Dr. Susan Huckstep,
Associate Professor,
Communication Studies/Journalism

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 434-791-5751
Office: Frith 418

Education/Credentials:

Doctor of Philosophy, Communication Studies, Regent University

Master of Arts, Communication Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Bachelor of Arts, English/Journalism/Communication, Averett University

Additional Master’s level study in Journalism and English

Dr. Jake Kucek
Assistant Professor of Communication

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 434-791-5657

Education/Credentials:

 Ph.D. Mass Communication, Kent State University

M.A., Interdisciplinary Communication, Youngstown State University

B.A., Communication and Media Studies, Youngstown State University

Academic Expertise:

I am a mass communication scholar examining the community aspect of the sports industry. My primary research area is in corporate social responsibility, social identity, and fandom intersecting with sports mass media.

Publications:

Peer Reviewed Articles

Humphries, Z. & Kucek, J. (2019). Examining soccer fan performances through performative sport fandom theory: How fans of the spurs perform their fandom. Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, 1-8.
DOI: 10.1080/17459435.2019.1685585

Tang, T., Kucek, J., & Toepfer, S. (2020). Active within structures: Predictors of esports gameplay and spectatorship. Communication & Sport, DOI: 10.1177/2167479520942740

Kucek, J. (2020). Resource mobilization’s effect on the social construction of identity on Twitter: A case study of J.J. Watt’s Hurricane Harvey relief. Communication & Sport. DOI: 10.1177/2167479520937250

Tang, T., Cooper, R., & Kucek, J. (2021). Gendered esports: Predicting why men and women play and watch esports games. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2021.1958815

Book Chapters/Articles

Coombs, D. S. & Kucek, J. (2019). Being good neighbors:
Aston Villa Football Club, community engagement, and corporate social relations. Playing on an Uneven Field. McFarland and Co. Publishers.

Kucek, J., Humphreys, Z., Earnheardt, A. C., & Armfield, G. G. (2019). The growth of sports apps. The ESPN After Effect. Peter Lang Publishing.

Maribito, T. & Kucek, J. (2019). Sports Video Games (SVGs) in the eSports Landscape. eSports: Understanding the World of Competitive Video Games. Understanding Esports. Lexington Books

Kucek, J. (2021). Communicating corporate social responsibility at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Retrieved from: https://olympicanalysis.org/section- 4/communicating-corporate-social-responsibility-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic- games/