Updated October 2021
Current academic employment
Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Georgia, Department of Journalism, Fall 2019 - Present
Previous academic employment
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Fall 2018
Doctoral Fellow, Center for Health Communication, Moody College of Communication & Dell Medical Center, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Fall 2015- Spring 2018
Population Health Scholar, University of Texas System, Office of Health Affairs, Summer 2017- Spring 2018
Research Assistant (Dr. Mary Bock, visual communication), University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Summer 2017
Research Assistant (Dr. Renita Coleman, visual communication), University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Summer 2016
Adjunct Lecturer, Murray State University, Fall 2012, Fall 2013 – Spring 2015
Assistant Adviser/Interim Adviser, The Murray State News, Murray State University, Fall 2012 – Spring 2015
Doctoral Fellow, Center for Health Communication, Moody College of Communication & Dell Medical Center, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Fall 2015- Spring 2018
Population Health Scholar, University of Texas System, Office of Health Affairs, Summer 2017- Spring 2018
Research Assistant (Dr. Mary Bock, visual communication), University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Summer 2017
Research Assistant (Dr. Renita Coleman, visual communication), University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism, Summer 2016
Adjunct Lecturer, Murray State University, Fall 2012, Fall 2013 – Spring 2015
Assistant Adviser/Interim Adviser, The Murray State News, Murray State University, Fall 2012 – Spring 2015
Education
University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
Ph.D. in Journalism
Dissertation: What music looks like: Concert photographers and their work, identity and gatekeepers
Graduated in August 2019
Murray State University, Journalism and Mass Communications Department
Master of Arts, Mass Communication
Final Project: Using Time Lapse Photography as a Storytelling Device
Graduated in May 2013
Murray State University, Journalism and Mass Communications Department
Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations (Minor in Photography)
Graduated in December 2005
Ph.D. in Journalism
Dissertation: What music looks like: Concert photographers and their work, identity and gatekeepers
Graduated in August 2019
Murray State University, Journalism and Mass Communications Department
Master of Arts, Mass Communication
Final Project: Using Time Lapse Photography as a Storytelling Device
Graduated in May 2013
Murray State University, Journalism and Mass Communications Department
Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations (Minor in Photography)
Graduated in December 2005
Research
Peer-reviewed academic journal publications (18)
18) Lough, K. & Mortensen, T. (2022). Routine and individual-level influences on newspaper front-page images: Wire photographs, staff photojournalism, race and gender. Journalism Practice.
17) Briscoe, A. & Lough, K. (2021) Using a headshot assignment to incorporate critical theory into photojournalism classrooms. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
16) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2021) A systematic review of constructive and solutions journalism research. Journalism.
15) Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2021) Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Newspaper Research Journal. 42(2), 253-269.
14) Lough, T., Witherspoon, K. & Lough, K. (2021) “A Possibility of a Lady Competitor:” Helen Preece and the 1912 Olympic Modern Pentathlon. Journal of Olympic History. 29(1), 38-47.
13) Lough, K. (2021). Judging photojournalism: The metajournalistic discourse of judges in two photojournalism competitions. Journalism Studies. 22(3), 305-321.
12) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2021). Transitioning to solutions journalism: One newsroom's shift to solutions-focused reporting. Journalism Studies. 22(2), 193-208.
11) Lough, K. (2020). Patriarchal Pits: The gendered experiences of female concert photographers. Journal of Gender Studies. 29(7), 820-831.
10) Kilgo, D., Lough, K., & Riedl, M. (2020). Emotional appeals and news values as factors of shareworthiness in Ice Bucket Challenge News Coverage. Digital Journalism. 8(2), 267-286.
9) McIntyre, K., & Lough, K. (2019). Toward a clearer conceptualization and operationalization of solutions journalism. Journalism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1464884918820756
8) Lough, K. & Hassan, S. (2019). The Pictures in our Pages: Intermedia visual agenda setting between the Associated Press and US newspapers. The Agenda Setting Journal. 3(1), 82-102.
7) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2019). Visualizing the Solution: An analysis of the images that accompany solutions-oriented news stories. Journalism. 20(4), 583-599.
6) Lough, K. (2019). A Gate in the Wall of Sound: Music photographers, access and the field. Journalism Practice. 13(2), 247-262.
5) Lough, K. (2018). Intermedia visual agenda setting- Comparing wire service top photo distribution to what makes the front page. The Agenda Setting Journal. 2(1), 25-40.
4) McIntyre, K., Lough, K. & Manzanares, K. (2018). Solutions in the shadows: The effects of incongruent visual messaging in solutions journalism news stories. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 95(4), 971-989.
3) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Journalists’ perceptions of solutions journalism and its place in the field. Research Journal of the International Symposium on Online Journalism. 8(1), 33-52.
2) Lough, K., Molyneux, L., & Holton, A. (2017). A clearer picture: Journalistic identity practices in words and images on Twitter. Journalism Practice. 12(10), 1277-1291.
