Dr. Julia K. Woolley
Office Location
Faculty Offices North (47) 36-L
Office Phone
805-756-2529
E-mail Address
jkwoolle@calpoly.edu
Courses
Communication Research Methods
Media Effects
Public Speaking
Technology and Human Communication
Education
PhD (Mass Communications) Pennsylvania State University, 2012
BA (Psychology) Wellseley College, 2005
Notes
Dr. Julia K. Woolley joined the Communication Studies faculty in 2012. Her research examines media processes and effects in the areas of entertainment psychology and new communication technologies. More specifically, her work investigates the effects of narrative entertainment media on enjoyment and self-perceptions, as well as the role of social networking technologies in interpersonal and political communication processes. Notable achievements include co-authored articles published in Mass Communication and Society, Human Communication Research, and Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, and dedicated teaching earning her the Djung Yune Tchoi Graduate Teaching Award at Pennsylvania State University in 2011.