a Question of Breeding: Examining Masculinities in Bareback Porn."Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, April 2008.
  • "I CAN Even Think Straight! Men Seeking Men in Craigslist Personal Ads."Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, April 2008.
  • "Reading GAM in craigslist Personals: Constructing Gay Asian Males during the Negotiation of Anal Intercourse." Paper presented at the International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 2008.
  • "Redefining Transitions: The 'Trans' Moment in Body Enhancement." Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Oakland, California, March 2007.

Melissa G. Lenos

Contact information:
Email: mglenos@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., University of Pittsburgh, English Critical and Cultural Studies, concentration in Film Studies, 2003
  • B.A., University of Pittsburgh, English Literature and Film Studies, 2000

Research interests:
Film theory and criticism, philosophy of film, gender studies, 1960s American independent film, sex-exploitation, race representation in American film, melodrama, horror cinema

Papers, presentations, and projects:

[Publication]

[Presentations]

  • "It's Not Easy Being Mean: Girl Power and the 'Socially Progressive' Mean Girls." Paper presented at the International Communication Association conference, New York, May 2005.
  • "Tragedies of Humankind: The Evolution of the American Film Melodrama." Paper presented at the Temple University Graduate Student Research Forum, Philadelphia, February 2005.
  • "'I may be a bitch...': The Mise-en-Scene of Female Power in the Roughie." Paper presented at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Atlanta 2004.
  • "Mighty Joe Redux, Disney's Racist Revision." Paper presented at the James Snead Memorial Conference, University of Pittsburgh, April 2003.
  • "Commandeering the Phallus: Sexual Reversal and Horror in David Cronenberg's Shivers and Rabid." Paper presented at the (Dis)Junctions Conference, University of California, Riverside, April 2001.

Marc Londo

Contact information:
Email: marc.londo@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., University of Central Florida, Communication, 2006
  • B.S., University of Houston, Houston, Texas, Psychology, 2001

Research interests:
Psychological Processing of Media, Uses and Gratifications, Popular Culture, Intercultural Communication

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Londo, M.A., Santana, M.C. (in review). Table Manners: A Social Cognitive Approach Towards Understanding the Effects of Popular Poker Television Shows.
  • Londo, M.A. (March 2006). A Social Cognitive Approach Towards Understanding the Effects of Popular Poker Television Shows on College Students. Oral presentation at the 3rd Annual Showcase of Diverse Student Research. University of Central Florida. Orlando, Fl.
  • Marc Anthony Londo, "A Social Cognitive Approach Towards Understanding the Effects of Popular Poker Television Shows on College Students." Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, National Convention, Entertainment Studies Division, San Francisco, Ca, 2006. Selected as one of the Top 5 papers

Heidi Mau


Contact information:

Email: heidi.mau@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.F.A., Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Film & Media Arts, 1997
  • B.S., Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, Arts & Media, 1985

Research interests:

Film and media studies, new media, digital culture, visual communication, gender and sexuality


Jordan McClain

Contact information:
Email: jordanmcclain@hotmail.com

Degrees:

  • M.A., Temple University, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, & Mass Media, 2004
  • B.A., Temple University, Interdepartmental Communications, 2003

Research interests:
Advertising/marketing/branding, psychological processing of media, popular culture, globalization

Kelly Mendoza

Contact information:
Email: kmendoza@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Communication, University of Colorado at Denver, 2002
  • B.A., Communication and Visual Arts, Regis University, 1999

Research interests:
Media literacy, health communication, feminist studies, media criticism, rhetoric in media

