Amanda Cote
Associate Professor and Director of the Serious Games Certificate · Michigan State University
Amanda Cote researches the industry and culture of games, with an emphasis on areas such as gender, identity, and representation.
Media Studies Collegiate E-sports Game Development
Stephen Farnsworth
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Farnsworth has spent decades researching how media and politics intersect. Check out his website at stephenfarnsworth.net.
American Elections American Government The American Presidency Internet Politics Mass Media and Politics
Peter Krapp
Professor, Film & Media Studies · UC Irvine
Expertise in: Secret communications & cryptologic history; cultural memory and media history; history of computing & simulations
Media History Cultural Memory Aesthetic Communication Cryptologic History Secret Communications
Jingsi Christina Wu
Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University
Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.
Media Studies Political Communication and Social Media Chinese Media Cultural Sociology Game Studies
Jessalynn Keller
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Media and Film · University of Calgary
Expert in girls'/youth media, digital cultures, contemporary feminisms, & celebrity
Girls' media cultures Celebrity Culture Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods and Analysis Digital Media Feminisms and Gender Studies
Áine O'Healy
Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Italian · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Italian Cinema Italian Cultural Studies Transnational Film Studies
Barbara Mennel
Professor/Chair/Director · University of Florida
Barbara Mennel’s research interests are transnational cinematic practices and the intersection of urban studies and film studies.
Urban Studies and Film Feminist Theory Humanities Film Studies German Studies
J.D. Swerzenski
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Swerzenski's research focuses on the effects of digital media production technology on cultural values and understanding,
Digital Media Film Studies Critical Pedagogy Cultural Production Critical Media Literacy
Eliza Rodriguez
Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies and Associate Dean of Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Queer of Color Theory Chicanx and Latinx Studies Critical Theory Feminist Discourse Latina Literature
Lawrence Wenner
Professor of Communication Studies, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Professor of Communication Studies
Film and Television Production Communication and Ethics Media Studies
Meng Li
Associate Professor of Communication Studies · Loyola Marymount University
College of Communication & Fine Arts
China Ethnography Infrastructure Gender and Family Family Communication
Christopher (Chris) Hansen, M.F.A.
Chairman and Professor for Film & Digital Media · Baylor University
Digital media expert and filmmaker, working on new feature and short projects
Mass Communication Screenwriting Postproduction Film & Video Directing Field Production
Michele Hammers
Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Studies, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Studies
Feminist Media Studies Qualitative Research Methods Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Social Movements Rhetorical Criticism
Jonathan Corpus Ong
Professor of Communication and Director of Global Technology for Social Justice Lab · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jonathan Corpus Ong's research areas are global media ethics, digital politics and the anthropology of humanitarianism.
Elections in the Philippines Media Ethics Global Media Studies Critical Disinformation Studies Sociology of Activist Organizations
Dave Kolar
Associate Professor, Psychology · University of Mary Washington
Dave Kolar is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Mary Washington.
Social Psychology Personality Assessment University Teaching Mentoring Program Evaluation
Joaquín Noguera
Assistant Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Educational Leadership and Administration
Critical pedagogy Urban Education K-12 Teaching and Learning Healing-Centered Engagement Trauma-Informed Practice
Edward Timke
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Edward (Ed) Timke is a disabled scholar and activist focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in advertising.
Communication Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Cultural Anthropology
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.
Food Pantries School Food SNAP School Food Options Nutrition
Shana Poplack
Distinguished University Professor and Canada Research Chair (I) in Linguistics · University of Ottawa
Sociolinguist specializing in vernacular speech, with a focus on bilingual and minority contexts
Language Ideology Language Prescription African American Vernacular English French in Canada Language Contact
Jeffrey Morosoff
Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University
Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations, Chair
Public Relations Crisis Communication Reputation Management Community & Government Relations Public relations campaigns