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 Journal of Communication, Political Communication, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and Rhetoric & Public Affairs. 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 classes on media effects and American press and politics.

Recent News

My dissertation, Words of War: Presidential Rationales for Military Action from World War II to Iraq, received the Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the National Communication Association.

A book I coauthored with David Domke, The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America, received the Outstanding Book Award from the Political Communication Division of the National Communication Association.

Last update: November 2009