Communication
Brent Yergensen
Title: Associate Professor of Communication, Department Chair
Department: Communication
Building: CAS 225
Email: byergensen@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.566.7095
Degrees
- Ph.D., Communication, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2011
- M.A., Communication, Eastern Illinois University, 2006
- B.S., Communication, Idaho State University, 2004
Biography
Brent Yergensen (Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln) is Department Chair and Associate
Professor of Communication at The University of Texas at Tyler. His research focuses
on the intersections of religion, science, politics, and history with mass media,
especially film. He teaches primarily in media theory and history, rhetorical theory
and criticism, research methods, and organizational communication. Previous to joining
UT-Tyler he was Associate Professor of Communication at Brigham Young University-Hawaii
from 2018-2022, and served in various roles at Utah Tech University from 2010 to 2018,
including Associate Dean of Communication and Media, University Curriculum Chair,
and Chair of the Department of Communication.
CV 2023