
David H. Ostroff, Ph.D.
Professor - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
Bio
David Ostroff has served as Media Production, Management, and Technology Department chair (formerly Telecommunication Department) since 2003, and before that was the graduate coordinator for nine years. The undergraduate courses that he usually teaches include World Communication Systems, and New Media Systems. At the graduate level, he teaches International Communication, and Telecommunication Outlets and Systems.
Dr. Ostroff joined the faculty at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, in 1979, and UF’s Telecommunication faculty in 1985. He has lectured at universities in Belgium and The Netherlands. He has conducted extended research in Europe, focusing on European Union media policies towards emerging technologies.
He is the author of more than fifty scholarly articles, papers and book chapters and is co-author, with Les Smith and John Wright, of Perspectives on Radio and Television, 4th ed., Laurence Erlbaum Associates, 1998, and The Uses of Video in Organizations: An Annotated Bibliography, with Arnall Downs and Pamela Franklin. Dr. Ostroff has a BA and MA from Fresno State, and his professional experience includes full-time positions as an instructional media specialist, and a cable television marketing director.
Areas of Expertise
Communication Technology, International and Intercultural Communication, Media/Journalism HistoryEducation
Ph.D., Ohio University
News
- Dave Ostroff Stepping Down as Chair of the UFCJC Media Production, Management, and Technology Department (February 17, 2023)
- All News About David Ostroff
Publications
Research Keywords
Media Policy, Technology History, International communication issues
Research Areas
Research
Dr. Ostroff’s research explains and describes the historical and contemporary telecommunications policy process, with a particular focus on the external environment, and the efforts of participants in the policy system to deal with emerging technologies. In recent years he has added attention to policy activities in the European Union and its member states.
Research Keywords
Media Policy, Technology History, International communication issues
Research Areas
- Media Management, Economics, and Policy
Courses
Syllabi from the current and three previous semesters: