Bio | David W. Bulla, Ph.D.


	David W. Bulla, Ph.D. David Bulla, an associate professor of communication at Augusta University, focuses his research on the history of journalism, examining limitations on press performance. He concentrates on nineteenth-century newspapers, particularly the U.S. Civil War. His first book, Lincoln’s Censor, was published by Purdue University Press. He also does research on international journalism topics and is currently working on a book about Mohandas K. Gandhi as a journalist. Bulla is a member of the American Journalism Historians Association and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Bulla earned a Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of Florida in 2004, an M.A. in journalism from Indiana University in 2001, and a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1983. He has an extensive background in sports journalism, having worked for the Greensboro News & Record, Durham Sun, Winston-Salem Chronicle, Black College Sports Review, and Peegs.com. He also taught high school journalism and English in North Carolina in the 1990s. He is married to Kalpana Ramgopal. They have two sons, Viraj Joseph Bulla and Vedh Colin Bulla, and two dogs (Shetland Sheepdogs), Cocoa and Bailey. David Bulla Bulla’s Five Favorite Albums Bring the Family by John Hiatt Marshall Crenshaw by Marshall Crenshaw Somewhere Near Paterson by Richard Shindell The Vintage Years by the Impressions The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen Bulla’s Five Favorite Nonfiction Books Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Homicide by David Simon Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger Lincoln by David Herbert Donald A Season on the Brink by John Feinstein Bulla’s Five Favorite Fiction Books A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley Wildlife by Richard Ford The Last Gentleman by Walker Percy Sophie’s Choice by William Styron Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter Bulla’s Five Favorite Movies Chinatown (Roman Polanski, director) Barcelona (Whit Stillman, director) Diner (Barry Levinson, director) Hoosiers (David Anspaugh, director) Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, director) Five Favorite Sports Seasons 1979, Baltimore Orioles, American League champions 1989, Indiana University, Big Ten men’s basketball champion 1996, University of Florida, NCAA football champion 1972, Summer Olympics, Munich, West Germany 2008-2009, Fulham Football Club, seventh place, English Premier League