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Janie Diels, Ph.D.

Janie Diels, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication; Co-Chair of Women
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2006
SAC 327
(989) 463-7028
Office Hours: M-F 1-2 pm and by appointment
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Education

  • Ph.D., Communication, Cornell University (2006)
  • M.S., Communication, Cornell University (2002)
  • B.A., Communication & Psychology, UW-Madison (1997)

Research Interests

The structure and regulation of US media institutions and the impact of that structure and regulation on media content. The role of both entertainment and news media in the formation of attitudes about social groups and current events.

Recent Courses Taught

  • Media and Mass Communication.  COM 110.

Selected Articles

  • Janie Diels, Ph.D. (with John Besley.  "Public meetings in entertainment television programming: Using procedural justice to analyze fictional civic participation."  Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media.  Due September 2009

Recent Presentations

  • Janie Diels, Ph.D..  "Belief in a Just World, Television News and Support for Arab and Muslim American's Civil Liberties."  Canadian Political Science Association.  Vancouver.  May, 2008.

 

Alma College's partnership with the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force, an EPA-sanctioned Community Advisory Group (CAG), received the 2008 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration, sponsored by Michigan Campus Compact. The Task Force is recognized as one of the most influential and active CAGs nationally and as having the largest membership of any CAG in the United States.

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Brett Seymoure

Brett Seymoure
Graduation: 2009
Major: Biology
From: Paw Paw, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Politics

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