Deen Freelon
Assistant Professor
School of Communication
- Deen Freelon is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies. His substantive area of expertise is political communication, especially as it relates to citizen expression via digital technologies. He also has a strong interest in the use of computer programming as a research method to extract, preprocess, and analyze massive amounts of online data. Freelon has published in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Communication, New Media & Society, American Behavioral Scientist, and Information, Communication & Society. He is also the creator of ReCal, an online intercoder reliability application that has been used by thousands of researchers around the world. He formerly served as a technology trainer, web designer, and multimedia consultant at Duke University.
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Degrees
Ph.D., Communication, University of Washington (2012); MA, Communication, University of Washington (2008); BA, Psychology (with honors), Stanford University (2002).
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OFFICE
- SOC - School of Communication
- Asbury - 228A
- TF 230-330
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Teaching
Spring 2013
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- COMM-209 Communication and Society
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- COMM-696 Selected Topics:Non-Recurring: Internet Research Methods
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Fall 2013
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- COMM-100 Understanding Media
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- COMM-751 Adv Media Research Methods
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AU News and Achievements
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PhD Student Plothe Gets "Big Bang" Out of Gaming
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Big Data, Social Media, and the Elections
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Highlights at AEJMC Include SOC Faculty Awards, Dean's Reception
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