Professor, Communication Studies
Andrew F. Wood (Ph.D., Ohio University, 1998) is a professor of Communication Studies at San José State University. Dr. Wood has authored or co-authored several books on urban life, internet communication, reality television, roadside Americana, and the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. His latest book, City Ubiquitous: Place, Communication, and the Rise of Omnitopia, was the 2009 winner of the Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Award. Dr. Wood's peer-reviewed articles have appeared in Critical Studies in Media Communication, Text and Performance Quarterly, Communication Theory, Space and Culture, Communication Education, and Southern Communication Journal. Andy also blogs regularly at Woodland Shoppers Paradise, a mini-mall of media, critique, and commentary. When he's not writing, Andy is either on the road or dreaming of his next highway adventure. Recent trips include a cross-country journey along Route 66 and a tour of New England Diners.
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About Andrew F. Wood
Andrew F. Wood (Ph.D., Ohio University, 1998) is a professor of Communication Studies at San José State University. Dr. Wood has authored or co-authored several books on urban life, internet communication, reality television, roadside Americana, and the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. His latest book, City Ubiquitous: Place, Communication, and the Rise of Omnitopia, was the 2009 winner of the Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Award. Dr. Wood's peer-reviewed articles have appeared in Critical Studies in Media Communication, Text and Performance Quarterly, Communication Theory, Space and Culture, Communication Education, and Southern Communication Journal. Andy also blogs regularly at Woodland Shoppers Paradise, a mini-mall of media, critique, and commentary. When he's not writing, Andy is either on the road or dreaming of his next highway adventure. Recent trips include a cross-country journey along Route 66 and a tour of New England Diners.
| Present | Professor, Communication Studies, San Jose State University | |
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| Present | Salzburg Fellow, San Jose State University | |
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| 2015 - 2017 | Associate Chair, San Jose State University ‐ Communications Studies | |
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| 2011 | Professor, San Jose State University | |
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| 2007 - 2010 | Director, San Jose State University ‐ Peer Mentor Program | |
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| 2009 | Professor, San Jose State University | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2018 | San José State University Department of Communication Studies RSCA Grant |
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| 2017 | San José State University Department of Communication Studies RSCA Grant |
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| 2016 | San José State University Department of Communication Studies RSCA Grant |
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| 2013 - 2014 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Special Travel Grant |
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| 2007 - 2011 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Special Travel Grant |
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| 2006 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant |
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| 2006 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for convention travel |
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| 2004 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant |
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| 2002 - 2004 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for convention travel |
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| 2002 | San José State University AIM grant |
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| 2001 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Foundation Research Grant |
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| 2001 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Junior Faculty Development Grant |
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| 2000 - 2001 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for convention travel |
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| 2000 | San José State University Department of Communication Studies Personal Initiative in Technology Grant |
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| 1998 - 2000 | San José State University Institute for Teaching and Learning Champions Grant for implementation of a web-based assessment system |
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| 1999 | San José State University College of Social Sciences Diversity Grant for conference attendance: International Congress on Challenges to Education |
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| 1999 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for convention travel |
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| 1999 | University of Chicago. Full funding for Embodied Utopias conference presentation |
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| 1998 | San José State University Lottery Professional Development Grant for creation of a departmental graphics workstation |
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Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2015 - Present | Fulbright Scholar Peer Reviewer, Communications Committee | 2010 - 2017 | Editorial Board Member, Atlantic Journal of Communication | 2007 - 2017 | Editorial Board Member, Western Journal of Communication | 2013 - 2014 | Editorial Board Member, National Forensic Journal | 2013 | Faculty Member, Salzburg Global Citizenship Program 58 | 2011 | Resource Specialist, Salzburg Global Seminar, International Study Program 48 | 2007 - 2011 | Editorial Board Member, Critical Studies in Media Communication | 2006 | Critic, Hayward Conference on Rhetorical Criticism | 2005 | Reader, Media Studies Group, Western States Communication Association | 2005 | Panelist, “Now What? Choosing and using your graduate program,” Western States Communication Association | 2004 | Critic, Hayward Conference on Rhetorical Criticism | 2000 - 2002 | Critic, Hayward Conference on Rhetorical Criticism | 2000 | Reader, American Studies Commission, National Communication Association | 1998 - 2000 | Member, Board of Directors, American Communication Association | 1998 - 2000 | Co-editor, Book Reviews, American Communication Journal | 1998 | Editor, Outgoing, booklet for graduate students in Ohio University's School of Interpersonal Communication | 1998 | Reader, Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association | 1997 | Chair, Limited Preparation Questions Committee, Ohio Forensics Association | 1995 | Creator, Rhetoric Resources and Gender Studies Resources webpages, Southern States Communication Association | 1995 | Creator, department website, Ohio University School of Interpersonal Communication |
Honors and Awards
- Salzburg Fellowship, Funded participation in Salzburg Global Seminar’s International Study Program, Austria, 2010
- Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Award, Urban Communication Foundation, 2009
- Ohio University School of Communication Studies Outstanding Alumnus, 2006
- National Forensics Association Hall of Fame, 2002
- National champion, persuasive speaking, Interstate Oratorical Association, 1994
- National champion, pentathlon, persuasive speaking, National Forensic Association, 1994
- SJSU College of Social Sciences Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit 2015
- Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Belarus 2014-2015
- Top paper panelist Performance Studies Division, National Communication Association (with David Terry) 2013
- Sabbatical leave San José State University, Spring 2012
- Top paper panelist American Studies Division, National Communication Association, 2007
- Diane Furno-Lamude Award top paper Western States Communication Association Media Studies Group (with Anne Marie Todd), 2004
- University Scholar Awarded by SJSU Provost for Road trip America: A state by state guide to offbeat destinations, 2003
- Provost’s International Scholars Award Full funding for research on Chinese internet usage, 2002
- Paul H. Boase Family Rhetorical Scholar Award 1998
- Terry Conry and Lynn John Graduate Student Conference Award 1996
Courses
- COMM 299 Thesis Hours
- COMM 298 Special Studies
- COMM 171 Visual Communication
- COMM 169 Media Criticism and Response
- COMM 120 Persuasive Speaking
- COMM 105 Communication, Self, and Society
- COMM 96GY The Simpsons as Social Science: Exploring Faith, Philosophy, and Ethics with America’s Favorite Cartoon Family
- COMM 41 Critical Decision Making in Small Groups
- HUM 2B (Modern Era)
- HUM 2A (Modern Era)
- HUM 1B (Background of Western Culture and Society)
- HUM 1A (The Ancient World)
- COMM 297 (Advanced Writing Workshop)
- COMM 250 (Seminar in Communication Theory)
- COMM 169 (Media Criticism and Response)
- COMM 20 (Public Speaking)
- COMM 101 (Introduction to Communication Studies)
- COMM 149 (Rhetoric and Public Life
- COMM 161 (Communication and Culture)
- COMM 250 (Graduate Seminar in Communication Theory)
| 1998 | PhD, Ohio University - Main Campus ‐ Rhetoric and Historiography | |
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| 1995 | M.A., Ohio University - Main Campus ‐ Rhetoric and Public Address | |
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| 1994 | B.A., Berry College ‐ English and Communication Arts | |
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| 1992 | A.A, St. Petersburg Junior College ‐ Mass Communications | |
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Links
Contact Information
HGH 210
San José State University
San José, California, 95192-0112
Phone: (408) 924-5378
Fax: (408) 924-5396
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