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Program of Study (CAS Bulletin)

Sociology (2022 - 2024), major in sociology.

The sociology major consists of nine 4-point courses (36 points) completed with a grade of C or better, as follows:

• Introduction to Sociology (SOC-UA 1)
• Sociological Theory (SOC-UA 111)
• Research Methods (SOC-UA 301)
• Statistics for Social Research (SOC-UA 302)
• Research Capstone (SOC-UA 940 or 941); or
• Senior Honors Research Seminars (SOC-UA 950 and 951). Please see honors program (below).
• Note that the prerequisite for the senior capstone is Research Methods (SOC-UA 301).
• Four SOC-UA electives. Students may substitute up to two social science courses taken in other departments with the approval of the director of undergraduate studies. The second semester of Senior Honors Research Seminar (SOC-UA 951) counts as an elective for the major.

Policies Applying to the Major

Advanced Placement or other advanced standing credit in statistics does not satisfy the required course Statistics for Social Research (SOC-UA 302). This policy applies to students who matriculate in CAS in and after fall, 2020.

Of the nine courses required for the major, transfer students must take at least five (20 points) in the College of Arts and Science.

Major in Global Public Health/Sociology

This major draws on the Department of Sociology's strength in theoretical creativity and substantive empirical research on important social issues. Global public health/sociology graduates may go on to a diverse array of careers in law, health, public administration, and social service, as well as further graduate study in sociology, public health, or related disciplines.

Students in this combined major must consult with the DUS or other departmental adviser to work out a course plan, especially as this major requires students to study away for one semester. The following are the fifteen courses (60 points) that must be completed with a grade of C or higher [please note that the post-intermediate language requirement for the major applies only to students who matriculated before fall 2021; if they are granted a waiver or exemption from the requirement, they must take an additional (third) 4-point elective in the major. Students who matriculate in and after fall 2021 have no post-intermediate language requirement for this major, and are all required to take three major electives]:

Global public health requirements (six courses/24 points):

• Health and Society in a Global Context (UGPH-GU 10; no prerequisites)
• Biostatistics for Public Health (UGPH-GU 20). This satisfies the College Core Curriculum requirement in Quantitative Reasoning.
• Epidemiology for Global Health (UGPH-GU 30)
• Health Policy in a Global World (UGPH-GU 40)
• Environmental Health in a Global World (UGPH-GU 50)
• Undergraduate Experiential Learning in Global Public Health (UGPH-GU 60)

Note well: UGPH-GU 10 is the prerequisite or corequisite for UGPH-GU 20, 30, 40, and 50. UGPH-GU 30 is an additional (recommended) prerequisite or corequisite for UGPH-GU 40. In addition, UGPH-GU 10, 20, and 30 are firm prerequisites for UGPH-GU 60.

One foreign language course above the intermediate two level (one course/4 points):

• This requirement applies only to students who matriculated before fall 2021; students who matriculate in and after fall 2021 do not take this additional course.
• Students in the former category may petition for a waiver from the requirement, or may use an NYU language placement or language exemption exam to meet this requirement. If they successfully waive or exempt out of the requirement, they must take an additional (third) 4-point major elective (see below) to satisfy the total number of credits required for the major. For more details, consult the archived PDF of the 2020-2022 CAS Bulletin at bulletin.cas.nyu.edu , or discuss with a major adviser.
• Students in the latter category are all required to take a third elective in the major (see below) to replace the discontinued (for them) 4-point post-intermediate language requirement and satisfy the total number of credits required for the major.

Sociology requirements (four courses/16 points):

• Advanced Seminar in Sociology (SOC-UA 934 through 939)

Sociology electives (two courses/8 points), to be chosen from the list below. Electives not listed require the approval of the director of undergraduate studies:

• Sex and Gender (SOC-UA 21)
• Race and Ethnicity (SOC-UA 135)
• Wealth, Power, Status: Inequality in Society (SOC-UA 137)
• Social Policy in Modern Societies (SOC-UA 313)
• Sociology of Medicine (SOC-UA 414)
• The Family (SOC-UA 451)
• Immigration (SOC-UA 452)
• Cities, Communities, and Urban Life (SOC-UA 460)

Major electives (three courses/12 points):

• Three additional electives must be completed in the GPH program or sociology, by advisement. For students who matriculate in and after fall 2021, the third elective replaces the discontinued (for them) post-intermediate language requirement in this major.
• Students who matriculated before fall 2021 technically have a major elective requirement of only two courses/8 points; however, if they waive or exempt out of the major's post-intermediate language requirement, they must take a third major elective for 4 points.

All majors must also study away for one semester.

For the sociology portion of the major, students may substitute up to two social science courses taken in other departments with the approval of the director of undergraduate studies.

For descriptions of GPH (UGPH-GU) courses and for all policies applying to the GPH portion of the major (including those for transfer students), please see the global public health section of this Bulletin.

The sociology minor consists of four 4-point courses (16 points): Introduction to Sociology (SOC-UA 1), plus three other courses in sociology. Students must earn grades of C or better in their minor courses. Of the four courses required for the minor, all students (including transfer students) must take at least three 4-point courses (12 points) in the department.

