Steve Rockwell received his doctorate at the University of Alabama. He originally joined the faculty in 1993. In 1995, he left the University to become the director of the Alabama Technology Network's Center for Telecommunications Technology. In 1998, returned to USA.
Steve teaches classes in media effects, video production, communication technologies and research methods. His research interests include the uses and impacts telecommunication technologies, media theory and effects, and telecommunication policy.
Steve has been actively involved in the area of new communication technologies, serving as a hardware and software design consultant to various clients. He is also a founding partner of a multimedia design and consulting business that specializes in the design and production of content management systems and communication technology audits. However, teaching and research are his real passions and he feels fortunate to be able to work at the University of South Alabama.