Our Faculty
Mirjana Mira Pantic
Assistant Professor
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Media, Communications, and Visual Arts
Location
- @Pleasantville
Office Hours
Pleasantville
Fall 2018
Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm
Wed 3:00pm-6:00pm
Office Hours
Fall 2018
Office Hours
Fall 2018
- Biography
- Publications & Presentations
- Research & Creative Works
- Professional Contributions & Service
Biography
Mirjana Pantic has a Ph.D. in Communication and Information earned from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is originally from Serbia where she received her bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in European Union studies. Pantic has more than 12 of professional experience in the media industry.
Education
PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2017
Communication and Information
MA, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2013
European Studies
BS, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2004
Journalism and Communication Studies
Awards and Honors
College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee-Knoxville,
April 16,
2018
- Outstanding dissertation award
The Participatory Journalism Interest Group of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication ,
August 2017
- Top student paper (second place)
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs ,
2016
- Certificate of appreciation for contribution to the research report “The Belgrade Police: Refugee coping strategy and public diplomacy”
The Annual Research Symposium of the University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information,
2016
- First prize proposal poster
PRESENTATIONS
Pantic, M. (2018, August). AEJMC annual conference. Citizen engagement with live blogs: Passive consumption rather than participation. AEJMC, Washington D.C..
Pantic, M. (2018, May 25). 68th Annual International Communication Association conference. Gratifications of digital media: What motivates users to consume live blogs.. ICA, Prague, Czech Republic.
Pantic, M. & Pjesivac, I. (2017). International Studies Association annual conference. Live-blogging the crisis: Determinants of news coverage of the Syrian refugee crisis. ISA, Baltimore, Maryland.
Pantic, M. & Tipton, W. (2017). Southern States Communication Association 87th Annual Convention. Anxiety, uncertainty, and attitudes toward refugees from Syria.. NCA, Greenville, South Carolina.
Cvetkovic, I., Pantic, M. & , . (2017, August). AEJMC annual conference. Framing EU borders in live blogs: A multimodal approach.. AEJMC, Chicago.
Pantic, M. (2017, August). AEJMC annual conference. Half-opening the gates: Adoption of user-generated content in the newsrooms. AEJMC, Chicago.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Digital media Journalism tenets Active audiences Intercultural communication International communication.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication