VisComm Research Community
This documentation began in 2022 at VisComm 36.
PEG ACHTERMAN
Associate Professor
Seattle Pacific University
Chair of Communication & Journalism
VisComms Attended: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023
Research Specialties: Multimedia in Journalism, Visuals in Social, Documentary/Short Form Video/Photo
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NIKKI ARNELL
Associate Professor
Arkansas State University
VisComms Attended: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
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Research Specialties: Graphic Design History, Advertising, Branding, Design Education
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MICHAEL BROWN
Professor Emeritus
University of Wyoming
VisComms Attended: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2024
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Research Specialties: History of Magazine Illustrations, Art in the Gulag
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SCOTT CAMPBELL
Professor
National University
VisComms Attended: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
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Research Specialties: Documentary
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PAT CLARK
Assistant Professor
Director of the Immersive Media Lab
University of Colorado Boulder
VisComms Attended: 2023, 2024
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Research Specialties: Immersive Media (AR,VR), Documentary Filmmaking, Media Production
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ERIN COOK
Senior Instructor 1
Oregon State University
VisComms Attended: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Research Specialties: Interpersonal Communication, Social Media, Feminist Rhetoric, Body Image
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SHANE EPPING
Assistant Professor
University of Wyoming
VisComms Attended: 2022, 2023, 2024
Research Specialties: Photojournalism, Health Care, Qualitative Methods
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TRISCHA GOODNOW
Professor
Oregon State University
JOE GOSEN
Associate Professor
Western Washington University
VisComms Attended: 2022, 2023
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Research Specialties: Photojournalism, Documentary Film, Visual Framing
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JULIE GRANDJEAN
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University-Commerce
VisComms Attended: 2022, 2023, 2024
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Research Specialties: Visual Rhetoric, Iconic Images, Visual Political Communication, Visual Framing
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DAVID GREWE
Associate Professor
California State University, Northridge
VisComms Attended: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
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Research Specialties: Visual Communication, Multimedia, Documentary Video & Photography, Photojournalism
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HEATHER HARRIS
Associate Professor
St. Bonaventure University
VisComms Attended: 2024
Research Specialties: Visual Rhetoric, Shape Language, Kid Centric Media Messaging, Storytelling
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HANISAH HASSIM
MA Graduate
University of Wyoming
(FRASER) BERKLEY HUDSON
Associate Professor Emeritus
University of Missouri​
VisComms Attended: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
Research Specialties: Media History; Visual and Photojournalism Studies; Representation of Race, Gender, Culture, and Identity; Literary and Narrative Journalism; Magazine Studies
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KIM KOMENICH
Associate Professor
San Francisco State University
VisComms Attended: 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
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Research Specialties: Photojournalism, Documentary Photography, Documentary Film
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ALLISON KWESELL
Assistant Professor
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
VisComms Attended: 2021, 2022
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Research Specialties: Implications of Perceived and Self-Stigma on Vulnerable Populations; Visual Narration as a Tool to Cope with Post-Trauma Situations; Effects of Media Photographs; Socio-Psychological Aspects of Sustainable Recovery
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CHRISTINE M. MILLER
Professor
California State University Sacramento
VisComms Attended: "Around 30"
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Research Specialties: Visual Rhetoric, Visual Criminology
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LAWRENCE MULLEN
Professor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
HYE SOO NAH
Assistant Professor
University of Wyoming
VisComms Attended: 2024
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Research Specialties: Journalism, Photojournalism, Media Psychology, Media Effects, Experimental Research
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DAVID NOLAN
Regent’s Teacher & Professor of Practice
Texas State University
VisComms Attended: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
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Research Specialties: Documentary Film, Visual Communication, Media Design, UX/UI, Digital Media
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LESLIE MOORE PARKER
Assistant Professor
Arkansas State University
EMMALEE REED
MA Graduate
University of Missouri
VisComms Attended: 2022
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Research Specialties: Photojournalism, Media, Journalism, Visual Journalism, Photo Editing
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TRACY RUTLEDGE
Professor
Graduate Coordinator
The University of Tennessee at Martin
VisComms Attended: 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
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Research Specialties: Visual Branding, Sports Branding and Fandom, Visual Communication and Consumer Attitudes
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CINDY PRICE SCHULTZ
Associate Professor
University of Wyoming
VisComms Attended: 2007, 2009, 2013, 2024
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Research Specialties: Media Management, Sports, Framing Theory
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CONRAD SMITH
Professor Emeritus
University of Wyoming
ROSS TAYLOR
Associate Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
VisComms Attended: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Research Specialties: Documentary Film and Photography
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KRISHNAN VASUDEVAN
Associate Professor
University of Maryland College Park
VisComms Attended: 2018, 2019, 2024
Research Specialties: Platforms, Friction, Social Movements, Visual Communication, Documentary, Ethnography, Cultural Studies
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Last updated July 16, 2024