School of Communication
Robert Abelman, Ph.D.
Media Arts and Technology Division
Music
and Communication Building, Rm. 212
School of Communication
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
216.687.4624
r.abelman@csuohio.edu
Expertise
Mass Media
Professional Experience & Community Activities
Robert
Abelman is Professor in the Media Arts and Technology Division
of the School of Communication. He has taught at Cleveland
State University since 1982.
His research focuses children’s programming, including teleliteracy for gifted and learning disabled children. He is also interested in television and broadcast history, and religious broadcasting.
His awards include The Mensa Education and Research Foundation's Excellence in Research Award (1999, 2004, 2006); CSU’s Distinguished Faculty Research Award (1995) and the Outstanding Young Teacher Award (1986).
Dr. Abelman was listed in the Top 100 Researchers in Field of Communication Studies, 1915-1995 (1999) as well as the Most Prolific Telecommunication Scholar Roster, 1985-1995 (1998).
His books include: The Televiewing Audience: The Art & Science of Watching TV, Mass Communication: Issues & Perspective, Reclaiming the Wasteland: TV and Gifted Children, Television and the Exceptional Child and Religious Television: Controversies & Conclusions. He has published in many journals including: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Roeper Review, Human Communication Research and Journal of Advertising Research.
Education
In
his free time, he enjoys teaching martial arts.
School of Communication
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, MU 233
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
1st & 2nd Floors
Music & Communication Building
2001 Euclid Ave.
Phone: 216.687.4630
Fax: 216.687.5435
r.pitchford@csuohio.edu