About

Dr. Andrew C. Billings is the Executive Director of the Alabama Program in Sports Communication and Ronald Reagan Chair of Broadcasting in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media. His research interests lie in the intersection of sport, mass media, consumption habits, and identity-laden content. With 20 books and over 210 journal articles and book chapters, he is one of the most published sports media scholars in the world. His books include The Rise and Fall of Mass Communication (with William Benoit; Lang, 2020), Mascot Nation: The Controversy over Native American Representations in Sports (with Jason Edward Black, University of Illinois Press, 2018),and Media and the Coming Out of Gay Male Athletes in American Team Sports (with Leigh Moscowitz; Lang, 2018). His journal outlets include the Journal of Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Mass Communication & Society, Communication & Sport, and the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. His writings have been translated into five languages. He also serves on many editorial boards, including as an Associate Editor of the journals Communication & Sport and Journal of Global Sport Management.

Billings’ work has won numerous awards from organizations such as the International Communication Association, National Communication Association, Broadcast Education Association, and the Association for Education in Mass Communication and Journalism. He has lectured in nations around the world and his scholarship has been translated into many languages. His work in the classroom has also earned him many teaching awards. He has been interviewed over 500 times by media outlets ranging from The New York Times to The Los Angeles Times to ESPN. Billings has also consulted with many sports media agencies and is a past holder of the Invited Chair of Olympism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

​Education
Ph.D.     Indiana University
M.A.     Indiana University
B.A.       Indiana University

Primary Research Interests

  • Sports Communication
  • Communication and Diversity
  • Gender, Race, and Communication
  • Media Content
  • Media Effects

Contact
​Office: Reese Phifer 432-B
Phone: 205-348-8658
E-mail: acbillings@ua.edu