Affiliate Researcher
Center for Climate Change Communication (4C)

Associate Professor
Department of Technical Communication
and Media Production
Metropolitan State College of Denver

Bio:

Susan Cook’s research interests include mediated learning, technology and cognition, and environmental communication with diverse audiences through multiple media. She applies diverse research methodologies and designs with the goal of finding and interpreting patterns that can help solve social and global problems, and she is currently planning research on the impact of mediated messages on public perceptions of climate change and environmental concerns. In addition to her work in the U.S., Susan has conducted research in Venezuela and been an invited speaker on the issue of timing in public messaging in Istanbul, Turkey.

Education:

BA, Linfield College
MSS, University of Denver
PhD, Human Communication, University of Denver

Selected publications:

Cook, S. L. & Germann, C. (2008). Old theories in a new medium: Rhetoric and democracy a la virtuality. Review of Commuication, 8(3), 257-260.

Contact:

cooks@mscd.edu