Dr. Heineman joined the faculty in 2007. He earned his Ph.D. in Communication Studies with a certification from the Project on the Rhetorics of Inquiry from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Speech Communication from Syracuse University.

Dr. Heineman’s primary research interests are located at the intersection of rhetorical theory and criticism and new media technologies. His most recent scholarship has focused on hacktivism (politically motivated computer hacking) and he is currently beginning work on turning his doctoral dissertation (“The Digital Rhetorics of Hacktivism: Anti-Institutional Politics in Cyberspace”) into a book. Dr. Heineman also has research interests in visual rhetoric, the rhetoric of social movements, the rhetoric of science and technology, media criticism, public memory, narrative theory, and political communication. He currently teaches classes such as Evaluating Media Influence, Issue and Image Campaigns, and Public Speaking.

Dr. Heineman frequently presents his work at international, national, and regional conferences. Recent presentations were made at the 2006 Engaging Baudrillard Conference in South Wales, UK, the 2006 National Communication Association Convention in San Antonio, TX, and the 2006 Eastern States Communication Association meeting in Philadelphia, PA, where he won a top paper award from the Rhetoric and Public Address division.