Degrees and Certifications:
- PhD Media and Communication Studies, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- MA English, Youngstown State University
- BS Communication, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Courses Taught:
- COM 410 Media Law, Regulation and Ethics
- COM 250 History of Communication Technologies
- COM 245 Integrated Media Writing
- COM 101 Principles of Communication
Publications:
- Rosendale, J. A. & Dieter, D. G. (2022). Organizational strategy and the future of AI for competitive advantage. (accepted). Competition Forum (CF), a Journal of the American Society for Competitiveness.
- Dieter, D. G. (2021). Consumer perception of artificial intelligence in U.S. healthcare (Dissertation). ProQuest Publishing.
- Dieter, D. G. & Gessler, E. C. (2021). A preferred reality: Film portrayals of robots and AI in popular science fiction. Journal of Science and Popular Culture, 4:1. https://doi.org/10.1386/jspc_00025_1.
- Dieter, D. G. & Lenze, J. S. (2018). Google+ case study: Create a social network or risk everything. Performance Improvement Journal, 57:10. https://doi.org/10.1002/pfi.21826.
- Dieter, D. G. (2018). Advertising and integrated brand promotion, 8th edition. (Reviewed in). Southern Communication Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2018.1542740.
Presentations:
- Rosendale, J. A. & Dieter, D. G. “Creating value artificially: Resourcing AI in organizational strategy.” National Association of Business, Economics, and Technology Conference (NABET), 2020.
- Dieter, G. P., Dieter, D. G., & Engel, I. I. “Café Hispano: Articulating intercultural communications in the classroom,” (electronic poster). American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL), 2019.
- Dieter, D. G. “Glam and grit: A social cognitive analysis of strong female film leads, teens, and #MeToo,” Eastern Communication Association Annual Conference, 2019.
- Dieter, D. G., Gessler, E., & Zanin-Yost, A. “A preferred reality: Portrayals of robots and AI in popular science fiction film,” Popular Culture Association Annual Conference, 2019.
Research Interests:
- Health Communication
- Technology and Media
- Communication and Culture
Awards:
- School of Graduate Studies Dissertation Research Grant, IUP (2021)
- President’s Award & Outstanding Presentation, IUP (2017)
- Communications Media Graduate Fellowship, IUP (2017)
- Best Use of Technology Award, American Society of Quality Conference (2009)
Experience:
- Assistant Director, Marketing & Public Relations, Geneva College
- Global E-Marketing Manager, Bayer Healthcare/Medrad
- Website Manager, Phar-Mor Inc.
Miscellaneous:
My 30-year career in public relations and integrated marketing communication, along with my university-level teaching experience, enable me to provide student-centered pedagogy from a practitioner’s perspective. I am a ruling elder and clerk of session at New Bedford Evangelical Presbyterian Church. My wife and I have two sons and a dog named Link.