Dr. Cynthia-Lou Coleman, PhD
Associate Professor
Department Chair
Office phone: 503.725.5368
Office hours: On sabbatical leave 2011-2012
Email: ccoleman@pdx.edu
Webpage: Native Science
University Center Building 440
Office: 440E
Degrees
PhD | University of Wisconsin-Madison
MPS | Cornell
BA | Sonoma State University
Focus Areas
Mass Communication
Health Communication
Research Interests
Media framing
Science, risk, environmental & health communication
Courses Taught
Comm 412/512: Empirical Theories of Mass Communication
Comm 460/560: Framing and Mass Media
Comm 487/587: Propaganda, Public Relations, and Media
Bio
Prof. Coleman’s areas of inquiry focus on the social construction of science in mainstream discourse and the effect of framing on biopolitical policies that impact American Indian communities. She has held fellowships with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, and earned degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell University and Sonoma State University. She teaches communication theory and research methods.
Publications
Coleman, C. L., Hartley, H., & Kennamer, J. D. (2006). Challenges to the News Culture: Processes and Effects - Examining Claimsmakers' Frames in News Coverage of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 83(3), 547.
Coleman, C. L. (2005). Framing Cinematic Indians within the Social Construction of Place. American Studies, 46(3), 275.
Coleman, C. L. (2003). Examining Influences of Pharmacists' Communication With Consumers About Antibiotics. Health Communication, 15(1), 79-99.
Coleman, C. L., & Dysart, E. V. (2000). Framing Kennewick Man against the Backdrop of a Scientific and Cultural Controversy. Science Communication, 27, 3-26.
Coleman, C. L., Freudenburg, W. R., Gonzales, J., & Helgeland, C. (1996). Media coverage of hazard events: Analyzing the assumptions. Risk Analysis, 16, 31-42.
Coleman, C. L. (1993) The influence of mass media and interpersonal communication on societal and personal risk judgments. Communication Research, 20(4), 611–28.
Coleman, C. L., Bacaltchuk, B., & Lathrop, J. (1993). An examination of community pluralism, news framing, source use and conflict of an environmental issue.
Coleman, C. L., & Durham, F. D. (1993). Articulating paradigm and body of knowledge within public relations.
Recent Work
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