Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
ACADEMIC PREPARATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BOOK
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Zhang, H., & Dunn, R. A. (2022). The Facebook Me: Gender, Self-Esteem, and
Personality on Social Media. In Information Resources Management
Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Usage, Identity, and Impact of
Social Media on Society and Culture (pp. 140-157). IGI Global. (Original
work published 2020) https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6307-9.ch009
Lee, P. R., Richards, M. B., & Dunn, R. A. (2021). The Words of War: A Content
Analysis of Republican Presidential Speeches From Eisenhower, Nixon,
G.W. Bush, and Trump. In E. Hancı-Azizoglu, & M. Alawdat
(Ed.), Rhetoric and Sociolinguistics in Times of Global Crisis (pp. 295-
319). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6732-6.ch016
Foster, L. B., & Dunn, R. A. (2020). Marketing to Gamers: The Effects of Video
Game Streams on Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors. In F. Pinto, & T.
Guarda (Ed.), Digital Marketing Strategies and Models for Competitive
Business (pp. 160-186). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-
2963-8.ch008
Zhang, H., & Dunn, R. A. (2020). The Facebook Me: Gender, Self-Esteem, and
Personality on Social Media. In R. Kalish (Ed.), Young Adult Sexuality in
the Digital Age (pp. 176-193). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-
7998-3187-7.ch010
Ayad, S. M., Dunn, R. A., & Marshall, S. W. (2020). Political Advertising Effects
on Perceived Bias, Value, and Credibility in Online News. In K. Dalkir, &
R. Katz (Ed.), Navigating Fake News, Alternative Facts, and
Misinformation in a Post-Truth World (pp. 184-202). IGI Global.
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2543-2.ch008
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Dunn, R. A., & Guadagno, R. (2019). Who are you online?: A study of gender,
race, and gaming experience and context on avatar self-representation.
International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning
(IJCBPL), 9(3), 15-31. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCBPL.2019070102
Dunn, R. A. (2017). Social media suds: Blogging beer to stay sharp in the
classroom. In A. Tyma (Ed.), Beer culture in theory and practice:
Working to understand craft beer culture in the United States (pp. 65-80).
Lexington Books.
Ewell, P.J., Jones, M., Guadagno, R.E., & Dunn, R.A. (2016). Good person or bad
character? Personality predictors of morality and ethics in avatar selection
for video game play. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking,
19(7), 435-440. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2015.0207
Okdie, B. M., Ewoldsen, D. R., Muscanell, N. L., Guadagno, R. E., Eno, C. A.,
Velez, J., Dunn, R. A., O’Mally, J., & Reichart Smith, L. (2014). Missed
programs (There is no TiVo for this one): Why psychologists should study
the media. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9(2), 180-195.
Barber, R. E., Dunn, R. A., & Marshall, S. W. (2013). Alternative vs. traditional
news: A content analysis of news coverage of the 10th anniversary of
Sept. 11. American Communication Journal, 15(4), 1–18.
Dunn, R. A. (2011). Is the web making rural children less rural? A study of the
Internet’s impact on non-urban youth. Journal of Rural Community
Psychology, 14(2).
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Dunn, R. A., Zhou, S., & Lent, M. (2011). But is a picture worth a thousand
people? Effects of pictorial vividness and numeric representation on
attitudes toward the China-Tibet issue. China Media Research, 7(2), 57-
65.
Fancy, T., & Dunn, R.A. (2017, March). Media, publicity, and fashion: The
Michelle Obama effect. Central States Communication Association 2017
Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
Zhang, H., & Dunn, R.A. (2017, March). The Facebook me: Gender, self-esteem,
and personality on social media. Central States Communication
Association 2017 Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
Dunn, R.A. (2017, March). Marvel: Whedon’s poison pill. Central States
Communication Association 2017 Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
Dunn, R.A. (2016, April). Betrayers betrayed: Privacy issues and Ashley
Madison. Southern States Communication Association 86th Annual
Convention, Austin, TX.
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Ayad, S.M., Dunn, R. A., & Marshall, S. W. (2014, March). The effect of political
advertising on perceived bias and credibility of online news stories.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 39th
Southeast Colloquium, Gainesville, FL.
