Laurie Thomas Lee
Professor of Broadcasting
Contact:
308 Andersen
402.472.0595
llee1@unl.edu
Bio
Laurie Thomas Lee is a Professor in the Broadcasting Sequence. She holds a Ph.D. in Mass Media from Michigan State University, a M.A. in Communications from the University of Iowa, and a B.S. in Telecommunications from Kearney State College.
Lee has been teaching a variety of undergraduate and graduate media courses at the college level since the early 1980s and at UNL since 1992. She has most recently taught such courses as Videography / Cinematography, Principles of Audio Production, TV (studio) Production, Cable Telecommunications, Advanced Production, Principles of Mass Media, and Visual Literacy II.
Lee's research work is focused on media law and media economics, particularly in the areas of privacy and new technology. She has a number of refereed research articles in academic journals such as the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, the Journal of Media Economics, Telematics and Informatics, and The Information Society. She also publishes in law review journals such as the The John Marshall Law Review, Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal, California Western Law Review, and Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. She has several book chapters, with the most recent chapter on Digital Media Technology and Privacy in Communication Technology and Social Change, 2007. In addition, Lee regularly presents papers and speaks on panels at national and international conferences.
Lee serves on the boards of the Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska (as former President), ACLU Nebraska, Bright Lights, and the Cable Television Advisory Board. On the national level, she has served on the boards of such organizations as the National Cable Telecommunications Association (NCTA) Academic Seminar and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC) (as former Head of the Communications Technology and Policy Division). She also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Media Economics and Southwestern Mass Communication Journal.
Curriculum vitae available upon request.
