Aman Misra, Ph.D. | Journalism Scholar

Aman Misra is a journalism scholar whose research examines sports journalism, disability, and public memory. He received his Ph.D. in Journalism and Electronic Media from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2026.

His academic work has appeared in Communication & Sport. His public-facing writing has appeared in USA TODAY and The Telegraph (Kolkata).

In Fall 2026, he will teach Introduction to Sports and Communication and The Influence of Sports Media on Modern Society as an adjunct instructor at Temple University.

Research interests

Sports journalism
Disability and media
Public memory

Education

Ph.D. in Journalism and Electronic Media

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2026

M.A. in Mass Communication (Journalism)

Symbiosis International University, Pune, India

2018

B.Com. in Finance and Accounting

St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India

2014

Academic positions

Adjunct Instructor

Temple University · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

SPME 1112: Introduction to Sports and Communication; SPME 3763: The Influence of Sports Media on Modern Society

Fall 2026

Graduate Teaching Associate and Instructor of Record

University of Tennessee, Knoxville · Knoxville, Tennessee

Primary instructor for journalism, sports reporting, multimedia writing, and mass communication history courses.

2022–2026

Publications

Misra, A., & Love, A. (2026). National belonging and cricket fandom: Narrative storytelling by Indian Premier League (IPL) teams on Instagram. Journal of Global South Sport Studies, 1(3), Article 4.

Mulupi, D., Scovel, S., Wong, F., & Misra, A. (2026). Golden girls, national heroes, and resilient champions: An intersectional and computational analysis of social media commentary during the 2024 Paralympics. Communication & Sport.

Misra, A., & Roessner, A. (2025). “At Augusta National, not talking about race is tradition”: Race and journalistic repair discourse at the Masters Tournament. Communication & Sport.

Teaching

Courses taught or scheduled as instructor of record:

SPME 3763: The Influence of Sports Media on Modern Society

Temple University · Adjunct Instructor

Fall 2026

SPME 1112: Introduction to Sports and Communication

Temple University · Adjunct Instructor

Fall 2026

JMED 375: Sports Reporting: Principles and Practice

University of Tennessee, Knoxville · Instructor of Record

Spring 2024; Fall 2024; Spring 2025; Fall 2025; Spring 2026

JMED 200: Multimedia Writing

University of Tennessee, Knoxville · Instructor of Record

Winter 2024–2025; Summer 2025; Summer 2026

JMED 175: Introduction to Journalism

University of Tennessee, Knoxville · Instructor of Record; Teaching Associate

Fall 2022; Spring 2023; Fall 2023

JMED 367: Mass Communication History

University of Tennessee, Knoxville · Instructor of Record

Summer 2024

From the classroom

Learning cricket through play

Students take the field as part of a course activity connecting sport, culture, and media.

Watch the class activity on Instagram

Aman Misra reporting from the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris

Teaching feature

Introducing sports journalism students to adaptive sports

A University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information feature on a classroom visit from adaptive athletes and the importance of informed disability-sport reporting.

Read the CCI feature