About the Authors

KevinHealey.jpgKevin Healey (Ph.D., Institute of Communications Research at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of New Hampshire. His research appears in Journal of Media Ethics; Journal of Information, Communication, and Ethics in Society; Journal of Religion, Media, and Digital Culture; Explorations in Media Ecology; Religions; Cultural Studies/Critical Methodologies; and Symbolic Interaction. He has written chapters for The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies, The Handbook of Mass Media Ethics, and Ethics in Communication. His essays appear online at Salon, Huffington Post, Religion Dispatches, Nomos Journal, and Trans-missions. Prof. Healey is a recipient of the 2017 University Teaching Excellence Awards at University of New Hampshire; the 2014 Media Ecology Association Top Paper Award; and the 2010 Clifford G. Christians Research Ethics Award. During the spring semester of 2017, he is serving as a Visiting Researcher at the Donald McGannon Communication Research Center at Fordham University.

Robert-Woods-webRobert H. Woods, Jr. (Ph.D., Regent University) also holds Juris Doctor (J.D.) and is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He joined the faculty at Spring Arbor University in Michigan in 2001. He was Visiting Research Scholar, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Institute for Communications Research (2007-2009). Woods was named Scholar of the Year by the Religious Communication Association (RCA) in 2013. His articles appear in journals such as the Journal of Media and Religion; Journal of Religion and Popular Culture; and Review of Religious Research. He is the editor, co-editor, or co-author of more than a dozen books. For more details visit his personal website: www.roberthwoodsjr.com.