| Minnesota Journalism Center | Contact Info | Areas of Expertise |
| Valerie Belair-Gagnon Assistant Professor Director, Minnesota Journalism Center |
329 Murphy Hall vbg@umn.edu Twitter: @journoscholar |
Innovation in journalism and communication; sociology of news; emerging media (mobile apps, social media, web analytics experiences); audience engagement and participatory journalism |
| Sue Couling Events Manager |
101 Murphy Hall Phone: 626-1723 scouling@umn.edu |
Event planning and management; speaker bookings; event marketing and promotion |
| Faculty Specialists | Contact Info | Areas of Expertise |
| Colin Agur Assistant Professor |
cpagur@umn.edu Twitter: @colinagur |
Mobile communication; emerging media; global media |
| Betsy Neibergall Anderson Contract Teaching Assistant Professor |
andbets@umn.edu | Digital content; social media in public relations & advertising; work-life balance |
| Matt Carlson Associate Professor |
carlson1@umn.edu Twitter: @drmattcarlson |
Journalism studies, media studies, and cultural studies |
| Giovanna Dell'Orto Associate Professor |
dell0014@umn.edu Twitter: GDellortoREM |
International news; foreign correspondents; migration and refugees. |
| Kathleen Hansen Professor |
k-hans@umn.edu Twitter: @khans1 |
News archives; information technologies |
| Chris Ison Contract Teaching Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies |
isonx001@umn.edu | Investigative reporting, news writing, media ethics |
| Jane Kirtley Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law Director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law |
kirt001@umn.edu | First Amendment; freedom of information; privacy; media ethics |
| Scott Libin Senior Fellow |
slibin@umn.edu | Journalism, broadcasting, television news, ethics |
| Regina McCombs Lecturer and Senior Fellow |
rmccombs@umn.edu Twitter: @reginamc |
Visual journalism, photojournalism and visual journalism ethics, multimedia production, mobile journalism |
| Amelia Reigstad Lecturer |
areigstad@umn.edu Twitter: @AmeliaReigstad |
Gender, communication styles, public relations, workplace communication, feminism and cultural studies |
| Errol Salamon Postdoc Teaching Scholar |
esalamon@umn.edu Twitter: @errolsalamonPhD |
Media, popular culture, diversity, and inclusivity |
| Christopher Terry Assistant Professor |
cterry@umn.edu Twitter: @ChristopherTerr |
FCC, regulation, political advertising |
| Benjamin Toff Assistant Professor |
bjtoff@umn.edu Twitter: @BenjaminToff |
Public opinion; political communication; changing journalism norms and practices; news audiences |
| Matthew Weber Associate Professor |
msw@umn.edu Twitter: @docmattweber |
Social media, media management, organizational change, local news |
| Student Fellows | Contact Info | Areas of Expertise |
| Jonathan Anderson PhD Student, Mass Communication |
and08164@umn.edu Twitter: @jonathanderson |
Media law/policy, news consumption, public perception of journalists/news, business of news media |
| Amber Hamilton PhD Student, Sociology |
hamil639@umn.edu | Content/media analysis, race, and culture |
| Joshua Jordan PhD Student, Mass Communication |
jorda857@umn.edu | Science communication, media psychology |
| Clara Juarez PhD Student, Mass Communication |
juare085@umn.edu | Journalism and politics, nationalism/populism, content analysis |
| Jisu Kim PhD Student, Mass Communication |
kimx4290@umn.edu Twitter: @kjs8918 |
Computational journalism, audience engagement and participatory journalism, social network analysis |
| Renee Mitson MA Student, Mass Communication |
mitso005@umn.edu Twitter: @reneemitson |
Technology adoption within organizations, knowledge sharing, digital project management practices, changes to organizations as a result of emerging technology norms, emerging professions |
| Allison Steinke PhD Student, Mass Communication |
stei1341@umn.edu | Journalism, digital and social media, social justice |
| Sarah Kay Wiley PhD Student & Silha Research Assistant |
wiley077@umn.edu | Algorithms, platforms, automation in news production, and law and policy |