Biography and expertise
Dr. William T. "Kelly" Kaufhold enjoyed a widely diverse career as a multimedia journalist for 25 years, working in Ohio, Texas and Florida. He has been a reporter, videographer, photographer, producer and manager, in radio, TV and at Miami Medicine magazine. He also worked for one of the first online magazines - the College Press Network startup - in 1999. He returned to graduate school in 2002, earning a master's degree in communication studies from the University of Miami and a doctorate in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Journalism
University of Texas at Austin, 2011
Master's Degree
MA in Communication Studies
University of Miami, 2007
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Communication Arts- Broadcasting
Univ of Dayton, 1983
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Kaufhold, William Thomas (Principal), Percent Contribution: %60, Oskam, Judith B (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %40, Devlin, Michael Brandon (Other). Communication Strategy Implementation Proposal, Texas Department of Health and Human Services, State, $636149.00. (Funded: July 2017 - December 2017). Grant.
- Kaufhold, William Thomas. Psychological motivations for Tribal Identity in Selective Media Exposure and Issue Attitudes, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: December 6, 2020). Grant.
- Craig, Clay Martin (Other), Kaufhold, William Thomas (Principal), Percent Contribution: %60, Oskam, Judith B (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %40. Communication Strategy Implementation Proposal, Texas Department of Health and Human Services, State, $636149. (Funded: July 2017 - December 2017). Grant.
- Yunjuan, Luo (Principal), Kaufhold, Kelly (Principal), Autumn, Shafer (Principal). Komen Tissue Bank, A division of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, at Indiana University, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $12500. (Submitted: September 2012, Funded: 2012 - 2016). Grant.
- Kaufhold, Kelly (Principal). Patricia Witherspoon Research Award for original public service research, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $2000. (Submitted: 2009). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Kaufhold, W. T. (2024). Tribe Trumps Facts: Novel Measures of Hostile Media and Hypocrisy. Electronic News. https://doi.org/10.1177/19312431241277960
- Bello, A., & Kaufhold, K. T. (2023). Power to the People: Social Media as a Catalyst for Political Participation in Nigeria. International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies (IJICST), 12(1). https://doi.org/10.4018/ijicst.320652
- Zheng, N., Ng, M. Y. M., Chyi, H. I., & Kaufhold, W. T. (2021). Digital Sustainability: Assessing U.S. Newspapers’ Online Readership with the Multidimensional Attention Model. International Journal on Media Management, 23(3–4), 149–175. https://doi.org/10.1080/14241277.2022.2038606
- Kaufhold, W. T. (2020). What if Newspapers are Still (Slowly) Dying? Newspaper Research Journal, 41(1), 8–63. https://doi.org/10.1177/07395329199006
- Price, D. M., & Kaufhold, W. T. (2019). Bordering on Empathy: The Effect of Selective Exposure on Immigration Attitudes. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 63(3), 494–511. https://doi.org/ttps://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2019.1659089
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Top Research Paper, Community Journalism Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. August 2021 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Top Reviewer, Media Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. August 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, School of Journalism and Mass Communication. January 2022 - August 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. August 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. August 2019
Featured service activities
- Co-Chair
Broadcasting and Mobile Journalism Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Other
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Member
Standing Committee on Career Development, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Member
Research Enhancement Program Selection Committee
- Member
Graduate Research Fellowships Awards Committee
- Member
Graduate Faculty Committee