Media Studies PhD Alumni
Colin Ackerman ('19)
Research Associate, Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (Chicago, IL)
Dissertation Title
Democratic Values in the 21st Century: Addressing our Transforming Society
Dissertation Chairs
Shu-Ling Berggreen & Rick Stevens
Diane Alters ('02)
Academic Communications Specialist, Colorado College (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
RadiaAmari('12)
Research Analyst, IBISWorld Inc. (Los Angeles, California)
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Michael Tracey
Mark Andrejevic('01)
Professor, Communication and Media Studies, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia)
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Janice Peck
Ryan Bartlett ('19)
Media and Communications, Utah Department of Health (Salt Lake City, UT)
Dissertation Title
The Implications of Digital Technologies for the LDS Church and for Orthodox, Heterodox, and Post-Mormon Identity
Dissertation Chair
Olga Baysha('12)
Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Media Communications, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) (Moscow, Russia)
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Disseration Chair
AndrewCalabrese
Christopher Bell('09)
Assistant Professor, Communication Department (University of Colorado Colorado Springs)
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DissertationChair
Elizabeth A. Skewes
Mark Borchert('97)
Associate Professor of Communications, Carson-Newman College (Jefferson City, Tenn.)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Willard D. Rowland Jr.
Marco Briziarelli('12)
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication & Journalism, University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Andrew Calabrese
Jared Bahir Browsh (’17)
Scholar in Residence, Department of Journalism, CMDI (ǸԹ, Colorado)
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Claudia Bucciferro('10)
Assistant Professor, School of Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
Michael Tracey
Gino Canella ('18)
Assistant Professor, School of Communication, Emerson College (Boston, MA)
Dissertation Title
Activist Media: Radical Filmmaking and Networked Social Movements
Dissertation Chair
Nabil Echchaibi
Kimberly Casteline('13)
Assistant Professor, Communication and Media Studies Department(Rose Hill Bronx, New York)
Dissertation Title
Media and Religion in the Ghanian Pentecostal Diaspora
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Mary Caton-Rosser('06)
Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Black Hills State University (Spearfish, South Dakota)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Shu-Ling Berggreen
Joseph Champ('01)
Associate Professor, Department of Technical Journalism, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado)
Dissertation Title
DissertationChair
Stewart M. Hoover
Lynn Clark('98)
Professor, Media, Film & Journalism Studies; Director Estlow International Center for Journalism and New Media, University of Denver (Denver, Colorado)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Curtis Coats('08)
Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor, Media, Film and Journalism Studies, University of Denver (Denver, CO)
Dissertation Title
Stewart M. Hoover
Dean Colby('03)
Instructor, Program in Writing and Rhetoric and College of Communication, Media, Design and Information, ǸԹ (ǸԹ, Colorado)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Robert Trager
Nancy Cornwell('97)
Dean, Arts & Architecture, Montana State University (Bozeman, Montana)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Robert Trager
Chelsea Daggett ('17)
Lecturer, Department of Communication, Frostburg State University (Frostburg, MD)
Dissertation Title
What We Don’t Know: The Media Legacy of the Columbine Massacre and Present-Day Prevention
Dissertation Chair
Wan-Wen Day('99)
Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Institute of Telecommunications, National Chung Cheng University (Taiwan)
Dissertation Title
The Pathology of Modernity? Cultural Dialogue and Taiwan's Small-Scale Media
Dissertation Chair
Andrew Calabrese
James DeFrank('98)
Vice President, Communications and Government Relations, Pratt & Whitney (East Hartford, Connecticut)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Willard D. Rowland Jr.
Christof Demont-Heinrich('06)
Associate Professor, Mass Communications and Journalism Studies, University of Denver (Denver, Colorado)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Andrew Calabrese
Ashmi Desai (’18)
Postdoctoral Associate and Instructor, School of Education (ǸԹ, Colorado)
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Sergio De Souza('98)
Associate Professor of Social Communication (Journalism & Advertising), University Center of Brasilia, Brazil
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Dissertation Chair
Andrew Calabrese
Cari Eastman('08)
Independent Researcher and Writer (Phoenix, Arizona)
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Dissertation Chair
Shu-Ling Berggreen
Madeline Esch('09)
Associate Professor, Department of English, Salve Regina University (Newport, Rhode Island)
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Dissertation Chair
Janice Peck
Jan Fernback('98)
Associate Professor, School of Communications, Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Disseration Title
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Mark Finney('07)
Associate Professor, Mass Communication, Henry and Emory College (Emory, Virginia)
Dissertation Title
DissertationChair
Janice Peck
Brian Frederick('07)
Executive Director of Sports Fan Coalition and Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University (Washington DC)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Elizabeth A. Skewes
Cinda Gillilan('99)
Resident Program Manager, Rocky Mountain Communities; Lecturer, ǸԹ; Co-owner and Editor of Neon Rainbow Press.
