Gayane Torosyan, University of Iowa
CCN Faculty Champion
Center for Community News
BIO
Gayane Torosyan holds her Ph.D. (2003) and Masters Professional (1997) degrees from the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She worked as a full-time news and public affairs producer and talk show host at the NPR affiliate Iowa Public Radio from 2000 to 2005, before joining the faculty of the Department of Communication and Media at the State University of New York. In her capacity as Associate Professor and long-time department chair at SUNY Oneonta, Torosyan has taught a wide variety of undergraduate-level courses in journalism and media studies.
During her prior career as a journalist, Torosyan has produced news and documentary stories for National Public Radio, Native News Network and Latino U.S.A. Her academic work captures a broad scope of topics from journalism education to digital activism. She has attended workshops and received grants to implement curricula based on applied learning and high-impact practices in journalism education. She has been leading her department’s student learning outcome assessment program since becoming chair in 2011, and has conducted a number of journalism program reviews at colleges across the State of New York.
Bio
Gayane Torosyan holds her Ph.D. (2003) and Masters Professional (1997) degrees from the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She worked as a full-time news and public affairs producer and talk show host at the NPR affiliate Iowa Public Radio from 2000 to 2005, before joining the faculty of the Department of Communication and Media at the State University of New York. In her capacity as Associate Professor and long-time department chair at SUNY Oneonta, Torosyan has taught a wide variety of undergraduate-level courses in journalism and media studies.
During her prior career as a journalist, Torosyan has produced news and documentary stories for National Public Radio, Native News Network and Latino U.S.A. Her academic work captures a broad scope of topics from journalism education to digital activism. She has attended workshops and received grants to implement curricula based on applied learning and high-impact practices in journalism education. She has been leading her department’s student learning outcome assessment program since becoming chair in 2011, and has conducted a number of journalism program reviews at colleges across the State of New York.