Doris Appel Graber | |
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| Born | November 11, 1923 |
| Died | February 17, 2018 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Professor and Author |
| Years active | 1949 to 2018 |
| Known for | As of 2012, when she retired, was among the top 100 most cited scholars in political science[3] |
| Spouse | Dr. Thomas M. Graber |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (Ph.D., 1949) Washington University (M.A., 1942; B.A., 1941) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political Science and Political Communication |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Chicago (1963 to 2012);[1] Northwestern University; University of Chicago; and North Park College.[2] |
| Notable works | First Editor of the journal Political Communication |
Doris Appel Graber (11 November 1923 – 17 February 2018) was an American political scientist.
Doris Appel was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on 11 November 1923, to Ernst and Marta Appel. She had a sister, Ruth.[4] Doris Appel earned bachelor's (1941) and master's (1942) degrees in political science from the Washington University in St. Louis, and completed a doctorate at Columbia University in 1949.[5][6] She studied international law and relations and her dissertation was titled, The Development of the Law of Belligerent Occupation: 1863-1914, A Historical Survey.[7] She taught at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and North Park College, prior to accepting a position as lecturer at University of Illinois at Chicago in 1963.[8] Graber was founding editor of the journal Political Communication.[9] She won the academic Goldsmith Book Prize in 2003, for Learning From Television in the Internet Age, published in 2001.[10] She retired from teaching at UIC in 2012.[8] The Political Communication Section of the American Political Science Association has awarded the Doris Graber (Book) Award since 2000, in her honor.[11][12]
Doris Appel was married to Thomas M. Graber from 1941 until his death in 2007.[4][6] The couple had five children, including Lee Graber, an orthodontist.[6][8] Doris Appel Graber died in Evanston, Illinois, on 17 February 2018.[4][8]
Selected works
- Verbal Behavior and Politics (1976)
- Mass Media and American Politics (1980)
- Crime News and the Public (1980)
- President and the Public (1982)
- Processing the News: How People Tame the Information Tide (1984)
- Processing Politics (2001)
- The Power of Communication: Managing Information in Public Organizations (2002)
- On Media: Making Sense of Politics (2012)
References
- ^ Crigler, Ann; Semetko, Holli A. (3 July 2018). "Introduction: A Forum on Doris A. Graber in Political Communication". Political Communication. 35 (3): 494–497. doi:10.1080/10584609.2018.1481552. S2CID 149660994.
- ^ "Deaths: Doris Graber | UIC Today".
- ^ "Deaths: Doris Graber | UIC Today".
- ^ a b c "Doris Graber". Chicago Tribune. Legacy.com. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ The development of the law of belligerent occupation: 1863-1914, a historical survey. Columbia studies in the social sciences. Columbia University Press. 1949.
- ^ a b c Crigler, Ann; Semetko, Holli A. (2018). "Introduction: A Forum on Doris A. Graber in Political Communication". Political Communication. 35 (3): 494–497. doi:10.1080/10584609.2018.1481552.
- ^ The development of the law of belligerent occupation: 1863-1914, a historical survey. Columbia studies in the social sciences. Columbia University Press. 1949.
- ^ a b c d "Deaths: Doris Graber". University of Illinois at Chicago. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Doris Graber". Center for Politics and Communication. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Semetko, Holli A. (2008). Kaid, Lynda Lee; Holtz-Bacha, Christina (eds.). "Graber, Doris A. (1923—)". Encyclopedia of Political Communication. doi:10.4135/9781412953993.n248. ISBN 9781412917995.
- ^ "Organized Section 23: Doris Graber Award". American Political Science Association. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Book awards: Doris Graber Book Award". LibraryThing. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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