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Dr. Amanda Damiano
Associate Professor of Communication
Bio
Amanda has taught at colleges and universities in Central New York, Western New York, the New York State Capital Region, and Long Island. Her background is in mass communication, with an emphasis on public relations and advertising. She has also worked in the industry doing marketing communications, public relations, and stakeholder engagement. A proud Upstate New York native, Amanda loves Marist and is happy to be only a short drive away from her family and friends. In her free time, Amanda enjoys shopping, running, driving her Mercedes-Benz, cheering on the New York Rangers, and going to Daughtry concerts.
Education
PhD, Communications, State University of New York at Buffalo
MA, Media Studies, Syracuse University
BS, Public Relations and Journalism, Utica University
Research Interests/Areas of Focus
Teaching:
- Communication, Public Relations, Integrated Marketing Communication
- BA in Communication program, MA in IMC program
Research Interests:
- Strategic Uses of New Media Technology
- Social and Psychological Effects of New Media Technology
- Social Media, Health Communication, Risk Communication, Strategic Communication
Selected Publications
Refereed Journal Articles:
Damiano, A. D. & Allen Catellier, J. R. (2022). College students’ perceptions of
COVID-19 conversations on social media. Journal of American College Health, 1-11.
Damiano, A. D. & Allen Catellier, J. R. (2020a). A content analysis of coronavirus tweets in
the United States just prior to the pandemic declaration. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.
Damiano, A. D. & Allen Catellier, J. R. (2020b). Up in smoke: A content analysis of tweets
during the vaping-related illness epidemic. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 1-9.
Kwak, Y., Lee, S., Damiano, A., & Vishwanath, A. (2020, May). Why do users not report spear phishing emails? Telematics and Informatics, 48(101343), 1-11.
Refereed Conference Papers:
Damiano, A. D., *Armendi, I., *Chowdhry, A., *Fernandes, Z., *Pangburn, J., & *Rafaloff, M.
(2022, April). To share or not to share? A content analysis of tweets about COVID-19 vaccine passports using a privacy framework. Presented at the Broadcast Education Association 2022 Conference, Hybrid/Las Vegas, NV, April 19-26, 2022.
*Marist undergraduate student
(Top Paper, Interactive Media & Emerging Technologies Research)
*Jaeb, J., *Woocock, G., *Ganning, T., *Franz, E., & Damiano, A. D. (2022, April).
Investigation into perspectives and considerations of jobs for EverCare. Presented at the Broadcast Education Association 2022 Conference, Hybrid/Las Vegas, NV, April 19-26, 2022.
*Marist undergraduate student
Damiano, A. D., Xie, W., *Bhan, A., *Edwards, E., *Fallen, R., *Girard, N., & *Hackbarth, A.
(2022, April). Passports, privacy, and politics: A content analysis of tweets about COVID-19 vaccine passports. Presented at the Eastern Communication Association 2022 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 7-9, 2022.
*Marist undergraduate student
Damiano, A. D., *Hackbarth, A., *Hannibal, T., & *Sce, L. (2021, April). A Coronavirus
Thanksgiving with a side of politics: A content analysis of holiday tweets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented at the Broadcast Education Association 2021 Virtual Convention, April 12-16, 2021.
*Marist undergraduate student
Selected Presentations
Damiano, A. D. & Xie, W. (2021, November). IRL (In Real public health Life): A content
analysis of organizational messages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented at the National Communication Association 2021 Conference, Seattle, WA, November 18-21, 2021.
Damiano, A. D. (2021, June). IMC strategies for community-based learning. Presented at the
University of North Carolina Wilmington Revisioning IMC Virtual Conference, June 10-12, 2021.
Damiano, A. D. (2020, April). It’s complicated: Laptop use in the communication classroom.
Accepted to the Broadcast Education Association 2020 Convention, Las Vegas, NV, April 18-21, 2020.
(First Place, Debut Category—Curriculum, Assessment, and Administration)
Damiano, A. D. & Allen Catellier, J. R. (2020, April). Up in smoke: A content analysis of
tweets during the vaping-related illness epidemic. Accepted to the Eastern Communication Association 2020 Conference, Baltimore, MD, April 1-5, 2020.
(Top Three Papers in Health Communication)
Affiliations
- International Communication Association
- National Communication Association
- Eastern Communication Association
- Broadcast Education Association
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- New York State Communication Association
- New Jersey Communication Association
Service:
- Advisor, Marist College Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
- Director, Marist College Center for Social Media
- United Way Dutchess-Orange Region Community Impact Committee
- United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region Grant Reviewer
Ad Hoc Reviewer:
- Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
- Journal of Communication Technology
- Journal of Intercultural Communication Research
- New Media and Society
