J. Perry Howell

J. Perry Howell serves as Senior Lecturer at Florida State University, specializing in rhetoric of science and technology, media-induced anxiety, negotiation dynamics, and surveillance systems. His interdisciplinary work bridges communication theory and psychological impacts of media.

Academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Communication Studies from The University of Iowa (2010)
• Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology

Howell's research investigates how media amplifies cultural anxieties, particularly through historical case studies like milk carton missing children campaigns and Lindbergh kidnapping radio coverage. His dissertation examined surveillance technologies' influence on modern parenting, revealing anxiety as a core driver in communication behaviors across negotiation, apology, and risk-perception contexts.

Publication analysis shows consistent focus on media's role in constructing societal risk perceptions, with subfields spanning historical broadcasting, child safety narratives, and social panic mechanisms across communication and sociology disciplines.

Award highlights:

• Ballard/Seashore Dissertation Fellowship (2009)
• University Housing Academic Excellence Teaching Award (2009)
• Samuel L. Becker Media Studies Scholarship (2007)

Teaching emphasizes audience-specific communication strategies in high-stakes scenarios like negotiations and apologies, though no current advisees or grant funding details are documented. Professional activity centers on classroom instruction and publication-driven research without noted laboratory affiliations.