David Cuillier
Assistant Professor (2006)
B.A., Western Washington University;
M.A., Washington State University;
Ph.D., Washington State University.
Office - Marshall 328
Telephone - (520) 626-9694
E-mail - cuillier@email.arizona.edu
Currently Teaching
Courses Taught
- J 105 Principles of Journalism
- J 306 Advanced Reporting
- J 442 Media law/ethics (University of Idaho)
- J 121 Media writing (University of Idaho)
- J 415 Media law (Washington State University)
Recent Publications
- Cuillier, D., & Davis, C. N. (2010). The art of access: Strategies for acquiring public records. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, a division of Sage.
- Cuillier, D. (2008). Access attitudes: A social learning approach to examining community engagement and support for press access to government records. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 85(3), 549-576.
Past Academic Positions
- Lecturer, University of Idaho, 2003-2006
- Student media adviser, Washington State University, 2001-2003
Past Professional Positions
- City Editor, The (Everett, Wash.) Herald, 1998-2001
- Assistant City Editor, Tri-City (Kennewick, Wash.) Herald, 1995-1998
- Public Affairs Reporter, The Idaho Statesman (Boise), 1994-1995
- City Hall Reporter, The (Vancouver, Wash.) Columbian, 1990-1994
Professional Organizations
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Society of Professional Journalists
- Investigative Reporters and Editors
- International Communication Association
Awards
- Promising Professor Award (first place), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2009
- Udall Center for Public Policy research fellow, 2009
- Presidents Award, Society of Professional Journalists, 2008
- Top faculty papers in media ethics (2008) and media law (2007), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Nafziger-White Dissertation Award for top Ph.D. dissertation, by Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2007
Research Summary Research citizen and press access to government information, including public attitudes toward freedom of information, the state of access, and strategies for increasing transparency. Also research psychological effects in journalism (e.g., terror management theory – the effect of thinking about death on journalistic decisions)
David Cuillier's Curriculum Vitae