Honors Program

Students with at least a 3.65 GPA both overall and in the major (or who have permission of the director of undergraduate studies) may elect to participate in our honors program.

In the fall of senior year, honors students register for the first term of Senior Honors Research Seminar (SOC-UA 950) to develop and structure their research projects. The faculty member teaching the course assists students in finding faculty thesis advisers. In the spring of senior year, honors students take the second term of Senior Honors Research Seminar (SOC-UA 951) and work under the supervision of their selected adviser. The second semester of the Senior Honors Research Seminar (SOC-UA 951) counts as one of the required elective courses for the major.

Sociology (BA)

Program description, honors program.

The discipline of sociology and the sociology major at NYU examine how our individual lives are embedded in families, groups and social networks, neighborhoods and schools, and organizations and institutions. Sociologists focus on the ways in which our own biographies are influenced and constrained by broader social, political, and economic forces which can be very localized, but are increasingly global in scale.

We study sociology to understand the social world and to create change that will make it a better place. It is a discipline that gives students the tools to think critically about public issues of the day and to analyze many different kinds of evidence about the world that surrounds us. It pushes students to see the world differently, and to look beyond individuals to see the ways in which power, inequality, and social hierarchies operate beneath the surface of everyday life.

Students with at least a 3.65 GPA both overall and in the major (or who have permission of the director of undergraduate studies) may apply to our honors program.

The honors program in sociology provides senior sociology majors who meet the eligibility criteria the opportunity to graduate with honors by writing a thesis through the department’s year-long Honors Seminar.  During the senior year, each honors student develops an original research project and writes a thesis based on that research.  The Honors Seminar – led by a faculty member, with additional individualized support for students from a teaching assistant – prepares and guides the students through this process.  Students also may have a mentor in another faculty member who advises them and oversees their work on the thesis. 

In the fall of senior year, honors students register for the first term of SOC-UA 950 Senior Honors Research Seminar to develop and structure their research projects. In the spring of senior year, honors students take the second term of SOC-UA 951 Senior Honors Research Seminar and work under the supervision of their selected faculty adviser and/or instructor. The first term of  SOC-UA 950 Senior Honors Research Seminar  will be used to satisfy the capstone requirement. The second semester of SOC-UA 951 Senior Honors Research Seminar counts as one of the elective courses for the major. Students must complete both semesters to be eligible to graduate with honors.

New York University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions supports the application process for all undergraduate programs at NYU.  For additional information about undergraduate admissions, including application requirements, see How to Apply . 

Program Requirements

Graduate courses open to undergraduates.

The major in sociology requires nine 4-credit courses (36 credits) as outlined below. All courses for the major must be completed with a grade of C or better.

The foreign language requirement is satisfied upon successful completion through the Intermediate level of a language. This may be accomplished in fewer than 16 credits, but those credits must then be completed as elective credit.

Note that the prerequisite for the senior capstone is SOC-UA 301 Research Methods .

Please see honors program information on the department website .

Students may substitute up to two social science courses taken in other departments with the approval of the director of undergraduate studies. The second semester of SOC-UA 951 Senior Honors Research Seminar counts as an elective for the major.

Under special circumstances, courses offered in the sociology graduate program are open to qualified sociology majors with the permission of the instructor. These can substitute for required sociology elective courses for majors or minors.

Sample Plan of Study

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of program requirements, students are expected to have acquired:

• An understanding of key concepts in the field of sociology, including class, status, capitalism, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, culture, power, stratification, rationalization, anomie, alienation, etc.
• An understanding of the key ideas of leading sociological theorists, including Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Du Bois, and others.
• Knowledge of the ways in which the field of sociology complements or intersects with other scholarly disciplines.
• The ability to analyze data and employ both qualitative methods (ethnography, interviewing, archival research, and experiments) and statistical methods to conduct rigorous investigations of a wide range of social institutions and phenomena.
• Expertise in one particular area of sociological inquiry, leading to a senior capstone (or honors) research paper.

Major Policies

Policy applying to transfer students, nyu policies, college of arts and science policies, program policies.

Advanced Placement or other advanced standing credit in statistics does not satisfy the required course SOC-UA 302 Statistics for Social Research . This policy applies to students who matriculate in CAS in and after fall, 2020.

Of the nine courses required for the major, transfer students must take at least seven (28 credits) in the College of Arts and Science.

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages .

A full list of relevant academic policies can be found on the CAS Academic Policies page . 

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Sociology PhD Program

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In partnership with the NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) and the NYU Department of Sociology, NYU Shanghai invites applications from exceptional students for PhD study and research in Sociology.   Participating students will be enrolled in the NYU GSAS Sociology PhD program, complete their coursework at the NYU Department of Sociology in New York, and then transition to a full-time residence at NYU Shanghai where they will undertake doctoral research under the supervision of NYU Shanghai faculty.

