AEJMC Sports Communication Interest Group Podcast

Dr. Bill Cassidy talks about his career in sports media covering horse racing, the evolution of his research agenda, and his role as the director of the journalism department at Ole Miss. SHOW NOTES: 11:00: Cassidy, W. P. (2000). The Politicizing of AIDS. Newspaper Research Journal , 21 (1), 26-40. 15:30: Cassidy, W. P. (2017). Sports Journalism and Coming Out Stories . New York: Palgrave 17:00: C...

University of Texas-Austin PhD candidate Soyon (Michelle) Choi and two of her students, Mia and Darius, join the podcast to discuss the best and worst of the Super Bowl LX ads and how companies are leveraging AI in advertising to create strong narratives in this new era. SHOW NOTES (Ads referenced in the pod): 3:20 - Budwiser 3:20 - Lay's 3:45 - Pepsi 4:00 - Pokemon 5:00 - Fanatics 5:30 - Coinbase...

University of Tennessee PhD candidate Aman Misra discusses his latest research publication in Communication & Sport titled "“At Augusta National, Not Talking About Race Is Tradition”: Race and Journalistic Repair Discourse at the Masters Tournament." He also talks about the process of writing his dissertation, his creative classroom activities and his experience on the job market. SHOW NOTES:...

Dr. Stephen Warren from Northeastern University talks all about his research on media psychology and sports communication, the unique courses he’s developed as an assistant teaching professor and his role in academia. SHOW NOTES: Sports Fan Moral Reasoning Strategies in Response to an Athlete’s Controversial Political Associations Binge-Watching as a Predictor of Narrative Transportation Using HLM...

Dr. Betsy Emmons of the University of Nebraska talks about her award-winning AEJMC sports public relations work and her perspective on teaching students best practices in sports public relations.

Dr. Dr. Dunja Antunovic (Minnesota), Dr. Sada Reed (Arizona State) and Dr. Steve Collins (Oklahoma State) talk through reviewer best practices and reflect on some of the overall strengths and weaknesses that they have seen in papers that they've reviewed in the past. They also talk through reviewer resources for early career scholars and promote some of their upcoming research presentations at AEJ...

Dr. Vincent Peña, an assistant professor of sports communication at DePaul University, discusses his experiences in sports media and academia and how he’s built a robust research agenda focusing on what he considers to be the “foundational element of sports culture:” the press conference. SHOW NOTES: 9:28: Dr. Brian Moritz Podcast Interview 16:08/19:56: Questioning Sports Journalists: Stereotypes,...

Dr. Brian Petrotta of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln dives deep into the intricacies and complexities of sports gambling, the intersection between sport and society and his leadership role within the AEJMC Sports Communication Interest Group podcast. SHOW NOTES: June 11, 2025 Online Campus Gambling Webinar Registration Link Gambling-like digital assets and gambling severity: a correlational st...

Dr. Elizabeth Cox talks about her recently defended dissertation titled "Building Bonds Through Name, Image, and Likeness: Organization-Public Relationships in the New Era of College Sports." She also discusses her experience on the job market, her upcoming position at the University of Kansas and her role as the outgoing graduate student representative for the Sports Communication Interest Group.

In the first roundtable episode of the AEJMC Sport Communication Interest Group podcast, Dr. Gregory Perreault, Dr. Seok Kang, Dr. Natalie Brown Devlin & Monica Crawford talk about their award-winning papers from last year's conference and offer tips and tricks for those submitting to this year's conference. You can submit your work to the 2025 AEJMC Conference by following the instructions he...

Dr. Nick Hirshon and Dr. Nisha Garud-Patkar talk about the process of academic collaboration, particularly in relation to their Journal of Sports Media article “Negative Fan Portrayals on Television and Their Effect on Fan Identification, Self-Esteem, and Shame.” They also discuss their graduate school experience at the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and the role that “place...

Dr. Nicole Kraft of The Ohio State University and Betsy Ross of the University of Notre Dame talk about their careers in sports media and the importance of teaching students about the intersection of sports and society. They also preview the college football national championship game between the Buckeyes and the Fighting Irish and discuss the future of college sports. SHOW NOTES: Sports and Socie...

AEJMC Sports Communication Interest Group Research Co-Chair and Sam Houston State University Interim Dean Dr. Mia Long Anderson talks about her path into sports media research and her experience with higher education administration.

St. Bonaventure associate professor and graduate program director Dr. Brian Moritz talks about his journey as an academic and his 2025 sports media predictions. SHOW NOTES: Brian’s Nieman Lab article: https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/sports-journalists-break-away-from-access-based-journalism/ Brian’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-51/id1123850813 Stuart Turton’s book (as...

AEJMC Sports Communication Interest Group president Dr. Michael Mirer talks about his visions for the interest group, his research agenda and his published research on boundary work in sports media.