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Walkosz, B., Campbell, K., & Mendoza, K. "A Multi-theoretical model: Smoking, Movies, and Media Literacy." National Communication Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2005.
  • Walkosz, B., Campbell, K., & Mendoza, K.  "TEAM:  Tobacco Education and Media."  Presented at the National Media Education Conference, San Francisco, California, June, 2005. 
  • Mendoza, Kelly.  "Coping with Loss:  U2's 'One Tree Hill'."  Rhetorical Criticism:  Exploration and Practice, 3rd ed. By Sonja K. Foss. Prospect Heights, IL:  Waveland, 2004, pp.  136-38.
  • Mendoza, Kelly. "Feminism:  An Individual Movement."  Presented at the Western States Communication Association Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2004.
  • [Mendoza] O'Connor, Kelly M. "Welcoming the Light:  Exploring Invitational Rhetoric in James Turrell's Artworks." Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2002. 
  • [Mendoza] O'Connor, Kelly M.  "Cultural Differences in Embarrassment."  Presented at the Rocky Mountain Communication Association Conference, Denver, Colorado, February 2002.
  • [Mendoza] O'Connor, Kelly M.  "Images of the Elderly in Magazine Advertising."  Presented at the Colorado Speech Communication Conference, Denver, Colorado, February 2000.

Alanna Miller


Contact information:

Email:alannarmiller@gmail.com

Degrees:

  • M.A., Syracuse University, Television, Radio, and Film 2006
  • B.A. University of Maryland, College Park, Journalism 2004

Research interests:

film and television studies, popular culture, cultural and critical studies, ideology in science fiction and cult media, interactive media

Jennifer Mintzer

Contact information:
Email: jen.mintzer@netzero.net

Degrees:

  • M.F.A., American University, Film & Electronic Media, 1999
  • B.A., Ursinus College, English & Communication, 1997

Research interests:
Gender in the media, visual communication, international/intercultural communication

Suman Mishra

Contact information:
Email: mishrasu@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Michigan State University, Advertising
  • M.A., DAVV, Indore, India, Advertising and Public Relations
  • B.Sc., Benaras Hindu University, India, Chemistry Hons

Research interests:
Advertising, international advertising, globalization, cross-cultural/international consumer behavior, prescription drug advertising, consumer health decisions and advertising, cause-related marketing

Armando Morales

Contact information:

Email: armando.morales@gmail.com

Degrees:

  • M.J., Temple University, 2008
  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania, English, 2004

Research interests:

international media, Latin America and specifically Cuba, press relationships with governments and institutions

Stephanie Morrow

Contact information:

Email: stephp1972@aol.com

Degrees:

  • M.J., Temple University
  • B.A., West Chester University, Communications

Research interests:
Political communication, public relations, communication history

Heather Muse

Contact information:
Email: hmuse@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., University of Georgia, Journalism and Mass Communication, 2003
  • B.A., New York University, Journalism and Mass Communication, 1996

Research interests:
Popular culture, press coverage of popular culture (especially television), mythology in journalism, critical theory, cultural studies, television studies

Maria de Fatima Oliveira

Contact information:
Email: mfoliver@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.S., Strategic and Organizational Communication, Temple University, 2005
  • B.A., Communication, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, 1998

Research interests:
Organizational discourse; relationship among organizations, media, and public policy; reputation and crisis management; public relations; leadership and communication; and social networks

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Oliveira, M. F., Murphy, P., Gordon, T. & Hardison, B. (2005, December). Tobacco internal documents online: Challenges and opportunities. Poster presented at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tenth Annual Grantee Meeting, Tucson, AZ.
  • Oliveira, M. F. (2005, February). Creating a dream, changing the reality: A Brazilian web site as a Public Relations tool for social change. Paper presented at 7th Annual SCT Graduate Research Forum, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Guest Lecture: Public Relations in Brazil. (2003, November). Graduate Seminar in Communication: International Public Relations (Professor Carl Botan), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

Lingling Pan

Contact information:
Email: lpan@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China, 2004
  • B.A., Hubei University, Wuhan, P.R. China, 2001

Research interests:
Internet and social change, online discussion groups, Internet communities and blogs, psychological processing of the Internet

Tina L. Peterson

Contact information:
Email: tina.peterson@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., University of Nottingham (UK), Critical Theory & Cultural Studies, 2003
  • B.S., University of Colorado, Media Studies, 2000

