Erik Bucy

Love to take on outdoor challenges for which I’m not quite prepared, like the Ragnar Relay Series (http://www.ragnarrelay.com/about) or the Cactus to Clouds hike up Mt. San Jacinto Peak (http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=636).

My research interests include analysis of nonverbal communication in political news, cognitive and emotional processing of televised leader displays, user experiences with new communication technologies, and normative theories of media and democracy. Some interesting concepts I work with include media participation, visual framing, emotional appropriateness, and the interactivity paradox.
Methods: Experimental, survey, dial testing, eye-tracking, content analysis, focus group, depth interviews.

Prior to arriving at Tech I worked in market research for SmithGeiger, LLC, a Los Angeles-based media consulting firm. In addition to media clients, I also consulted on major health communication research studies for the Centers for Disease Control and Family Health International. I started my career as a reporter in Los Angeles and worked on Jerry Brown’s 1992 presidential campaign.

Bucy, E. P., & Holbert, R. L. (Eds.) (2011). Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques. New York: Routledge.
Grabe, M. E., & Bucy, E. P. (2009). Image Bite Politics: News and the Visual Framing of
Elections. New York: Oxford University Press.

Bucy, E. P., & Kim, S. C. (2011). Host Selling in Cyberspace: Product Personalities and Character Advertising on Popular Children’s Websites. New Media and Society, 13(8), 1245-1264.
Bucy, E. P., & Bradley, S. D. (2011). What the Body Can Tell Us About Politics: The Use of Psychophysiological Measures in Political Communication Research. In E. P. Bucy & R. L. Holbert (Eds.), Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques (pp. 525-540). New York: Routledge.
Grabe, M. E., & Bucy, E. P. (2011). Image Bite Analysis of Political Visuals: Understanding the Visual Framing Process in Election News. In E. P. Bucy & R. L. Holbert (Eds.), Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques (pp. 209-237). New York: Routledge.
Bucy, E. P. (2010). Nonverbal Communication, Emotion, and Political Evaluation. In E. Konijn, K. Koveling, & C. von Scheve (Eds.), Handbook of Emotions and Mass Media (pp. 195-220). New York: Routledge.
Bucy, E. P., & Grabe, M. E. (2008). “Happy Warriors” Revisited: Hedonic and Agonic Display Repertoires of Presidential Candidates on the Evening News. Politics and the Life Sciences, 27(1), 24-44.