dshah

Information

First Name

Dhavan V.

Last name

Shah

Title

Maier-Bascom Professor

CV

http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/~dshah/ShahCV.doc

Awards and honors

• 16 "Top Paper" Awards at National and International Conferences
• APSA Information Technology and Politics Section, Best Published Article Award – 2008
• Distinguished Visiting Professor, Missouri School of Journalism, 2008 – 2009
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Letters and Science, Hamel Faculty Fellow – 2008-2012
• ICA Political Communication Division, Best Article of the Year – 2006
• AEJMC Krieghbaum Under-40 Award for Early Career Achievement – 2005
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Extension, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence – 2003
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Graduate School, Vilas Associate Award – 2003-2005
• AEJMC Ralph Nafziger-David Manning White Outstanding Dissertation Award – 2000

Courses taught

J345: Principles of Strategic Communication
J447: Strategic Media Planning
J614: Communication and Public Opinion
J658: Communication Research Methods
J829: Political Communication
J849: Mass Media and the Individual
J880: The Internet and Democracy
J880: Practicum in Communication Research

Biography

Dhavan V. Shah is Louis A. & Mary E. Maier-Bascom Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication and Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, where he is also Director of the Mass Communication Research Center and a Core Leader in the Center for Excellence in Cancer Communication Research. He received his doctorate in mass communication with a minor in political psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1999. Shah’s research concerns the social psychology of communication influence, especially effects on personal evaluations, political judgments, health outcomes, and civic engagement. He has developed programs of research on (a) the capacity of mass and interpersonal communication, particularly the Internet, to encourage community building and participation in civic and health contexts, (b) the influence of news framing and priming on cognitive complexity, attitude formation, and public opinion, and (c) the relationship of media use with the intersection of consumer and civic culture, particularly the politics of consumption. To date, he has authored over 80 articles, chapters, and entries and been principal investigator or project leader on grants and awards totaling over $1,500,000 — part of over $9.6 million in extramural funding he has been involved in securing. Shah has served on the editorial boards of ten different journals and has held leadership positions in three professional associations.  He is the recipient of the Nafziger-White Dissertation Award, the Krieghbaum Under-40 Award, and the Article of the Year Awards in the fields of Political Communication from ICA and Information Technology and Politics from APSA, as well as UW honors such as the Vilas Associates Award, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, and selection as a Hamel Faculty Fellow.  He currently leads five research groups within the university. His professional experience includes work for Leo Burnett Co., Fallon Worldwide, and various public broadcasting entities.

Office hours

Mondays, 12:00 - 2:00 and by appt.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison B.A. Journalism and Mass Communication, 1989 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities M.A. Mass Communication, 1995 Ph.D. Mass Communication, Political Psychology minor, 1999

Website

http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/~dshah/

Office

5162 Vilas

Telephone

(608) 262-0388

Areas of research

Political Communication
Health Communication
Media Psychology
Internet and Society
Media and Consumer Culture
Public Opinion

Research Methods

Email

dshah@wisc.edu

Recent publications

“Who Taught Me That? Repurposed News, Blog Structure, and Source Identification,” Emily Vraga, Stephanie Edgerly, Ming Wang, and Dhavan V. Shah, Journal of Communication, forthcoming.

“A Communicative Approach to Social Capital,” Hernando Rojas, Dhavan V. Shah, and Lewis A. Friedland, Journal of Communication, forthcoming

“Empathy in Online Cancer Support Groups: Distinguishing Message Expression and Reception Effects,” Jeong Yeob Han, Dhavan V. Shah, Eunkyung Kim, Kang Namkoong, Sun-Young Lee, Tae Joon Moon, Rich Cleland, Fiona M. McTavish, and David H. Gustafson, Health Communication, forthcoming.

“Precision vs. Realism on the Framing Continuum: Understanding the Underpinnings of Message Effects,” Emily K. Vraga, D. Jasun Carr, Jeffery P. Nytes, and Dhavan V. Shah, Political Communication, 21, 1-19, January-March 2010.

“Communication Competence as a Foundation for Civic Competence: Processes of Socialization into Citizenship,” Dhavan V. Shah, Jack, M. McLeod, and Nam-jin Lee, Political Communication, 26: 102-117, January-March 2009.

"Framing Policy Conflict: Issue Dualism, Journalistic Frames, and Opinions on Controversial Policy Issues," Nam-jin Lee, Douglas M. McLeod, and Dhavan V. Shah, Communication Research, 35: 695-718, October 2008.

Campaign Ads, Online Messaging, and Participation: Extending the Communication Mediation Model," Dhavan V. Shah, Jaeho Cho, Seungahn Nah, Melissa Gotlieb, Hyunseo Hwang, Nam-Jin Lee, Rosanne Scholl, and Douglas McLeod, Journal of Communication, 57: 676-703, December, 2007. APSA Information Technology & Politics Section, Best Article of 2007.

For a complete list of publications, see http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/~dshah/

History

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