Department of Communication

Contact and Overview

Email Address

ringeles@appstate.edu

Office Hours

Monday: 9:00-10:30am, 2:00-3:15pm
Wednesday: 9:00-10:30am, 2:00-3:15pm

And by appointment.

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Education

Ph.D., Media and Communication, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
J.D., Law, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
M.A., Media and Communication, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
B.M., Music Performance (Jazz Trombone), UNC-Greensboro

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching

Currently Teaching (Fall 2024)

COM 1300 Journalism Matters
COM 3305 Communication Law

Teaching and Research Specialties

The First Amendment
Academic Freedom
Tech Transparency
Critical Race Theory
Civil Rights
State-Level Government Regulation

Research

Publications

• Evan Ringel and Amanda Reid, Regulating Facial Recognition Technology and First Amendment Challenges, 28 Communication Law & Policy 3 (2023)
• Amanda Reid, Evan Ringel, and Shanetta Pendleton, Transparency Reports as CSR Reports: Motives, Stakeholders, and Strategies, 20 Social Responsibility Journal 81 (2023)
• Kate Johnson, Evan Ringel, and Amanda Reid, License to Play: Regulating Location-Based Augmented Reality Gameplay on Public Property, 57 Georgia Law Review 1551 (2023)
• David S. Ardia and Evan Ringel, First Amendment Limits on State Laws Targeting Election Misinformation, 20 First Amendment Law Review 291 (2022)

Academic Honors and Awards

• Top Faculty Paper, Second Place, AEJMC Law and Policy Division (2023) 
• Top Faculty Paper, First Place, AEJMC Law and Policy Division (2022)