Barber, R., & Dunn, R. A. (2012, March). Research in progress: Alternate vs.
traditional news: A content analysis of news coverage of the 10th
anniversary of Sept. 11. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication 37th Southeast Colloquium, Blacksburg, VA.
Ewell, P.J., Jones, M., Guadagno, R.E., & Dunn, R.A. (2012, January). Good vs.
evil: A study of avatar selection and alignment. Society for Personality
and Social Psychology 13th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Jones, M., Ewell, P., Dunn, R.A., & Guadagno, R.E. (2010, October). Good and
evil in the virtual world: Who chooses what alignment? Society of
Southeastern Social Psychologists 32nd Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC.
Dunn, R. A., & Guadagno, R. E. (2009, June). Playing me: A study of gender,
gameplay, and game preference effects on avatar selection. International
Communication Association 59th Annual Conference, Singapore.
Dunn, R. A., & Zhou, S. (2010, June). Effects of pictorial vividness and numeric
representation on attitudes toward the Tibetan conflict in China.
International Communication Association 60th Annual Conference,
Singapore.
Dunn, R. A., & Zhou, S. (2009, November). Research in progress: A study of the
effects of vividness and numeric representation on visual argument
effectiveness. National Communication Association 95th Annual
Conference, Chicago, IL.
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Dunn, R. A. (2009, May). Is the Web making rural children less rural? A study of
the Internet’s impact on non-urban youth. International Communication
Association 59th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Dunn, R. A., & Ewoldsen, D.R. (2009, March). A working memory model of
presence. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK.
Dunn, R. A., Reichart, L., Kim, J.K., Ahn, D., & Lowrey, W. (2008, April). Are
the newsmakers listening? A study of the role website metrics play in
newsroom practices and decision-making. Southern States
Communication Association 78th Annual Convention, Norfolk, VA.
Dunn, R.A. (2017, March). Social media suds: The birth of the Belgian Beer
Bureau. (Panel Guest) Central States Communication Association 2017
Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
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Dunn, R. A. & Basconi, M.A. (2013, January). Medicine in the news. Presentation
for the Pediatric Grand Rounds at Niswonger Children’s Hospital in
Johnson City, Tennessee.
INVITED PANELS
Dunn, R. A. (2019, January). The U.S. presidency and the media. (Panel Guest)
Presented at ETSU’s Festival of Ideas.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
GRANTS
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Dunn, R.A., & Herrmann, A. F. (2013). Fandom, Cosplay and Social Identity in
Geekdom. ETSU Research Development Committee Small Grant. Funded
$750.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Service to Department
Wrote, collected, and reported new student learning outcomes (SLOs) and
educational program outcomes (EPOs) for the department's Media and
Communication BA/BS Undergraduate Program and for the Graduate
Certificate in Film Production in preparation for the university's SACSCOC
reaccreditation, 2022
Collected and reported the SLOs and EPOs for the Brand and Media Strategy
Master’s Program in preparation for the university's SACSCOC
reaccreditation, 2022
Head of the Journalism Program for the ETSU Department of Media and
Communication, 2010-2021
Service to University
Senator representing the College of Arts and Sciences in the ETSU Faculty
Senate, 2017-2021
Service to Community
Research associate for the Center for Intercultural New Media Research
Service to Discipline
Reviewer for IGI Global, 2019-present (three book chapters, one article)
Patrick Ryan Lee, 2018, The words of war: A content analysis of republican
presidential speeches from Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard M. Nixon,
George W. Bush, and Donald J. Trump
Temitope Fancy, 2014, Media, publicity, and fashion: The Michelle Obama
effect: A content analysis of news around the world
AWARDS
2009 Top Three Student Paper Award from the Children, Adolescents, and
the Media Division of the International Communication Association for Is
the web making rural children less rural? A study of the internet’s impact on
non-urban youth
2003-2007 Member of two reporting teams to win the New York Times
Chairman's Award
FELLOWSHIPS RECEIVED
2002 Harold W. McGraw Jr. Annual Seminar for Reporters New to the K-
12 Beat, Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, Teachers College,
Columbia University, NY
HONORS
COURSES TAUGHT
JOUR 2130: Reporting (formerly Writing for Print Media II), ETSU
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
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RESEARCH SKILLS
Experimental design