In A League of Their Own: AEJMC History Division Mini-Profiles – Lillie Fears, John Haman and Ross Collins

By Perry Parks, Michigan State University, Membership Co-Chair, parksp@msu.edu

Lillie Fears

Lillie Fears

Where you work: School of Media & Journalism, Arkansas State University

Where you got your Ph.D.: University of Missouri School of Journalism

Current favorite class: Mass Communications in Modern Society

Current research project:  I am working on a project that examines coverage of the historic Memphis-based Universal Life Insurance Company in African American print media.

Fun fact about yourself: I have always enjoyed organizing information and edited three self-help books about health in the 7th grade.

John Haman

John Haman

Where you work: University of Dubuque, Iowa

Where you got your Ph.D.: University of Iowa, 2019

Current favorite class: Media History and Culture, where we investigate how media has aided in the construction of race, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.

Current research project: I’m working on an article that focuses on the intersection of muckraking journalism, alternative media, and libel law in the pre-Progressive Era.

Fun fact about yourself: I’m an avid runner and enjoy taking advantage of all the trails along the Mississippi River in NE Iowa.

Ross Collins

Ross Collins

Where you work: North Dakota State University, Fargo, professor of communication

Where you got your Ph.D.: University of Cambridge, UK

Current favorite class: History of mass media

Current research project: Cultural history of chocolate

Fun fact about yourself: Third degree black belt, tae kwon do, old guys division (or I would be in it if they had one)