Seok Kang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Seok Kang is an assistant professor in new media with emphasis on the Web and digital media production. Dr. Kang received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, his M.A. from Illinois State University, an M.A. from Sogang University, Seoul Korea, and his B.A. from Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul Korea.
His teaching and research areas focus on new communication technologies, digital storytelling, e-health communication, family communication and the media, and entertainment education. He was voted as Professor of the Semester for teaching excellence in Fall 2007 by Phi Mu Sorority Honor Society at UTSA.
Seok Kang has published nine refereed journal articles and two book chapters. His articles have appeared in Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, CyberPsychology and Behavior, Public Relations Review, Health Communication, Mass Communication and Society, Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, International Journal of Instructional Media, and other publications. He has presented over 35 refereed papers at national and international conferences since 1997. He has received six top faculty awards and more than 10 second/third place paper awards at conferences in the last decade.
Dr. Kang is a member of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), International Communication Association (ICA), and Broadcast Education Association (BEA). He serves on the editorial board of the refereed national journal, Mass Communication and Society, a publication of LEA, Inc. He has been working as a conference paper reviewer for the International Communication Association (ICA), the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), and the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). He has served as a panel participant and conference division chair for ICA, AEJMC, and BEA. He currently serves as the secretary of Korean American Communication Association (KACA).
Seok Kang previously taught and was tenured and promoted at Arkansas Tech University in 2007, where he directed several master’s theses.