Deb Monson

Communication & Media

Associate Professor

Debra Monson

Contact Information

Office Location: Logan (Old Main 418)
Email: debra.monson@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Communication, (Political Science), University of Utah, 2014
Dinosaur Dammed: The Campaign to Stop Echo Park Dam and Save the National Park System
MS, Communication, (Political Science), Utah State University, 2005
Donkeys in the Beehive: Democratic Platforms and Utah Media Coverage
BS, Political Science, (History), Weber State University, 2003

Biography

Debra Monson works to understand the way organizations and movements communicate with and mobilize their public’s.

Teaching Interests

Strategic communication, research methods, political communication, social movements and policy change.7

Research Interests

Social movements and policy change. Understanding how organizations and coalitions communicate with publics to mobilize for impact.

Awards

Service Award, 2014

JCOM Department

Outstanding Teaching Award, 2011

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Student Association

Top 5 Paper Award, 2009

Southwest Education Council for Journalism & Mass Communication


    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Monson, D.E, (2015). From the Kotel to the Square: The Rhetoric of Religious Feminism: Voices for Equality: Ordain Women and Resurgent Mormon Feminism. *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Monson, D.E, The Campaign against Echo Park Dam and collective action frame theory: A historical analysis . Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, 25:2, 69-81.

Professional Journal

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Other

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Teaching

    JCOM 4410 - Gender and the Mass Media, Fall 2025
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication (BSS), Fall 2025
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Fall 2025
    JCOM 2010 - Media Literacy (BSS), Fall 2025
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication (BSS), Spring 2025
    JCOM 4040 - Social Media Content Development, Spring 2025
    JCOM 4530 - Special Topics in Communication, Spring 2025
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication (BSS), Fall 2024
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Fall 2024
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations (DSS), Fall 2024
    JCOM 5420 - The Mass Media and Politics, Fall 2024
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2024
    JCOM 4040 - Social Media Content Development, Spring 2024
    JCOM 4530 - Special Topics in Communication, Spring 2024
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2024
    JCOM 3410 - Film as Cultural Communication, Fall 2023
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2023
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Fall 2023
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Fall 2023
    JCOM 3410 - Film as Cultural Communication, Spring 2023
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2023
    JCOM 4530 - Special Topics in Communication, Spring 2023
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2023
    , Fall 2022
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2022
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Fall 2022
    JCOM, POLS 5420 - The Mass Media and Politics, Fall 2022
    USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2022
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Summer 2022
    JCOM 2010 - Media Literacy, Summer 2022
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2022
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Spring 2022
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2022
    , Fall 2021
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2021
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Fall 2021
    JCOM 4020 - Mass Media and Society, Fall 2021
    USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2021
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2021
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Spring 2021
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2021
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2020
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Fall 2020
    JCOM, POLS 5420, 6420 - The Mass Media and Politics, Fall 2020
    POLS, JCOM 5420, 6420 - The Mass Media and Politics, Fall 2020
    POLS, JCOM 6420, 5420 - The Mass Media and Politics, Fall 2020
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2020
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Spring 2020
    JCOM 4040 - Social Media Content Development, Spring 2020
    JCOM 2400 - Introduction to Social Media, Fall 2019
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Fall 2019
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Fall 2019
    JCOM 2020 - Communication Research Methods, Spring 2019
    JCOM 4040 - Social Media, Spring 2019
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2019
    JCOM 4040 - Social Media, Fall 2018
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Fall 2018
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Spring 2018
    JCOM 4040 - Social Media, Spring 2018
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2018
    JCOM 5300 - Case Studies in Public Relations, Fall 2017
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Fall 2017
    USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2017
    JCOM 4040 - Social Media, Spring 2017
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2017
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Spring 2017
    JCOM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication, Fall 2016
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Fall 2016
    JCOM 5420 - The Mass Media and Politics, Fall 2016
    JCOM 4040 - Social Media, Spring 2016
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2016
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Spring 2016
    JCOM 2020 - Communication Research Methods, Fall 2015
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Fall 2015
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Fall 2015
    JCOM 4120 - Sports Writing, Spring 2015
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2015
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Spring 2015
    JCOM 5300 - Case Studies in Public Relations, Fall 2014
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Fall 2014
    JCOM 5420 - The Mass Media and Politics, Fall 2014
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Fall 2014
    JCOM 5300 - Case Studies in Public Relations, Spring 2014
    JCOM 3320 - Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations, Spring 2014
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Spring 2014
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Spring 2014
    JCOM 5300 - Case Studies in Public Relations, Fall 2013
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Fall 2013
    JCOM 3310 - Writing for Public Relations, Fall 2013

    Creative Works | Other

    • Faith and Feminism, Other, Public Speaker - 2016
    • The Comic Universe Belongs to Everyone, Other, TedxUSU Talk 2016 - 2016
    • What Mormon Women Want, ARCH - Work in a regional publication, - 2015