Jennings Bryant

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

Ph.D., Indiana University, 1972.

Dr. Bryant's teaching and research interests lie primarily in the areas of mass communication and entertainment theory, media effects, television and family, and uses and effects of new media technology.  A past president of the International Communication Association, Dr. Bryant is co-editor of the journal Media Psychology and serves on the editorial boards of several scholarly journals.

Representative Publications

Bryant, J., & Vorderer, P. (Eds.). (2006). Psychology of Entertainment. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Raney, A. R., & Bryant, J. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of Sports and Media. Mahwah, NJ Erlbaum.

Vorderer, P., & Bryant, J. (Eds.). (2006). Playing Video Games. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.