Teresa Heinz Housel, Ph.D. housel@hope.edu Specialty Areas: Mass Media and Cultural Studies, Print Media and Journalism, International Communication, and Quantitative Research Methods

Education:

• Ph.D. Communication and Culture (with journalism emphasis), Indiana University
• Post-Graduate Fellowship in Cultural Studies, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia
• M.A. Journalism, University of Missouri
• A.B. English, Oberlin College

Background:

Dr. Housel joined the department in the fall of 2005. In May 2005, she received the Lieber Memorial Teaching Associate Award, Indiana University's highest honor for a graduate instructor. She previously taught mass media and news analysis courses at Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI). Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, Dr. Housel spent a year in Britain doing research on British journalists' perceptions of homelessness and The Big issue, a magazine sold by the homeless. Dr. Housel has worked as a news and features reporter for The Columbia Missourian, The Daily Record (Wooster, OH), The Big Issue (London, England), and Good Housekeeping.

Courses taught by Dr. Housel at Hope include:

• COMM 101: Introduction to the Communication Process
• COMM 255: Print Media I
• COMM 356: Print Media II
• COMM 470: Cultural Communication Theory

Relevant Links:

Hope College Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society

Research and Publications

Curriculum Vitae (in .doc format)

Family, Friends, and Personal Interests