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Xiaowei Chen is an associate professor of communication and considers himself a generalist in media studies. His education includes a B.A. in Chinese Literature (1987), an M.A. in Journalism (1994) and a Ph.D. in Mass Communication & Public Affairs (2006). He worked as a reporter, editor, designer and public relations writer in Beijing for seven years before he moved to the US in 2002. In the past 10 years, he taught over 10 courses in mass media and human communication. His research interests include international public relations, media technology and cultural studies. He published a research paper in peer-review journals and presented 15 papers in national and international conferences.
Dr. Jillene Krause is a Visiting Assistant Professor specializing in Organizational Communication. Krause holds a Doctorate in Communication from North Dakota State University, a Master and Bachelor of Communication from University at Buffalo, SUNY, as well as an Associates of Applied Arts in Music Business from the Art Institute of Seattle. She has 13 years’ experience teaching in-person and online classes at North Dakota State University, Central Washington University, Great Falls College – Montana State University, Northwest College, Flathead Valley Community College, and Pensacola State College.Dr. Krause previously worked for 12 years in radio broadcasting as a news/weather/traffic reporter, sales assistant, promotions assistant, and on-air personality/voice over artist. Her time in radio inspired her focus in Organizational Communication as well as her dissertation research on sexual harassment and employee identification in radio broadcasting companies.
Kevin Roy is a professor of communication studies, new media artist and experimental filmmaker exploring the intersections of digital technologies and analog media. Professor Roy received a BA in Art History from the University of Georgia (1995) and following a decade of professional work in the film and interactive media industries, received an MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in digital media and filmmaking, also from the University of Georgia (2005).
His work in film and new media has been exhibited in national and international film festivals and venues including the University Film and Video Association, SXSW, the Museum of Modern Art, the Chicago Film Society, the Northwest Film Forum, the Big Muddy Digital Film Festival and the Atlanta Film Festival. www.kevinroy.com
Tiara Good is a professor of communication and media studies with focuses in popular culture, the opioid epidemic, pain, law, media, technology, public memory, and visual rhetoric. She received her degrees in rhetoric and media from Willamette University (B.A.), Syracuse University (M.A.), and The Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D.).
She has published in communication and media journals about popular culture–including the horror genre, baseball, and the opioid epidemic. Her books are: Rhetoric of the Opioid Epidemic: Deaths of Despair (2021) & Rhetorical Pain: Collective, Healing, and Hope (2024).