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Dissertation Chair
Janice Peck
Courtney Goodheart ('16)
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Dissertation Chairs
Janice Peck, Elizabeth Skewes
Edit Klara Gorogh('02)
(Hungary)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Donald Heider('97)
Dean, School of Communication, Loyola University (Chicago, Illinois)
Dissertation Title
DissertationChair
Robert Trager
Leona Hood('01)
Associate Professor, Broadcast Journalism, School of Journalism, Loyola University (Chicago, IL)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
ċStewart M. Hoover
Megan Hurson (’16)
Instructor, Internship Director, Communication, University of Colorado Denver
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Patrick M. Johnson (’18)
Assistant Professor, Broadcasting & Journalism, Western Illinois University (Macomb, Illinois)
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Nadezhda Kaneva('07)
Associate Professor, Mass Communication, University of Denver (Denver, Colorado)
Dissertation Title
Re-imagining Nation as Brand: Globalization and National Identity in Post-Communist Bulgaria
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Richard Khleif('07)
Sr. Director of Communications, Oracle Corporation (ǸԹ, Colorado)
Dissertation Title
Beltway Power Brokers: An Examination of the Heritage Foundation
Dissertation Chair
Andrew Calabrese
Jaime Kirtz ('19)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Digital Democracies Group, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Dissertation Title
Encoded Inequality: Hacking the Gender Bias in Technology
Dissertation Chair
Kyle Kontour('11)
Lecturer, Communication, University of Colorado Denver (Denver, CO)
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Dissertation Chair
ċStewart M. Hoover
Christina LeFevre-Gonzalez('13)
Senior Analyst in Marketing Research, E Source (ǸԹ, Colorado)
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DissertationChair
ċRobert Trager
Rachael Liberman('13)
Lecturer, Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies, University of Denver (Denver, Colorado)
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Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
John Lumpkin('15)
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Hun Shik Kim
Katalin Lustiyik('03)
Associate Professor, Television and Radio Department, Ithaca College (Ithaca, New York)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Andrew Calabrese
Thomas McQuaide('02)
Chair, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program, Art Institute of Houston (Houston, Texas)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Willard D. Rowland Jr.
Colleen Mihal('15)
Instructor, Communications, College of Marin (Kentfield, California)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Andrew Calabrese
Michelle Miles('07)
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Dissertation Chair
Polly McLean
Brice Nixon('13)
Assistant Professor, English Literature and Communication, Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, PA)
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Dissertation Chair
Janice Peck
Yuri Obata('05)
Associate Professor Mass Communication, Indiana University-South Bend (South Bend, Indiana)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Robert Trager
Ally Mead Ostrowski('10)
Associate Director of Institutional Research, Excelsior College (Albany, New York)
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Dissertation Chair
MichaelMcDevitt
Shannon O’Sullivan (’17)
Assistant Professor, Communication Arts, Salisbury University (Salisbury, MD)
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Cinzia Padovani('99)
Associate Professor, College of Mass Communication & Media Arts, Radio-Television, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, Illinois)
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DissertationChair
Michael Tracey
Jin Kyu Park('06)
Associate Professor, Seoul Women's University (Korea)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Rob Peaslee('07)
Associate Professor and Chair, Journalism & Creative Media Industries, Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas)
Dissertation Title
Disseration Chair
Shu-Ling Berggreen
Kristin Peterson ('18)
Assistant Professor, Communication Department, Boston College
Dissertation Title
Voiceless Icons No More: The Self-Representations of Muslim American Lives in Digital Media
Dissertation Chair
Nabil Echchaibi
Ully Putri('15)
Instructor, Media Studies Department, University of Colorado at ǸԹ
Disseration Title
DissertationChair
Stewart M. Hoover
Shoba Rajgopal('03)
Director of Gender/Asian Feminist Studies, Westfield State College (Westfield, Massachusatts)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Michael Tracey
Magdelana Red('12)
Instructor, Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver (Denver, Colorado)
Dissertation Title
Re-Interpreting Mexican Rock Music: Contemporary Youth, Politics, and the Mexican State
Dissertation Chair
Robert Trager
Wendy Redal('97)
Editorial Director at Natural Habitat Adventures, Freelance Journalist (ǸԹ, Colorado)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Willard D. Rowland Jr.
