Emily Gibbens-Buteau
- Assistant Professor, Communication Dept
Contact Info
- Email: emily.gibbensbuteau@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.6268
Office Address
O'Kelly Hall Room 213
221 Centennial Drive Stop 7169
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7169
Biography
Emily Gibbens-Buteau is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota (UND). She earned her Ph.D. in Communication in 2023, as well as her M.A. and B.A. in Communication, all from UND. Before becoming a professor, she worked in the non-profit industry as the Generosity Coordinator for Altru Health Foundation where she specialized in communication and design, fundraising, and event planning.
Her research primarily focuses on the trends in the journalism industry including local news consumption, digital media literacy, and new technologies. Her research has been presented at national conferences including American Academy of Advertising (AAA) and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, Communication Research Reports, and Stigma and Health.
COMM 104: Introduction to Journalism
COMM 110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
COMM 200: Writing for New and Traditional Media
COMM 246: News Writing Fundamentals in the Online World
COMM 305: Audio Production & Broadcasting
COMM 313: Persuasion
COMM 345: Social Media Strategy
COMM 401: Organizational Communication
COMM 430: AD/PR Campaigns
COMM 451: Risk and Crisis Communication
COMM 527: Persuasion and Persuasive Communication
- Zhu, Xun, Rachel A. Smith, and Emily Buteau (2022), “A Meta-Analysis of Weight Stigma and Health Behaviors,” Stigma and Health.
- Ham, Chang-Dae, Sann Ryu, Joonghwa Lee, Un-Chae Chaung, Emily Buteau, and Sela Sar (2022), “Intrusive or Relevant? Exploring How Consumers Avoid Native Facebook Ads through Decomposed Persuasion Knowledge,” Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising.
- Buteau, Emily and Joonghwa Lee (2021), “Hey Alexa, Why Do We Use Voice Assistants? The Driving Factors of Voice Assistant Technology Use,” Communication Research Reports, 38(5), 336-345.
- Dissertation Completion Fellowship Award ($7,500), School of Graduate Studies, University of North Dakota (2022)
- Promising Professor Student Award, Mass Communication & Society Division, Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) (2021)
- Excellence in Teaching Award ($750), School of Graduate Studies, University of North Dakota (2021)
- Graduate Research Achievement Day ($300), 2nd place, School of Graduate Studies, University of North Dakota (2021)
- Doctoral Student Travel Fund ($500), University of North Dakota (2020)