Roxane Coche, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
Office: 2079 Weimer
Phone: 352-392-5059
Email: rcoche@ufl.edu
Roxane Coche, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
Coche is a former television reporter and producer, turned university professor. Before coming to UF in 2018, she had worked at the University of Memphis, the University of North Georgia Dahlonega, and Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara in Mexico.
As a freelance sports reporter and producer, Coche was based in Paris, France. She worked on major events such as UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cups, tennis Grand Slam tournaments, The America’s Cup, and Olympic Games.
Coche uses her own international reporting experience to organize study-abroad programs. She has done so for students to cover sporting events around the world, including to NFL and NBA games in Europe, and to the Olympic and Paralympic games.
Areas of Expertise
International and Intercultural Communication, Multimedia Journalism, Sports and Society, Sports Media, Video and Film Production and Post-production
Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina in 2013,
M.A. in English and American Civilization, Universite Paris III – Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2009
M.A. in Bi-lingual Journalism (French and English) Universite Paris III – Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2008
B.A. in English, Institut d’anglais de Paris Charles V – Université Paris VII.
News
- Roxane Coche to Join Communication & Sport Editorial Review Board (December 10, 2024)
- Roxane Coche to be Panelist in UF Center for European Studies “Sports as Exports” Virtual Event (December 5, 2024)
- Six UFCJC Students Receive 2024 UF International Center Certificates of Outstanding Merit (November 22, 2024)
- Roxane Coche to Speak on Two Panels at LSU Sports Summit (October 8, 2024)
- Study Examines Coverage of Tennis Star Naomi Osaka’s Withdrawal from Press Conferences at 2021 French Open (October 2, 2024)
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Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Coche, R. (2024). Bonnes pour la profession ou la poubelle ? Les conférences de presse dans le sport. Études de communication, 62, 81-101. DOI: 10.4000/11rya
Coche, R., & Bell, T. R. (2024). Front-page prominence and newspaper ownership: Examining USWNT coverage after 2015 and 2019 World Cup victories. Journalism, 25(3), 710-728.
Coche, R. (2023). Around the World in a Class Session: How an Activity Can Change Students’ Outlook and Understanding of Media Effects. Teaching Journalism & Mass Communication, 13(2), 50-52. Retrieved from https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEJMC/cb51e04d-0bbc-407c-8982-aece895b3c6f/UploadedImages/TJMC_13_2__2023__Coche_Around_the_world_.pdf
Coche, R., Lynn, B., & Haught, M. J. (2023). Divide and conquer? A model for live OTT sports streaming. Obra Digital, 24, 31-50.
Coche, R., & Tuggle, C. (2023). A quarter century of NBC’s primetime Summer Olympics: A sex-based analysis of the network’s coverage. Journal of Sports Media, 18(1), 43-74.
Bell, T. R., & Coche, R. (2022). “Victory on Their Own Terms”: American Front-Page Framing of the USWNT Repeat World Cup Championship. Journalism Practice, Online Publication First. DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2020.1827451
Coche, R. (2022). Women take power: A case study of Ghanaian journalists at Russia 2018 World Cup. Sociology of Sport Journal, 39(1), 14-22. DOI: 10.1123/ssj.2020-0108
Coche, R. (2022). A new era? How the European ESPN covered the 2019 Women’s World Cup online. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 57(1), 73-91. DOI: 10.1177/1012690221992242
Coche, R., & Haught, M. J. (2021). Sports Media Education’s Evolution: Integrating Technology, Branding and Strategic Media. Teaching Journalism & Mass Communication, 11(2), 27-36. Retrieved from https://aejmc.us/spig/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2021/12/TJMC-11.2-Coche-Haught.pdf
Coche, R., & Lynn, B. (2021). “The Best Camera is the One You Always Have With You”: The Case for MOJO-Based Courses and Mobile Production Kits. Teaching Journalism & Mass Communication, 11(1), 82-86. Retrieved from https://aejmc.us/spig/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2021/07/TJMC-11.1-Coche-Lynn1.pdf
Lynn, B. J., Coche, R., & Ashley, M. (2021). X’s and O’s, Angles and Games: NFL Football Yardage Estimations Based on Camera Angle. Sports Innovation Journal. Retrieved from http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/sij/article/view/24247
Coche, R. (2021). Course internationalization through virtual exchange: Students’ reflections. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 76(4), 412-424. DOI: 10.1177/10776958211014074
Coche, R., & Lynn, B. J. (2020). Behind the scenes: COVID-19 consequences on broadcast sports production. International Journal of Sport Communication, 13(3), 484-493. DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2020-0231
Bell, T. R., & Coche, R. (2020). “The Man South Africa Forgot”: Media Construction and Redemption of Post-Apartheid Hero Josia Thugwane. Journal of Sports Media, 15(1), 99-123. DOI: 10.1353/jsm.2020.0003
Coche, R. (2020). Using oral history to create a student-driven interdisciplinary service learning project that culminates in a feature documentary. Journal of Media Education, 11(2), 39-45. Retrieved from https://en.calameo.com/read/0000917898a07ac2096e4
Sipocz, D., & Coche, R. (2019). Tweetkeeping NBC's Rio Olympics. Ohio Communication Journal.
