Academics
Meet the Faculty
Milton J. Shatzer
Professor of Communication
Division: Communication Division
Office: Center for Communication and Business (CCB) 255
Phone: (310) 506-4294
E-mail: milt.shatzer@pepperdine.edu
- Ph.D., Communication, Michigan State University, 1987
- M.Miss., Missiology, Abilene Christian University, TX, 1976
- B.S., Biology, University of Toledo, OH, 1970
Courses:
- First-year Seminar: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Prospects for Peace Through Better Communication
- Media Worldwide
- Intercultural Communication
- International Communication and Negotiation
- Media Impact and U.S. Minorities
- International Studies Senior Seminar (International / Intercultural Specialization)
Key Awards/Affiliations:
- Golden Key
- Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Societies
- International Communication Association
- National Communication Association (formerly Speech Communication Association)
Academic Interests:
- Intercultural/international communications, the influence of college study abroad programs on U.S. undergraduates.
Selected Works:
- Lindlof, T.R., & Shatzer, M. J. (1998). Media ethnography in virtual space: Strategies, limits, and possibilities. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 42(2), 170-189., 1998
- Boyd, D. A., & Shatzer, M. J. (1993). Television viewing habits of Saudi Arabian young adults. Gazette, 51, 137-148., 1993
- Shatzer, M. J. (1989). Listening and the mass media. In R. N. Bostrom (Ed.), Listening behavior: Measurement and applications (pp. 177-193). New York: Guilford., 1991
- Shatzer, M. J., & Lindlof, T. R. (1989). Subjective differences in the use and evaluation of the VCR. In M. R. Levy (Ed.), The VCR age: Home video recorders and the mass communication process (pp. 112-131). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage., 1990
- Lindlof, T. R., & Shatzer, M. J. (1990). VCR usage in the American family. In Bryant, J. (Ed.), Television and the American family (pp. 88-109). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1990
