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43
Citations
8795
World Ranking
4378
National Ranking
2089

Overview

Andrew C. Billings is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States and has extensively contributed to research within the social sciences, focusing primarily on sociology and political science, gender studies, and communication. Their scholarly work explores intersections among sports, media, society, and technology.

Their research themes encompass:

  • Sports, Gender, and Society
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Digital Games and Media
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Media, Gender, and Advertising

Frequent venues for Andrew C. Billings' publications include:

  • Communication & Sport
  • International Journal of Sport Communication
  • Journal of Sports Media
  • Sociology of Sport Journal
  • Electronic News

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Andrew C. Billings are:

  • "Top Rated on Five Networks-and Nearly as Many Devices: The NFL, Social TV, Fantasy Sport, and the Ever-Present Second Screen" (2020), International Journal of Sport Communication
  • "From #endthestigma to #realman: Stigma-Challenging Social Media Responses to NBA Players' Mental Health Disclosures" (2020), Communication Reports
  • "Sports Journalism Content When No Sports Occur: Framing Athletics Amidst the COVID-19 International Pandemic" (2021), Communication & Sport
  • "Let's Watch Live Streaming: How Streamer Credibility Influences Brand Attitude in Esports Streamer Marketing" (2022), Communication & Sport
  • "A Swiftly Changing Tide: Fantasy Sport, Gambling, and Alternative Forms of Participation" (2020), Games and Culture

Andrew C. Billings has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sean R. Sadri
  • Marie Hardin
  • Kenon A. Brown
  • Nicholas R. Buzzelli
  • Joshua R. Jackson

Regarding book publications, Andrew C. Billings has contributed to works published by major academic publishers, including:

  • Head Game (2022), Peter Lang
  • Sport, Social Media, and Digital Technology (2022), Elsevier BV

The academic output demonstrates a multi-dimensional approach intersecting sport communication, gender studies, and digital media, situating Andrew C. Billings as a researcher addressing contemporary issues in media, sport, and society.

Best Publications

  • Assessing Language Attitudes: Speaker Evaluation Studies

    Howard Giles;Andrew C. Billings

  • Sportscasting and Sports Reporting: The Power of Gender Bias

    Susan Tyler Eastman;Andrew C. Billings

  • Olympic Media: Inside the Biggest Show on Television

    Andrew C Billings

  • Biased Voices of Sports: Racial and Gender Stereotyping in College Basketball Announcing

    Susan Tyler Eastman;Andrew C. Billings

  • Framing identities: Gender, ethnic, and national parity in network announcing of the 2002 winter Olympics

    Andrew C. Billings;Susan Tyler Eastman

  • Gender Parity in the Olympics Hyping Women Athletes, Favoring Men Athletes

    Susan Tyler Eastman;Andrew C. Billings

  • Selective Representation of Gender, Ethnicity, and Nationality in American Television Coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics

    Andrew C. Billings;Susan Tyler Eastman

  • Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field

    Andrew C. Billings;Michael L. Butterworth;Paul D. Turman

  • Packaging the Games for Viewer Consumption: Gender, Ethnicity, and Nationality in NBC's Coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics

    Andrew C. Billings;James R. Angelini

  • Sports fans as crisis communicators on social media websites

    Natalie A. Brown;Andrew C. Billings

  • "Man, That Was a Pretty Shot": An Analysis of Gendered Broadcast Commentary Surrounding the 2000 Men's and Women's NCAA Final Four Basketball Championships

    Andrew C. Billings;Kelby K. Halone;Bryan E. Denham

  • Psychosocial theory and research on depression: An integrative framework and review

    Andrew C. Billings;Rudolf H. Moos

  • Depicting the Quarterback in Black and White: A Content Analysis of College and Professional Football Broadcast Commentary

    Andrew C. Billings

  • Communication in the Community of Sport: The Process of Enacting, (Re)Producing, Consuming, and Organizing Sport

    Jeffrey W. Kassing;Andrew C. Billings;Robert S. Brown;Kelby K. Halone

  • Permanently Desiring the Temporary? Snapchat, Social Media, and the Shifting Motivations of Sports Fans:

    Andrew C. Billings;Fei Qiao;Lindsey Conlin;Tie Nie

  • Time-shifting vs. appointment viewing: the role of fear of missing out within TV consumption behaviors

    Lindsey Conlin;Andrew C. Billings;Lauren Auverset

  • Why We Watch, Why We Play: The Relationship Between Fantasy Sport and Fanship Motivations

    Andrew C. Billings;Brody J. Ruihley

  • Gendered Profiles of Olympic History: Sportscaster Dialogue in the 2008 Beijing Olympics

    Andrew C. Billings;James Reynolds Angelini;Andrea H. Duke

  • Intersections of Fandom in the Age of Interactive Media: eSports Fandom as a Predictor of Traditional Sport Fandom

    Kenon A. Brown;Andrew C. Billings;Breann Murphy;Luis Puesan

  • Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media

    Andrew C. Billings;Marie Hardin

  • An Agenda That Sets the Frames: Gender, Language, and NBC’s Americanized Olympic Telecast:

    James R. Angelini;Andrew C. Billings

  • Differential Accounts of Race in Broadcast Commentary of the 2000 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Four Basketball Tournaments

    Bryan E. Denham;Andrew C. Billings;Kelby K. Halone

  • The Games Through the NBC Lens: Gender, Ethnic, and National Equity in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics

    Andrew C. Billings;Chelsea L. Brown;James H. Crout;Kristen E. McKenna

Frequent Co-Authors

W. Timothy Coombs
W. Timothy Coombs Texas A&M University
Howard Giles
Howard Giles University of California, Santa Barbara
Kristen Harrison
Kristen Harrison University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick
Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick The Ohio State University
David Rowe
David Rowe Western Sydney University
Dana Mastro
Dana Mastro University of California, Santa Barbara

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