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Ethan Morrow

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Contact Information

3001 Lincoln Hall, MC-456
702 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL, 61801

Office Hours

By Appointment
PhD Candidate
Mentoring through Research and Practice Liaison

Biography

Ethan Morrow is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He holds a B.A. in communication and Spanish and a master’s in communication from the University of Missouri. His research focuses on the risks associated with new and emerging media technologies, including topics of privacy, surveillance, cybersecurity, and policing. He employs a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to investigate the effects of mediated messages on individuals' risk perceptions and behaviors.

Education

M.A., Communication, University of Missouri
B.A., Communication and Spanish, University of Missouri

Courses Taught

CMN 101: Public Speaking

CMN 102: Introduction to Communication

CMN 326: Mass Media and the Audience

CMN 574: Communication Research Methods

CMN 595: Mass Media and Health

Highlighted Publications

Morrow, E., Yang, J., Bunsold, K., & Tomar, A. (accepted). Racial stereotyping in r/RoastMe: Denigrative humor and social identity in an online community. Communication Monographs.

Morrow, E. (2024). Scamming higher ed: An analysis of phishing content and trends. Computers in Human Behavior, 158, 108274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108274

Morrow, E., Quick, B. L., & Luk, S. (2024). “Saving students’ lives”: Instructor sharing of Run-Hide-Fight® emergency preparedness materials. Journal of Prevention, 45, 213-225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-023-00764-w

Morrow, E. (2022). Priming privacy: The effect of privacy news consumption on privacy attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 66(5), 772-793. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2022.2138888