Email: croyal@txstate.edu
Office: Old Main 224
Phone: 512-245-3481

Courses
MC1301 - Introduction to Mass Communication
MC5304i - New Media Technology Issues
MC3390 - Web Design and Production
MC5304j - Multimedia Design and Production


Cindy Royal is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She specializes in teaching the practical and theoretical concepts of New Media. Dr. Royal completed Ph.D. studies in Journalism and Mass Communication at The University of Texas at Austin in May 2005. At UT, she focused on the effects of the Internet on communication and culture. Her dissertation, entitled Gendered Spaces and Digital Discourse: Framing Women's Relationship with the Internet, dealt with the ways women's media and Web sites represent women's usage of the Internet. Dr. Royal teaches Web design and online journalism, as well as other courses dealing with communication and technology.
 
Prior to doctoral studies, Dr. Royal had a career in Marketing at Compaq Computer (now part of Hewlett Packard) in Houston, TX and NCR Corporation in Dayton, OH. She has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Richmond and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additional detail regarding her research, education and experience can be found at www.cindyroyal.com.