Curt Yowell teaches courses in journalism and digital media for the Writing and Rhetoric program and the Journalism and Digital Media minor. Dr. Yowell’s primary area of research is political communication and the news media. Current projects include exploring how language is used to define social problems as political problems and the impact of perceptions of the fourth estate on civic participation. Dr. Yowell’s digital communication professional background includes working with students on award-winning journalism and digital projects at the University of Houston, The University of Texas at Austin, and St. Edward's University.
Ph.D. in Communication Studies (Rhetoric, Language & Political Communication), The University of Texas at Austin, 2020
M.A. in Mass Communication Studies, University of Houston, 2007
B.S. in Radio, Television, Film, The University of Texas at Austin, 2002