Faculty Profile
Koji Fuse
Title
Associate Professor
Department
Mayborn School of Journalism
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
Major: Journalism
Dissertation Title: Ideological Constraints of Public Opinion Polls: History, Legitimation, and Effects on Democracy
MA, Drake University, 1994.
Major: Mass Communication
Degree Specialization: Journalism and Public Relations
Dissertation Title: Are American News Magazines Setting the Agenda for Japan Bashing? A Content Analysis of Coverage of Japanese Economic Activities: 1981-1990
BA, Keio University, 1987.
Major: English and American Literature
Degree Specialization: English Literaure
Dissertation Title: Thomas Hardy as a Meliorist in "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"
Current Scheduled Teaching*
No current or future courses scheduled.
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Previous Scheduled Teaching*
INFO 6950.734, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2024
JOUR 5310.001, Media Ethics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
JOUR 5800.716, Professional Internship, Spring 2024
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2023
INFO 6950.045, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2023
JOUR 5130.888, International Advertising and Public Relations Study Abroad, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5800.708, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2023
JOUR 5800.716, Professional Internship, Spring 2023
INFO 6660.021, Readings in Information Science, Spring 2023
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2022
JOUR 5800.708, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2022
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2022
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022
JOUR 5310.601, Media Ethics, Spring 2022 SPOT
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2021
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2021
JOUR 5800.716, Professional Internship, Fall 2021
JOUR 5800.708, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2021
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2021
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021
JOUR 5800.716, Professional Internship, Spring 2021
JOUR 5310.601, Media Ethics, Fall 2020 SPOT
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2020
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020
JOUR 5040.201, Media Studies and Theories, Spring 2020 Syllabus
JOUR 5040.601, Media Studies and Theories, Spring 2020 Syllabus
JOUR 5800.716, Professional Internship, Spring 2020
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Spring 2020 Syllabus
JOUR 5250.601, Quantitative Research, Spring 2020
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2019
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019
JOUR 5800.716, Professional Internship, Fall 2019
JOUR 5800.716, Professional Internship, Fall 8W2 2019
JOUR 5800.708, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2019
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2019
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2018
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2018
JOUR 5310.001, Media Ethics, Fall 2018 SPOT
JOUR 5800.716, Professional Internship, Fall 2018
JOUR 5130.004, International Advertising and Public Relations Study Abroad, Summer 5W1 2018 SPOT
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Summer 5W2 2018 SPOT
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Spring 2018 SPOT
JOUR 5251.801, Research Fundamentals in Digital Communication I, Spring 2018 SPOT
JOUR 5100.002, Case Problems in Public Relations, Fall 2017 SPOT
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Summer 5W2 2017 SPOT
JOUR 4900.716, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2017
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2017
JOUR 2310.304, Introduction to Media Writing, Spring 2017 SPOT
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2016
JOUR 5100.002, Case Problems in Public Relations, Fall 2016 SPOT
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2016
JOUR 5310.001, Media Ethics, Fall 2016 SPOT
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Summer 5W2 2016 SPOT
JOUR 5350.004, Seminar in Journalism and Mass Communication, Summer 8W1 2016 SPOT
JOUR 5350.108, Seminar in Journalism and Mass Communication, Summer 8W1 2016 SPOT
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2016
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2016
JOUR 5040.001, Media Studies and Theories, Spring 2016 SPOT
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Spring 2016 SPOT
JOUR 5100.002, Case Problems in Public Relations, Fall 2015 SPOT
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Summer 5W2 2015 SPOT
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2015
JOUR 3400.001, Fundamentals of Public Relations Practices, Spring 2015 Syllabus
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Spring 2015
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2014
JOUR 5100.002, Case Problems in Public Relations, Fall 2014
JOUR 3400.001, Fundamentals of Public Relations Practices, Fall 2014 Syllabus
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014
JOUR 5310.001, Media Ethics, Fall 2014
JOUR 4440.001, Public Relations Case Studies, Fall 2014 Syllabus
