Eliana DuBosar

Education

Ph.D., University of Florida (Mass Communication)

M.A., University of Florida (Mass Communication)

B.A., Florida State University (English)

About Me

Eliana DuBosar is an assistant professor of public relations in the School of Communication and Journalism. As an instructor, her goal is to create an experience in which students can connect core concepts to things they experience in the real work. She works to emphasize open and transparent communication, active discussion, and the building blocks of learning in her classroom.

Dr. DuBosar’s research interests fall largely under the umbrella of political communication. Specifically, she is interested in understanding the role of social identity in people’s communication processes and belief formation. As such, she has focused on identity-based selective exposure, the role of emotions in political information seeking, and how partisan and non-traditional media relate to people’s beliefs. She is also interested in understanding how to increase trust in the media to encourage more holistic information seeking and reduce misinformation/partisan misperceptions. She utilizes quantitative methods in her research, including surveys, experiments, and some computational methods for analyzing social media data. Dr. DuBosar has presented her work at the annual meetings for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and the International Communication Association (ICA). Her work has been published in Media Psychology, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, New Media and Society, Mass Communication and Society, and the International Journal of Communication, among other venues.

Outside of work, she enjoys exploring new areas to walk with her dog, baking, and finding new coffee shops and reading spots around town. She also enjoys college football season.

Research Interests

Political Communication, Social Identity Theory, Selective Exposure, Media Trust, Partisan Media Effects

Publications

• Hmielowski, J.D., DuBosar, E., Beam, M.A., & Hutchens, M.J. (2024). Effects or use?: Examining the over-time effects of media use and racial resentment. Communication Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2024.2383431
• DuBosar, E., Shaughnessy, B., & Hutchens, M.J. (2024). Seeing red (and blue): Partisan identity, emotion, and selective exposure. Media Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2024.2347237
• Shaughnessy, B., DuBosar, E., Hutchens, M.J., & Mann, I. (2024). An attack on free speech? Examining content moderation, (de-), and (re-)platforming on American right-wing alternative social media. New Media and Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241228850
• Shaughnessy, B., Hutchens, M.J., & DuBosar, E. (2024). That is so mainstream: The impact of hyper-partisan media use and right-, left-wing alternative media repertoires on consumers’ belief in political misperceptions in the United States. International Journal of Communication, 18, 1-21.
• Windels, K., DuBosar, E., & Mueller, S. (2024). Same age, different experience: Exploring ageism in the advertising industry across departments and intersectional identities. Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 45(2), 257-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/10641734.2024.2303072
• Mueller, S., DuBosar, E., & Windels, K. (2024). From below the glass ceiling: Female perspectives in the world of advertising. Journal of Gender Studies, 33(1), 45-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2022.2115020
• DuBosar, E., Hmielowski, J.D., Hutchens, M.J., & Beam, M.A. (2024). Celebrating wins,  lamenting losses in the aftermath of presidential elections: Examining BIRGing, CORFing, information utility, and identity repair. Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications, 36(3), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000394  
• Hutchens, M.J., Shaughnessy, B., & DuBosar, E. (2023). Populist hyperpartisans?: The interaction between partisan media exposure and populism in the 2020 US Presidential Election. Mass Communication and Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2023.2264265
• DuBosar, E. & Hutchens, M.J. (2023). Looking beyond the punchline: The effect of political entertainment on evaluations of political candidates. Atlantic Journal of Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2023.2207700
• Hmielowski, J.D., & DuBosar, E. (2023). Country roads and cityscapes: Examining the relationship between place-based identity and feelings toward journalists. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 100(3), 595-618. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990231162093 *Finalist for JMCQ Outstanding Article Award (2023)
• Hmielowski, J.D., Cleve, M., DuBosar, E., & Munroe, M. (2022). Feeling is NOT mutual: Political discussion, science, and environmental attitudes by party affiliation. Environmental Communication, 16(7), 960-976. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2022.2140689
• DuBosar, E. (2022). Assessing differences in the framing of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election. Society, 59(2), 169-180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-021-00659-8

Courses Taught

PRCM 4020: Digital Style and Design in Public Relations Messages