Education
BA, Amherst College
MA, The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Background
Professor Battema has been teaching at Western New England University since 2002. Prior to that, he spent seven years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working on his doctorate and two years at the University of Pennsylvania working on his master’s degree. He has also worked in the Media Relations office of the Milwaukee Brewers and as the Sports Information Director at Amherst College. He regularly teaches Introduction to Public Speaking; Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Media; and Media Industries, Government, and Society. His primary research interests include sports and media and representation in media; he has also published work on media industry history. He is a member of the National Communication Association and the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.
Interests
- Representation and Media
- Media History
- Media Regulation
- Sports and Media Industries
- Baseball and American Culture
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Public Speaking
- Introduction to Communication Research Methods
- Media Industries, Government, and Society
- Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Media
- Seminar in Media Theory and Journalism
- Baseball and American Culture
- First Year Seminar