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Summer 5W2 2014
JOUR 3400.001, Fundamentals of Public Relations Practices, Spring 2014 Syllabus
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2014
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Spring 2014
JOUR 5100.002, Case Problems in Public Relations, Fall 2013
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2013
JOUR 4440.001, Public Relations Case Studies, Fall 2013 Syllabus
JOUR 3420.001, Public Relations Writing, Fall 2013 Syllabus
JOUR 3420.002, Public Relations Writing, Fall 2013 Syllabus
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2013
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2013
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2013
JOUR 3420.002, Public Relations Writing, Spring 2013 Syllabus
JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Spring 2013
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2012
JOUR 5100.002, Case Problems in Public Relations, Fall 2012
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2012
JOUR 4440.001, Public Relations Case Studies, Fall 2012 Syllabus
JOUR 3420.001, Public Relations Writing, Fall 2012 Syllabus
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2012
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Summer 3W1 2012
JOUR 5250.001, Research Methods I (Quantitative), Summer 5W1 2012
JOUR 5900.716, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2012
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2012
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Spring 2012 Syllabus
JOUR 5250.001, Research Methods I (Quantitative), Spring 2012
JOUR 5100.002, Case Problems in Public Relations, Fall 2011
JOUR 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Fall 2011
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Fall 2011 Syllabus
JOUR 5250.001, Research Methods I (Quantitative), Fall 2011
JOUR 4210.016, Topics in Journalism and Mass Media, Fall 2011
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Summer 5W2 2011 Syllabus
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Spring 2011 Syllabus
JOUR 3420.001, Public Relations Writing, Spring 2011 Syllabus
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Fall 2010 Syllabus
JOUR 3420.001, Public Relations Writing, Fall 2010 Syllabus
JOUR 5250.001, Research Methods I (Quantitative), Fall 2010
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Spring 2010 Syllabus
JOUR 3420.001, Public Relations Writing, Spring 2010 Syllabus
JOUR 3420.001, Public Relations Writing, Fall 2009 Syllabus
JOUR 5250.001, Research Methods I (Quantitative), Fall 2009
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Spring 2009
JOUR 5250.001, Research Methods I (Quantitative), Spring 2009
JOUR 4210.011, Topics in Journalism and Mass Media, Spring 2009
JOUR 5250.001, Research Methods I (Quantitative), Fall 2008
JOUR 4210.011, Topics in Journalism and Mass Media, Fall 2008
JOUR 4450.002, Case Studies in Public Relations, Spring 2008
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Spring 2008
JOUR 5250.001, Research Methods I (Quantitative), Spring 2008
JOUR 5100.002, Case Problems in Public Relations, Fall 2007
JOUR 2420.001, Principles of Public Relations, Fall 2007
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Published Publications
Published Intellectual Contributions
Abstracts and Proceedings
Fuse, K. "(Keynote Lecture) PR, CSR, and Crisis Communications: A Japan-U.S. Comparison on Theory and Practice ". Proceedings of Communication Researchers' Conference of Japan. 24, 1–32. Nagoya:.
Fuse, K. “(Keynote Lecture) Crisis Communications: Public Relations and Business Ethics”. Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University (Psychology and Human Development Sciences). 61, 13–25. Nagoya: Nagoya University.
Fuse, K., Mueller, J. E. (1998). "The Politics of World War II History: The Dehistoricizing Obliteration of Non-Japanese Asians in Japanese and American Newspapers". The Image of Class in Literature, Media, and Society: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery [SISSI]. 168–77. Pueblo, CO: Colorado State University–Pueblo.
Book
Land, M., Fuse, K., Hornaday, B. W. (2014). Contemporary Media Ethics: A Practical Guide for Students, Scholars and Professionals in the Globalized World (2nd ed.). (2), . Spokane, WA: Marquette Books.
Book Chapter
Fuse, K., Bowden, G. (2019). "One Company's Quest for Quality: From Baldrige to Lean Six Sigma". Public Relations Strategy in Action: A Casebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Fuse, K., Sears, J., Butler, K. A. (2019). "Toshiba Accounting Scandal: Japanese National Culture, Corporate Governance, and Public Relations Ethics”. Translating Values into Conduct: Cases in Public Relations Ethics. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Fuse, K. "Ancient Chinese Philosophy in the Age of Social Media". From Twitter to Tahrir Square: Ethics in Social and New Media Communication. 1, 177–97. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Land, M., Fuse, K., Lambiase, J. J. (2014). "Blaming Victims: Crisis (Mis)Management of a Fatal Tiger Attack at the San Francisco Zoo". Contemporary Media Ethics: A Practical Guide for Students, Scholars and Professionals in a Globalized World (2nd ed.). (2nd ed.), 261–73. Spokane, WA: Marquette Books.
