Myles W. Mason, PhD.

Myles W. Mason, PhD, (he/they) is a lecturer and course director in the Department of Communication and affiliate faculty in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Institute at Georgia State University. Their research takes an affective rhetorical approach to the study of public culture and (digital) media. Specifically, Mason has focused on constructing the first sustained rhetorical interrogation of the history and evolution of 911, the US centralized emergency services number.

In the classroom, Mason prioritizes incorporating voices and scholars that reflect their students’ identities to generate deeper investment in course material and concepts. Students regularly compliment Mason’s courses for giving them space to bring their lived experiences into the classroom.

Mason holds a doctorate in Communication from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a master’s degree in Communication and Rhetorical Studies from Syracuse University, and a bachelor’s degree in English, Writing, and Rhetoric from Georgia Gwinnett College. Mason was also awarded certificates of advanced study in Women’s and Gender Studies and of university teaching from Syracuse University.

Mason regularly serves the communication and rhetoric disciplines at the national level. Currently, Mason is part of the Rhetoric Society of America’s Board of Directors. Further, for the National Communication Association, Mason serves as part of the Doctoral Education Committee, which awards the Gerald R. Miller Dissertation Award. They have served both associations in conference planning committees, nominating committees, IDEA committees, and more.