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Nick Artman, Ph.D.Director of Student MediaAssociate Professor, Journalism & Communication StudiesSchool of Communication & the Arts

Nick Artman, Ph.D.

Bio

Dr. Nick Artman joined Regent University in Fall 2026 as the Margaret L. Lesher Director of Student Media and Associate Professor of Journalism in the School of Communication & the Arts. His teaching areas include broadcast journalism, digital media production, sports journalism, podcasting, and student media.

Before joining Regent, Dr. Artman served as an Associate Professor of Communication, Media, and Sport Management at Slippery Rock University, where he taught courses in sports journalism, sports production, digital media production, audio production, podcasting, advertising, and digital radio. He also served as Chief Operator and Faculty Advisor for WSRU-FM, SRU’s student-run FM radio station. His broader career includes work as a radio host, podcast producer, instructional designer, and digital content creator. He co-founded and hosted the Gem City Sports Network and served as Executive Producer and Host of Flagship City Sports Talk on Talk Erie 105.9 FM.

His research draws from media ecology, instructional media, sports broadcasting, and podcasting, with a focus on how media environments shape human behavior, perception, learning, emotion, and culture. A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native, Dr. Artman enjoys serving on worship teams as a guitarist, watching sports, listening to fantasy football podcasts, and spending time at the beach with his family.

Research Interests

  • Media Ecology
  • Sports Journalism
  • Media Education

Credentials

  • Ph.D. in Communications Media and Instructional Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • M.A. in Adult Education and Communications Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • B.S. in Communications Media with a minor in Journalism, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Publications

  • Artman, N. (2025). Flipping the Script: Leveraging the Flipped Classroom Approach to Activate Learning in Sports Media Education. Journal of Media Education. 16(2).
  • Artman, N. & Strahler, D. (2020). Digital Storytelling: Using Global Engagement and Student-Centered Learning to (Re)Produce Travel. In Gendelman, I. (Ed.) and Birkenstein, J. (Ed.), Classroom on the Road: Designing, Teaching, and Theorizing Out-of-the-Box Faculty-Led Student Travel. Washington D.C.: Lexington Books.
  • Artman, N. (2020). Applying the cognitive theory of multimedia learning: Using the ADDIE model to enhance instructional video. Explorations in Media Ecology, 19(3).
  • Artman, N., Stiegler, Z., Szuminsky, B., & Albright, M. (2020). Mass Media in the Mobile Village. Explorations in Media Ecology, 19(2).
  • Stiegler, Z. & Artman, N. (2017). Navigating the Mobile Village. In P. Rose (Ed.), Confronting Technopoly: Charting a Course Towards Human Survival. York University, Canada: Cambridge Scholars Press.

Affiliations

  • Broadcast Education Association Member
  • Media Ecology Association
  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)

Awards

  • Best of Competition Award, Sports Radio Category – BEA Festival of Media Arts 2025