1) Bock, M., Lough, K., & Fadnis, D. (2017). “Her”photographer: The Roanoke Live Shot Murders and Visual Communication’s Place in the Newsroom. Visual Communication Quarterly. 24(3), 162-173.
17) Briscoe, A. & Lough, K. (2021) Using a headshot assignment to incorporate critical theory into photojournalism classrooms. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
16) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2021) A systematic review of constructive and solutions journalism research. Journalism.
15) Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2021) Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Newspaper Research Journal. 42(2), 253-269.
14) Lough, T., Witherspoon, K. & Lough, K. (2021) “A Possibility of a Lady Competitor:” Helen Preece and the 1912 Olympic Modern Pentathlon. Journal of Olympic History. 29(1), 38-47.
13) Lough, K. (2021). Judging photojournalism: The metajournalistic discourse of judges in two photojournalism competitions. Journalism Studies. 22(3), 305-321.
12) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2021). Transitioning to solutions journalism: One newsroom's shift to solutions-focused reporting. Journalism Studies. 22(2), 193-208.
11) Lough, K. (2020). Patriarchal Pits: The gendered experiences of female concert photographers. Journal of Gender Studies. 29(7), 820-831.
10) Kilgo, D., Lough, K., & Riedl, M. (2020). Emotional appeals and news values as factors of shareworthiness in Ice Bucket Challenge News Coverage. Digital Journalism. 8(2), 267-286.
9) McIntyre, K., & Lough, K. (2019). Toward a clearer conceptualization and operationalization of solutions journalism. Journalism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1464884918820756
8) Lough, K. & Hassan, S. (2019). The Pictures in our Pages: Intermedia visual agenda setting between the Associated Press and US newspapers. The Agenda Setting Journal. 3(1), 82-102.
7) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2019). Visualizing the Solution: An analysis of the images that accompany solutions-oriented news stories. Journalism. 20(4), 583-599.
6) Lough, K. (2019). A Gate in the Wall of Sound: Music photographers, access and the field. Journalism Practice. 13(2), 247-262.
5) Lough, K. (2018). Intermedia visual agenda setting- Comparing wire service top photo distribution to what makes the front page. The Agenda Setting Journal. 2(1), 25-40.
4) McIntyre, K., Lough, K. & Manzanares, K. (2018). Solutions in the shadows: The effects of incongruent visual messaging in solutions journalism news stories. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 95(4), 971-989.
3) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Journalists’ perceptions of solutions journalism and its place in the field. Research Journal of the International Symposium on Online Journalism. 8(1), 33-52.
2) Lough, K., Molyneux, L., & Holton, A. (2017). A clearer picture: Journalistic identity practices in words and images on Twitter. Journalism Practice. 12(10), 1277-1291.
1) Bock, M., Lough, K., & Fadnis, D. (2017). “Her”photographer: The Roanoke Live Shot Murders and Visual Communication’s Place in the Newsroom. Visual Communication Quarterly. 24(3), 162-173.
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Peer-reviewed academic conference paper presentations (32)
32) Lough, K. (2022). Improving representation through a solutions lens: Photojournalists’ perception and implementation of solutions visual journalism. Accepted for presentation at the 2022 ICA Annual Conference, Paris.
31) Lough, K., Moore, C. & Chapman, A. (2022). Assessing diversity in visual journalism through photographer, subject and community demographics. Accepted for presentation to the Visual Communication Division of the 2022 AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, Memphis.
30) McIntyre, K. & Lough, K. (2021). Evaluating the effects of solutions and constructive journalism: A systematic review of audience-focused research. Presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2021 Annual Conference, Denver.
29) Alvarez-Hernandez, L.R., Lough, K., and Ingram Estevez, R. (2021). Hashtags, Images, and Identity: An Interdisciplinary Qualitative Approach to Analyzing Transgender Latinas’ Use of Instagram. Presentated at the 17th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.
28) Lough, K.. (2021). Sign this or go home: Concert photography agreements as restrictive image control devices. Presentated in the Visual Communication Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2021 conference.
27) Lough, K. & Mortensen, T. (2021). Routine and Individual-Level Influences of Newspaper Front-Page Images: A Study of Wire Photographs, Staff Photojournalism, Race and Gender. Presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2021 Southeast Colloquium.
26) Lough, K. (2020). Judging photojournalism: The metajournalistic discourse of judges in two photojournalism competitions. Presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2020 Annual Conference, San Francisco.
25) Lough, K. (2020). Improving representation through a solutions lens: Photojournalists’ perception and implementation of solutions visual journalism. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2020 pre-conference on “Visual Representation and Marginality: Opening New Conversations,” Gold Coast
24) Lough, K., Wallace, R., & Overgaard, C. (2020). Context clues: News audiences and their higher valuation of contextualist journalistic roles. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2020 conference, Gold Coast.
23) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2019). Transitioning to solutions journalism: One newsroom's shift to solutions-focused reporting. Paper presented at the Future of Journalism 2019 conference, Cardiff, UK.
