Dr. William E. Loges

Oregon State University: Fall, 2003 - Present
Associate Professor, New Media Communications and Sociology

Courses taught: Introduction to New Media Communications, New Media and Society, Media Theory, Diffusion of InnovationsMedia Ethics, Media Effects, History of Telecommunication, The Meaning of Video Games.

Service: New Media Communications Curriculum Development Committee (2003-2006); Faculty Advisor to the Chess Club (2003-2005); College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committe (2005-2008, Chair, 2007-2008); College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Senior Committee (2004-2008, Chair, 2007-2008); Member, Board of Advisors, University Center for Teaching and Learning (2005-present); University Committee on Student Evaluation of Teaching (2008-present).
University of Southern California: Fall, 2000 - Summer, 2003
Lecturer and Research Associate, Annenberg School for Communication

Courses taught: Uses of Communication Research, Practicum in Communication Research, Research Methods, Evaluating Communication Needs, Learning from Case Studies in Communication

Service: Faculty Master, Annenberg House--a residential honors college--(2000-2003); Comprehensive Examination Committe (2001-2002); Grade Appeal Committee (2002)

Research Associate: Communication Technology and Community Program; Neighborhood Participation Program
Baylor University: Fall, 1995 - Summer, 2000
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies

Primary course responsibilities: Mass Media and Society, Diffusion of Innovations, History of Broadcasting, graduate seminars in research methods, technology and society, and media effects

Service: University Bookstore Committee (1999-2000); Departmental Search Committess (2); Telecommunication curriculum development, and a survey of departmental alumni (2000)
University of Southern California: Fall, 1994 - Spring, 1995
Visiting Assistant Professor, Annenberg School for Communication

Primary course responsibilities: graduate courses in Diffusion of Innovations, Social Roles of Communication Media, Social Dynamics of Communication Technology, Communication and International Development

Service: Comprehensive Examination Committee
University of Denver: Fall, 1992 - Summer, 1994
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism

Primary course responsibilities: Introduction to Mass Communication, Mass Media and Society, graduate seminar in Effects and Consequences of Mass Media

Service: Departmental Graduate Program Committe; Curriculum Development Committee
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles: Fall, 1990 - Spring, 1992
Lecturer, Department of Communication

Primary course responsbilities: Public Speaking, Communication Campaigns

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Institute for Global Ethics, Rockland, Maine: August, 1995 - Present
Research Consultant
Design and analysis of surveys related to values and ethics
KDHX Community Media: September, 2007 - April, 2008
Research Consultant
Design and analysis of surveys related to values and ethics
Quick-Tally Systems, Los Angeles, CA: July - September, 1989
NBC Television broadcast The R.A.C.E. (September 5-6, 1989)
Data collection
The Travelers Insurance Company, Brea, CA: October, 1983 - August, 1986
Assistant Supervisor, Group Health Claims

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

International Communication Association
American Sociological Association

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Media Communication: Communication infrastructures, media effects, politics, critical studies of media systems, interpersonal networks.
Sociology: Social effects of media structures, cultural studies, network theory.
Social Psychology: Belief systems and human value systems

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Beverly B. and James K. Baker Research Fellow, 1998. Awarded by The Institute for Global Ethics for scholarly research in areas of primary interest to the Institute.
Top 2 papers, AEJMC: Loges, W.E. and Jung, Joo-Young. Exploring the Digital Divide: Internet Connectedness and Age. Presented to the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August, 2001, Washington, D.C.
Top paper, ICA Plenary Interactive Paper Session: Carpusor, A. and Loges, W.E. (2006, June). Testing rental discrimination in Los Angeles: Stereotypes and perceptions of ethnicity in names. Presented to the 56th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Dreseden, Germany.

FUNDED RESEARCH:

Newspaper-Community Relations: Evolution or Revolution? $33,000 from the Annenberg Center for Communication, May, 1995.
Understanding Values in Political Campaigns. $2000 from Baylor University, November, 1996.
Communications Technology and Urban Governance Reform. $435,478 from National Science Foundation, July 2001-present. Research Associate. NSF.org, IIS 0112899 (Juliet Musso et al., PIs)
Community Radio in Los Angeles: A Case Study. $10,000 from the University of Southern California's Office for Undergraduate Research, October, 2002.
Racism, values, and normativity. $4750 grant from Oregon State University, November, 2005.

