Joseph Graf Senior Professorial Lecturer Public Communication
- Additional Positions at AU
- Graduate Admissions Director, Master of Arts in Strategic Communication
- Degrees
- BA Journalism, University of Wisconsin - Madison; MA Journalism and Mass Communication, The Ohio State University; Ph.D., George Mason University
- Bio
- Joseph Graf is a professorial lecturer and the graduate program director in the public communication division. He is former research director for the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet, which promoted Internet politics to improve civic engagement. He has published extensively in political communication and online politics and is focused on the intersection of civic involvement and new media technology. Graf has taught as a visiting professor at The George Washington University. He began his career as a newspaper reporter in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
- See Also
- For the Media
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Teaching
Spring 2024
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COMM-735 Communication Theory
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COMM-744 Strategic Comm Capstone
Summer 2024
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COMM-738 Research for Strategic Comm
Fall 2024
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COMM-669 Digital Strat Comm Analytics
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COMM-735 Communication Theory
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COMM-738 Research for Strategic Comm
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
Graf, Joseph, Joseph Erba and Ren-Whei Harn (2017). The Role of Civility and Anonymity on Perceptions of Online Comments. Mass Communication and Society, 20(4), 526-549.