Bell, T. R., & Coche, R. (2018). High Power Kick: Content Analysis of the USWNT 2015 World Cup Victory on American Front Pages. Communication & Sport, 6(6), 745-761. DOI: 10.1177/2167479517734853
Coche, R., & Tuggle, C. A. (2018). Men or Women, Only Five Olympic Sports Matter: A Quantitative Analysis of NBC’s Prime-Time Coverage of the Rio Olympics. Electronic News, 193124311773906. DOI: 10.1177/1931243117739061
Coche, R., & Le Blond, O. (2018). Is the world ready for a woman coaching a top male athlete? Analysis of online reactions to Mauresmo's appointment as Murray's coach. Women's Studies International Forum, 69, 9-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2018.04.003
Coche, R., & Haught, M. J. (2018). How the NWHL uses Twitter to #GrowTheGame. Asia Pacific Journal of Advanced Business and Social Studies, 4(1), 371-384. DOI: 10.25275/apjabssv4i1ss12
Coche, R., & Tuggle, C. A. (2017). Developing more sophisticated methods for measuring olympic medal success. International Journal of Sport Management, 18(3), 313-239. Retrieved from https://americanpresspublishers.com/IJSM.html
Coche, R. (2017). How Athletes Frame Themselves on Social Media: An Analysis of Twitter Profiles. Journal of Sports Media, 12(1), 89-112. DOI: 10.1353/jsm.2017.0004
Coche, R., & Tuggle, C. A. (2016). The Women’s Olympics? A Gender Analysis of NBC’s Coverage of the 2012 London Summer Games. Electronic News, 10(2), 121-138. DOI: 10.1177/1931243116647770
Coche, R. (2016). Promoting women’s soccer through social media: How the US federation used Twitter for the 2011 World Cup. Soccer & Society, 17(1), 90-108. DOI: 10.1080/14660970.2014.919279
Coche, R. (2015). The Amount of Women’s Sports Coverage on International Sports News Websites’ Home Pages. Electronic News, 9(4), 223-241. DOI: 10.1177/1931243115604882
Coche, R. (2014). What Women’s Soccer Fans Want: A Twitter Study. Soccer & Society, 15(4), 449-471. DOI: 10.1080/14660970.2012.753542
Coche, R. (2014). How Golfers and Tennis Players Frame Themselves: A Content Analysis of Twitter Profile Pictures. Journal of Sports Media, 9(1), 95-121. DOI: 10.1353/jsm.2014.0003
Coche, R. (2013). Is ESPN Really the Women’s Sports Network? A Content Analysis of ESPN’s Internet Coverage of the Australian Open. Electronic News, 7(2), 72-88. DOI: 10.1177/1931243113491574
Book Chapters
Coche, R. (2022). Behind Brandi Chastain’s Belly Button: Michelle Akers Reigned at the Heart of the 1990s US Women’s National Team. In The Circus Is in Town: Sport, Celebrity, and Spectacle (pp. 210-230). Jackson, MS, USA: University Press of Mississippi.
Coche, R., Meân, L. J., & Guerra, O. (2017). Bicultural Stress, Soccer, and Rivalry: How Mexican–Americans Experience the Soccer Competition Between Their Two Countries. In Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry (pp. 265-287). Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55831-8_12
Coche, R., & Guerra, O. (2017). Food-Ball: Tailgates that Enculturate Before US–Mexico Fútbol Matches. In Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry (pp. 223-241). Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55831-8_10
Coche, R. (2017). Sandrine Rangeon: Denied ‘alien’ visa despite out-of-this-world abilities. In Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles (pp. 39-58). , USA: Praeger.
Creative Works
Coche, R. (2019). Once More at the River: From MLK to BLM. Film.
Courses
Syllabi from the current and three previous semesters: