Deb Monson
Communication & Media
Associate Professor
Educational Background
PhD, Communication, (Political Science), University of Utah, 2014 Dissertation
Dinosaur Dammed: The Campaign to Stop Echo Park Dam and Save the National Park System
MS, Communication, (Political Science), Utah State University, 2005 Thesis
Donkeys in the Beehive: Democratic Platforms and Utah Media Coverage
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
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