Jared M. Ott
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Studies
Tom Raper Hall 248
765-973-8290
ottjm@iu.edu
Education
- PhD – Communication, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- MA – Communication, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- M.Div. – Theology, Emmanuel Christian Seminary, Johnson City, TN
- B.S. – Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Current Research Interests
Narrative persuasion, media entertainment, and character involvement.
Current Teaching Interests
Persuasion theory, assessment of instruction, online teaching practices
Recent Publications
- Ott, J. M., Slater, M. D. (2024). Post-exposure engagement with more and less eudaimonic films: 10-Year Patterns of Response and the Role of Parasocial Relationship and Retrospective Imaginative Involvement. Psychology of Popular Media, 13(1), 150-161. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000442
- Coronel, J. C., Ott, J. M., Hubner, A., Sweitzer, M. D., & Lerner, S. (2023). How are competitive framing environments transformed by person-to-person communication? An integrated social transmission, content analysis, and eye movement monitoring approach. Communication Research, 50, 3-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650220903596
- Ott, J. M., Moyer-Gusé, E. (2022). Vicarious self-affirmation: Understanding key mechanisms. Media Psychology, 25, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2020.1846565
- Ott, J. M., Tan, N. Q. P., Slater, M. D. (2021). Eudaimonic media in lived experience: Retrospective responses to eudaimonic vs. non-eudaimonic films. Mass Communication and Society, 24 (5), 725-747. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2021.1912774
- Ott, J. M., Tan, N. Q. P., Slater, M. D. (2021). E-ELM. In Van den Bulck, J. (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of media psychology. Wiley Blackwell–ICA. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119011071.iemp0180
Recent Presentations
- Ott, J. M., Slater, M.D., Moyer-Gusé, E. (2022, May 26-30). Modeling involvement with and responses to more vs. less eudaimonic films excerpts. ICA Annual Convention, Paris, France.
- Ott, J. M., Slater, M.D. (2022, May 26-30). Post-exposure engagement with more and less eudaimonic films: 10-year patterns of response and the role of parasocial relationship and retrospective imaginative involvement. ICA Annual Convention, Paris, France.
- Ott, J. M., Coronel, J. C. (2020, May 21-26). Seeing what the character sees: Measuring perspective taking via eye movements. ICA Annual Convention (Virtual).