Darryl Frazier
Biography
Dr. Frazier is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Communication. He primarily teaches Com 1010 - Intro to Oral communication. Prior to his current position, Darry spent two years serving as the Assistant Basic Course Director, overseeing the Public Speaking Resource Center and the Oral Communication Competency Exam. He worked with Wayne State's "Kick Start" program in 2020, and he facilitates multiple public speaking workshops each semester.
Dr. Frazier's research primarily focuses on media framing and agenda-setting effects. His dissertation "Media Framing of the America First Committee - 1940-1942" looks at media representation of the isolationist organization prior to World War II. Other research interests include journalism routines and journalism history. Dr. Frazier has frequently contributed to Dr. Michael Fuhlhage's "research gang".
Area of Expertise
Public Speaking and Communication Aprrehension
Media Framing and Agenda-Setting
Degrees and Certifications
Wayne State University (2023) - Ph.D. in Communication Studies
Wayne State University (2011) -M.A. in Media Arts and Studies
University of Deteroit - Mercy (2007) - B.A. in Media Communications
University of Michigan (2000) - B.A. in English Literature; Music
Primary Research Interest
Media Framing and Agenda-Setting
Mass Communication
Journalism History
Recent Publications
Lindner, A. E., Fuhlhage, M., Frazier, D., & Neal, K. S. (2023). “If ever saints wept and hell rejoiced, it must have been over the passage of that law”: The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act in Detroit River Borderland Newspapers, 1851-1852. Journalism History, 49(1), 28–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/00947679.2022.2161800
Mesmer, K., Frazier, D., & Burgess, S. (2022). Government failure or irresponsible residents? framing Detroit’s water shutoffs before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Newspaper Research Journal, 43(1), 65–86. https://doi.org/10.1177/07395329221077247
Fuhlhage, M., Burgess, S., Cassidy, T., Frazier, D., Neal, K., & Thrubis, E. (2021). Spinning Toward Secession: The interplay of editorial bellicosity and exchange news in the press before the American Civil War. Southeastern Review of Journalism History.
Vultee, F., Burgess, G. S., Frazier, D., & Mesmer, K. (2020). Here’s what to know about Clickbait: Effects of image, headline and editing on audience attitudes. Journalism Practice, 16(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2020.1793379
Courses taught by Darryl Frazier
Winter Term 2025 (future)
Fall Term 2024 (current)
Winter Term 2024
- COM1010 - Oral Communication: Basic Speech
- ENG2450 - Introduction to Film
- COM2010 - Introduction to Film
- COM2170 - Persuasive Speaking