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Jessica Freeman
Assistant Professor
Jessica Freeman
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Communication
- JESFREEMAN@augusta.edu
Education
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Ph.D., Journalism University of Missouri - Colum, 2011
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MA, Mass Communications Texas Tech University, 2008
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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COMM 3600
Integrated Strategic Comm
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COMM 1110
Public Speaking
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COMM 2020
Introduction to Research
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- #RIPQueenElizabeth: Collective mourning and memorialization of Queen Elizabeth II on Twitter, 2025
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New - Grandfamily origin narratives: Examining grandparent caregivers鈥� retrospective storytelling of family formation through Communicated Narrative Sensemaking Theory. , 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - #AloneTogether: A qualitative content analysis of a Hashtag Campaign providing support through the COVID-19 mental health crisis. , 2024
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New - Stepfamily roles and role negotiation during end-of-life decision making, 2023
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-Revised - 鈥淒efined by the #CoronavirusOutbreak鈥�: Characterizing Gen Z in Twitter discourse surrounding COVID-19, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal