Seok Kang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Seok Kang is an assistant professor in new media with emphasis on the Web and digital media production. Seok 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, e-government, 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. He is a certified web development teacher for website creation, CSS, HTML, audio, and video production.
Dr. Kang has published 13 refereed journal articles and two book chapters. He just published a single authored new book: Handbook of Digital Media Production in July, 2009. His articles have appeared in Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Newspaper Research Journals, 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 42 refereed papers at national and international conferences since 1997. He received seven top faculty awards and more than 12 second/third place paper awards at conferences in the last decade.
Seok 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 is a journal manscript reviewer for Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. He has been working as a conference paper reviewer for International Communication Association (ICA), the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), and 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 Vice President for NCA of Korean American Communication Association (KACA).