David D. Perlmutter

David D. Perlmutter, Ph.D. became Professor and Dean of the College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University on July 1, 2013. Before coming to Texas Tech, he was the director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa, beginning on June 30, 2009. He was a Professor and Starch Faculty Fellow at the University of Iowa. As a documentary photographer, he is the author or editor of seven books on political communication and persuasion. Also, he has written several dozen research articles for academic journals as well as more than 200 essays for U.S. and international newspapers and magazines such as Campaigns & Elections, Christian Science Monitor, Editor & Publisher, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC.com., Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today.