Kembrew McLeod is an author, artist, professor, and media producer whose writing has appeared in the ''New York Times'', ''Los Angeles Times,'' ''Washington Post'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''SPIN'', ''Salon'', and ''Slate''. A Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa, where McLeod is department chair, he has received several awards and honors for work that he has created in a variety of mediums.