Fuse, K. (2014). "Commodification of Higher Education: Stealth Campaign and Public Relations". Contemporary Media Ethics: A Practical Guide for Students, Scholars and Professionals in a Globalized World (2nd ed.). (2nd ed.), 274–91. Spokane, WA: Marquette Books.
Land, M., Fuse, K. (2014). "The Point-of-Decision Pyramid Model for Media Ethics in the Globalized World". Contemporary Media Ethics: A Practical Guide for Students, Scholars and Professionals in a Globalized World (2nd ed.). (2nd ed.), . Spokane, WA: Marquette Books.
Fuse, K., Mueller, J. E. (2009). "Created Heroes, Humanized Soldiers, and Superior Western Values: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima". War and the Media: Essays on News Reporting, Propaganda and Popular Culture. 41–56. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Heider, D., Fuse, K. (2004). "Class and Local TV News". Class and News. 87–107. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Journal Article
Fuse, K. (2018). Review of Digital Archive of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. American Journalism. 35(1), 121–23. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08821127.2017.1419766
Fuse, K. (2016). Review of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Paramount Pictures. American Journalism. 33(4), 492–94. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08821127.2016.1241656
Lambiase, J. J., Fuse, K. (2012). "Apology and Pre-Crisis in Japan and the United States: A Qualitative Analysis of Toyota's 2009 Messaging before the Assembly Lines Stopped". Southwestern Mass Communication Journal. 27(2), 51–66.
Fuse, K., Lambiase, J. J. (2010). "Alumni Perceptions of the ACEJMC's 11 Professional Values and Competencies". Southwestern Mass Communication Journal. 25(2), 41–54.
Fuse, K., Land, M., Lambiase, J. J. (2010). "Expanding the Philosophical Base for Ethical Public Relations Practice: Cross-Cultural Case Application of Non-Western Ethical Philosophies". Western Journal of Communication. 74(4), 436–55.
Fuse, K. (2004). "Japanese Media and Politics in Social Construction of the Pacific War". Kentucky Journal of Communication. 23(2), 85–108.
Chesebro, . W., Fuse, K. (2001). "The Development of a Perceived Masculinity Scale". Communication Quarterly. 49(3), 203-78.
Newsletter
Fuse, K. (2013). "Looking Back and Looking Now to Look Forward". JUCA Newsletter. 4–5.
Fuse, K. (2005). "Planner's Report". JUCA News. 1–3.
Fuse, K. (2004). "News from the Secretary". JUCA News. 2–3.
Awarded Grants
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
Fellowship
Fuse, K. (Principal), "Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2008).
Grant - Research
Fuse, K. (Principal), Mueller, J. E. (Other), Kayanja, I. M. (Other), Williams, K. (Other), "Colgrove Research Grant," Sponsored by Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas, $2200 Funded. (June 15, 2022 – Present).
Fuse, K. (Principal), Kayanja, I. M. (Co-Principal), Williams, K. M. (Co-Principal), "Barbara B. Colegrove Research Fund for Diversity, Equity and Mass Communication Projects," Sponsored by Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas, $2200 Funded. (October 2023 – June 2024).
Fuse, K. (Principal), Kayanja, I. M. (Co-Principal), Mueller, J. E. (Co-Principal), Williams, K. M. (Co-Principal), "Barbara B. Colegrove Research Fund for Diversity, Equity and Mass Communication Projects," Sponsored by Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas, $2200 Funded. (October 2022 – June 2023).
Fuse, K. (Principal), Foote, C. F. (Co-Principal), Skinner-Luker, K. (Co-Principal), "Barbara B. Colegrove Research Fund for Diversity, Equity and Mass Communication Projects," Sponsored by Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (October 2020 – August 2021).
Fuse, K. (Principal), "Research Initiation Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2008).
Grant - Teaching
Fuse, K. (Principal), "Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2013).
Fuse, K. (Other), "VI-A Grant (Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program)," Sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Federal, Funded. (2005 – 2007).
| Overall Summative Rating |
Challenge and Engagement Index |
Response Rate |
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out of 5 |
out of 7 |
% of students responded |
- Overall Summative Rating (median):
This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):- The course as a whole was
- The course content was
- The instructor’s contribution to the course was
- The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
- Challenge and Engagement Index:
This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):- Do you expect your grade in this course to be
- The intellectual challenge presented was
- The amount of effort you put into this course was
- The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
- Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was