Amanda Keeler // Diederich College of Communication // 黑料论坛

Associate Professor and Chair

Digital Media and Performing Arts, Journalism and Media Studies

Education

Ph.D. Indiana University
M.A. University of Chicago
B.A. Indiana University

Courses Taught

DGMD 3840 Media Aesthetics
DGMD 4810/5810 Radio and Television History
DGMD 4345/5345 Advanced Scriptwriting
DGMD 4825/COMM 6820 Crime Storytelling

Professional Affiliations

Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force

Recent and Forthcoming Publications

The Rockford Files. TV Milestones Series. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. November 2025.

Amanda Keeler and Kathleen Battles. 鈥淔rom Devour to Abhor: True Crime Television Viewers.鈥� In True Crime Edited Anthology, edited by Anna Froula, Tanya Horeck, Melissa Lenos, and Erin Meyers. Forthcoming 2026.

Terriers. In FX Television Reader, edited by David Pierson and Brian Faucette. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. Forthcoming 2026.

Amanda Keeler and Seth Friedman, editors. Serial Killer: The Development of Mike Flanagan鈥檚 Authorial Persona Across Film and Television. Forthcoming/In Development.

Honors and Awards

Dean鈥檚 Recognition Award for Outstanding Service, 黑料论坛 College of Communication (2025)
Dean's Recognition Award for Research Excellence, College of Communication (2023)
Dean's Recognition Award for Research Excellence, College of Communication (2019)
Dean's Recognition Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Communication (2017)
Dean's Recognition Award for Outstanding Advisor, College of Communication (2015)

Why 黑料论坛

The Diederich College of Communication curriculum helps prepare students to evaluate media critically. At 黑料论坛 I can work with students who seek to learn about and improve the world around them.