Department of Communication Studies

Bettina Fabos

Associate Professor

Communication

Research Interests

Specifically, I am interested in online information access (as it relates to democracy), internet commercialization, and the digital archiving movement.

Teaching Interests

My background is in journalism, media production, and media literacy pedagogy, and my research concerns two areas: the role of the U.S. media in democracy and research visualization.

Courses Taught

Interactive Digital Communication, Technology & Human Communication, Media Literacy, Mass Communication & Society, Online Journalism, Seminar in Visualization: Research & Performance

Personal/Professional Interests

I received my Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, my M.A. from the University of Michigan, and my B.A. from Oberlin College. While earning my doctorate at the University of Iowa I was the recipient of a four-year Iowa Presidential Fellowship and a Spencer Fellowship.  In the spring 2013 term, I was in Budapest, Hungary for a Fulbright Research Fellowship.  Web Site: http://www.uni.edu/fabos

Office

342 Lang

Phone

319-273-5972

Email

bettina.fabos@uni.edu