Katia Campbell

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Katia Campbell

Associate Dean of School of Letters Arts and Sciences

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Biography

Katia Campbell is a Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies since 2022. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Denver and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Campbell’s scholarly areas of interest include, but are not limited to, citizenship and civic engagement, cultural diversity and communication within a U.S. cultural context, and cultural studies with an emphasis on media studies. She has co-authored three publications in the areas of civic engagement and social justice. Her book, Neo-Pragmatism, Communication, and the Culture of Creative Democracy, focuses specifically on the malleable conceptions of citizenship and civic responsibility and explicates the possible social ramifications of our modern practice of citizenship.

Research Interests

    Civic Engagement, issues of social justice, cultural diversity and communication within the United States, issues related to freedom of speech and hate speech, media literacy

Teaching Interests

    Foundations of Rhetorical Theory, Rhetorical Criticism, Argumentation and Advocacy, Freedom of Speech, Techniques of Persuasion, Cultural Influences on Communication, Public Speaking

Education

PhD in Human Communication Studies

University of Denver

MA in Human Communication Studies

University of Denver

BA in Human Communication Studies

University of Denver

Published Works

  • Carnes, J. W., Campbell, G. K., Wright, D. (2024). Anti-Woke Legislation: You Have The Right To Remain Ignorant, But Your Ignorance May Be Used Against You By The Politicians You Vote Into Office. Journal of Business Management and Change (JBMC).
  • Carnes, J. W., Campbell, G. K., Wright, D. (2023, October (4th Quarter/Autumn)). Anti-Woke Legislation: You Have The Right To Remain Ignorant, But Your Ignorance May Be Used Against You By The Politicians You Vote Into Office. Western Business & Management.
  • Simmonds, D., Campbell, G. K. (2022). Predicting SaaS Virality: A Diffusion Model. Journal of Technology Research - AABRI, 10. http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/203257.pdf.
  • Simmonds, M. D., Hasley, P. J., Campbell, G. K. (2021). Viral Diffusion of Technology Products: A Comprehensive Stage Model. Information Systems and e-Business Management, 19, Pages 597-619. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10257-021-00518-3.
  • Campbell, G. K., Simmonds, M. D. (2019). Overcoming Weak Ties in the Propagation of Viral Messages. International Conference on Communication & Media Studies.
  • Swartz, O., Campbell, G. K. (2010). Postscript: Creative democracy and diversity in the struggle for minority group empowerment and survival. (pp 337-394). The Edwin Mellen Press.
  • Swartz, O., Campbell, G. K., Christina, P. (2009). Neo-Pragmatism, communication, and the culture of creative democracy. (pp 1-175). Peter Lang.
  • Swartz, O., Campbell, G. K., Pestana, C. (2008). Creative democracy and the communicative imagination. The International Journal of Communication Ethics, 5, 43-53.