Ryan Shepard
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Associate Professor
Also affiliated: University of Kansas (2009–2015); Hólar University College (2009); National Communication Association (2015); University of Maryland Global Campus (2020); Schiller International University (2012); Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus (2011–2016); University of Maryland, College Park (2012)
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Ryan Shepard investigates the spread and impact of conspiracy theories, particularly in relation to political and social movements. His work examines how these theories are disseminated through various media, including social media and popular culture, and their connection to real-world events like the January 6th insurrection. Shepard also studies the role of celebrity endorsement and online platforms in amplifying misinformation. His research further explores themes of identity and cultural representation, including the concept of "white victimhood" in contemporary political discourse and the portrayal of conspiracy narratives in children's media. Shepard holds an h-index of 11 with 87 total publications and 454 citations. He has collaborated with Meredith Neville-Shepard, Bayleigh Elaine Bond, Dani B. Jackson, and Freddie J. Jennings, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
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- h-index: 11
- Publications: 87
- Citations: 461
Selected Publications
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NCA editor reflection forum (2025)
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Trump and the truthers: populist demophobia and the Sandy Hook conspiracy theory (2025)
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Building the Functional Oasis: Spatial Rhetoric and the Neoliberal Company Town of Columbus, Indiana (2025)
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From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories (2024)
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Kinder-Conspiracy Theories: Disney's <i>Gravity Falls</i> and the Conspiracy Genre in Children's Television (2024)
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The most hated tree in America: negative difference, the White imaginary, and the Bradford pear (2023)
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Militant white identity politics on full display in GOP political ads featuring high-powered weapons (2022)
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The Rise of Presidential Eschatology: Conspiracy Theories, Religion, and the January 6th Insurrection (2021)
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John F. Kennedy and the Liberal Persuasion (2021)
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Generic Fragmentation in Modern Campaign Rhetoric: A Study of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Announcements (2020)
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Whipping it out: guns, campaign advertising, and the White masculine spectacle (2020)
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The pornified presidency: hyper-masculinity and the pornographic style in U.S. political rhetoric (2020)
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There they go again: invoking the < Reagan > ideograph (2020)
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Virgin Lands: Gender, Nature, and the Frontier Myth in David Magnusson’s<i>Purity</i> (2019)
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“She Doesn’t Have the Stamina”: Hillary Clinton and the Hysteria Diagnosis in the 2016 Presidential Election (2019)
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- The most hated tree in America: negative difference, the White imaginary, and the Bradford pear
- Militant white identity politics on full display in GOP political ads featuring high-powered weapons
- The Rise of Presidential Eschatology: Conspiracy Theories, Religion, and the January 6th Insurrection
- Kinder-Conspiracy Theories: Disney's <i>Gravity Falls</i> and the Conspiracy Genre in Children's Television
- From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories
- From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories
- From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories
- From Fringe to Mainstream: How Celebrity Endorsement on Social Media Contributes to the Spread of Conspiracy Theories
- Building the Functional Oasis: Spatial Rhetoric and the Neoliberal Company Town of Columbus, Indiana
- NCA editor reflection forum
- NCA editor reflection forum
- NCA editor reflection forum
- NCA editor reflection forum
- NCA editor reflection forum
- NCA editor reflection forum
- NCA editor reflection forum
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