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Education
Ph.D. in Mass Communication, 2014 (anticipated)
Emphasis: Science/Health Communication
University of Florida
Advisor: Dr. Kim Walsh-Childers
M.S. in Mass Communication, 2011
North Dakota State University
Advisor: Dr. Nan Yu
B.S. in Journalism, Broadcasting & Mass Communication Technologies, 2008
Minor: Religious Studies
North Dakota State University
Journal Articles
Frohlich, D. O. (in press). Defining Moments: People supersede illness. Health Communication.
Frohlich, D. O., & Zmyslinski-Seelig, A. (2011). The presence of social support messages on YouTube videos about inflammatory bowel disease and ostomies. Health Communication. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2011.606524
Yu, N., Frohlich, D. O., Fougner, J., & Ren, L. (2011). Communicating a health epidemic: A risk assessment of the swine flu coverage in U.S. newspapers. International Public Health Journal, 3(1), 63-76.
Conference Presentations
Frohlich, D. O., & Zmyslinski, A. (2011, April). The presence of social support messages on YouTube videos about inflammatory bowel disease and ostomies. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association 2011 convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Top paper in the health communication interest group.
Frohlich, D. O. (2011, April). Self-disclosing ostomies to the dominant culture. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association 2011 convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Frohlich, D., Weber, A., Okigbo, K., Hinrichs, S., & Napakol, A. (2011, March). How instructors' use and misuse of technologyleads to student resistance. Paper presented at the Red River Graduate Student Conference 2011, Fargo, North Dakota.
Yu, N., Frohlich, D. O., Fougner, J., & Ren, L. (2010, August). Communicating a health epidemic: A risk assessment of the swine flu coverage in U.S. newspapers. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 94th annual conference, Denver, Colorado.
Teaching
University of Florida: Undergraduate
MMC 3260: Communication on the Internet and Survey of Electronic Publishing, 4 lab sections (55 students)
North Dakota State University: Undergraduate
COMM 110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking, 5 sections (111 students)
COMM 200: Introduction to Media Writing, 3 sections (63 students)
Invited Talks
"Discussion on the social aspects of living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis." Panel presentation with other patients with the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, University of Minnesota, June 13, 2011.
Honors
Great Comebacks 2010 Ina Brudnick Winner, Central Region
Sponsored by ConvaTec, award for comeback following ostomy surgery
Last Updated: 4/1/2012