PUBLICATIONS (AUTHOR):

Clough, S. & Loges, W.E. (2008). Racist beliefs as objectively false value judgments: A philosophical and social-psychological analysis. Joirnal of Social Philiosophy, 39(1), 77-95.
Weare, C., Loges, W.E., & Oztas, N. (2007). Email effects on the structure of local associations: A social network analysis. Social Science Quarterly, 88, 222-243.
Carpusor, A. and Loges, W.E. (2006). Rental discrimination and ethinicity in names. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36(4), 934-952.
Musso, J.A., Weare, C., Oztas, N., & Loges, W.E. (2006). Neighborhood governance reform and networks of community power in Los Angeles. American Review of Public Administration, 36, 79-97.
Bruschke, J. & Loges, W.E. (2006, January). Free press vs. free trials: Examining publicity's role in trial outcomes. The Hennepin Lawyer, 20-21.
Weare, C., Loges, W.E., & Oztas, N. (2005). Does the Internet Enhance the capacity of Community Associations? In P. van den Besselaar, G. De. Michelis, J. Preece, & C. Simone (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference on Communities and Technology (pp. 1-18). Dordrecht: The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Press.
Hardyk, B., Loges, W.E., & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2005). Radio as a successful local storyteller in Los Angeles: A case study of KKBT and KPCC. Journal of Radio Studies, 12, 156-181.
Bruschke, Jon & Loges, W.E. (2004). Free Press vs. Fair Trials: Examining Publicity's Role in Trial Outcomes. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Barge, J.K. & Loges, W.E. (2003). Parent, student, and teacher perceptions of parental involvement. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 31(20, 140-163.
Loges, W.E. & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2001). Mass Media and Crime. In J. Dressler et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, Second Edition. NY: Macmillan. Reference, pp. 988-995.
Loges, W.E. & Jung, Joo-Young (2001). Exploring the Digital Divide: Internet connectedness and age. Communication Research, 28(4), 536-562.
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. & Loges, W.E. (2000). Ally or Adversary? Using Media Systems for Public Health. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 15(4), 188-195.
Loges, W.E. & Kidder, R.M. (2000). Reaching Out: Broadening College-Student Constituencies for Environmental Protection. Camden, ME: The Institute for Global Ethics.
Loges, W.E., Kidder, R.M., and Novak, C.R. (1999). Leadership and Values: The People of Illinois and Their Community Colleges. Camden, ME: The Institute for Global Ethics.
Bruschke, Jon & Loges, W.E. (1999). Relationship between pretrial publicity and trial outcomes. Journal of Communication, 49(4), 104-120.
Loges, W.E. & Kidder, R.M. (1997). Global Values, Moral Boundaries: A Pilot Survey. Camden, ME: The Institute for Global Ethics.
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. & Loges, W.E. (1996). Making Choices: Media Roles in the Construction of Value-Choices, in C. Seligman, J.M. Olson, & M.P. Zanna (Eds.), Values: The Ontario Symposium, Vol. 8. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum Associates.
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. & Loges, W.E. (1994). Choosing equality: The correspondence between attitidues about race and the value of equality. Journal of Social Issues, 50(4), 9-18.
Mayton, D.M., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., & Loges, W.E. (1994). Human values and social issues: An introduction. Journal of Social Issues, 50(4), 9-18.
Loges, W.E. (1994). Canaries in the coal mine: Perceptions of threat and media system dependency relations. Communication Research, 21(1), 5-23.
Loges, W.E. & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (1993). Dependency relations and newspaper readership. Journalism Quarterly, 70(3), 602-614.
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. & Loges, W.E. (1992). Value Theory and Research, in E.F. Borgatta & M.L. Borgatta (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sociology. NY:MacMillan.

PUBLICATIONS (EDITOR):

Baird, R., Loges, W.E., and Rosenbaum, S. (Eds.) (1999). The Media and Morality. Amherst, NY: Prmetheus Press.
Member, Editorial Board, Communication Research, 1995-1999.
Mayton, D.M., Loges, W.E., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., and Grube, J., (Eds.) (1994). Human Values and Social Issues: Current Understanding and Implications for the Future. Special Issue of the Journal of Social Issues 50(4).

PUBLICATIONS (BOOK REVIEW):

Loges, W.E. (2008). Review of The Trial in American Life by R.A. Ferguson. Rhetoric & Public Affairs, 11(4), 682-684.

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES:

