Office: 414
Phone Number: (706) 542-2857
Fax Number: (706) 542-2183
E-Mail Address: sshamp@grady.uga.edu
Web site: www.nmi.uga.edu

	Education
	Ph.D., (Communication) University of Utah, 1989 M.A., (Journalism) University of Georgia, 1983 A.B.J., (Journalism) University of Georgia, 1981

Teaching Specialty

Scott A. Shamp is the Director of the New Media Institute at the University of Georgia. The New Media Institute is an interdisciplinary unit created to explore the creative, critical, and commercial implications of new digital communication technology. In his new position as the Director of the New Media Institute, Dr. Shamp is helping students carve out careers in the rapidly evolving field of new media and helping companies map out strategies for success using new communication technologies.

	Research Interests
	Dr. Shamp is interested in how computers affected the ways people communicated with one another.

	Experience
	Dr. Shamp has provided consulting services for several companies including Turner, UPS, Coca-Cola, and First Union. During his tenure at the University of Georgia, Shamp has served as the Director of the Dowden Center for New Media Studies and the Director of Information Technology for the College of Journalism.

	Miscellaneous
	Shamp is a native of Conyers, Georgia where he graduated from Rockdale County High School in 1977. He is married to Claudia Shamp and they have two sons - Walter and Scoop. He is a dedicated little league coach and an avid basketball player.

	Curriculum Vitae
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