"I can confidently say that Dr. Floyd’s research development is highly advanced for this stage of his career.

His scholarly interests are clearly defined and well represented in his work and are pushing forward not only the field of information science but the fields of media literacy and journalism education as well." - External reviewer for tenure dossier

Netflix and Skill: Transforming Passive Consumption into Active Analysis

A classroom framework that bridges media literacy education and entertainment culture by teaching students to analyze how popular media can shape perceptions of reality.

Journal of Media Literacy Education (Available Summer 2026)

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Demarcated: Scholastic Journalism, Collegiate Journalism, and the Struggle to Define US Journalism Education

What started as a conference paper turns into a top-journal study, tracing how boundary battles reshaped journalism education and professional authority.

Journalism Practice (2025)

Cognitive Apprenticeship Strategies for the Media Literacy Classroom

Educators leverage real-world topics and engagement-driven content to apply cognitive apprenticeship principles in a semester-long course. This case study offers insights on building students' confidence in navigating information independently.

Communications in Information Literacy (2024)

Boundary Work, Journalism Education, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

An award winning conference paper about the intersection of journalism education, professionalism, and labor law is expanded and published in a top journal.

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly (2024)

Streaming Media Literacy: A Theoretical Solution to a Practical Problem

College students spend more time watching films and TV than consuming news or doing research, but are they equipped to understand the impact of their media diet?

National Association for Media Literacy Education Annual Conference, Remote (2024)

Demarcated: Scholastic Journalism, Collegiate Journalism and the Fight to Define Journalism Education

An examination of the struggles that separated scholastic and collegiate journalism, revealing how professional identity and educational power were forged in the process.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. (2024)

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License to Spill: Credentialing in Twentieth Century Journalism Education

The American Council on Education for Journalism's accreditation program aimed to professionalize the field, but critics saw a power grab.

Journal of 20th Century Media History (2023)

Boundary Work, Specialized Accreditation for Journalism, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

How a federal judge's ruling on overtime pay sparked a battle for journalism's professional status and educational standards. Named second-place faculty paper by History Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. (2023)

Learning Apprenticeships in the Media and Information Literacy Classroom

A report from the field offers a how-to guide for leveraging contemporary issues to impart essential digital competencies.

American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition,

Chicago, IL (2023)

News Literacy Concepts for First-Year Students

Exploring the affective, behavioral, and cognitive dimensions of information processing through media effects research-inspired news literacy activities.

Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Los Angeles, CA (2023)

Re: Beyond Fake News

A new approach to news literacy highlights the impact of journalistic standards and organizational influences on news creation, and the role of individual biases in news consumption. Named in the American Library Association's Library Instruction Roundtable Top 20 instruction articles for 2023.

Journal of Media Literacy Education (2023)

Agenda-Setting: What a Media Effects Theory Can Add to Information Literacy Instruction

Teaching media effects theories like agenda-setting empowers students to critically examine the subtle ways legitimate news sources can unintentionally misinform audiences.

LOEX Proceedings (2022)