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Dr. Katie Foss is a Professor of Media Studies at Middle Tennessee State University’s School of Journalism and Strategic Media, where she teaches health communication, television history, and gender-focused courses. She is cross-appointed in the Honors, Graduate Studies, and Women & Gender Studies programs.
- Ph.D. in Media Studies, University of Minnesota (2008)
- MA in Media Studies, University of Minnesota (2004)
- BA in Communication, Gustavus Adolphus College (2001)
Her research examines how media shapes public understanding of health crises, gender roles, and social responsibility. She analyzes epidemics like smallpox and influenza through historical media lenses, connecting past narratives to modern pandemic coverage. Her work intersects with cultural approaches to media, disability studies, and children’s marketing.
Key trends in her publications include health communication (media’s role in epidemics), gendered media analysis (breastfeeding, crime victimization), and television studies (medical dramas, disability portrayals). She has authored three books and co-edited two, with over two dozen peer-reviewed articles in journals like Health Communication and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.
- Broussard Award for Teaching Media History (2022)
- Top Reviewer, Cultural & Critical Studies Division (2014-2015)
- Covert Award for Mass Communication History (2013)
- Ed Kimbrell Excellence in Teaching (2013)
Foss frequently collaborates with organizations like AEJMC and WHO, contributes to public discourse on media literacy, and has been featured in The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, and podcasts discussing media’s role in pandemic narratives.
