Kyle Lorenzano
Assistant Professor
678-839-4933
klorenza@westga.edu
Miller Hall - Room 2323
Office Hours
Tue/Thu, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Kyle Lorenzano is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, Film, and Media at the University of West Georgia. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Communication from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University, in addition to a B.S. in Communication Studies from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University.
His teaching interests focus primarily on emerging technology and mass media, having taught courses on multimedia storytelling, media industries/programming, social media marketing, and media theory/criticism. His research interests mostly center on political communication and social change, with an emphasis on the relationship between new media and polarization. This research resulted in a recent publication in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and several papers delivered at top conferences in the discipline.
- B.S., Communication Studies, Arizona State University, 2012
- M.A., Communication, Washington State University, 2014
- Ph.D., Communication, Washington State University, 2018
- COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications)
- COMM-3350 (Telecom & Electr Media Industr)
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society)
- COMM-3355 (Media Programming & Mgmt)
- COMM-4456 (Digital Content Creation)
- COMM-4484 (Mass Comm Research Methods)
- COMM-4485 (Podcasting)
- COMM-6056 (Dig & Soc Media Comm Storytell)
Spring 2023 Sections
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3355 (Digital Media Program & Mgmt) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-6056 (Dig & Soc Media Comm Storytell) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- COMM-3350 (Digital Media Industries) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4456 (Digital Content Creation) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4484 (Mass Comm Research Methods) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- COMM-3355 (Digital Media Program & Mgmt) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4484 (Mass Comm Research Methods) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3355 (Digital Media Program & Mgmt) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4484 (Mass Comm Research Methods) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- COMM-3350 (Digital Media Industries) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3355 (Media Programming & Mgmt) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- COMM-3350 (Telecom & Electr Media Industr) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3355 (Media Programming & Mgmt) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4485 (Digital Content Creation) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2020 Sections
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society) Section: E01
- COMM-3355 (Media Programming & Mgmt) Section: E01
Spring 2020 Sections
- COMM-3350 (Telecom & Electr Media Industr) Section: 01
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society) Section: E01
- COMM-4485 (Podcasting) Section: 01
Fall 2019 Sections
- COMM-3350 (Telecom & Electr Media Industr) Section: 01
- COMM-3354 (Digital Social Media & Society) Section: E01
- COMM-3355 (Media Programming & Mgmt) Section: 01
Borah, P., Lorenzano, K., Vishnevskaya, A. & Austin, E. (2022) Conservative Media Use and COVID-19 Related Behavior: The Moderating Role of Media Literacy Variables. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 19, 7572. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137572 [View Publication External Resource]
Lorenzano, K.J. , Sari, M., Storm, C.H., Rhodes, S., & Borah, P. (2018). Challenges for an SNS- based public sphere in 2016. Online Information Review. https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-12- 2017-0352 [View Publication External Resource]