"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
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- Aristotle
Media Research:
My research is at the intersection of art, communication, and technology
in contemporary postmodern visual culture.
Technology & Administration:
Currently Director Of Digital Technology for the School of Mass Communication.
PEER-REVIEWED
Zemmels, D. (2014). Accessing Virtual Social Worlds: A Unique Methodology for Research in New Media Spaces. Knowledge Organization, 41 (3).
Zemmels, D. & Khey, D. (2014). Network Sharing of Visual Media Content: Privacy and Trust Among Young People. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 38 (2).
Zemmels, D. (2013). Communication Channels and Social Ties: A Grounded Model for Mediated Socializing Among Young People. Under review.
Zemmels, D. (2012). Youth and New Media: Studying Identity and Meaning in an Evolving Media Environment. Communication Research Trends, 31(4). (Download in PDF)
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Zemmels, D. (1999). VectorWorks in the Performing Arts. In J. Kent (Ed), WorksManual 8.5, Improbability Press. Contributed a chapter in this user manual on the Theatrical Lighting Toolkit module of Diehl-Graphsoft's VectorWorks 8.x, a computer assisted drafting (CAD) software program.
PANELS ORGANIZED
Zemmels, D. (2015). Identity and Play: Playing with Self in Digital Games and Social Media. Accepted for Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities. Honolulu, Hawaii.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Zemmels, D. (2015). The Production of Liveness and Presence in Communication Technologies. Accepted for Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Zemmels, D. (2013). Accessing Virtual Social Worlds: A Unique Methodology for Research in New Media Spaces. ISSC World Social Science Forum 2013: Social Transformations and the Digital Age. Montréal, Canada.
Zemmels, D. (2013). The Post-panoptic Condition, 21st Century. ISSC World Social Science Forum 2013: Social Transformations and the Digital Age. Montréal, Canada.
Zemmels, D. (2013). Online Visual Media Content: Privacy and Trust Among Young People. Paper presented at the 2013 AEJMC Midwinter Conference, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
Zemmels, D. (2012). Young People and New Media: A Grounded Model for Connecting Communication Channels and Social Ties in Social Media Engagement. Paper presented at t he NCA 98th Annual Convention, Orlando, FL. (Download paper in PDF; Download poster in PDF)
Bromberg, E., Birringer, J., Miklavcic, J., Facelli, J. C., & Zemmels, D. (2002). Telemediated Art: The Utah experience with the ADaPT (Association for Dance and Performance Telematics) Collaboration. EDUCAUSE 2002 Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Zemmels, D. (2000). Merging Fine and Performing Art with Digital Technology: An Exploration of the University of Utah’s Arts Technology Certificate Program. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2000 (pp. 1837-1838). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Zemmels, D. (2000). Going the Distance: Offering Design Curriculum in the University of Utah’s Distance Learning MFA in Directing/Theatre Education. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2000 (p. 1837). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.