T.R. Gleason, Ph.D.

Professor
Office: Sage 3485
Email: gleason@uwosh.edu

Professor T.R. Gleason teaches photojournalism, visual and advertising design, and several media studies courses.

He earned a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from Bowling Green State University, a M.A. in Journalism from The Ohio State University, and a B.S. in Studio Art from SUNY Brockport.

His teaching is informed by his work experience as a newspaper photojournalist in Ohio and New York State. He also published documentary photographs in Timbuktu: An International Journal Based in Wales, LENSCRATCH, and f-stop magazine, as well as worked for WBGU-TV as an associate producer of News Six.

Dr. Gleason researches forms of visual communication storytelling, media history, and propaganda. His work has been published in a variety of publications, including the Howard Journal of Communications, Visual Communication Quarterly, Journalism History, the Journal of American Culture, and Asian Cinema.

Of his research, he is most proud of an article, Decade of Deceit, which was published in Journalism History. This article is about the Katyn massacre of Polish officers by the Soviet Union during World War II and how the Allies hid the truth from the press.

Recent research subjects include photography of the Borscht Belt and news coverage of Cuban immigration during the Carter presidency.