Dr. Susan Huckstep,
Associate Professor,
Communication Studies/Journalism
Email: susan.huckstep@averett.edu
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
Zach Humphries
Instructor of Communication
Email: zhumphries@averett.edu
Phone: 434-791-5657
Office: Frith 423
Education/Credentials :
Ph.D. Candidate in Mass Communication, Kent State University
M.A., Interdisciplinary Communication, Youngstown State University
B.A., Communication and Media Studies, Youngstown State University
Professional Expertise:
I have several years of experience working in the sports broadcasting industry on radio, TV, and as a traditional print journalist for Tribune Chronicle. My on-air network experience includes: ESPN3, The Horizon League Network, Comcast Sports Network Chicago, WKBN Youngstown, WYTV Youngstown, 1390 WNIO, iHeartMedia, and 570WKBN.
Academic Expertise:
I am a mass communication scholar interested in the areas of media effects, digital media, political communication, and sports communication. I’ve published journal articles or book chapters in all my areas of expertise.
Publications:
2017 Haridakis, P., & Humphries, Z. Chapter 11: “Uses and Gratifications.” In An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research.
2017 Humphries, Z. Chapter 3: “Digital and Face-to-Face Professionalism in the College Classroom.” In J.D. Ponder (Ed.), Foundations of Communication (15-22). Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press.
2018 Hardakis, P., & Humphries, Z. “The President and the Executive Order: Examining Cable News Coverage of President Trump’s Travel Ban.”
2019 Coombs, D. S., Lambert, C. A., Cassilo, D., & Humphries, Z. (2019). Flag on the play: Colin Kaepernick and the protest paradigm. Howard Journal of Communications, 1-20.
2019 Humphries, Z., & Kucek, J. Examining Soccer Fan Performances through Performative Sport Fandom Theory: How Fans of the Spurs Perform Their Fandom. Qualitative Research Reports, 1-15.
2019 IN PRESS: Ponder, J.D., York, C., Beam, M., Humphries, Z., Winters, C., Goodall, C. Effects of Fact-Checking Political Misinformation on Perceptual Accuracy and Epistemic Political Efficacy. Journal of Mass Communication Quarterly, 1-36.
2019 IN PRESS: Kucek, J., Humphries, Z., & Earnheardt, A. Chapter 2. In The ESPN Aftereffect and the Changing Sports Media Marketplace.
