Lynda Lee Kaid

Lynda Lee Kaid
Born(1948-08-22)August 22, 1948
DiedApril 13, 2011(2011-04-13) (aged 62)
Cause of deathInjuries suffered in a fall at her home[2]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLynda Lee Kaid Jones
Occupation(s)Professor and Author
Years active1974 to 2011
Spouse(s)Clifford Alan Jones, J.D., Ph.D. (the couple was married 39 years)[3]
Academic background
Alma materSouthern Illinois University (Ph.D., M.S., B.A.)
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical Communication and Political Advertising
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida (2001 to 2011); University of Oklahoma (1974 to 2000)[1]

Lynda Lee Kaid (August 22, 1948 – April 13, 2011) was a professor of Telecommunication and Research Foundation Professor in the College of Journalism & Communications at the University of Florida and named by Communication Quarterly as one of the most productive scholars in the communication discipline. She authored more than 30 books and more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and chapters on political communication and political advertising.[4][5][6]

Kaid was honored as a Distinguished Alumni in 2007 from Southern Illinois University.[7] She earned a doctorate and master's degree in speech communication and a bachelor's degree in German from SIU.

She was a three-time Fulbright Scholar.[8] Dr. Kaid was a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor.[9]

The National Communication Association's Political Communication Division established the annual Lynda Lee Kaid Outstanding Dissertation in Political Communication award.[10] The International Communication Association's Political Communication Division established the Keith R. Sanders and Lynda Lee Kaid Best Political Communication Article of the Year Award.[11]

  1. ^ "Passages: Lynda Lee Kaid". Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. 66 (2): 201–206. Summer 2011. doi:10.1177/107769581106600207. S2CID 220748382.
  2. ^ "Service planned for UF professor Lynda Lee Kaid".
  3. ^ "Obituary: Clifford Alan Jones".
  4. ^ "Service planned for UF professor Lynda Lee Kaid". The Gainesville Sun. April 21, 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Lynda Lee Kaid Obituary". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ^ "NCA Political Communication Division Mourns the Loss of Lynda Lee Kaid". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. ^ Dillard, Kathy. "Three honored as Distinguished Alumni". SIU News. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  8. ^ "NCA Political Communication Division Mourns the Loss of Lynda Lee Kaid". NCA Political Communication Division. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Lynda L. Kaid, Ph.D. | UFRF Professors".
  10. ^ "National Communication Association Political Communication Division Awards". Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  11. ^ "Keith R. Sanders and Lynda Lee Kaid Best Political Communication Article of the Year Award". International Communication Association. Retrieved 17 September 2017.