Kenneth Campbell

Kenneth Campbell is an Associate Professor and Interim Associate Director of Graduate Studies at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina. He directs the biennial Media & Civil Rights History Symposium and previously led the journalism and mass communications sequences in his department. His academic service includes roles in AEJMC’s Minorities and Communications Division and the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.

Education: B.S. Political Science (East Carolina University), M.S. Journalism (Columbia University), Ph.D. Mass Communications (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill).

Research focuses on First Amendment legal history, media representation of African Americans, and media coverage of racial violence. Uses collective memory theory, framing analysis, and cultivation analysis. Teaches mass communications theory, media history, and courses on media representation of minorities. Known for innovative pedagogy incorporating cultural references like The Temptations in teaching methods.

Service includes leadership roles in USC Black Faculty and Staff Association, Carolina Core Curriculum Committee, and editorial boards for Howard Journal of Communication and Journalism and Mass Communication Educator. Active in youth mentorship through church and community programs.