Department: University College & Liberal Arts and Integrative Studies

Director Liberal Arts and Integrative Studies - UC Administration; Associate Professor - Dept Communication Journalism

David Weiss is the Director of Liberal Arts and Integrative Studies at the University of New Mexico and Associate Professor and Associate Chair of UNM’s Department of Communication & Journalism. His teaching and research focus on media studies and mediatization, political communication, popular culture, strategic communication, and their intersections with health and science communication. His work has been published in venues including The Journal of Popular Television, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vaccine, and The Journal of Magazine and New Media Research. In his spare time, Dr. Weiss enjoys exploring the US Southwest, hiking, keeping up with current cinema, and playing Scrabble in local clubs and national tournaments.