Lee Wilkins
Professor Emerita
LEE WILKINS taught at MU from 1990 through 2013 where she earned a Kemper Award for teaching and was later named a Curator’s Distinguished Teaching Professor. Her research focuses on media ethics and media coverage of hazards and disasters; she is the co-author—along with MU grad Chad Painter (now at the University of Dayton) and Professor Philip Patterson (Oklahoma Christian University)—of Media Ethics: Issues and Cases now in its 9th edition (published by Rowman and Littlefield). She is the author, co-author and editor of additional books, among them The Moral Media: How Journalists Reason about Ethics (with MU alum Professor Renita Coleman, now at the University of Texas-Austin) and the Handbook of Mass Media Ethics, edited with Clifford Christians, University of Illinois.
Prior to her academic appointments, Wilkins served as a newspaper editor and reporter in Colorado, Oregon and Michigan.
She retired from MU in 2013 to become the chair of the Department of Communication at Wayne State University in Detroit. She holds emeritus status from Wayne State as well. She earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Oregon, a masters in journalism from that institution, and a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of journalism from MU. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Missouri, and Kappa Tau Alpha at both Missouri and Oregon.
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2013
- Aug 14, 2013 A Record Breaker: Missouri School of Journalism Faculty, Students and Alumni Present 114 Papers at International Conference; 11 Earn Top Paper Awards
- May 28, 2013 Missouri School of Journalism Faculty, Students and Alumni to Present 33 Papers at the International Communication Association Conference in London
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2010
- Jul 30, 2010 Faculty, Students to Serve as Moderators, Discussants and Panelists for 21 Sessions at AEJMC
- Jul 29, 2010 Missouri Journalism Students, Faculty to Present 44 Papers at International Research Conference
- Jun 07, 2010 Glenn Leshner Named O.O. McIntyre Professor for 2010
- Apr 13, 2010 Two Missouri Journalism Faculty Elected to Key AEJMC Committees
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2009
- Jul 22, 2009 Missouri Journalism Faculty, Students to Present 50 Scholarly Papers, Lead 21 Sessions at Upcoming Research Conference
- May 29, 2009 Betty Houchin Winfield Wins $10,000 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for Teaching Excellence
- May 19, 2009 Missouri Faculty, Students Present 36 Papers at ICA Conference
- Jan 15, 2009 Lee Wilkins Named a Prestigious Curators' Teaching Professorship
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2008
- Sep 18, 2008 Missouri Journalism Associate Dean Receives Outstanding Educator Award
- Aug 08, 2008 Missouri Journalism Faculty, Graduate Students Present 36 Papers at AEJMC Conference
- May 30, 2008 Broadcast Professor Emeritus Named 2008 Faculty Retiree of the Year
- May 28, 2008 Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Wins $10,000 O.O. McIntyre Professorship
- Mar 06, 2008 Broadway Play "The Front Page" to Be Performed at Centennial/Dedication Celebration
- Feb 21, 2008 Scholarly Symposium to Highlight 1908 as a Pivotal Year in American Journalism
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2006
- Nov 10, 2006 Collaborative Merge of KBIA, KOMU and the Missourian Newsrooms Creates a New Convergence Experience for Students
- Oct 31, 2006 Wilkins, Wright Honored with 2006 MUAA Faculty-Alumni Awards
- Oct 30, 2006 Research Abilities Develop Practical Career Skills
- Jul 17, 2006 Journalism Students and Faculty to Present 31 Papers at 2006 AEJMC Conference
- Mar 03, 2006 Graduate Student Wins Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarship
- Feb 27, 2006 Two Missouri Graduate Students Receive Health Journalism Fellowships
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Updated: July 30, 2020