Chad Sherman is a design professor, web designer, photographer, graphic designer and father. He received his Ph.D. in 2011 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. At Seton Hill University, he teaches graphic design and animation courses. He has worked professionally graphic designer, web designer and freelance photographer in the Pittsburgh area. In his free time he loves to read, cook, play baseball, and see live music. He is also passionate about service and has led student trips to Concord, NC, Jackson, MS, and Bonaire. He is currently a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Education

• B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA), 2006
• M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA), 2008
• Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA), 2011

Publications

• Variation in the Media Agenda: How newspapers in different states covered the 'Obamacare' ruling (2017) Szuminsky, B. & Sherman, C., Newspaper Research Journal, 37(4).
• Framing the same sex marriage ruling: Audience ideology and research pedagogy: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (2016) Sherman, C., & Krall, M. (30-41).
• Web 3.0: an opinion piece on what will come of the Web. (2010) Sherman, C., Journal of Communications Media Studies, 2(1), 98-105.
• Technology Skill Development Among Education Majors. (2014) Sherman, C., Journal of Technology Studies, 40(1).
• Developing an information literacy video game. (2010) Sittler, R.; Sherman, C.; Schaeffer, C.; Keppel, D.; & Hackley, D., In K. Heider (Ed.), Let the Games Begin! Engaging Students with Interactive Information Literacy Instruction. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman. [More Information]

Awards

• Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Award (2014)
• Noble Energy Service Award (2016)
• Caspian Learning Serious Games Challenge, First Place - Plagiarism in Peril: A 3D Interactive Education Game (2010)

Organizations

• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
• American Institute of Graphic Arts

Presentations

• Sherman, C. "Visual design for social impact". Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference (Chicago, IL), August 2017
• Sherman, C. & Szuminsky, B. "Framing the same sex marriage ruling: How audience ideology influences newspaper coverage". Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference (Minneapolis, MN), August 2016
• Sherman, C. & Krall, M. "Framing the same sex marriage ruling: Audience ideology and research pedagogy." Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA), April 2016
• Szuminsky, B. & Sherman, C. "Variation in the Media Agenda: How newspapers in different states covered the 'Obamacare' ruling". Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference (San Francisco, CA), August 2015
• Sherman, C. & Szuminsky, B. "Comparing the international and U.S. home pages of major American news sites". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) April 2015
• Sherman, C. & Szuminksy, B. "Analyzing photograph selection in newspaper coverage of Obamacare". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) April 2014
• Szuminksy, B., Sherman, C., & Minns C. "Red and Blue and Read All Over: How newspapers in different states covered the 'Obamacare' ruling". Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association’s Annual Conference (Washington, DC) July 2013
• Sherman, C. & Szuminksy, B. "Using the social network Reddit for research". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) April 2012
• Olear, C., Sherman, C., Carnahan, C., Parrot, D., & Lenze, J. "VERGE: Developing and testing a virtual learning environment for boys". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) April 2011
• Sherman, C., Sittler, R., & Keppel, D. "Using Thinking Worlds to develop A Planet in Peril!: Plagiarism". The Learning and Education Evolution Forum (Harrisburg, PA) 2010
• Partridge, A., Sherman, C., Jeffers, D., & Lehman, D. "Rapid Development of Interactive Educational Content in Virtual Worlds: From Analysis to Evaluation". Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference (Virtual) 2010
• Sherman, C., Sittler, R. L., Keppel, D., Schaeffer, C. E, & Hackley, D. C. "A Planet in Peril!: Developing a 3D game to teach students about plagiarism". The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Library Conference (Grantville, PA) 2010
• Sherman, C., Schaeffer, C., Tucker, D., & Wiggins, B. "Utilizing Games & Simulations to Support Learning". Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (Hershey, PA) 2010
• Sherman, C. "Teaching Web Programming to Non-Computer Science Majors". Laurel Highlands Communications Conference (Indiana, PA) 2009