Ethan Morrow | Department of Communication

Contact Information

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

emorrow3@illinois.edu

Office Hours

Spring 2025: Friday, 11am-12pm

Research Areas

Communication and Health

Mediated Communication and Technology

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PhD Candidate

Mentoring through Research and Practice Liaison

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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 primarily focuses on the risks associated with media technologies, including topics of cybersecurity, online privacy, surveillance, and cyberbullying. He employs a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to investigate the effects of persuasive 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 508: Health Marketing

CMN 574: Communication Research Methods

CMN 595: Mass Media and Health

Highlighted Publications

Morrow, E., & Riles, J. M. (2025). Effects of news coverage of police brutality: An experimental exploration of the attributions of victim race. Communication Quarterly, 73(1), 71–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2024.2436893

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., Yang, J., Bunsold, K., & Tomar, A. (2024). Crossing lines for laughs: Racial stereotyping and social identity in r/RoastMe. Communication Monographs. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2024.2441927

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