William Evans

Director, Institute for Communication & Information Research and Professor of Telecommunication & Film

Ph.D., Temple University, 1991


Dr. Evans' research focuses on computerized content analysis, new media, andscience and health communication.

Recent publications:
Evans, W. (2002). Computer environments for content analysis: Reconceptualizing the roles of humans and computers. In O. V. Burton (Ed.), Computing in the Social Science and Humanities. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

Evans, W. (2001). Mapping mainstream and fringe medicine on the Internet. Science Communication, 22, 292-299.

Evans, W. (2000). Teaching computers to watch television:
Content-based image retrieval for content analysis. Social Science Computer Review, 18, 246-257.