Professor
Education
- Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1988
- M.A., University of Southern California, 1986
- M.A., Purdue University, 1978
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Biography
Dr. William J. Brown is a Professor and Research Fellow at the School of Communication and the Arts at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he served as dean of the school for ten years. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science from Purdue University, his Masters Degree in Communication Management from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, and his Masters and Doctorate in Communication, also from USC. His academic research interests include media effects, social influence, and the use of entertainment for social change. His most recent research is 15-nation study on the effects of the Christian television programming and one of his most recent publications is Into the Winds of Fear (www.intothewindsoffear.com), a novel on biological terrorism.