Communication

Erik Gustafson

Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Communication
Building: CAS
Email: egustafson@uttyler.edu

Biography

Erik Gustafson (PhD, North Dakota State University) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Texas at Tyler. Prior to joining UT-Tyler, Dr. Gustafson developed and served as the inaugural Director of the Interpersonal Communication for Business Professional Course at the University of South Dakota.  His teaching interests and experience span across a wide range of theoretical and practical courses in the field. Likewise, Dr. Gustafson’s scholarly interests and publications move in multiple directions and apply diverse scholarly perspectives. His primary scholarly pursuits explore how rapidly evolving media environments are affecting our experience of what it means to be human. Among several projects underway, his work in print or in progress appears in Explorations in Media Ecology, New Explorations: Studies in Culture & Communication, and the Journal of First Year Experience & Students in Transition. He also regularly presents his scholarly work at regional, national, and international organizations in the areas of media, culture, and communication.