Samuel Jay

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Samuel Jay

Executive Director of Digital Learning

Curriculum, Academic Effectiveness and Policy Development

Biography

I currently serve as the Director of Faculty Affairs.

Research Interests

    rhetoric of modern governance, rhetoric of sports, sports and argumentation, persuasion/influence and digital technology, affect/emotion and persuasion

Teaching Interests

    rhetoric and argumentation, persuasion and (digital) media, rhetoric and philosophy, sport, political persuasion

Education

PhD in Communication Studies

University of Denver

MA in Film History and Criticism

University of North Texas

BA in Cinema

University of Iowa

Published Works

    Geinitz, R. S., Rajan, R., Peprah, K., Schmidt, C. K., Singh, S., Jay, M. S. (). Generative AI as a Tool for Learning: Higher Education Student Perceptions and Performance across Disciplines. Springer. Jay, M. S. (2016). The Capable American: Ethos, Pathos, and the Governance of Education. (pp 87-108). Palgrave Macmillan. Jay, M. S. (2015). Power Through the People: ESPN and the Impact of User-Circulated Emotional Value on News Efficacy. (pp 197-208). Peter Lang. Jay, M. S. (2014). A Burkean Analysis of Finance News. John Wiley & Sons, Jay, M. S. (2010). De-racializing ‘Deadbeat Dads:’ Paternal Involvement in MTV’s Teen Mom. Flow, 12(09). http://www.flowjournal.org/2010/09/de-racializing-deadbeat-dads/.