Research interests:
Media literacy, globalization, international advertising, media effects on dietary choices and food cultures, construction of identity

Thomas M. Polcari

Contact information:
Email: tpolcari@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1996
  • A.B., Lafayette College, 1993
  • A.A., Northampton Community College, 1991

Research interests:
Popular culture, religion, mythology, folklore and the supernatural (in the media), television (cartoons, soap operas, home improvement shows, scifi/adventure series, others)

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Winner, Top Prize, Graduate Student Research Forum, 2001 for "Hinduism in the Xenaverse: The Politics of Poaching in Popular Culture"

Margaret Rakus

Contact information:
Email: mrakus@aol.com

Degrees:

  • M.A., William Patterson, Communication Arts, 1989
  • B.A., William Patterson, Communications, 1988

Research interests:
Portrayals of family/mothers in the media, cognitive styles and info processing, public reaction to portrayals in media

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Cognitive Styles and Selective Attention

Mary Beth Ray

Contact information:
Email: meray@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, Media Studies, 2006
  • B.S., Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Graphic Design, 2003

Research interests:
Social networking, internet culture, popular culture, subcultures, youth culture

Melissa Garrison Retano

Contact information:
Email: mgarro@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Temple University, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media, 2002
  • B.A., Rowan University, Radio, TV, and Film, 1999

Research interests:
Social activism, the images of social welfare agencies in the media, and media institutions

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Media contributions to the perceptions of poverty and welfare in the United States

Michael Robb Grieco

Contact information:
Email: michael.robb@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A.T., University of New Hampshire, Secondary English
  • B.A., Bucknell University, English

Research interests:
Media literacy, media literacy K-12 education

Dominique G. Ruggieri

Contact information:
Email: dgr@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Temple University, Broadcasting, Telecommunications & Mass Media, 2004
  • B.A., West Chester University, Communication Studies, 2002

Research interests:
Health communication (especially in terms of public health campaigns and disadvantaged populations, as well as obesity research and communication), political communication, intercultural communication, portrayal of Jewish & Italian-American females on prime-time television

Papers, presentations, and projects:

[Publications]

  • Ruggieri, D.G. & Leebron, E.J. (in press). Situation comedies imitate life: Jewish and Italian-American women on prime time, Journal of Popular Culture.
  • Leebron, E.J. & Ruggieri, D.G. (2004, May). How TV portrays Jewish and Italian-American Women, Television Quarterly.

[Conference Presentations]

  • Ruggieri, D.G., Bauerle Bass, S., Seals, B., and Leebron, E.J. (2006, November). Public Health Workers and First Responders as Social Marketers: Understanding Attitudes and Levels of Self-efficacy to Improve Communication During Emergency Events, American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Seals, B., Bauerle Bass, S, Ruggieri, D.G., Segal, J.S. and Cunningham, A. (2006, November). Communicating in a Crisis: Building Skills for Message Delivery, American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Seals, B., Bauerle Bass, S, Ruggieri, D.G., and Cunningham, A. (2006, November). Anybody There? Development and Testing of 1-800 Number Call Scripts, American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Bauerle Bass, S., Seals, B., Leebron, E.J., and Ruggieri, D.G., (2006, November). First Responders and Media Readiness in the Event of Terrorism: Results of a Self-efficacy Study, American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Ruggieri, D.G. (2006, April). The Picture of AIDS in America: A Historical Overview, Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Ruggieri, D.G. (presenter and contributor) for Papacharissi, Z. & Leebron, E.J. (2006, March). Gender Differences in Local Media: Coverage of Male and Female Sources and Business Leaders in Philadelphia Area Newspapers, Media Management and Transformation Centre Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Media, Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping, Sweden.
  • Leebron, E.J. & Ruggieri, D.G. (2006, March). Emerging Technologies Influence on New Venture Growth in Media Businesses: A Case Study of Banyan Productions, Media Management and Transformation Centre Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Media, Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping, Sweden.
  • Ruggieri, D.G. & Leebron, E.J. (2005, April). Prime Time TV's Mirror: Reflections of Ethnic Characters, Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Ruggieri, D.G. (2004, April). AIDS Coverage and the Reagan Administration: How a Political Agenda Contributed to a Public Health Tragedy, Eastern Communication Association, Boston, Massachusetts.

