Andrew Selepak, Ph.D.

Associate Instructional Professor - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

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Areas of Expertise

Audience/Consumer Insights, Pop Culture, Social Media

Education

Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Florida
M.A., Communications, George Mason University
B.A., American History, University of Virginia

News

• Andrew Selepak Comments on Waning Enthusiasm for a TikTok Ban in the U.S. (September 11, 2024)
• Andrew Selepak Comments on Current Social Media User Trends and the Increased Popularity of the Facebook App (June 5, 2024)
• Andrew Selepak Participates in International Faculty Exchange Program and Comments on AI Chatbot Ethical Concerns (May 30, 2024)
• Andrew Selepak Comments on Reaction to Florida’s Social Media Ban on Children’s Accounts (March 26, 2024)
• Andrew Selepak Comments on Possible TikTok Ban (March 14, 2024)
• All News About Andrew Selepak

Publications

Selepak, A. G. (2018). Exploring anti-science attitudes among political and Christian conservatives through an examination of American universities on Twitter. Cogent Social Sciences, 4(1).

Selepak, A.G., & Cain, J. (2015). Manufacturing white criminals: Depictions of criminality and violence on Law & Order. Cogent Social Sciences, 1(1).

Martinez Jr., B. A., & Selepak, A. (2014). The sound of hate: Exploring the use of hate core song lyrics as a recruiting strategy by the White Power Movement. Intercom-Revista Brasileira de Ciências da Comunicação, 37(2), 153-175.

Martinez Jr., B. A., & Selepak, A. (2013). Power and violence in Angry Aryans song lyrics: A racist skinhead communication strategy to recruit and shape a collective identity in the White Power Movement. Comunicação & Sociedade, 35(1), 153-180.

Selepak, A., & Sutherland, J. (2012). The Ku Klux Klan, conservative politics and religion: Taking extremism to the political mainstream. Politics, Religion, & Ideology, 13(1), 75-98.

Selepak, A. (2010). Skinhead Super Mario Brothers: An examination of racist and violent games on White Supremacist Web Sites. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 17(1), 1-47.

Courses