Ehrl, Marco

Ph.D. | Communication | Texas A&M University
M.A. | Communication | Central Michigan University
M.A. | Communication & American Studies | University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)

Dr. Ehrl's research explores European and International crisis narratives, global media, and rhetoric. Using mixed methods, Marco’s research examines how political crisis narrators like the media, public spheres, and political leaders define the causes, consequences, and cures of political crises.

Dr. Marco Ehrl draws upon teaching experience from German and American Universities. The goal of his teaching is for students to see close links between experience, theory, and application. To this end, he often uses group activities, debates, and group projects. These methods teach students the importance of division of labor and thereby help them to identify their communicative strengths and weaknesses and learn about moral leadership. His teaching includes Communication Theory and Methods, International Communication & Media, Crisis Communication & Management, and Political Communication. Read more about Dr. Ehrl’s research and teaching at https://www.marcoehrl.com/

Courses Taught at KU:

COM 315 | International Communication
COM 311 | Crisis Communication
COM 230 | Global Public Relations & Public Diplomacy
COM 207 | Political Communication
COM 327 | Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
COM 240 | Communication Theory
COM 340 | Communication Method
COM 380 | Communication Capstone

Dr. Marco Ehrl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He earned his first M.A. in Communication and American Studies from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. He earned his second M.A. in Communication from Central Michigan University and his Ph.D. in Communication from Texas A&M University. His research explores European and International crisis narratives, global media, and political rhetoric. Using mixed methods, Marco’s research examines how political crisis narrators like the media, public spheres, and political leaders define the causes, consequences, and cures of political crises. Dr. Ehrl's recent publications appeared in the International Journal of Strategic Communication and Communication and the Public. In addition, Dr. Ehrl regularly presents his research at conferences including the International Association for Media and Communication Research, the International Society for the Study of Argumentation, the National Communication Association, and the Rhetoric Society of America. Dr. Ehrl is also a board member of the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading and has worked with the Pentagon-based Strategic Multi-Layered Assessment Group conducting open-source intelligence research.