FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Degrees and Experience

• Ph.D. Communication (Regent University)
• M.M.C. Mass Communication (Arizona State University)
• B.A. Telecommunication (Pepperdine University)

Biography and Professional Achievements

Paul A. Creasman is a Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies. He teaches a broad range of courses including Communication Theory, Media Ethics, Media History and Communication Capstone, as well as seminar courses in media and society and evangelical culture. His research interests include the social effects of media, the music of Larry Norman, and evangelical engagement with popular culture. He has held teaching appointments at Azusa Pacific University and Southern Wesleyan University and was a doctoral fellow at Regent University in Virginia, where he earned his Ph.D.

Dr. Creasman has served as the Unit Chair of the Religion and Media and Student Media Advisors divisions of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). He is the recipient of the Arizona Christian University Servant Award (2013) and Emerging Scholar Award from Azusa Pacific University (2007). His writing has won numerous accolades, including two First Place/Outstanding Paper awards from BEA. Prior to academia, he worked in the Christian radio industry as a disc jockey, music director, programmer, and operations manager.

Publications and Presentations

• “Faith and the God-Problem in Media Studies,” Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, 7 (2020), https://www.theccsn.com/article-faith-and-the-god-problem-in-media-studies-by-paul-a-creasman/
• “What We Can Learn about Christian Communication from First Reformed.” TheCCSN, July 2019. https://www.theccsn.com/what-we-can-learn-about-christian-communication-from-first-reformed/
• “Saint Athanasius of Alexandria: Communicating Creatively, Clearly, and with a Prophetic Voice to Hostile Audiences.” In Words and Witnesses: Communication Studies in Christian Thought from Athanasius to Desmond Tutu. Robert H. Woods, Jr., and Naaman K. Wood, Eds. Peabody, MA: Henderickson Press, 2018, 17 – 23.
• “The ‘God Problem’ in Media Studies.” Broadcast Education Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. April 2017.
• “Evangelicals Find God in LOST.” In Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture: Pop Goes the Gospel. Robert Woods, Jr., Ed. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishing, 2013, 211-230.
• “Considerations in Online Course Design.” IDEA Paper No. 52. Manhattan, KS: The IDEA Center, 2012.
• “Why Don’t You Look to the Music?  It’s Got the Answer: Lyrics and Music Together in the Songs of Larry Norman.” Popular Culture Association in the South annual conference, Wilmington, NC. October 2009.
• “Looking Beyond Radio for Listeners.” In Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian  Quentin Schultze and Robert Woods, Jr., Eds.  Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2008, 33-45.
• “The State of Evangelical Radio.” Understanding Evangelical Media Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. July 2007.
• “McLuhan and the Four Laws of the iPod.” Communication Technology Interest Group, Competitive Paper. Broadcast Education Association annual conference, Las Vegas, NV April 2007.
• “The Paradox of College Radio.”  Feedback, 47 (3), May 2006: 17 – 24.
• “Southern Gospel and its Home in Cyberspace.” In More Than Precious Memories: The Rhetoric of Southern Gospel.Michael Graves and David Fillingim, Eds. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2004, 235 – 271.
• “Sanctified Entertainment: Contemporary Christian Music Radio.” Religious Broadcasting, April 1996, 26 – 30.
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