Biography

Carolyn S. Carlson (Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2005) is a Lecturer, with a teaching emphasis in the journalism newswriting area. The appointment reflects Carlson’s long and distinguished service as a reporter for The Associated Press. In that capacity, and given a strong interest in press law issues, Carlson has also been long associated with the Society of Professional Journalists and the Georgia First Amendment Foundation. She also has experience as a press secretary and public relations professional. A former
national president of the Society of Professional Journalists, she is currently active in advocating on behalf of the student media, specializing in issues involving access to campus crime information. She has taught a range of courses at Georgia State (both in communication and political science, the area of her doctoral research). The dissertation examined the effect of survey
question wording combinations on polling outcomes, especially connected to the hotly debated question of how survey manipulation can effect apparent public opinion measures on abortion.