Chase Mitchell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at East Tennessee State University.
He teaches courses in multimedia production, media management, branding, and public relations. He also coordinates the department’s Adobe Certified Associate program. Chase has 10+ years of experience in strategic communication and higher education, and has lived and worked in the U.K., Southeast Asia, and the United States. He holds a Ph.D. in Technical Communication & Rhetoric from Texas Tech University, where his dissertation explored the International Coffee Organization’s rhetoric of economic sustainability. Chase’s research interests include brand and media strategy, technical communication, and metaphor.