Dr. J. David Kennamer, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Office phone: 503.725.3534
  Office hours: Monday,  Wednesday 12:30-1:45pm,
  Tuesday 3:30-4:30 pm and by appointment (spring 2012)
  Email: jdkenna@pdx.edu
  University Center Building 440
  Office: 440R

Degrees

PhD | University of Wisconsin at Madison
MA | University of Kentucky at Lexington
BA | University of Kentucky at Lexington

Courses Taught

Comm 314: Persuasion
Comm 389: Ethics of Human Communication
Comm 412: Empirical Theories of Mass Communication

Bio

Dr. J. David Kennamer specializes in the area of mass communication, particularly political communication, public opinion and journalism, as well as communication ethics. His Ph.D is from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with other degrees from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, which is also his home town. He has published articles in Journalism Quarterly, Journal of Mass Media Ethics, and Communication Research, among others is the editor of a book, Public Opinion, the Press and Public Policy, and spent a semester on a Fulbright Fellowship, teaching in Argentina. He teaches a wide variety of courses in the Communication Department’s undergraduate curriculum and also has professional experience in print journalism, public relations, and applied survey research and opinion polling.

Publications

Kennamer, J.D. “What Journalists and Researchers Have in Common about Ethics.” Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 20/1:77-89, 2005.

Kennamer, J.D., South, J. “Election Coverage Reflects Civic Journalism Values.” Newspaper Research Journal, 23/4:34-45, 2002.

Recent Work

Curriculum vitae