Biography

Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Dr. John Feaster has been teaching at Rowan since 2010. He has published research on the roles communication technology plays in interpersonal communication contexts. More recently, his research interests have focused on communication meta-theory, which aims to help fellow scholars more clearly discuss (and teach) diverse perspectives on communication processes. He served as the chair of the Department of Communication Studies from 2017 to 2023.

John enjoys roller coasters (El Toro is his all-time favorite), fostering cats with his wife (the real Dr. Feaster in the family), collecting Japanese Role-Playing Games (JRPGs), and playing Magic: The Gathering badly.

Courses

CMS 04316  Mediated Interpersonal Communication
CMS 04350  Communication Research Methods
CMS 04450  Seminar in Communication Studies
CMS 04455  Senior Transition

Notable Publications

Feaster, J.C. (2013). Great expectations: The association between media afforded information control and desirable social outcomes. Communication Quarterly, 61 172-194.

Dimmick, J., Feaster, J.C, & Ramirez, Jr., A. (2011). The niches of interpersonal media: Relationships in time and space. New Media & Society, 13, 1265-1282.

Feaster, J.C. (2010). Expanding the impression management model of communication channels: An information control scale. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 16, 115-138.

Min, S.J., & Feaster, J.C. (2010). Missing children in national news coverage: Racial and gender representations of missing children cases in national television news. Communication Research Reports, 27, 206-216.

Ramirez, Jr., A., Dimmick, J., Feaster, J., Lin, S-F. (2008). Revisiting interpersonal media competition: The gratification niches of instant messaging, email, and telephone.  Communication Research, 35, 529-547.