Kyle Lorenzano

Associate Professor, Digital Media & Entertainment Head & Assistant Graduate Studies Coordinator
Department of Mass Communications School of Communication, Film, and Media

678-839-4933
klorenza@westga.edD6ZCpptLZ4XIh1aMzSrKu

Miller Hall - Room 2323
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Tuesdays, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. or by appointment

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Kyle Lorenzano

Kyle Lorenzano is an Associate Professor and head of the Digital Media & Entertainment program 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, as well as 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 digital content creation, multimedia storytelling, media industries/programming, social media marketing, and digital/social media analytics. His research interests mostly center on political communication and social change, with an emphasis on the relationship between new media and polarization. This research has been published in the Journal of Health Communication, Online Information Review, Communication and the Public, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, in addition to being presented 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

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Himelboim, I., Borah, P., Lorenzano, K., Lee, J. J., & Cao, X. (2025). If it Bleeds, it Doesn’t Lead: Emotional Appeals and Engagement in Immigration and Election Conversations on Twitter. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 1-23. [View Publication External Resource]

Borah, P., Kim, S.C., & Lorenzano, K. (2024). Misinformation, risk perceptions, and intention to seek information about masks: The moderating roles of gender and reflective judgement. Health Communication. [View Publication External Resource]

Borah, P. & Lorenzano, K.J. (2023). Who corrects misinformation online? Self-perceived media literacy and the moderating role of reflective judgement. Online Information Review. https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-12-2022-0656 [View Publication External Resource]

Borah, P., Lorenzano, K., Yel, E., & Austin, E. (2023). Social cognitive theory and willingness to perform recommended health behavior: The moderating role of misperceptions. Journal of Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2023.2282035 [View Publication External Resource]

Lorenzano, K. J., Moon, S. J., & Borah, P. (2023). Partisan selective exposure and politically polarized attitudes toward disruptive protest. Communication and the Public, 8(3), 191-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/20570473231171460 [View Publication External Resource]

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]