Matt Crick earned his Ph.D. in Media Studies from Rutgers University, M.S. in broadcast programming from City University of New York, Brooklyn College, and B.F.A. in media arts from the University of Arizona. He is an associate professor of Media Production at William Paterson University, where he teaches courses in mass communication, digital applications, television production, and video production and editing.Kelli Smith earned her Ph.D. in Communication from Michigan State University and her M.A. in Speech and her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Hawaii. She is an associate professor of Communication Studies at William Paterson University, where she teaches courses in communication theory, communication research, interpersonal communication, persuasion, and nonverbal communication.