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Affiliated Faculty

	Dr. Todd Chambers Chair, Department of Electronic Media & Communications Research Interests:Media management and economics, the use of Spanish-language media, adoption of communication technology and health communication. E-mail: todd.chambers@ttu.edu
	Dr. Liz Gardner Assistant Professor, Department of Public Relations Research Interests: Health message design, particularly to address health disparities and underserved populations; resistance to persuasion; health literacy; strategic communication campaigns Email: liz.gardner@ttu.edu
	Sun-Young Lee Department of Public Relations Research Interests: Corporate social responsibility, crisis communication, integrated marketing communication, media relations, corporate reputation management, agenda-building theory, agenda-setting theory Email: sun.lee@ttu.edu
	Dr. Yunjuan Luo Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism Research Interests: Political communication; international communication; social and political impact of new media; communication theory, particularly agenda-setting theory. Email: yunjuan.luo@ttu.edu
	Dr. Robert Moses Peaslee Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic Media & Communication Campus Coordinator, Global Film Initiative “Global Lens” Film Series Research Interests: Fandom and identity, international mass communication, critical approaches to media culture, film production and criticism. E-mail: robert.peaslee@ttu.edu
	Dr. Autumn Shafer Assistant Professor, Department of Public Relations Research Interests: Design and evaluation of theory-based health communication campaigns; narrative persuasion; mass media effects on health-related attitudes and behaviors. E-mail: autumn.shafer@ttu.edu
	Dr. Kenton T. Wilkinson Institute Director Research Interests: Hispanic-oriented media in the U.S., international communication, influences of culture and language in cross-cultural and health communication. E-mail: kent.wilkinson@ttu.edu
	Dr. Weiwu Zhang Assistant professor, Department of Public Relations Research Interests: Role of media use, strategic communication, and interpersonal communication in social capital and civic engagement in Europe and the United States; social media in public relations and politics; political public relations. E-mail: weiwu.zhang@ttu.edu