Faculty Profile for Dr. Ali Forbes

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Dr. Ali Forbes
Assistant Professor — School of Jrnlism & Mass Comm
Old Main 310
phone: (512) 245-2656
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Ali Forbes is a tenure-track assistant professor of electronic media. She completed her PhD at Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She is from Canada, where her family still lives. Forbes’ professional background is in live broadcast production for radio, television and online and she teaches classes in studio production, live sports production, advanced issues and ethics in sports journalism.

Teaching Interests

 Live broadcasting of news and sports, TV, radio and online streaming, journalism ethics, ethics of sports, culture of sports video games

Research Interests

 Sports video games, esports, ethics and diversity in sports journalism

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • host, producer, editor, audio engineer, State's Up with TXST President Kelly Damphousse (Episode 2). November 2022 - December 7, 2023.
  • Johnson, R., El-Khateeb, S., Forbes, A. B., & Cupido, K. (2023). Targeted Social Media Harassment: A Comparative Analysis of Toxicity Directed at Men and Women Sports Reporters. Communication & Sport. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/21674795231213330
  • Reed, S., & Forbes, A. B. (2023). Hero Shots: The Hero Myth as a Visual Frame in American Television Coverage of Lance Armstrong. Electronic News, 18(1). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/19312431231186753
  • McGuire, J., & Forbes, A. B. (n.d.). Breaking up is not so hard-to-do: Image repair and conference realignment. Journal of Communication and Sport.
  • Tao, J., Devlin-Brown, N., & Forbes, A. B. (n.d.). Augmented BIRGing? Exploring sports fans’ post-game behaviors using augmented reality (AR) face filters: mediating role of perceived affiliation, and perceived enjoyment. Journal of Communication and Sport.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2nd Place Paper in the Sports Division, Broadcasters Educational Association. December 1, 2022 - April 16, 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Faculty Advisor of the Year, Intercollegiate Broadcasting Association. March 5, 2019

Selected Grants

  • Forbes, Allison Barbara (Principal), Seed, Daniel F (Supporting). 1976 Women's Canadian Olympic Basketball Team Documentary, Texas State University, Research Enhancement Program (REP), $16000. (Funded: January 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Diversity and Inclusiveness Committee
September 2022-Present
Member
Technologies and Facilities Committee
September 2022-Present
Member
Technologies and Facilities Committee
September 2021-Present
Member
Diversity and Inclusiveness Committee
September 2021-Present
Reviewer / Referee
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University
February 2024-February 2024