I am an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I teach introductory, advanced, and graduate courses in media and cultural studies. My research focuses on television history and criticism.
My book, Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television, was published in 2007 by Duke University Press. I am also the co-editor of Undead TV: Essays on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, published in 2007 by Duke, as well. My work has appeared in a number of scholarly journals, as well, including Critical Studies in Media Communication, Television and New Media, and The Velvet Light Trap.
I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002. I now live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with my husband, Michael Z. Newman and our 3 year old son, Leo.
You can get in touch with me at ehlevine at uwm dot edu. Be sure to check out my Dr. Television blog!