Professor: Dr. Cindy Royal
email: croyal@txstate.edu
office: OM 224
office hours: TW 4:30-6pm
office phone: 245-3481
Cindy
Royal completed Ph.D. studies in Journalism from The University of Texas
at Austin in May 2005. At UT, she focused on the effects of the Internet
on communication and culture. Her dissertation was on how gendered spaces
frame women's relationship with the Internet. Prior to doctoral studies,
Dr. Royal had a long career in Marketing at Compaq Computer in Houston and
NCR Corporation in Dayton, OH. She has a Master of Business Administration
from the University of Richmond and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additional detail regarding
her education and experience can be found on her online
resume.
She hosts her own concert review and interview website, On That Note, and enjoys working on other Web design projects. She has a tech blog at tech.cindyroyal.com. For fun, she likes to go out to hear live music, and she enjoys kayaking and hiking around Lady Bird Lake in Austin. She is an active member in the Austin tech community, regularly attending Social Media Club, Refresh Austin and Austin on Rails. She is a co-organizer of the Austin chapter of Hacks/Hackers and the faculty co-adviser for the TXST student chapter of Social Media Club. Get in touch with her on Twitter at @cindyroyal.