Dr. Kristen Alley Swain

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University of Mississippi
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Journalsim
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2008
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Mailing Address

135 Farley Hall
P.O. Box 1848
University of Mississippi
Department of Journalism
University, Mississippi 38677-1848
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (662) 915-7637
Fax: (662) 915-7765
kaswain@olemiss.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Florida, Mass Communication, 1999.
M.A., University of Alabama, Journalism, 1992.
B.A., University of Mississippi, Journalism, 1988.

Expertise and Research Interests

Science and medical communication; risk perception; crisis communication; bioterrorism preparedness; media framing of controversial science; ethical decision-making; religiosity; environmental justice; public deliberation; international news flow; Sub-Saharan Africa; HIV/AIDS prevention in African-American churches.

Industrial Relevance

News media; medical communications; crisis/preparedness communications; public health; biosecurity.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Adolescent Sexual Behavior, African-Americans, AIDS, Alternative Medicine, At-Risk Children Or Youth, Behavioral Medicine, Bioethics, Biological Or Chemical Warfare, Biomedical Ethics, Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary), Blacks, Civics Or Civics Education, Community Or Outreach Programs, Content Analysis (communications), Culture, Defense Planning Policy, Disease Prevention, Emergency Or Disaster Planning Or Policy, Emergency Preparedness (defense), Environmental Sciences, Ethics in Science and Technology, Health of Underserved Populations, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, HIV, Journalism, Leadership Development, Mass Communication, Medical Ethics, Medical Sociology, Minorities and Disadvantaged, Minority Education, Minority Health Services, Multimedia Or Interactive Communications Technology, Newspapers, Patient Care and Education, Philosophy of Science, Political Participation, Print Media, Public Health, Risk Factor Analysis, Science and Society, Science Communication, Science Education, Science Journalism, Science Literature, Science Planning or Policy, Sex Education, Sexual Behavior, Social Movements, Social Psychology, Sociology of Science, Stem Cells, Technical Or Business Writing, Terrorism.

Additional Terms:

AIDS, Behavioral Medicine, Bioethics, Biological Or Chemical Warfare, Biomedical Ethics, Biomedical Research (multidisciplinary), Defense Planning Policy, Emergency Or Disaster Planning Or Policy, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Sciences, Health Psychology, Health of Underserved Populations, Hiv, Medical Ethics, Patient Care and Education, Public Health, Science Communication, Science Education, Science Journalism, Science Literature, Science and Society, Social Movements, Sociology of Science, Stem Cells, Technical Or Business Writing, Terrorism.

Previous Positions

2003-2004, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, School of Mass Communication
2003-2004, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Public Health
2002-2003, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, Science Journalism Center, Journalism and Media Studies
1997-2002, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Journalism
1991, Staff Writer, Southern Living Magazine, Birmingham, AL
1990, Senior Staff Writer, Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa, AL
1988-1990, Staff Reporter, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, MS
1987, Staff Writer, Better Homes & Gardens magazine, Des Moines, IA

Funding Received

  • College of Public Health, University of South Florida: Media Roles in the Anthrax Scare: Messages and Lessons Learned, $18,000 (PI), 2003 to 2005.
  • Race & Ethnic Studies Institute, Texas A&M University: National Newspaper Coverage of Environmental Justice: Trends and Policy Implications, $2,300 (PI), 2002 to 2002.
  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Targeted Pre-Event Message Development for WMD Threats, $326,143 (co-PI), 2002 to 2003.

Publications

  • Kristen Alley Swain (2008) Moral Development Framing in Environmental Justice News Coverage, New Agendas in Science Communication, Lawrence Erlbaum/Taylor & Francis, In Press (bookchapter)
  • Kristen Alley Swain (March 2007) Sourcing Patterns in News Coverage of the Anthrax Attacks, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 25 (2), 57-96
  • Kristen Alley Swain (Summer 2007) Outrage Factors and Explanations in News Coverage of the Anthrax Attacks, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 84 (2), 335-352
  • Kristen Alley Swain, Approaching the Quarter-Century Mark: AIDS Coverage and Research Decline As Infection Spreads, Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Aug 2005
  • Kristen Alley Swain, Proximity and Power Factors in Western Coverage of the Sub-Saharan AIDS Crisis, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 80(1), 145-165, Spring 2003, ISBN=1077-6990
  • Kristen Alley Swain, How to Connect Students With the Community Reconnection Process, Great Ideas for Teachers (GIFT), Aug 2002
  • Stephanie Dube, Kristen Alley Swain, Brian Vastag, Lisa Brown, & Scott McMahan, U.S. Vs. International Newspaper Coverage of Alternative Medicine, Southwest Mass Communication Journal, 14(2), 24-37, Spring 1999
  • Kim Walsh-Childers, Jean Chance, & Kristen Alley Swain, Daily Newspaper Coverage of the Organization, Delivery, and Financing of Health Care, 1993, Newspaper Research Journal, 20(2), 2-23, Spring 1999
  • Kim Walsh-Childers, Deborah Treise, Kristen Alley Swain, & S. Dai, Finding Health and AIDS Information in the Mass Media: An Exploratory Study Among Chinese College Students, AIDS Education & Prevention, 9(6), 564-584, Dec 1997
  • Deborah Treise, Kim Walsh-Childers, S. Dai & Kristen Alley Swain, AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among Chinese College Students: Implications for PSA Development, Health Marketing Quarterly, 13(3), 87-108, Winter 1996

Memberships

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Association for Politics and the Life Sciences
International Communication Association
National Association of Science Writers

Honors and Awards

2005-2006, Faculty Fellow, Center for Teaching Excellence (KU), University of Kansas

Profile Details

Last Updated: 10/7/2008

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