Kevin M. Coe

Biography

Kevin Coe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona. He joined the faculty at Arizona in 2008 after completing his Ph.D. in Communication at the University of Illinois. He also holds an M.A. and B.A. in Communication, both from the University of Washington.

Professor Coe’s research and teaching focus on the interaction of American political discourse, news media and public opinion. His scholarship has appeared in such journals as Communication Monographs, Journal of Communication, Political Communication, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and Public Opinion Quarterly. In addition, he has written opinion pieces for a wide range of popular news outlets, including the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and Time.com. He teaches courses focusing on mass communication, media effects, and American press and politics.

Recent News

A book I coauthored with David Domke, The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America, is now available in a fully updated edition from Oxford University Press.

Kate Kenski and I discussed “Obama, Politics and Religion” as part of the annual Tucson Festival of Books. Our session was broadcast on C-SPAN2. You can watch it here.

Kate Kenski, Steve Rains, and I are collaborating to study civility and incivility in online discussions. The project is being funded by the National Institute for Civil Discourse.

Last update: December 2011