Education Ph.D., University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee), 1989
Master of Theology, University of the South (Sewanee, Tennessee), 1983
Master of Divinity, Southeastern Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, N.C.), 1979
Bachelor of Arts, Stetson University, (DeLand, Florida), 1969
Publications Books: General Editor, Peter Lang Media Industries Series, Peter Lang Publishing, New York. Editor of a seven-book series on magazines, newspapers, radio, network television, cable and satellite television, the Internet, and the film and motion picture industries. (
www.peterlangusa.com).
Sumner, David E. and Shirrel Rhoades Magazine:
A Complete Guide to the Industry (New York: Peter Lang USA, 2006)
Sumner, David E. and Holly G. Miller.
Action, Angles and Anecdotes: Feature and Magazine Writing (Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing, 2005).
Sumner, David E.
Graduate Programs in Journalism and Mass Communication (Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1996).
Sumner, David E.
The Episcopal Church’s History: 1945-1985 (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1987-hardback, 1989-paperback).
Selected Articles: Annual contributor on the American magazine industry to
Encyclopedia Britannica Book of the Year, 2000-2007.
Articles on “Walter Annenburg” and “Conde Nast Publications” for
Encyclopedia of American Journalism History (New York: Taylor & Francis, 2007).
“Teaching Standards in Feature and Magazine Writing Courses.”
Journal of Magazine and New Media Research, Fall 2006. Published by AEJMC Magazine Division:
“American Newsmagazines.” 10,000-word article for
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communication. San Diego: Academic Press (2003).
"
Life’s Cover Story: Cultural Artifact or Marketing Tool?" (A content analysis of 2,128 Life magazine covers between 1936-2000).
Journal of Magazine and New Media Research, Summer 2002 Published by AEJMC Magazine Division:
"American Magazines in the 20th Century." Book chapter for
The Age of Mass Communication, William David Sloan, editor (Northport, AL: Vision Press, 1998).
"Mass Media and the Civil Rights Movement" for
History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia, (Chicago: Fitzroy-Deaborn Publishers, 1998, 752 pp.).
“Who Pays for Magazines—Advertisers or Magazines." Published by
Advertising Research Journal, New York, N.Y. Nov.-Dec. 2001.
Professional Affiliations and Research Interests Professional Affiliations Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (Chair of
Magazine Division, 1999-2000; Webmaster, 2000-present)
Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Executive Director, 2004-2006)
Research Interests Magazine industry management and economics
20th century American magazine history
Feature and magazine writing
Recognition Who’s Who in American Education (Marquis Publications, 2006-2007)