[Invited Professional Presentations]

  • Ruggieri, D.G. (2006, July). Don't Stress! Healthy Eating can Help You Operate at Peak Performance and Manage Stress Effectively. Temple University Stress Workshop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Ruggieri, D.G. (2006, February). Cultural Studies and Pediatric Obesity: A Valuable Application, Temple University School of Communications & Theater Graduate Student Competitive Research Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Ruggieri, D.G. & Segal, J.S. (2006, January). How Doctors Can Improve Patient Care Through a Public Health and Communication Perspective of Obesity Prevention, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Ruggieri, D.G. & Segal, J.S. (2005, November). A Public Health Perspective and Agenda for Obesity Research and Communication, Temple University College of Health Professionals Interdisciplinary Lecture Series, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Ruggieri, D.G. & Segal, J.S. (2005, October). Teaching Children to Lead Healthier Lives: Getting Involved to Help Fight Pediatric Obesity, A Program to Teach Senior Citizens How to Mentor Young Girls with Weight Problems, Full Circle Theater & The Center for International Learning, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Ruggieri, D.G. & Segal, J.S. (2005, October). What the Philadelphia Police Need to Know to Operate at Peak Performance: How Healthy Eating Can Make a Difference, A Curriculum Component for the Philadelphia Police Major Incident Response Team (MIRT) Training, Philadelphia Police Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kelly K. Ryan

Contact information:
Email: keisryan@earthlink.net

Degrees:

  • M.A., Media Studies, New School University, 2004
  • B.A., English, Temple University, 1996

Research interests:
Online identity construction, cyberculture studies, media ownership issues, media literacy, political economy of information, history of advertising

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Ryan, K. K. (2002, October). Click on me: Identity as commodity in the digital age. Paper presented at New School University Critical Themes in Media Studies yearly conference.
  • Ryan, K. K. (2002, October). The whole world in its hands: The global reach of Coca-cola. Paper presented at New York State Communications Association yearly conference.

Megan M. Scala

Contact information:
Email: meganscala@hotmail.com

Degrees:

  • M.A., Temple University, 2001
  • B.S., Penn State University, 1999

Research interests:
Product/brand placement in film and television, human interaction with advertising

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Presented "Unpaid Advertising: The case of Wilson the Volleyball in Cast Away" at the annual conference of AEJMC, August 2002. This research was again presented at STARSS on October 21, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in room 4, Annenberg Hall.

Amanda Scheiner

Contact information:
Email: amandascheiner@hotmail.com

Degrees:

  • M.A., Temple University, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media, 2004
  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Communications with an emphasis in Communication Behavior, 2001

Research interests:
Globalization, hegemony, new media, online community, popular culture, communication theory

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • "Resistance Theory and Media Activism." Paper presented at 6th Annual SCT Graduate Research Forum, Temple University, February 27, 2004
  • "Virilios Knowledge Accident." Paper presented at AEJMC Mid-Winter Conference 2004, Rutgers University, February 28, 2004
  • "The Power of Technology." Paper presented at New Jersey Communication Association Annual Conference, Rutgers University, March 27, 2004

Hans Schmidt

Contact information:
Email: hschmidt@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., West Chester University, 2004
  • B.A., West Chester University, 2002

Research interests:
Media, journalism, interpersonal communication, educational communication

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Schmidt, H. C. (2002). The chaos of conflict: Looking at conflict and change from the perspective of the new science. Paper presented at the meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Schmidt, H.C. (2004). Teaching as persuasion: A metaphor for instructional practice. Paper presented at the meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Boston, MA.
  • Multiple independently written and researched pieces published on http://discoverpahistory.com, as part of an educational resource project in conjunction with the Pennsylvania government.
  • Designed online web content for upcoming edition of The Art and Practice of Public Speaking: Effective Strategies for a Multicultural World (Bryski & Brown).

