Dr. Gary R. Hicks
ProfessorOffice Phone: (618 ) 650-2242
Email: ghicks@siue.edu
Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin
M.A. University of Missouri-Columbia
B.S. Texas Christian University
My research focuses on the impact of media on society's marginalized communities. I have done qualitative studies of media portrayals of lesbians and gay men, immigrants, and the disabled. My current research focuses on media portrayals of those suffering mental illness. My framework for studying these groups includes ethical theory, as well as critical and cultural theories. Because of my background as a newspaper reporter and as an associate producer in the southwest bureau of The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, I work to make my research relevant and applicable to the real-world work of media practitioners.