Keterson, T. and Loges, W.E. (2009, August). Relationships between mood and aesthetics in video game design. Presented to the 15th International Symposium on Electronic Art, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Carpusor, A. and Loges, W.E. (2006, June). Testing rental discrimination in Los Angeles: Stereotypes and perceptions of ethnicity in names. Presented to the 56th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.
Loges, W.E., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., & Qiu, J.L. (2005, May). Broken Bonds at Work, Broken Bonds at Home. Presented to the 55th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New York, NY.
Weare, C., Loges, W.E., & Oztas, N. (2005, February). The Internet's Effect on the Centrality and Density of Social Networks. Presented to the XXV International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, Redondo Beach, CA.
Hardyk, B., Loges, W.E., & Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (2004, May). Radio as a Successful Local Storyteller in Los Angeles: A Case Study of KKBT and KPCC. Presented to the 54th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
Loges, W.E., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., & Qiu, J.L. (2003, February). Broken Bonds at Work, Broken Bonds at Home. Presented at teh 7th Annual conference of the Alliance of Work/Life Professionals, Orlando, FL.
Loges, W.E. and Ahuja, P. (2002, July). Teaching their children well: Dependency relations preferred by parents. Presented to the 52nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, South Korea.
Kim, Y-C., Jung, J-Y., Ball-Rokeach, S.J., and Loges, W.E. (2002, July). Ethnicity, place, and communication technology. Geo-ethnic effect on multi-dimensional Internet connectedness in urban communities. Paper presented to the 52nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, South Korea.
Ball-Rokeach, S.J., Kim, Y-C., Loges, W.E., and Young, J-Y. (2001, November). Measuring ecological relationships between the Internet and individuals: Revisiting the Internet Connectedness Index. Presented to the IAMCR and ICA Symposium on the Digital Divide, Austin, TX.
Loges, W.E. and Jung, Joo-Yung. (2001, August). Exploring the digital divide: Internet connectedness and age. Paper presented to the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington, D.C.
Loges, W.E. and Jung, Joo-Yung. (2001, May). Exploring the digital divide: Internet connectedness ad age. Presented to the 51st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.
Bruschke, Jon and Loges, W.E. (2001, February). The effect of pretrial newspaper coverage on Federal murder and robbery cases. Presented at the Western States Communication Association annual conference, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
Loges, W.E. and Jones, G.J. (2000, May). Values and parasocial phenomena. Presented at the International Communication Association Annual Conference in Acapulco, Mexico.
Maxwell, S. and Loges, W.E. (1998, November 12). Sex Offenders and the Media. Workshop at the 5th National Conference on Children and Violence, Houston, TX.
Bruschke, J. and Loges, W.E. (1998, November). The effects of pretrial publicity on trial outcomes. Presented at the National Communication Association Annual Conference, New York City, NY.
Power, J.G., Ball-Rokeach, S.J. and Loges, W.E. (1996, May). Caretakers of the culture. Presented at the 46th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Loges, W.E. and Ball-Rokeach, S.J. (1995, May). Making sense of values in political rhetoric. Presented at the 45th Annual Conference of hte International Communication Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Ball-Rokeach, S.J. and Loges, W.E. (1991, August). The measurement of belief: Phenomenological correspondence between concept and measure in values and attitudes. Presented to the Social Psychology Section of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.
Loges, W.E. (1990, August). The effect of dependency relations on newspaper readership: Theoretical considerations and empirical test. Presented to the Cultural Roundtable of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Loges, W.E. (1988, June). The contribution of Warren Weaver: An assessment of his theoretical framework. Presented to the 38th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

DISSERTATION:

Loges, W.E. (1992). Canaries in the Coal Mine: Perceptions of Threat and Media System Dependency Relations. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California.

PUBLIC APPEARANCES:

Which Way L.A.? Roundtable discussion of the Unabomber's blackmail of major newspapers, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, CA, July 11, 1995.
"How I Won the Culture War: Resisting Alienation in American Mass Communication," presented to Breakfast at Baylor, a speakers series sponsored by Baylor University and the Waco Chamber of Commerce, September 28, 1999.
"Pretrial Publicity and Judicial Outcomes," presented to the Judge Abner V. McCall Inn of Court Meeting of the Waco chapter of the American Inns of Court, December 16, 1999.
"Selling Your Children," presented to the Waco Founder Lions Club, February 2, 2000.
On the Media. Discussion of the impact of media coverage on criminal trials. National Public Radio, July 1, 2005.
Quoted in newspapers, including The New York Times, USA Today, the Denver Post, the Waco Tribune-Herland, the Edmonton Sun and the Corvallis Gazette-Times.
Radio apperances on Wisconsin Public Radio (1993); local stations in Montreal (1999), Philadelphia (1999), Denver (1992), Eugene, Oregon (2004 and 2006), Medford, Oregon (2004), and Northridge, California (2006). Local television news appearances in Waco, Texas in 1996, 1997, and 1998.
"Cultures as Commodity," presented to the Phi Theta Kappa Rocky Mountain-Cascade Region's Regional Honor Institute, November 19, 2005, Turner, Oregon.
"Politics, Media, and Political Communication," panel member with David Broder, Bill Lunch, Mark Moore, and Rob Sahr. Valley Library, Oregon State University, April 19, 2006.
"Using Internet Connections to Coordinate Grass-Roots Organizations," presented to Your Voice Your Conference, Oregon State University, January 18, 2007.
"The Changing Value of Information," presented to Oregon Invasive Species Council, Salem, Oregon, February 19, 2009.