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Joseph Graf Senior Professorial Lecturer Public Communication

Additional Positions at Â鶹ÊÓƵ
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 senior 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 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.
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Teaching

Summer 2024

  • COMM-738 Research for Strategic Comm

Fall 2024

  • COMM-669 Digital Strat Comm Analytics

  • COMM-735 Communication Theory

  • COMM-738 Research for Strategic Comm

Spring 2025

  • COMM-735 Communication Theory

  • COMM-744 Strategic Comm Capstone

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.