Amanda Keeler // Diederich College of Communication // Marquette University

Associate Professor and Chair

Digital Media and Performing Arts, Journalism and Media Studies

Education

Ph.D. Indiana University
M.A. University of Chicago
B.A. Indiana University

Courses Taught

DGMD 3840 Media Aesthetics
DGMD 4810/5810 Radio and Television History
DGMD 4345/5345 Advanced Scriptwriting
DGMD 4825/COMM 6820 Crime Storytelling

Professional Affiliations

Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force

Recent and Forthcoming Publications

Seth Friedman and Amanda Keeler, eds. Serial Killer: The Development of Mike Flanagan’s Authorial Persona Across Film and Television. Under contract with University Press of Mississippi. Forthcoming 2028.

“Terriers.” In FX Television Reader Volume 2, edited by David Pierson and Brian Faucette. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. Forthcoming 2028.

“Podcasting Audio Docudramas: Experimenting with Docudrama Form and Content.” In Based on Real Events: Docudrama from Broadcasting to Streaming Media, edited by Joy Hayes. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. Forthcoming 2028.

Amanda Keeler and Kathleen Battles. “From Devour to Abhor: True Crime Television Viewers and Nonviewers.” Televising True Crime in The Digital Age: Critical Feminists Perspectives, edited by Erin A. Meyers, Anna Froula, Tanya Horeck, and Melissa Lenos. New York: Routledge. 2026.

The Rockford Files. TV Milestones Series. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. 2025.

Honors and Awards

Dean’s Recognition Award for Outstanding Service, Marquette University College of Communication (2025)
Dean's Recognition Award for Research Excellence, College of Communication (2023)
Dean's Recognition Award for Research Excellence, College of Communication (2019)
Dean's Recognition Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Communication (2017)
Dean's Recognition Award for Outstanding Advisor, College of Communication (2015)

Why Marquette

The Diederich College of Communication curriculum helps prepare students to evaluate media critically. At Marquette University I can work with students who seek to learn about and improve the world around them.