Steve Vrooman

Steven Vrooman

Interim Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs
Professor
Department of Communication Studies
Division of Humanities

Academic Affairs Student Affairs Division of Humanities Communication Studies

Interim Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Specializations

    • Leadership
    • Film & pop culture
    • Rhetoric
    • AI
    • Social media

Publications and Presentations

    • Leadership, Film & Pop Culture, Rhetoric, AI, Social Media  ”“Late Night with the ChatGPT, or, Integrating Critical Thinking with AI in an Upper Division Horror Film Course.” Paper presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 11, 2026.
    • “Integrate or Bust: A Skeptical Administrator’s Guide to Ed Tech that Works.” Paper presented at Tech Tactics, online conference, September 25, 2025.
    • “A Shift in the Cancel Culture Landscape: Social Media Discussions about Kevin Spacey Post-2023.” Paper presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 17, 2025.
    • “Violence, Identity and the Crisis of Vision on Daniel Clowes’ Patience,” In BOOM! #*@&! Splat: Comics and Violence (Eds. Jo Davis-McElligatt & Jim Coby). University of Mississippi Press, 2024.
    • “Separating Art and Artist? How the Magic the Gathering Community Processes the Cancellation of Artists Terese Nielsen and Seb McKinnon.” Paper presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, Chicago, IL, March 28, 2024.”