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Personal profile
Personal profile
Professor Dixon is a media effects scholar who specializes in investigating the prevalence of stereotypes in the mass media and the impact of stereotypical imagery on audience members. He has been honored as a faculty fellow with UIUC's Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society and he was the 2013 Visiting Philanthropy Faculty Scholar at the Clinton School of Public Service. Dr. Dixon has received 7 top paper awards from the National Communication Association and the International Communication Association. He has also received a top article award from the National Communication Association. Dr. Dixon serves on the editorial boards of Communication Research, Howard Journal of Communications, Media Psychology, and the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Much of Dr. Dixon's work has been focused on racial stereotyping in television news. His more recent investigations examine the content and effects of stereotypes and counter-stereotypes in major news events, online news, and musical contexts.
Research Interests
media stereotypes, content and effects of traditional/digital media
Education
Ph.D., 1998, Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A, 1994, Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A., 1992, Communication, University of California, Los Angeles
Honors & Awards
2019, Inducted as International Communication Association Fellow
2015, Top Four Paper Award in the Mass Communication Division, National Communication Association
2015, Top Three Paper Award in the Multicultural Division, Broadcast Education Association
2013, Visiting Scholar, Clinton School of Public Service , U. of Arkansas scholarly investigation of stereotypical media content on network/cable news, Funded
2011, Excellence in Mentorship Award, Presented by UIUC Communication Leaders
2008, Top Paper Award in the Intergroup Communication Interest Group, International Communication Association
Grants
2016-2017, PI, Examining Systemic Distortions and Inaccuracies in the News and Opinion Media Framing of Black Families, Family Story
2005-2008, Co-PI, Police-Community Relations RAND Corporation in Cincinnati, Funded
Teaching
Communication 277 (Lower Division Course): Introduction to the Mediated Communication
Communication 429 (Upper Division Course): Race and the Mass Media
Communication 529 (Graduate Course): Introduction to Mass Communication Theory
Office Address
Communication
3001 Lincoln Hall, MC-456
702 S Wright
Urbana, IL 61801
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Rap Music and Rap Audiences Revisited: How Race Matters in the Perception of Rap Music
Dixon, T. L., Oct 25 2017, The Oxford Handbook of Music Censorship. Hall, P. (ed.). Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Media Stereotypes: Content, Effects, and Theory
Dixon, T. L., Jun 25 2019, Media Effects: Advances in Theory and Research. Oliver, M. B., Raney, A. A. & Bryant, J. (eds.). 4 ed. Taylor and Francis, p. 243-257 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Quantifying the feminine self(ie): Gender display and social media feedback in young women’s Instagram selfies
Butkowski, C. P., Dixon, T. L., Weeks, K. R. & Smith, M. A., May 1 2020, In: New Media and Society. 22, 5, p. 817-837 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Black Criminality 2.0: The Persistence of Stereotypes in the 21st Century
Dixon, T. L., Mar 11 2019, Race/Gender/Class/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content, and Producers. Lind, R. A. (ed.). 4 ed. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Body Surveillance on Instagram: Examining the Role of Selfie Feedback Investment in Young Adult Women’s Body Image Concerns
Butkowski, C. P., Dixon, T. L. & Weeks, K., Sep 1 2019, In: Sex Roles. 81, 5-6, p. 385-397 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review