About Ross F. Collins

Ross F. Collins is a professor of communication at North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA. He began his career as a photojournalist, and spent three years as a free-lance photographer and writer. In 1992 he graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (Britain), specializing in French journalism history. Ross teaches a variety of communication courses at NDSU, including photography and publication design. He coordinated the university's internet web design program from 2002-2017, and from 1994-2015 served as senior editor for the North Dakota State University Press.

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