Department Chair and Professor

Butler Cain, Ph.D.
UNA Box 5007
108 Communications Building
Florence, AL 35632-0001

256.765.4260
bcain1@una.edu

Education:

• B.A., The University of Alabama, 1996
• M.A., The University of Alabama, 2002
• Ph.D., The University of Alabama, 2007

Research & Teaching Fields:

• Journalism
• International Media
• Media Writing
• Media History

Current Professional Affiliations:

• Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
• Broadcast Education Association (BEA)

Recent Academic Honors and Awards:

• Student Government’s Teaching of Excellence Award (2016), West Texas A&M University
• Friend of Journalism Award (2014), Texas Association of Journalism Educators
• Outstanding Advisor 2013 – 2014 (2014), West Texas A&M University
• 2013 TIPA Charles T. “Chuck” Choate Memorial Adviser of the Year Award (2014), Texas Intercollegiate Press Association

Recent Presentation/Publication Highlights:

• Cain, B. and Bruce, K. (2016). #WTAsia2015: Refining a Travel Writing Study Abroad Course. 14^th Annual International Conference on Communication and Mass Media, Athens, Greece.
• Cain, B. (2015). How Three Journalism Advocacy Organizations Defended Journalists During the 2011 Protests in Egypt. GSTF Journal on Media & Communications, Vol. 2, No. 2
• Cain, B. (2015). Building an International Journalism Course on Student-Centered Experiences. Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication (Summer 2015)
• Cain, B. & Drumheller, K. (2015). Broken Promises: Agenda Setting and Tone in News Stories about North Korea’s Nuclear Program. GSTF Journal on Media & Communications, Vol. 2, No. 1
• Cain, B. & Bruce, K. (2015). #WTAsia2013: Building a Study Abroad Experience from Scratch. The Journal of Media Education, Vol. 6, No. 2 (April 2015)