Anita Brown

Anita Brown is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication at The University of Texas at Tyler. She joined the department in 2015 as a graduate teaching assistant and became a lecturer in 2017 after completing her MA in Communication. She holds an AA in Government (Tyler Junior College, 2012), BA in Mass Communication (UT Tyler, 2015), MA in Communication (UT Tyler, 2017), and MS in Human Resource Development (UT Tyler, 2020).

Her research focuses on media's role in cultural dynamics, including media’s impact on cultures, cross-cultural relationships, meaning-making processes, and media-driven social activism. She advises the Communication Club and is actively re-establishing it within the department.

Professionally, Brown has over 20 years of experience as a freelance public relations specialist, writer, photographer, and photojournalist. She teaches courses in multimedia production, mass communication theory, digital photography, photojournalism, and public relations.