James E. Reppert is an Associate Professor of Mass Communication at Southern Arkansas University, where he integrates social media into both his teaching and research within the mass communication curriculum. His professional digital presence includes Bluesky, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube, and he showcases his students’ projects on his faculty website.

Reppert has delivered more than 170 presentations at regional and national professional conferences and has published 80 scholarly and instructional works, including video reviews, ERIC-indexed documents, teaching materials, curriculum guides, case studies, and presentation-related resources. He has also reviewed more than 20 college-level textbooks in mass communication and speech.

He has been competitively selected for 26 faculty seminars in mass communication and speech, including programs sponsored by C-SPAN in the Classroom, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, the National Association of Television Program Executives, and the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.

In 1999, Reppert and his case study team earned first place for their evaluation of “Curriculum 2000” at the International Radio and Television Society Foundation Faculty/Industry Seminar in New York City. The team received the Stephen H. Coltrin Award for Excellence in Communications Education and a $2,500 prize.

Reppert is a three-time recipient of the Kentucky Communication Association (KCA) Excellence in the Art of Teaching Award (2000, 2006, 2016). His additional KCA honors include the James L. Applegate Award for Excellence in Research (1997), the Undergraduate Mentor Award (2007), the Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Mass Media Studies (2013), the Award for Outstanding Instruction in Mass Media (2014), and the Presidential Award for Distinguished Service (2009), citing excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

During his academic career, Reppert has received letters of commendation from U.S. Senators Chic Hecht (Nevada) and John Boozman (Arkansas) for his contributions to higher education.

Reppert has served on the Southern Arkansas University faculty since 1987 and has taught at the collegiate level since 1985. He holds an M.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a Bachelor of University Studies from North Dakota State University. He is also a graduate of Brown Institute in Minneapolis, where he specialized in Radio-Television Broadcasting, and obtained a First Class Radiotelephone Operator License from the Federal Communications Commission.

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Educational Background

• B.U.S., North Dakota State University
• M.A., University of Nevada at Las Vegas