Dr. Stephanie Morrow

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Morrow holds a Ph.D. in Media Communications from Temple University (2016), a Master of Journalism from Temple (2002), and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from West Chester University (1994). She currently serves as Program Coordinator for Speech Communications and regularly teaches undergraduate courses in speech communications and journalism. At the graduate level, she has taught qualitative and quantitative research methods. In 2017, Dr. Morrow was nominated for the James Jordan Award for teaching excellence. She was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for her outstanding performance for the paper "Through the Eyes of Habermas: Heritage, Liberalism, and Deliberative Politics" presented to the Middle Atlantic American Studies Association, Pennsylvania Political Science Association, and Middle Atlantic Folklife Association in 2011. Her dissertation, entitled "Twelve Days of Hell: A Study of Violence, Urban Space, and Media Coverage of the 1969 York Race Riots," examined changes in media coverage of the riots during their 30-year anniversary and the subsequent trial coverage of those arrested for the murders during the riots.

Research Interests

Courses

COM 100, Interpersonal Communication COM 360, Advanced Communications Society JRN 333, Ethics in Journalism

Requirements for Penn State Harrisburg

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GMAT
Total Score
Required:500
Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:500
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:150
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution Demonstrated competence in Analytic skills (Math course or exam) Computer skills proficiency (MIS 204 or equivalent) Communication skills proficiency (AWA score of 4.0 or higher)
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Information Systems. Program: M.S. in Information Systems. GRE/GMAT waiver available for GPA 3.5+ from US schools.