Education

Ph.D., School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 1996
M.A., Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 1991

B.A., Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania (cum laude), 1985

Administrative

Dean, College of Media & Communication, Texas Tech University, July 1, 2013-present

Director, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa, July 1, 2009-June 30, 2013

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies & Research, William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications, University of Kansas, July 2006-June 2008

Senior Fellow, Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, LSU [Editor, LSU Press and Reilly Center politics@media book series], January 2000-May 2006

Holder of Scripps-Howard Professorship, July 2005-May 2006

Holder of Patrick J. Sorrells Professorship, November 2003-May 2006

Board member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), January 1998-2000.

Created and hosted first AAPC Academic Outreach National Conference, November 1999

(Interim) Associate Dean for Graduate Studies & Research, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, January-July 2000

Area Head for Political Communication track, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, 1997-2001

MAJOR UNIVERSITY AND NATIONAL SERVICE & BOARDS

TTU President’s Advisory Council, 2016-present

Chair, Search Committee for TTU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2016-17 (successfully completed)

Perlmutter CV—2 Chair, Search Committee for TTU Dean of Visual & Performing Arts, 2015-2016 (successfully completed)

Chair, Search Committee for TTU Dean of Libraries, 2015 (successfully completed)

TTU Institutional Advancement Associate Vice Chancellor Search Committee Member, 2015-2016 (successfully completed)

TTU Tenure Advisory Committee Meeting, ex-Officio Member representing deans, 2015-present

Texas Tech Honors College Advisory Council, Fall 2014-present

International Affairs Council of Advisors, Fall 2014-present

Texas Tech University Press Editorial Board Committee, 2013-present

Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Standing Committee on Research, 2010 –2016 (re-elected for second term)

Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Finance Committee, 2013-2014

Review Board for the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication-Peter Lang “Scholarsource” project, 2014-present

University Press of Kansas Editorial Board Committee, 2008-2009

Advisory Council for 2007 Blogworld Show and Exposition, 2007

National Law Enforcement Museum Advisory Committee, 2004-2008

American Association of Political Consultants, Board member, 1998-2000

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