Michael T. Schuyler

Contact information:
Email: profmike89@aol.com

Degrees:

  • M.A., New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Cinema Studies, 2002
  • M.A., City University of New York, Hunter College, Literature, 2000
  • B.A., City University of New York, College of Staten Island, English, 1993

Research interests:
Representations of queerness, gender, race, and ethnicity; post-colonialism; film; television; camp; pornography; production and reception; HIV in the media

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • "'Traffic was a bitch': Gender, Race and Spectatorship in Robert
    Altman's The Player." JNT: Journal of Narrative Theory. Summer
    2005: 218-47.
  • "Camp for Camp's Sake: Absolutely Fabulous, Self-Consciousness,
    and the Mae West Debate." Journal of Film and Video. Winter 2004:
    3-20.

Gwen Shaffer

Contact information:
Email: gwen4@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media, Temple University, 2005
  • B.A., Journalism and Environmental Policy, University of Michigan, 1993

Research interests:
New media policy: how blogs, personal websites and e-government facilitate on-line political advocacy; municipal wireless networks; civic engagement on the Internet

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Shaffer, G. (2006, March). Blogged down: Communication theory literature applied to the blogging phenomenon. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Middle Atlantic American Studies Association, Harrisburg, PA.
  • Shaffer, G. (2006, April). E-Democracy: How on-line political organizing is evolving differently in the United States and the United Kingdom. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Shaffer, G. (August, 2006). Frame-up: An analysis of arguments both for and against municipal Wi-Fi initiatives. Paper to be presented at the summer conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, San Francisco, CA.

Siobahn (Tara) Stiles

Contact information:
Email: tara.stiles@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., Fordham University, Communications and Media Studies, 2005
  • B.A., Fordham University, English and Creative Writing, 2003

Research interests:
Heterosexism in the media, semiotic analysis, mediated gender and sexuality, lesbian representation, film theory, new media

Sam Srauy

Contact info:

Email: ssrauy@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., California State University, Fresno, 2006
  • B.A., California State University, Fresno, 2003

Research interests:

Political communication, new media, media structures, development communication, municipal wireless network


Chiaoning Su

Contact information:
Email: chiaoning.su@temple.edu; misia_misia@hotmail.com

Degrees:

  • M.A., Emerson College, Boston, Management and Organizational Communication, 2003
  • B.A., National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Sociology, 2001

Research interests:
Cultural studies, popular culture, consumer culture and modernity, culture commodity, globalization, international communication, culture imperialism

Lydia Reeves Timmins

Contact info:
Email: lydiat@temple.edu
Web site: http://www.instant-g.com

Degrees:

  • M.J., Temple University, 2001
  • B.A., Penn State University, Telecommunications, 1987

Research interests:
Local TV news, the relationship between the audience and the media, anti-presence

Papers, presentations, and projects:

  • Timmins, L. R., & Lombard, M. (2005). When 'Real' Seems Mediated: Inverse Presence. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 14(4), 492-500.
  • Timmins, L. R., & Lombard, M. (2003). When Real Seems Mediated: Anti- Presence. Presented at PRESENCE 2003, Aalborg, Denmark.

Diane Varner

Contact information:
Email: diane.varner@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.S., Oklahoma State University, Mass Communications, 2005
  • Graduate Certificate in International Studies, Oklahoma State University, 2005
  • B.J., University of Missouri, Magazine Journalism, 1996

Research interests:
Globalization and news, journalism, journalistic ethics, social cognitive theory and its relation to values and the news media, mediation of meaning between news organizations and their audiences

Jiwon Yoon

Contact information:
Email: jiwony@temple.edu

Degrees:

  • M.A., New York University, Media Ecology, 2005
  • B. A., Handong University, South Korea, Mass Communication, 2002

Research interests:
Media literacy, self/identity development and cultural learning in multiple media environments, media education for social change, social and cultural implications of media, entertainment-education