Dr. Leslie A. Rill, PhD

 Assistant Professor
 Office phone: 503.725.3608
 Office hours: M and W, 12:00-1:30pm and by appointment   (spring 2012)
 Email: lrill@pdx.edu
 University Center Building 440Office: 440C

Degrees

PhD | University of Missouri
MA | University of Nebraska-Omaha
BS | University of Nebraska-Omaha

Focus Areas

Political Communication
Mass Communication

Research Interests

Social Media
Political Attitudes and Behaviors
Political Debates

Courses Taught

Comm 311: Research Methods in Communication
Comm 410/510 New Media and Technology in Communication
Comm 420/520: Political Communication

Bio

Dr. Leslie A. Rillis political and mass communication scholar whose  interests lie in the role that media and politics play in shaping our interactions and behaviors. Her research focuses on the impact of new media, such as Facebook, on individuals’ self-presentation. She also studies political communication by examining the influence of interpersonal and media messages on democratic behaviors and attitudes.

Publications

Rill, L. A., Baiocchi, E., Hopper, M., Denker, K., & Olson, L. N. (2009). Exploration of the relationship between self-esteem, commitment and verbal aggressiveness in romantic dating relationships. Communication Reports, 22 (2), 102–113.

McKinney, M. S., & Rill, L. A. (2009). Not your parents’ presidential debates: Examining the effects of the CNN/YouTube young citizens’ civic engagement. Communication Studies, 60, 392–406.

Rill, L. A., & Davis, C. (2008). Testing the second level of agenda setting: Effects of news frameson reader-assigned attributes of Hezbollah and Israel in the 2006 war in Lebanon. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 85(3), 609-624.