22) Briscoe, A. & Lough, K. (2019). Cameramen and Congresswomen: How photojournalists framed female candidates in the Year of the Woman. Paper presented at the Future of Journalism 2019 conference, Cardiff, UK.
21) Lough, K. & Mortensen, T.M. (2019).U.S. front-pages: Visual news values in wire versus non-wire photographs. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
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20) Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2019).Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
19) Lough, K. & Mortensen, T.M. (2019).U.S. front-pages: Visual news values in wire versus non-wire photographs. Research-in-progress paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Southeast Colloquium.
18) Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2019).Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Research-in-progress paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Southeast Colloquium.
17) Lough, K. (2018). Two days, twenty outfits: Coachella attendees’ visual presentation of self and experience on Instagram. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2018 Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
16) Lough, K. & Hassan, S. (2018). The Pictures in our Pages: Intermedia visual agenda setting between the Associated Press and US newspapers. Paper presented at the 50 Years in Agenda Setting Research: Past and Future Perspectives Conference, Boulder, Colo.
15) Lough, K. (2018). Patriarchal Pits: The gendered experiences of female concert photographers. Paper presented in the Feminist Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2018 conference, Prague.
* Top poster award
14) McIntyre, K., & Lough, K. (2018). Toward a clearer conceptualization and operationalization of solutions journalism. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2018 conference, Prague.
13) Lough, K. (2018). Exploring computational visual analysis methods to analyze news photos. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2018 Young Scholars Pre-conference: “The Visual Expression of Voice,” Prague.
12) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Journalists’ perceptions of solutions journalism and its place in the field. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism 2018 Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.
11) Lough, K., Molyneux, L., & Holton, A. (2017). The Whole Picture: Journalistic identity practices in words and images on Twitter. Paper presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
10) McIntyre, K., Lough, K. & Manzanares, K. (2017). Solutions in the shadows: The effects of incongruent visual messaging in solutions journalism news stories Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
* First place, top faculty paper
9) Ng, Y. M. M., Lough, K., Shermak, J., & Johnson, T. (2017). Moments to Discover: A longitudinal panel analysis of media displacement/complementarity of social networking sites and traditional media. Paper presented in the Electronic News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
8) Lough, K. (2017). Intermedia Visual Agenda-Setting- Comparing wire service top photo distribution to what makes the front page. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
7) Kilgo, D., Lough, K., & Riedl, M. (2017). Ice, Ice Bucket: Message exposure of health campaigns driven by journalistic coverage and social media sharing. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
6) Lough, K. (2017). InstaRock: How music festival attendees visually present their experience on Instagram. Poster presented at the International Communication Association 2017 Visual Communication Young Scholars preconference.
5) Lough, K. (2017). A Gate in the Wall of Sound: Music photographers, access and the field. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium 2017 conference.
4) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2016). Visualizing the Solution: An analysis of the images that accompany solutions-oriented news stories. Paper presented at the Constructed / Constructive Journalism international conference, Brussels, Belgium.
3) Bock, M., Lough, K., & Fadnis, D. (2016). “Her” photographer: The Roanoke Live Shot Murders and Visual Communication’s Place in the Newsroom. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
2) Lough, K. (2016). Reporting on more than the problem: A usage study of solutions journalism in American newspapers. Paper presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK.
1) Lough, K. (2016). Uncreatively Common: The Use and Misuse of Copyrighted Images Online. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK.
31) Lough, K., Moore, C. & Chapman, A. (2022). Assessing diversity in visual journalism through photographer, subject and community demographics. Accepted for presentation to the Visual Communication Division of the 2022 AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, Memphis.
30) McIntyre, K. & Lough, K. (2021). Evaluating the effects of solutions and constructive journalism: A systematic review of audience-focused research. Presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2021 Annual Conference, Denver.
29) Alvarez-Hernandez, L.R., Lough, K., and Ingram Estevez, R. (2021). Hashtags, Images, and Identity: An Interdisciplinary Qualitative Approach to Analyzing Transgender Latinas’ Use of Instagram. Presentated at the 17th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.
28) Lough, K.. (2021). Sign this or go home: Concert photography agreements as restrictive image control devices. Presentated in the Visual Communication Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2021 conference.
27) Lough, K. & Mortensen, T. (2021). Routine and Individual-Level Influences of Newspaper Front-Page Images: A Study of Wire Photographs, Staff Photojournalism, Race and Gender. Presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2021 Southeast Colloquium.
26) Lough, K. (2020). Judging photojournalism: The metajournalistic discourse of judges in two photojournalism competitions. Presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2020 Annual Conference, San Francisco.
25) Lough, K. (2020). Improving representation through a solutions lens: Photojournalists’ perception and implementation of solutions visual journalism. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2020 pre-conference on “Visual Representation and Marginality: Opening New Conversations,” Gold Coast
24) Lough, K., Wallace, R., & Overgaard, C. (2020). Context clues: News audiences and their higher valuation of contextualist journalistic roles. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2020 conference, Gold Coast.
23) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2019). Transitioning to solutions journalism: One newsroom's shift to solutions-focused reporting. Paper presented at the Future of Journalism 2019 conference, Cardiff, UK.
22) Briscoe, A. & Lough, K. (2019). Cameramen and Congresswomen: How photojournalists framed female candidates in the Year of the Woman. Paper presented at the Future of Journalism 2019 conference, Cardiff, UK.
21) Lough, K. & Mortensen, T.M. (2019).U.S. front-pages: Visual news values in wire versus non-wire photographs. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
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20) Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2019).Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
19) Lough, K. & Mortensen, T.M. (2019).U.S. front-pages: Visual news values in wire versus non-wire photographs. Research-in-progress paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Southeast Colloquium.
18) Lough, K. & Ashe, I. (2019).Journalism’s visual construction of place in environmental coverage. Research-in-progress paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2019 Southeast Colloquium.
17) Lough, K. (2018). Two days, twenty outfits: Coachella attendees’ visual presentation of self and experience on Instagram. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2018 Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
16) Lough, K. & Hassan, S. (2018). The Pictures in our Pages: Intermedia visual agenda setting between the Associated Press and US newspapers. Paper presented at the 50 Years in Agenda Setting Research: Past and Future Perspectives Conference, Boulder, Colo.
15) Lough, K. (2018). Patriarchal Pits: The gendered experiences of female concert photographers. Paper presented in the Feminist Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2018 conference, Prague.
* Top poster award
14) McIntyre, K., & Lough, K. (2018). Toward a clearer conceptualization and operationalization of solutions journalism. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2018 conference, Prague.
13) Lough, K. (2018). Exploring computational visual analysis methods to analyze news photos. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2018 Young Scholars Pre-conference: “The Visual Expression of Voice,” Prague.
12) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Journalists’ perceptions of solutions journalism and its place in the field. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism 2018 Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.
11) Lough, K., Molyneux, L., & Holton, A. (2017). The Whole Picture: Journalistic identity practices in words and images on Twitter. Paper presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
10) McIntyre, K., Lough, K. & Manzanares, K. (2017). Solutions in the shadows: The effects of incongruent visual messaging in solutions journalism news stories Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
* First place, top faculty paper
9) Ng, Y. M. M., Lough, K., Shermak, J., & Johnson, T. (2017). Moments to Discover: A longitudinal panel analysis of media displacement/complementarity of social networking sites and traditional media. Paper presented in the Electronic News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 Annual Conference, Chicago.
8) Lough, K. (2017). Intermedia Visual Agenda-Setting- Comparing wire service top photo distribution to what makes the front page. Paper presented in the Journalism Studies Division at the International Communication Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
7) Kilgo, D., Lough, K., & Riedl, M. (2017). Ice, Ice Bucket: Message exposure of health campaigns driven by journalistic coverage and social media sharing. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
6) Lough, K. (2017). InstaRock: How music festival attendees visually present their experience on Instagram. Poster presented at the International Communication Association 2017 Visual Communication Young Scholars preconference.
5) Lough, K. (2017). A Gate in the Wall of Sound: Music photographers, access and the field. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium 2017 conference.
4) Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2016). Visualizing the Solution: An analysis of the images that accompany solutions-oriented news stories. Paper presented at the Constructed / Constructive Journalism international conference, Brussels, Belgium.
3) Bock, M., Lough, K., & Fadnis, D. (2016). “Her” photographer: The Roanoke Live Shot Murders and Visual Communication’s Place in the Newsroom. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
2) Lough, K. (2016). Reporting on more than the problem: A usage study of solutions journalism in American newspapers. Paper presented in the Newspapers and Online News Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK.
1) Lough, K. (2016). Uncreatively Common: The Use and Misuse of Copyrighted Images Online. Paper presented in the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter Conference, Norman, OK.
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Conference panels
Aufderheide, P., & Eko, L. (2021, October). Visual Research Ethics Panel. Lough, K. (chair) at the Inaugural Annual Conference & 1st International Conference On Research Process And Research Ethics jointly hosted by Daystar University and the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), Kenya.
Eckdale, B., Young, R., Cabas-Mijares, A., Lough, K., & Piacentine, C. (2021, August). Research Identity Crisis? How to Communicate Your Research Identity. In Delaney, B. (chair) panel at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, virtual.
Midberry, J., Lough, K., & Pixley, T. (2020, August). Solutions Photojournalism: Visually reporting beyond the problem-based narrative. In Dahmen, N. (chair) panel at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, San Francisco.
Carroll, C., Edy, J.A., Lough, K., Ghanem, S., Meraz, S., Wanta, W. (2018, July) What is the Future of Agenda Setting? In McCombs, M. (chair). panel at the 50 Years in Agenda Setting Research: Past and Future Perspectives Conference, Boulder, Colo.
