Professor
Pre-Law Advisor
Contact Information
164 Hewitt Hall
[email protected]
Office hours
MWF 10:00-11:00 am (in person) or available by appointment
Fall 2025 Schedule:
- HON 200 800 Intro to Social Science MWF 11:30 - 12:25pm Lanigan 102A
- BRC 422 800 Videogame Theory & Analysis MWF 1:50 - 2:45pm Hewitt 207
BRC 319 ON1 Mass Media & the Law ONLINE
Area(s) of Specialty:
Communication Law and Policy, Media & Politics, Indigenous Rights & Sovereignty
Research
Communication, Technology, and the Law; Public v. Private Speech Protections; Native Americans and Civil Liberties;
Publications
“We’ll be Keeping A.I. on you! Surveillance, Deep Fakes and Cancel Culture.” 23 Communication Law Review, 51 (2023).
“Tales out of School: Delineating Student Speech Protections for the Digital Age.” 22 University of New Hampshire Law Review, 93 (2023).
“Prejudice, Privilege and Politics: The Evolution of Religious Freedom in the United States and its Disparate Impact on Native Americans.” In Religious Freedom v. Equal Protection: Clashing American Rights . Ed. Kevin Johnson and Jennifer Arenas. New York: Peter Lang (2022).
“A Private Practice? Commercial Speech, Public Accommodation, and Individual Dignity.” 14 Elon Law Review, 89 (2022).
“Damaged Goods? Perspectives on the Dehumanization of NFL Players by Fan Typology” Journal of Sports Media, 17(1), 25-49 (Spring 2022).
“See Something, Say Something? Can A.I. have a Duty to Report Dangerous Behavior in the Home?” 98 Denver Law Review, 839 (2021).
“Trigger Warning? Audience Reception of 'Pumped-up Kicks'” Northwest Journal of Communication 49, 1, 127-156 (2021).
Emerging Media: Legal Principles, Virtual Issues. San Francisco: Cognella Publishing (2020).
Conferences
“Reckless Intimidation: Does Counterman Threaten Hate Speech Protections?” Presented to the Communication Law & Ethics Division at the Conference of the Eastern Communication Association, March 26th 2025, Buffalo, NY.
“I am My Own Muse: Generative AI, Copyright Law, and the Meaning of Creativity” Presented to the Freedom of Expression Division at the National Communication Conference, November 2024, New Orleans, LA [Top Paper Panel].
Full list of Prof. Zenor’s Publications
Awards:
SUNY Oswego President’s Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity (2024)
National Communication Association- Communication and the Law Division, Distinguished Publication Award (2022)
National Communication Association- Freedom of Expression Division, Robert O’Neill Top Paper Award (2019)Education
Education:
- Juris Doctorate, University of South Dakota School of Law
- M.P.A (Public Administration) University of South Dakota
- M.A. Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication