| Title: |
Associate Professor Director, Film & Digital Media Major |
| Dept: | Communication |
| Office: | MU 221 |
| Phone: | 216-687-5042 |
| Email: | P.SKALSKI@csuohio.edu |
| Web: | http://academic.csuohio.edu/skalski_p/ |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. MU 221, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: | ||||||||
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Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2004
M.A., Cleveland State University, 1999 B.A., Cleveland State University, 1997 | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Paul Skalski joined the CSU School of Communication faculty in 2007. His research interests include video games, new media technologies, presence, and media effects, and his work has appeared in journals such as Communication Research, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Media Psychology, and New Media & Society. His first book, a co-edited volume entitled "Immersed in Media: Telepresence in Everyday Life," was published by Routledge in 2010. Dr. Skalski teaches courses on film, media effects, new media, persuasion, research methods, and video games, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has been interviewed for his expertise on video games and new communication technologies by numerous media outlets, including GamePro magazine, WCPN radio (Cleveland NPR affiliate), and WKYC Channel 3 TV (Cleveland NBC affiliate). | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| 2012: Top Paper Award, Presence Live! Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
2012: Faculty Collaborator, Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Summer Grant. Amount: $10,195 2012: Top Paper Award, Media Studies Interest Group, Central States Communication Association Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH. 2011: Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure by Cleveland State University. 2007: Top Paper Award, Game Studies Division, International Communication Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. 2005: Top Paper Award, Communication and Social Cognition Division, National Communication Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA. | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Video Games
Presence Persuasion New Media Media Effects Media Psychology | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Film
Media Effects New Media Research Methods Persuasion Video Games | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| International Society for Presence Research (Charter Member)
National Communication Association | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Chair, Committee on Athletics, Cleveland State University, 2012-present
Member, Bookstore Advisory Committee, Cleveland State University, 2011-present Graduate Program Director, School of Communication, 2009-2010 Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Cleveland State University, 2010-2012 | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| Associate Editorial Board member, Communication Studies journal
Editorial Board member, Mass Communication and Society journal | ||