Stacy Rosenberg

Biography

Stacy Rosenberg is an Associate Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College for the School of Public Policy & Management and the School of Information Systems & Management. Stacy is available... to contribute content for news media covering politics, political campaigns, crisis communication, and disinformation.

Stacy Rosenberg has been on the Carnegie Mellon University faculty for more than a decade. She is currently teaching the graduate-level courses Strategic Presentation Skills, Writing for Public Policy, and Writing for Creative Industries. In addition to teaching these core courses, Stacy has served on committees shaping university policy including the CMU Faculty Affairs Council and the Communication Core Competency Committee. She is also part of the Entertainment Industry Management and Arts Management program committees and chairs faculty reappointment and promotion committees.

Stacy has been quoted in Forbes, Fortune, Fox News, The Hill, Newsweek, NPR, the Tribune Review, USA Today, and on WPXI-NBC for news stories on politics, crisis communication, and leadership. She is available to the media for interviews upon request.

Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon University's faculty, Stacy worked for 10 years at New York University in a variety of roles including Assistant Director for External Relations at NYU's Department of Media, Culture, and Communication and Associate Director at NYU's School of Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management.

While at NYU, Stacy co-taught the Stern School of Business social impact course titled Business & Its Publics and taught the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development courses Media & Identity and Media Criticism. These courses reflect her interest in the interrelationship between business, government, and society as well as issues pertaining to media and representation.

In her early career, Stacy worked as a Web producer for the arts and entertainment guide Ticketmaster-Citysearch.com and in television production for The Walt Disney Company and at Universal Studios, Orlando. Projects included The Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom and Downtown Disney grand opening press events, Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary and Millennium press events, and production work on Oprah, numerous prime-time episodes of programs on the ABC network, N' Sync's "I Want You Back" music video, and many more.

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Areas of Expertise (4)

Politics

Political Campaigns

Crisis Communication

Disinformation

Media Appearances (6)

Here's how Trump's 2nd term could impact Pennsylvanians

Pittsburgh Tribune Review  online

2024-11-10

Stacey Rosenberg (Heinz College) is one of the several experts who discussed how Trump's second term could affect Pennsylvanians. She discusses Trump's tariff plan and other aspects of his campaign promises.

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How Taylor Swift And Her Fans Could Be Factors In The Election

Forbes  online

2024-09-12

“She has a long history of building a loyal audience—many who are eligible to vote. That audience is reflected in the more than one billion streams of her most recent album, the unprecedented success of The Eras Tour, and her 284 million followers on Instagram,” Stacy Rosenberg, an associate teaching professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College, said via email

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Communication Lessons From Kamala Harris’ Debate With Donald Trump

Forbes  online

2024-09-11

“Both candidates demonstrated a communication tactic called 'the pivot.' Instead of answering the questions posed by the moderators, they shifted to their talking points,” Stacy Rosenberg, an associate teaching professor at Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, noted in an email interview.

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'Brat,' memes and Gen Z: Pennsylvania's young voters react to Kamala Harris' campaign

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  print

2024-08-10

Stacy Rosenberg, associate teaching professor of political communication at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, said she believes Ms. Harris’ embrace of Gen Z's memes is smart as taking on “brat” will help her connection to young voters, since Gen Z communicates through the use of emojis and memes.

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No VP pick? No problem. Experts see bright political future for Shapiro

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review  online

2024-08-07

Despite being popular in Pennsylvania, Shapiro wasn’t well-known outside the state until he was thrust into the national limelight as a potential Harris running mate, said Stacy Rosenberg, a politics professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Becoming a household name now, she said, better positions him to run for a national office in the future. “He could potentially be a challenger for 2028 because he is now well-known nationally,” she said.

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Silicon Valley conservatives rally behind Trump, celebrate Vance VP pick

The Hill  online

2024-07-16

Stacy Rosenberg, an associate teaching professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College, said voters will likely be less aware of Vance’s tech industry background and instead pay attention to his position on hot-button social issues, like reproductive health access and gun rights.

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