Ryan Lange, Ph.D.

Ryan Lange

Ryan Lange

Ph.D.

Communication and Digital Media

Department Chair, Professor

College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Biography

Ryan Lange is an Associate Professor of Communication at Alvernia University. He earned his Ph.D. in Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media from Michigan State University in 2009. Before attending Michigan State, Dr. Lange received his B.A. in Communication and M.A. in Applied Communication Theory and Methodology from Cleveland State University. Dr. Lange's research interests focus on the intersection of new media technology and human cognition, mainly automated behaviors (or "habits"). He has published in American Behavioral Scientist, the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, and the International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction. Dr. Lange's research training emphasized quantitative methods, focusing on large-sample survey methodology. Before teaching at Alvernia, Dr. Lange worked as an analyst for Prime Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He also served as an instructor at Michigan State University during his doctoral studies. Dr. Lange also serves as the faculty advisor for The Alvernian, Alvernia's monthly student newspaper. He teaches media writing courses and multimedia development courses that use the Adobe Creative Cloud.

Ph.D., Michigan State University

M.A., Cleveland State University

B.A., Cleveland State University

COM 131, Writing for the Media

COM 260, Digital Storytelling

COM 332, Multimedia Creation - Publications

COM 362, Multimedia Creation - Videos

COM 132, Digital Publication Workshop

COM 432, Digital Publication Production

Automated behaviors, new media technology, video gaming, augmented/virtual reality

Skalski, P., Lange, R. L., Tamborini, R. & Shelton, A. K. (2007, May). Mapped-quest: Natural video game controllers, presence, and enjoyment. Top Paper in Game Studies division presented at the 57th International Communication Association Conference in San Francisco, CA.

Lange, R., Bowman, N., Banks, J., & Lange, A. (2015). Grand Theft Auto(mation): Travel mode habits and video games. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 11 (3), 35-50. doi: 10.4018/ijthi.2015070103.

Lange, R., Way, E., Rampson, P., & Heinze, A. (2015). Write Club: The formation of junior faculty in the Franciscan intellectual tradition. The AFCU Journal: A Franciscan Perspective on Higher Education, 12 (1), 69-79.

Blom, R., Carpenter, S., Bowe, B., & Lange, R. (2014). Frequent contributors within U.S. newspaper comment forums: An examination of their civility and information value. American Behavioral Scientist, 58 (10), 1314-1328. doi: 10.1177/0002764214527094.

Skalski, P., Lange, R., & Tamborini, R. (2006). Mapping the way to fun: The effect of video game interfaces on presence and enjoyment. In Bracken, C. C. & Lombard, M. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 9th Annual Workshop on Presence (pp. 65-66). International Society for Presence Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

LaRose, R., Lai, Y.-J., Lange, R., Love, B., and Wu, Y. (2005). Sharing or piracy? An exploration of downloading behavior. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 11(1), 1-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2006.tb00301.x

Lange, R. (2021, October 9). More Solid Than A Dream: Honoring Kentaro Miura’s Immense Influence On Pop Culture. Panel presenter at the 81st Annual Pennsylvania Communication Association Convention Virtual Conference.

Lange, R. (2020, December 15). I’ll Make An Announcer Out Of You. Panel presenter at the Pennsylvania/Delaware/New Jersey Distance Learning Association Virtual Conference.

Lange, R. (2019, October 18). Excel and Data Analysis Training. Poster presented at the Faculty Excellence Grant symposium, Alvernia University, Reading, PA.

Lange, R. (2019, September 28). Un-MOVEd: Why Don’t We Remember the MOVE Bombing? Panel presenter and respondent at the 80th Annual Pennsylvania Communication Association Convention, Reading, PA.

Breuer, J., Bowman, N. D., Kieslich, K., Elson, M., Kowert, R, Kneer, J., Quandt, T., Lange, A., & Lange, R. (2016, June). Grand Theft Morals: The role of cultural differences and moral views for the evaluation of violent and sexual content in video games. Paper to be presented at the International Communication Association pre-conference “Just Games? Considering Games as More than Entertainment,” Tokyo, Japan.

Bowman, N. D., Kowert, R., Breuer, J., Elson, M., Kieslich, K., Kneer, J., Quandt, T., Lange, A., & Lange, R. (2015, November). “It’s too dirty for me, so it’s too dirty for the kids”: A cross-comparison of German and US gamers’ differential reactions to an explicitly sexual or violent video game. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, USA.

Breuer, J., Elson, M., Kieslich, K., Bowman, N., Kowert, R., Quandt, T., Lange, A., & Lange, R. (2015, September). Moral Kombat – Moral foundations and the evaluation of violent and sexual content in video games. Paper presented at the 9th Conference of the Media Psychology Division, Tübingen, Germany.

Lange, R., Bracken, C. C., & Yang, H. (2015, April). How high is too high? The impact of frame rate on telepresence. Paper presented at the 106th Annual Eastern Communication Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Way, E., Rampson, P., Heinze, A., Lange, R. (2014, June). The social network of Saint Francis: Formation of junior faculty and integration into the larger university community. Panel presented at the Association of Franciscan College and Universities Symposium, Aston, PA.

Lange, R., Banks, J., & Lange, A. (2014, May). “Let’s just take the car!” The influence of physical activity habits on observed video game travel mode decisions. Paper presented at the 64th annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Seattle, WA.

Fitzpatrick, C., Lange, R. & Radosh, J. (2014, April). A pilot investigation of Goffman’s self-presentation theory as applied to LinkedIn. Paper presented at the 105th annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Providence, RI.

Blom, R., Carpenter, S., Bowe, B. J., & Lange, R. (2013, June). Frequent contributors in U.S. newspaper comment forums: An examination of their civility and informational value. Paper presented at the 63rd annual meeting of the International Communication Association, London, England.

Fitzpatrick, C., Lange, R., & Radosh, J. (2012, October). Communicating self: Perceptions of representation on LinkedIn. Panel presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Communication Association, Collegeville, PA.

Carpenter, S., Blom, R., Lacy, S., & Lange, R. (2011, August). Morality, the news media, and the public: An examination of comment forums on U.S. daily newspaper websites. Paper presented at the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, St. Louis, MO.

Thiep N. Pham (chair, in progress)

Janette Schumacher (reader, 2022)

Curtis Stevens (member, 2019)

International Communication Association, National Communication Association, Eastern Communication Association, Pennsylvania Communication Association

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