Aimee-Marie Dorsten, Ph.D.

Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
Director of Core Curriculum

Contact Information

• Office: 1010 Thayer Hall
• Phone: 412-392-4759
• Fax: 412-392-3917
• E-mail: adorsten@pointpark.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Communication, University of Pittsburgh
• M.A., Cultural Studies, University of Pittsburgh
• M.A., English, University of Georgia
• B.S., Journalism, Ohio University

Courses Taught

• Communication Law and Regulation
• Survey of Mass Communication
• Oral Communication
• Media Ethics and Responsibilities

Curriculum Vitae

Digital Journalism Student Experience

Professional Affiliations

• College Media Advisers
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
• International Communication Association
• National Communication Association
• Union for Democratic Communication
• Vietnam Studies Group, Association for Asian Studies, UCLA

Selected Publications

• "The Ghost Reader: Recovering Women's Contributions to Media Studies," edited by Aimee-Marie Dorsten, Elena D. Hristova and Carole A. Stabile, Goldsmiths Press, 2024.
• "'Hustle for a Hearing': the Role for Rhetoric of Science in Communicating Scientific Risk, POROI, a Journal of Theoretical Analysis and Invention, February 2012 (8): 1.
• "In the Shadows of Giant, Three Founding 'Matriarchs' of Mass Communication Studies," Communication Theory, February 2012 (22): 4.
• "Can Commercials Make You Fat? The USDA, FTC, and FCC as Public Relations Masters of the American Diet," In process, The Atlantic Monthly, 2011.
• "Vietnam's Internet Pornography 'Epidemic': Vietnamese News Outlets Go 'Hard Core' for Online Entrepreneurs," Under review by International Journal of Communication, 2011.

Selected Presentations

• "Three Founding Matriarchs of Communication," Humanities Scholar of the Year Award Ceremony, 2011.
• "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? The Political Economy of High Fructose Corn Syrup," National Communication Association, 2010.
• "The History of High Fructose Corn Syrup Media Discourse," Union for Democratic Communication annual meeting, 2010.
• "New Assistive Technologies: Insights from Focus Groups with Stakeholders in Long-Term Care," Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology, National Communication Association, 2009.

Selected Awards and Honors

• Scholar of the Year, Humanities Division, Wilson College, 2011
• Donald Bletz Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Wilson College, 2011
• Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching, International Communication Association, 2003