James Redmond('93)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Journalism, University of Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Robert Trager
Ildik Rézmûves('06)
Director of Marketing and Communications, ICST (Hungary)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Michael Tracey
Caitlin Ring('13)
Assistant Professor, Communication/Journalism, Seattle University (Seattle, Washington)
Dissertation Title
DissertationChair
Robert Trager
Tyler Rollins('16)
Research Analyst, American River College (Sacramento, CA)
Dissertation Title
DissertationChair
Janice Peck
Geoffrey Rubinstein('98)
Director, Independent Learning Program, Continuing Education, ǸԹ
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Michael Tracey
Anna-Maria Russo-Lemor('03)
Project Manager at tp21 GmbH Research (Saarbrucken, Germany)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Joseph Russomanno('93)
Associate Professor, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Robert Trager
Donghyup Ryu('12)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Shu-Ling Berggreen
Jiyoon Ryu('17)
Instructor, Department of Communications, Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea)
Dissertation Title
Korean Therapeutic Culture and Reconstruction of Housewife Subjectivities
Dissertation Chair
Janice Peck
Todd Schack('06)
Associate Professor, School of Communications, Ithaca College (Ithaca, New York)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Andrew Calabrese
Timothy Schoechle('04)
Independent Information Technology and Services Professional (Denver, Colorado)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Rebecca Self('99)
Director of Program Development & E, TNM Coaching (Ticino, Switzerland)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Michael Tracey
David Shaw('98)
Co-Founder, Consumer Research Associates (Denver, CO)
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Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Shannon Sindorf('14)
Lecturer, Department of Communication, University of Colorado, Denver; Instructor, Media Studies Department, University of Colorado at ǸԹ
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Rick Stevens
Noah Springer('15)
Acquisitions Assistant, MIT Press (Cambridge, MA)
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Dissertation Chair
Kathleen Ryan
Samuel Smith('99)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Willard D. Rowland Jr.
Greg Stene('97)
Owner, mindthwack Inc. (Portland, Oregon)
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Dissertation Chair
Robert Trager
Jennifer Stone Gonzalez('93)
Writer, Teacher and Owner of EarthSurf (Grand Isle, Vermont)
Disseration Title
Dissertation Chair
Michael Tracey
Rianne Subijanto ('16)
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, City University of New York Baruch College (New York City, New York)
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Dissertation Chair
Janice Peck
Anne Meredith Sugar (’16)
Assistant Professor of Mass Communication Emory & Henry College (Emory, Virginia)
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Tamara Swenson('09)
Director, Center for International Affairs, Professor, Dept. of English & International Studies, Osaka Jogakuin University (Japan)
Dissertation Title
DissertationChair
Shu-Ling Berggreen
Helga Tawil-Souri('05)
Associate Professor of Media, Culture, andCommunication; Director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, New York University (New York City, New York)
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Dissertation Chair
Janice Peck
Joseph Terry('13)
Lecturer, Department of Communication, University of New Hampshire (Durham, New Hampshire)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Andrew Calabrese
BenjaminThevenin
Assistant Professor of Media Arts, Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
W. Bradley Thompson III('97)
Associate Professor and Department Chair Department of Mass Communication, Linfield College (McMinnville, Oregon)
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DissertationChair
Robert Trager
Peter Vassiliev('98)
Producer, NTV Television Network (Russia)
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Dissertation Chair
ċMichael Tracey
Shalini Venturelli('95)
Director, Global Public Media Research Project and Associate Professor of International Service, American University (Washington, DC)
Dissertation Title
Political Foundations of Information Infrastructure Policy in the European Union: Prospects for Public Space and Citizenship in the Information Age
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Zala Volcic('03)
Senior Lecturer, Communication and Media Studies, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia)
Dissertation Title
Faculty Chair
Andrew Calabrese
Carson Wagner('02)
Assistant Professor, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University (Athens, Ohio)
DissertationTitle
Unobtrusive Measures and Unreasoned Actions: PSAs and the Strength of Drug-Related Attitudes
Dissertation Chair
ċMichael Tracey
Douglas Wagner('99)
Publishing Consultant (Lafayette, Colorado)
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DissertationChair
ċStewart M. Hoover
Denice Walker('10)
Legislative Aide, Colorado State House of Representatives (Denver, CO)
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Dissertation Chair
Janice Peck
David Wallace('11)
Assistant Professor, Communications, U of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
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Dissertation Chair
Polly McLean
Scott Webber('03)
Co-Founder, Consumer Research Associates (Denver, CO)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Stewart M. Hoover
Dennis Wilkins('96)
Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, New York)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Robert Trager
Dinah Zeiger('07)
Assistant Professor (retired), School of Journalism and Mass Media, University of Idaho (Moscow, Idaho)
Dissertation Title
Dissertation Chair
Janice Peck
Liang Zheng('11)
Researcher, Xinjiang University (Urumqi, China)
Dissertation Title
Media and Minkaohan Uyghurs: Representation, Reaction, and Resistance in a Post-911 Context
Dissertation Chair
Marguerite Moritz
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