Eckdale, B., Young, R., Cabas-Mijares, A., Lough, K., & Piacentine, C. (2021, August). Research Identity Crisis? How to Communicate Your Research Identity. In Delaney, B. (chair) panel at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, virtual.
Midberry, J., Lough, K., & Pixley, T. (2020, August). Solutions Photojournalism: Visually reporting beyond the problem-based narrative. In Dahmen, N. (chair) panel at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, San Francisco.
Carroll, C., Edy, J.A., Lough, K., Ghanem, S., Meraz, S., Wanta, W. (2018, July) What is the Future of Agenda Setting? In McCombs, M. (chair). panel at the 50 Years in Agenda Setting Research: Past and Future Perspectives Conference, Boulder, Colo.
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invited presentations/Workshops
Presenter: Red Carpet Photography Workshop. For Backlight Student Film Festival & the UGA student chapter of the National Press Photographers Association, Athens, Ga., April 14, 2022
Presenter: Telling the Whole Story through Solutions Journalism. Georgia Scholastic Press Association Winter Conference, Athens, Ga., February 10, 2022.
Panelist: How does a solutions focus change the frame of documentary photography? VII Insider, virtual, January 25, 2022.
Panelist: The Future of Photojournalism. South Carolina Humanities' Picturing Democracy series. Charleston, South Carolina, October 13, 2021.
Panel chair: Q&A with Ryan Cameron, Photo Editor of the Red & Black, UGA photo night, January 23, 2020
Presenter: Telling the whole story by providing the whole picture: How photojournalism and solutions journalism can work together. Transitions Online, Prague, Czech Republic, June 25, 2019
Panelist: How to make visual journalism more impactful. GEN Summit, Athens, Greece, June 15, 2019
Presenter: Telling the Whole Story through Solutions Journalism. Georgia Scholastic Press Association Winter Conference, Athens, Ga., February 10, 2022.
Panelist: How does a solutions focus change the frame of documentary photography? VII Insider, virtual, January 25, 2022.
Panelist: The Future of Photojournalism. South Carolina Humanities' Picturing Democracy series. Charleston, South Carolina, October 13, 2021.
Panel chair: Q&A with Ryan Cameron, Photo Editor of the Red & Black, UGA photo night, January 23, 2020
Presenter: Telling the whole story by providing the whole picture: How photojournalism and solutions journalism can work together. Transitions Online, Prague, Czech Republic, June 25, 2019
Panelist: How to make visual journalism more impactful. GEN Summit, Athens, Greece, June 15, 2019
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Popular press
Lough, K. (2022). Learning from the first 6 years of solutions journalism research. Solutions Journalism Network
Lough, K. (2020). Gender bias, assumptions continue to hinder female photojournalists. News Photographer Magazine
Lough, K. (2020). The Research behind Visuals and Solutions Journalism. Solutions Journalism Network
Lough, K. (2020). Gender bias, assumptions continue to hinder female photojournalists. News Photographer Magazine
Lough, K. (2020). The Research behind Visuals and Solutions Journalism. Solutions Journalism Network
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Media appearances
Documentary interview (March, 2022). Stay On Your Wall: The story of the greatest season in Murray State history
Documentary interview (December, 2021). A Year in the Pit: A Journey into Music Photography
The Lead podcast (September 22, 2021). "UGA’s Kyser Lough on trends in photojournalism and studying the visual communications field"
Business Insider (May 12, 2021). "The 54 best books to read if you want to be a journalist, according to journalism professors"
The Digital People Podcast (Jan 26, 2021). Season 2, Episode 17
Flagpole Magazine (Oct 28, 2020). "Music Photography: For Memory, For Community, For Activism"
Murray Ledger & Times (April 23, 2020). "Reliving the 2011-12 season"
How to Become a Rock Star Photographer podcast (Feb 13, 2018). Episode 43: Behavior of Photographers in the Photo Pit
Documentary interview (December, 2021). A Year in the Pit: A Journey into Music Photography
The Lead podcast (September 22, 2021). "UGA’s Kyser Lough on trends in photojournalism and studying the visual communications field"
Business Insider (May 12, 2021). "The 54 best books to read if you want to be a journalist, according to journalism professors"
The Digital People Podcast (Jan 26, 2021). Season 2, Episode 17
Flagpole Magazine (Oct 28, 2020). "Music Photography: For Memory, For Community, For Activism"
Murray Ledger & Times (April 23, 2020). "Reliving the 2011-12 season"
How to Become a Rock Star Photographer podcast (Feb 13, 2018). Episode 43: Behavior of Photographers in the Photo Pit
teaching
Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Graduate
JRMC 8350 Media images research methods and theory, Fall 2020, Fall 2022
JOUR 7320 Journalism Ethics and Diversity, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 (cross-listed with JOUR 5320)
Undergraduate
JOUR 3330 Introduction to Photojournalism, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
JOUR 3380 Graphics for Journalists, Fall 2019, Spring 2021
JOUR 4090 Multiplatform Story Production, Spring 2021
JOUR 5320 Journalism Ethics and Diversity, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 (cross-listed with JOUR 7320)
