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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.

 

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Drew Emge

Drew Emge
Graduation: 2009
Major: POE: International Health
From: Bay City
Interests: Health Professions, Community Service

A Truman Scholarship finalist and Center for Responsible Leadership Fellow, Drew has traveled to South Africa and China studying the HIV/AIDS crisis. The Bay City native intends to use his French minor and POE in International Health to improve AIDS care in Africa, hopefully as a physician with a global public health organization.

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