Don Diefenbach, Ph.D.

Don Diefenbach is Professor of Mass Communication at UNC Asheville. He teaches video production, media effects, and film studies courses. Don’s research focuses on media violence, media portrayals of mental health issues, television content analysis, and cultivation analysis. Diefenbach is co-author of a chapter that links the cultivation and third person-effects theories and literatures, which appears in “Living with Television Now: Advances in Cultivation Theory and Research.” His video production credits include educational, corporate and nationally broadcast programming. Diefenbach is author of “Video Production Techniques: Theory and Practice from Concept to Screen,” (first edition) and co-author, with Anne Slatton, of the second edition.

Education

• Ph.D., Mass Communications, S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
• M.S., Television-Radio-Film, S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
• B.A., Film/Video, College of Communication; Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University

Courses Taught

• Media, Ethics, and Society
• Basic Video Production
• Film Appreciation
• Sci Fi and Horror Films