JOUR 5990 Photographic Storytelling: Communicating Visually, Summer 2021, Summer 2022
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
COM 316 Photographic Communications, Fall 2018
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
J 330 J Documentary Photography, undergraduate/graduate, Study Abroad (Prague), Summer 2018, Summer 2019
J 331 D Intermediate Photographic Communications, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019
J 302 Digital Storytelling Basics, Spring 2016
COM 316 Photographic Communications, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
Adjunct Lecturer, Murray State University, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
GCM 153 Electronic Imaging, undergraduate, Fall 2013 – Spring 2015
JMC 385 Digital Storytelling, undergraduate, Study Abroad (Italy & Greece), Summer 2014
JMC 396 Publication Design, undergraduate, Fall 2012
Graduate
JRMC 8350 Media images research methods and theory, Fall 2020, Fall 2022
JOUR 7320 Journalism Ethics and Diversity, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 (cross-listed with JOUR 5320)
Undergraduate
JOUR 3330 Introduction to Photojournalism, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
JOUR 3380 Graphics for Journalists, Fall 2019, Spring 2021
JOUR 4090 Multiplatform Story Production, Spring 2021
JOUR 5320 Journalism Ethics and Diversity, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 (cross-listed with JOUR 7320)
JOUR 5990 Photographic Storytelling: Communicating Visually, Summer 2021, Summer 2022
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
COM 316 Photographic Communications, Fall 2018
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, School of Journalism
J 330 J Documentary Photography, undergraduate/graduate, Study Abroad (Prague), Summer 2018, Summer 2019
J 331 D Intermediate Photographic Communications, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019
J 302 Digital Storytelling Basics, Spring 2016
COM 316 Photographic Communications, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
Adjunct Lecturer, Murray State University, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
GCM 153 Electronic Imaging, undergraduate, Fall 2013 – Spring 2015
JMC 385 Digital Storytelling, undergraduate, Study Abroad (Italy & Greece), Summer 2014
JMC 396 Publication Design, undergraduate, Fall 2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Photographer, December 2005 – present
Editorial and commercial photography work has appeared for The University of Texas, Murray State University, the Associated Press and NCAA and in the Austin American-Statesman, Lexington Herald-Leader, Louisville Courier-Journal and American Hunter Magazine among others.
Marketing Specialist, Murray-Calloway County Hospital, Murray, Ky., June 2011 – August 2015
Wrote press releases, designed daily internal newsletter, made photographs, promoted hospital services, employees and events internally and externally, created/administrated multiple social media accounts and trained others to manage them, monitored multiple media channels, maintained press clippings file, assisted in event planning, managed website, designed daily internal newsletter and served as liaison to third-party web design company.
Assistant Adviser/Interim Adviser, The Murray State News, Murray, Ky., October 2012 – May 2015
Advised collegiate student newspaper staff in writing, design, editing, advertising and photography. Attended weekly staff and editorial board meetings to provide critique and support. Offered advice during weekly production night. Mentored student editors and staff. Traveled with/chaperoned students to state convention. Filled in for current Adviser during medical leave period (October 2012 – May 2013).
Staff Photographer/Reporter, The Murray Ledger & Times, Murray, Ky., January 2009 – June 2011
Wrote feature, news and sports articles and weekly business column. Photographed news and sporting events. Maintained editorial side of website. Covered hospital and county school district board meetings regularly. Designed page layouts for front and inside pages, including weekly Business and Learning pages. Created copy and designed page layouts for special section inserts.
Sports stringer, The Murray Ledger & Times, Murray, Ky., October 2007 – January 2009, Fall 2012
Photographed local high school and collegiate sporting events, wrote game stories and tracked game statistics as needed on a part-time basis.
Sales Director, Hawkins Research, Inc., Murray, Ky., July 2007 – January 2009
Managed Sales department. Hired new Account Managers. Trained employees. Analyzed market trends. Developed short- and long-term sales plans. Researched and developed new prospects and markets. Continued Training Coordinator duties. Facilitated weekly Sales/Marketing meetings.
Training Coordinator, Hawkins Research, Inc., Murray, Ky., February 2006 – July 2007
Designed new and updated old promotional material including web and print advertisements and logos. Served in Marketing department. Wrote and designed monthly customer newsletter (dist. 1,500). Taught weekly on-line courses for PowerClaim software. Attended trade shows and other sales/training functions.
Editorial and commercial photography work has appeared for The University of Texas, Murray State University, the Associated Press and NCAA and in the Austin American-Statesman, Lexington Herald-Leader, Louisville Courier-Journal and American Hunter Magazine among others.
