Jim Trammell

Jim Y. Trammell is an assistant professor of communication at the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication at High Point University. He is a former head and research chair of the Religion and Media Interest Group for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Dr. Trammell explores religious media criticism, the portrayals of religion in mainstream television, the impact of marketing in the evangelical Christian subculture, and the coverage of gays and lesbians in the evangelical Christian press. His articles and reviews appear in Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, the Journal of Media and Religion, and the Journal of Communication Inquiry. Dr. Trammell lives in North Carolina.