Allen W. Palmer
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Allen W. Palmer taught in the Communications Department from 1988 to 2008. He was appointed director of International Media Studies in 2003.
Palmer received a BA in 1970 and an MA in 1979 from BYU and a doctorate from University of Utah in 1996. Palmer also did graduate work at the Annenberg School of Communication at University of Southern California and has taught as a visiting professor at the University of Mauritius, the University of Prishtina in Kosovo, and Polytechnic of Namibia.
Palmer’s work focuses on international communication and problems of culture and communication. His research and articles have appeared in the Journal of International Communication, Media and Society, Science Communication, Gazette, and Public Understanding of Science, in addition to chapters in books and anthologies.
Following a lengthy teaching career at BYU, Palmer retired in May 2008. His service was recognized in the 2007 edition of Comms Alumni Magazine.