Marketing Specialist, Murray-Calloway County Hospital, Murray, Ky., June 2011 – August 2015
Wrote press releases, designed daily internal newsletter, made photographs, promoted hospital services, employees and events internally and externally, created/administrated multiple social media accounts and trained others to manage them, monitored multiple media channels, maintained press clippings file, assisted in event planning, managed website, designed daily internal newsletter and served as liaison to third-party web design company.
Assistant Adviser/Interim Adviser, The Murray State News, Murray, Ky., October 2012 – May 2015
Advised collegiate student newspaper staff in writing, design, editing, advertising and photography. Attended weekly staff and editorial board meetings to provide critique and support. Offered advice during weekly production night. Mentored student editors and staff. Traveled with/chaperoned students to state convention. Filled in for current Adviser during medical leave period (October 2012 – May 2013).
Staff Photographer/Reporter, The Murray Ledger & Times, Murray, Ky., January 2009 – June 2011
Wrote feature, news and sports articles and weekly business column. Photographed news and sporting events. Maintained editorial side of website. Covered hospital and county school district board meetings regularly. Designed page layouts for front and inside pages, including weekly Business and Learning pages. Created copy and designed page layouts for special section inserts.
Sports stringer, The Murray Ledger & Times, Murray, Ky., October 2007 – January 2009, Fall 2012
Photographed local high school and collegiate sporting events, wrote game stories and tracked game statistics as needed on a part-time basis.
Sales Director, Hawkins Research, Inc., Murray, Ky., July 2007 – January 2009
Managed Sales department. Hired new Account Managers. Trained employees. Analyzed market trends. Developed short- and long-term sales plans. Researched and developed new prospects and markets. Continued Training Coordinator duties. Facilitated weekly Sales/Marketing meetings.
Training Coordinator, Hawkins Research, Inc., Murray, Ky., February 2006 – July 2007
Designed new and updated old promotional material including web and print advertisements and logos. Served in Marketing department. Wrote and designed monthly customer newsletter (dist. 1,500). Taught weekly on-line courses for PowerClaim software. Attended trade shows and other sales/training functions.
ACADEMIC SERVICE AND HONORS
Grants
2020: Paul C. and Margaret Beasley Broun Student Support Fund Faculty and Graduate Student Micro-Grant, $3,700 (Collaborator, with L.R. Alvarez-Hernandez (PI), M. Caplan and P. Kreshel). Hashtags, Images, and Identity: An Analysis of Transgender Women of Color’s Use of Instagram
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Honors and awards
Top 22 Under 40 Racer Young Alumni, Murray State University, 2022
Special Collections Libraries Faculty Fellow, 2021
Rock Star Reviewer, International Communication Association, Visual Communication Studies division, 2020
Selected participant, Solutions Journalism Educators Academy, 2019
Graduate School Summer Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2019
Jesse H. Jones Fellowship, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Graduate Student Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
David Warren Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Dissertation Research Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Bruton Fellowship, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
ICA Conference Registration Waiver, Feminist Scholarship Division, 2018
Travel Scholarship for Graduate Journalism program to Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’An, China-United States Exchange Foundation/University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism, 2017
CityU Summer School in Social Science Research full attendance scholarship, Hong Kong, 2017
Graduate School Decentralized Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Graduate School Tuition Gap Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
International Communications Association Travel Grant, 2017
Will H. Mayes Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Texas Public Education Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2016, 2017
Pic Wagner Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2016
Decherd Research Assistantship, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2016
Professional Development Award, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2016
School of Journalism Travel Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2016, 2017
Graduate Recruitment Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Dean’s List, Murray State University, Spring 2004
Special Collections Libraries Faculty Fellow, 2021
Rock Star Reviewer, International Communication Association, Visual Communication Studies division, 2020
Selected participant, Solutions Journalism Educators Academy, 2019
Graduate School Summer Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2019
Jesse H. Jones Fellowship, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Graduate Student Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
David Warren Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Dissertation Research Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
Bruton Fellowship, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2018
ICA Conference Registration Waiver, Feminist Scholarship Division, 2018
Travel Scholarship for Graduate Journalism program to Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’An, China-United States Exchange Foundation/University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism, 2017
CityU Summer School in Social Science Research full attendance scholarship, Hong Kong, 2017
Graduate School Decentralized Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Graduate School Tuition Gap Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
International Communications Association Travel Grant, 2017
Will H. Mayes Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Texas Public Education Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2016, 2017
Pic Wagner Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2016
Decherd Research Assistantship, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2016
Professional Development Award, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2016
School of Journalism Travel Grant, University of Texas at Austin, 2016, 2017
Graduate Recruitment Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Dean’s List, Murray State University, Spring 2004
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affiliations
National Press Photographers Association, 2014 – present
International Communication Association, 2015 – present
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2014 - present
Society of Professional Journalists, 2014 – present
News as Culture Research Group, University of Texas, 2015 – 2019
Digital Media Research Program, University of Texas, 2015 – 2019
