Dunaway, Johanna
individual record
Associate Professor
Positions:
- Associate Professor, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
overview
My research questions relate to news media and politics, political communication, and the impact of changing communication technologies on media effects, public opinion, and political behavior. Most of my work has implications for civic literacy, engagement, and democratic deliberation. Broadly, I focus on questions such as: What makes news more or less informative? How are changes to the contemporary communication landscape influencing elite and mass linkages and political polarization? What are the effects of mobile communication on citizen news engagement and civic literacy? What are the causes and consequences of news bias toward women and racial and ethnic groups?
education and training
- Ph.D. in Political Science, Rice University - (Houston, Texas, United States) 2006
- M.A. in Political Science, Rice University - (Houston, Texas, United States) 2004
- M.A. in Political Science, University of North Texas - (Denton, Texas, United States) 2002
- B.A. in Political Science, University of North Texas - (Denton, Texas, United States) 1999
selected publications
Academic Articles16
- Collier, J. R., Dunaway, J., & Stroud, N. J (2021). Pathways to Deeper News Engagement: Factors Influencing Click Behaviors on News Sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 26(5), 265-283.
- Darr, J. P., Perry, B. N., Dunaway, J. L., & Sui, M. (2020). Seeing Spanish: The Effects of Language-Based Media Choices on Resentment and Belonging. Political Communication. 37(4), 488-511.
- Arceneaux, K., Dunaway, J., Johnson, M., & Vander Wielen, R. J. (2020). Strategic Candidate Entry and Congressional Elections in the Era of Fox News. American Journal of Political Science. 64(2), 398-415.
- Dunaway, J (2018). Doris A. Grabers Contributions to Political Communication. Political Communication. 35(3), 506-507.
- Arceneaux, K., Dunaway, J., & Soroka, S. (2018). Elites are people, too: The effects of threat sensitivity on policymakers' spending priorities.. PLoS One. 13(4), e0193781.
Books3
Chapters4
- Sui, M., Dunaway, J., Sobek, D., Abad, A., Goodman, L., & Saha, P. (2020). U.S. News Coverage of Global Terrorist Incidents. Media, Terrorism and Society. 161-184. Routledge.
- Dunaway, J. L., Searles, K., Fowler, E. F., & Ridout, T. N. (2018). 23. Political Advertising. Mediated Communication. 431-454. De Gruyter.
- Dunaway, J. L., Searles, K., Fowler, E. F., & Ridout, T. N. (2018). Political Advertising. Napoli, P. M. (Eds.), Mediated Communication. Walter de Gruyter.
- Dunaway, J., Searles, K., Sui, M., & Paul, N. (2018). The Move to Mobile. Ridout, T. N. (Eds.), New Directions in Media and Politics. 143-157. Routledge.
Repository Documents / Preprints3
- Dunaway, J., Sui, M., & Paul, N. (2015). Does (Screen) Size Matter? News Engagement on Computers, Tablets, and Smartphones. SSRN Electronic Journal.
- Dunaway, J., Abrajano, M., & Branton, R (2007). Agenda Setting, Public Opinion, and the Issue of Immigration Reform. SSRN Electronic Journal.
- Dunaway, J., & Soroka, S Smartphone-size screens constrain cognitive access to video news stories. Information, Communication and Society.
Internet Publications4
- Dunaway, J., Darr, J. P., & Hitt, M. P. (2021). Halaman opini pada koran lokal membantu mengurangi polarisasi politik: temuan dari Amerika. - An article submitted to The Conversation
- Dunaway, J., Darr, J. P., & Hitt, M. P. (2021). Local newspapers can help reduce polarization with opinion pages that focus on local issues. - An article submitted to The Conversation
- Darr, J., Padgett, J., & Dunaway, J. (2021). 46,218 news transcripts show ideologically extreme politicians get more airtime. - An article submitted to The Conversation
- Darr, J. P., Dunaway, J., & Hitt, M. P. (2019). When newspapers close, voters become more partisan. - An article submitted to The Conversation
researcher on
Co-Principal Investigator1
recent teaching activities
- COMM302 Mass Media & Politics Instructor
- COMM365 International Comm Instructor
- COMM375 Media Audiences Instructor
- COMM415 New Media Civil Society Instructor
- COMM491 Research Instructor
Email
jdunaway@tamu.edu
First Name
Johanna
Last Name
Dunaway
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Political Science;
College Station, TX 77843
USA