Education
University of Wisconsin, Madison
PhD, Journalism and Mass Communication

Cornell University
MS, Communication

California State University, Sonoma
BA, Liberal Studies

Research Areas
Mass media and health, risk, environmental and Native Americans,
propaganda, public relations, social movements and communication campaigns

Teaching Areas
Framing, quantitative research methods, mass communication theory, propaganda and public relations

Recent Publications

• Framing Cinematic Indians within the Social Construction of Place. American Studies, 2005, 46 (3,4): 281-299
• Framing of Kennewick Man against the Backdrop of a Scientific and Cultural Controversy. Science Communication, 2005, 21(1): 1-24. Co-author Erin V. Dysart
• The Social Construction of Mental Health and Depression. Ecquid Novi, 2003, 24 (1): 99-114. Co-author Jessica A. Corbitt
• Examining Influences of Pharmacists' Communication with Consumers about Antibiotics. Health Communication, 2003, 53 (1): 79-99