International Communication Association, 2015 – present
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2014 - present
Society of Professional Journalists, 2014 – present
News as Culture Research Group, University of Texas, 2015 – 2019
Digital Media Research Program, University of Texas, 2015 – 2019
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reviewing
Agenda Setting Journal
Communication, Culture & Critique
Communication Studies
Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research
Digital Journalism
Feminist Media Studies
International Journal of Press/Politics
Journal of Communication
Journalism
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Journalism Practice
Journalism Studies
Media and Communication
Newspaper Research Journal
New Media & Society
Newspaper Research Journal
Social Media + Society
Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication
Visual Communication
Visual Communication Quarterly
AEJMC Southeast Colloquium
AEJMC annual conference
Visual Communication Division
Newspapers and Online News Division
Graduate Student Interest Group
International Communication Association annual conference
Visual Communication Studies Division
Journalism Studies Division
Feminist Scholarship Division
Communication, Culture & Critique
Communication Studies
Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research
Digital Journalism
Feminist Media Studies
International Journal of Press/Politics
Journal of Communication
Journalism
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Journalism Practice
Journalism Studies
Media and Communication
Newspaper Research Journal
New Media & Society
Newspaper Research Journal
Social Media + Society
Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication
Visual Communication
Visual Communication Quarterly
AEJMC Southeast Colloquium
AEJMC annual conference
Visual Communication Division
Newspapers and Online News Division
Graduate Student Interest Group
International Communication Association annual conference
Visual Communication Studies Division
Journalism Studies Division
Feminist Scholarship Division
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Advising and mentoring
Doctoral Committee Member
A. Briscoe, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia. 2021. Dissertation: "Precarious Photojournalists: How Gender And Freelance Work Shape Women’s Experiences As News Photographers"
M. Binford, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia. Expected Graduation: 2021
A. Scott, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin. Expected Graduation: 2022
C. Assaf, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin. Expected Graduation: 2023
Masters Committee Member
A. Perry, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia. 2021. Thesis: "Cool Slut: The Politics of Representation In Chastity Belt’s Approach To Feminism"
Undergraduate Student Activities
Mentor, Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
A. Briscoe, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia. 2021. Dissertation: "Precarious Photojournalists: How Gender And Freelance Work Shape Women’s Experiences As News Photographers"
M. Binford, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia. Expected Graduation: 2021
A. Scott, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin. Expected Graduation: 2022
C. Assaf, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin. Expected Graduation: 2023
Masters Committee Member
A. Perry, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia. 2021. Thesis: "Cool Slut: The Politics of Representation In Chastity Belt’s Approach To Feminism"
Undergraduate Student Activities
Mentor, Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
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service
To the discipline
Discussant, Journalism Studies and Visual Communication Studies divisions, International Communication Association 2021 Conference
Discussant, Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2021 Southeast Colloquium.
Secretary (elected), Visual Communication Studies Division, International Communication Association, 2020-2022
Member, Inaugural doctoral student reviewer trainee program at Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2018-2019
Screening Committee, Peabody Awards, 2017, 2018
Graduate Student Liaison, Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2016 – present
Discussant, Graduate Student Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 annual conference, Chicago.
Moderator, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium 2017 conference
Volunteer, International Communications Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
Volunteer, Knight Center for Journalism in the Latin Americas at the University of Texas at Austin. International Symposium on Online Journalism conference, Austin, TX, 2016 & 2017
Membership Chair, Graduate Student Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2016 - 2017
To the college and university
Chair, Rollin M. “Pete” McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism, 2021-present
Member, Graduate Council, University of Georgia, 2020-2023
Member, Appeals Committee, Graduate Council, University of Georgia, 2020-2023
Host Committee, NPPA Best of Photojournalism contest, 2020
Photo coach, UGA Photojournalism at the Fair, 2019, 2021
Alternate Representative, Graduate Student Council, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2015 – Spring 2017
Discussant, Journalism Studies and Visual Communication Studies divisions, International Communication Association 2021 Conference
Discussant, Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2021 Southeast Colloquium.
Secretary (elected), Visual Communication Studies Division, International Communication Association, 2020-2022
Member, Inaugural doctoral student reviewer trainee program at Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2018-2019
Screening Committee, Peabody Awards, 2017, 2018
Graduate Student Liaison, Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2016 – present
Discussant, Graduate Student Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 2017 annual conference, Chicago.
Moderator, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium 2017 conference
Volunteer, International Communications Association 2017 conference, San Diego, CA.
Volunteer, Knight Center for Journalism in the Latin Americas at the University of Texas at Austin. International Symposium on Online Journalism conference, Austin, TX, 2016 & 2017
Membership Chair, Graduate Student Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2016 - 2017
To the college and university
Chair, Rollin M. “Pete” McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism, 2021-present
Member, Graduate Council, University of Georgia, 2020-2023
Member, Appeals Committee, Graduate Council, University of Georgia, 2020-2023
Host Committee, NPPA Best of Photojournalism contest, 2020
Photo coach, UGA Photojournalism at the Fair, 2019, 2021
Alternate Representative, Graduate Student Council, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2015 – Spring 2017