Media Issues
Maurice Elias
Professor
Department of Psychology
School of Arts and Sciences
Key topics: Social-emotional learning, character development, meaning, purpose, and significance, parenting, emotional intelligence, education reform, the achievement gap, prevention of bullying, violence, substance abuse, and related problem behaviors, impact of media on children, Jewish education and Jewish identity.
Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is Professor, Psychology Department at Rutgers University, Director, Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab ([http://…
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William FitzGerald
Assistant Professor
English Department
Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Camden
Key topics: Rhetorical theory, rhetoric and religion, writing and media studies, writing program design, the language of prayer
William FitzGerald specializes in rhetorical studies with particular interests in stylistics, speech acts, and the rhetoric of religion. In writing studies, his interests include composition pedagogy, professional communication, and writing…
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Susan Keith
Associate Professor
Department of Journalism and Media Studies
School of Communication and Information
Key topics: Journalism, media ethics, freedom of the press, editing, news design, sports media.
Susan M. Keith, Ph.D., focuses her research on media ethics, the work of editors, and the legal and production issues arising from the junction of "new" and "old" media.
She spent 16 years as a newspaper reporter, copy editor, page…
Lia Nower
Professor and Director
Center for Gambling Studies
School of Social Work
Key topics: Gambling; Problem gambling and gambling disorder; Criminal behavior and gambling; Video gaming; Internet gaming; Sports wagering; Addiction; Behavioral addiction; Internet addiction; Legal issues in addiction
Lia Nower is a professor and director of the Center for Gambling Studies and the Addiction Counselor Training (ACT) Certificate Program at the Rutgers University School of Social Work. She is the 2019 recipient of the Research Award from the…
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Katherine Ognyanova
Associate Professor
Department of Communication
School of Communication and Information
Key topics: Communication technology, Digital media, Political communication, Network Science, Computational Social Science, Misinformation
Katherine Ognyanova (Katya)…
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John Pavlik
Professor
Journalism and Media Studies
School of Communication and Information
Key topics: News media and technology, distance learning, the cultural and commercial effects of new media, the impact of digital media on democracy, artificial intelligence.
John V. Pavlik, Ph.D., has taught a variety of courses on journalism, media, technology, and society. Dr. Pavlik is a…
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Marie Radford
Associate Professor, Library Consultant
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Key topics: Interpersonal communication, traditional and virtual reference services, time management, customer service excellence, dealing with difficult people, communication skills for managers and leaders, public speaking, nonverbal communication, focus groups, qualitative research methods, mentoring, librarian stereotypes, and future of libraries.
Marie Radford, Ph.D., focuses her research on the study of interpersonal communication aspects of reference service, the evaluation of digital resources and services, qualitative methodologies, cultural studies, and media stereotypes of…
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Michael Rockland
Professor Emeritus of American Studies
Department of American Studies (founder)
School of Arts and Sciences
Key topics: Popular culture, mobility, American ethnicity, American Jewish literature, issues in literature to film adaption, American foreign policy, individualism and communitarianism in American life, New Jersey and the state's 350th anniversary
Michael Aaron Rockland, Ph. D., is a professor and founder of the Department of American Studies and a keynoter for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A graduate of Hunter College and University of Minnesota, he joined Rutgers in 1969…
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Joseph Schilp
Lecturer
Department of Kinesiology & Health
School of Arts and Sciences
Key topics: Careers in sports; Media in sports; Working large sports events
Video news gatherer in sports and in-house director for multicam production crews. Directed 75+ int'l soccer & hundreds of MLS matches. Also directed over 400 NBA & 100 NFL games. Extensive work in media production in facilities in…
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