Faculty & Staff
Ronald E. Ostman, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
305 Kennedy Hall
607.255.2599
reo2@cornell.edu
Dr. Ronald E. Ostman studies mass media of communication effects, historical photography, photojournalism, public opinion and persuasion, news-editorial analysis, and program evaluation.
Recent courses taught include:
Comm 282 – Communication Industry Research
Comm 682 – Methods of Communication Research
Books
R. E. Ostman & H. Littell (2005). Margaret Bourke-White: The early work, 1922-1930. Boston: David R. Godine Publisher.
R. E. Ostman & H. Littell (2003). Cornell then & now: Historic and contemporary views of Cornell University. Ithaca, NY: McBooks Press.
Selected Publications
R. E. Ostman & H. Littell. (2006) Forgotten forest, Smithsonian Magazine, February: 50-51, 54-59.
D. A. Scheufele, M. C. Nisbet, & R. E. Ostman. (2005). September 11 news coverage, public opinion, and support for civil liberties. Mass Communication & Society, 8:197-218.
D. A. Scheufele and R. E. Ostman. (2003). Integrating theory and research: Approaches to successful college teaching. In S. Ralph, H. Manchester, & C. Lees (Eds.), Diversity or anarchy? Luton, UK: Luton University Press.
F. Yang & R. E. Ostman (2003). After September 11: Public concerns over threat, foreign policy attitudes, and decisions on going to war. In N. Chitty, R. R. Rush, & M. Semati (Eds.), Studies in terrorism: Media scholarship and the enigma of terror. Penang, Malaysia: Southbound Sdn. Bhd. in association with Journal of International Communication.
D. A. Scheufele & R. E. Ostman (2003). Communication and civic participation: A proposed research agenda. In J. Harper & T. Yantek, (Eds.), Media, profit, and politics: Competing priorities in an open society. Kent, OH: The Kent State University Press.
