Curt Yowell, Ph.D., is a media educator and civic tech builder who bridges the gap between journalism, technology, and community needs. As an Associate Professor of Practice in Journalism and Digital Media at St. Edward’s University, he develops curricula designed to train the next generation of news product thinkers, with original courses in AI, data visualization, and solutions journalism.
Applying a product mindset to student media, Dr. Yowell serves as the faculty adviser to St. Edward's student news organization, Hilltop Views. Under his leadership, the organization has implemented audience engagement and editorial innovation as core strategies, leading to an organizational record number of Texas Intercollegiate Press Association awards and a grant from the Solutions Journalism Network.
Dr. Yowell is an Innovation Fellow and the inaugural Wilburn Family Holy Cross Fellow.
Current creative works and research projects:
Austin City Council Meeting Monitor: A civic media and digital humanities project to support civici participation and research into Austin’s civic history.
Storytelling for Social Change: Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Social Work and Journalism (with Dr. Natalie Beck Aguilera)
Contemplative Communication: Integrating Catholic Social Teaching and the Holy Cross Charism into Communication Education
Education
Ph.D., Rhetoric, Language and Political Communication
Department of Communication Studies
Moody College of Communication
The University of Texas at Austin
Nonprofit Portfolio
RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The University of Texas at Austin
M.A., Mass Communication Studies
Jack J. Valenti School of Communication
University of Houston
B.S., Radio-Television-Film
Department of Radio-Television-Film
Moody College of Communication
The University of Texas at Austin