Highlights of the Program

• NYU degree upon graduation
• Graduate coursework at the NYU Department of Sociology in New York
• Research opportunities with and close mentorship by NYU Shanghai faculty
• Access to the vast resources of NYU GSAS and NYU Department of Sociology
• A cutting-edge research environment at NYU Shanghai, including the Center for Applied Social and Economic Research -- a thriving community of PhD candidates, post-doctoral fellows, and research associates, featuring activities such as a regular program of seminars and visiting academics, and connections with other universities within and outside China
• Financial aid through the NYU Shanghai Doctoral Fellowship , including tuition, fees, and an annual stipend
• Additional benefits exclusive to the NYU Shanghai program, including international health insurance and travel funds

Yilin Chiang

Sociology of Education, Social Stratification, Sociology of Family, Elites, Chinese Societies, Taiwan

Social Stratification and Mobility, Sociology of Education, Urban Sociology, Quantitative Research Methods

Urban Sociology, Population Aging, Health Inequality, Survey Methods, Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS Risks

Xiaogang Wu

Education, Inequality and Social Mobility, Survey Research and Quantitative Methods, Urban Sociology, Social Demography, Chinese Society

Recent Publications by NYU Shanghai Faculty

Chiang, Yi-Lin and Hyunjoon Park. 2023. “Three Decades of Educational Differentials in Attitude toward Divorce in Taiwan, 1985-2015.” Asian Population Studies 19(1): 22–39.

Chiang, Yi-Lin. 2022. Study Gods: How the New Chinese Elite Prepare for Global Competition. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Sangsoo Lee

Lee, Sangsoo, and Jaesung Choi. 2023. "Gendered trends and patterns of attitudes toward remarriage among the divorced in South Korea." Population Research and Policy Review 41(1): 11. doi: 10.1007/s11113-023-09760-8

Lee, Sangsoo, and Myoung-Jin Lee. 2023. "Religious homogamy and marital satisfaction in South Korea: Exploring variations across religious groups." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (online first). doi: 10.1111/jssr.12861

Lee, Sangsoo, and Youngshin Lim. 2022. "The gendered playing field: Family socioeconomic status and national gender inequality in adolescents' out-of-school physical activity." Social Science & Medicine 305: 115062. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115062

Lee, Sangsoo, and Hyunjoon Park. 2021. "Trends and educational variation in the association between spouses' marital histories in South Korea, 1993-2017." Demographic Research 45: 857-870. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2021.45.27

Miao, Jia, and Xiaogang Wu. 2022. Social Consequences of Homeownership: Evidence from the Home Ownership Scheme in Hong Kong. Social Forces. DOI: 10.1093/sf/soac011.

Miao, Jia, Xiaogang Wu, and Donglin Zeng. 2022. Promoting Ageing in Place in Hong Kong: Neighbourhood Social Environment and Depression among Older Adults. Journal of Asian Public Policy. 1-18. DOI: 10.1080/17516234.2022.2040087.

Miao, Jia, Donglin Zeng, and Zhilei Shi. 2021. Can neighborhoods protect residents from mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from Wuhan, Chinese Sociological Review 53(1): 27-54. DOI: 10.1080/21620555.2020.1820860.

Miao, Jia, and Xiaogang Wu. 2021. “Subjective well-being of Chinese elderly: A comparative analysis among urban China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.” Aging and Society, 41(3): 686-707. DOI:10.1017/S0144686X19001272

Miao, Jia, and Xiaogang Wu. 2019. “Neighborhood, social cohesion, and the elderly’s depression in Shanghai.” Social Science & Medicine 229: 134–143. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.08.022.

Miao, Jia*. 2017. “Birth weight, family socioeconomic status and cognitive skills among Chinese adolescents.” Chinese Sociological Review 49(4): 362–381

Miao, Jia*, and Xiaogang Wu. 2016. “Urbanization, socioeconomic status and health disparity in China.” Health & Places 42: 87–95

Chen, Y., Wu, X., Hu, A., He, G., & Ju, G. (2021). Social prediction: a new research paradigm based on machine learning. The Journal of Chinese Sociology, 8(1), 1-21.

Hu, A., Wu, X., & Chen, T. (2021). Changing subjective wellbeing across the college life: survey evidence from China. Chinese Sociological Review, 1-21.

Kan, M. Y., He, G., & Wu, X. (2021). Satisfaction with Family Status and Housework Participation in Modern China. In Chinese Families: Tradition, Modernisation, and Change. Emerald Publishing Limited.

Miao, J., & Wu, X. (2021). Subjective wellbeing of Chinese elderly: a comparative analysis among Hong Kong, Urban China and Taiwan. Ageing & Society, 41(3), 686-707.

Wu, X., Li, X., Lu, Y., & Hout, M. (2021). Two tales of one City: unequal vulnerability and resilience to COVID-19 by socioeconomic status in Wuhan, China. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 72, 100584.

Xu, D., & Wu, X. (2021). From political power to personal wealth: Privatization and elite opportunity in post-reform China. Journal of Contemporary China, 1-21.

Zeng, D., Wu, X., & Zhang, Z. (2021). Residential and industrial enclaves and labor market outcomes among migrant workers in Shenzhen, China. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1-23.

Bai, X., Li, Z., Chen, J., Liu, C., & Wu, X. (2020). Socioeconomic inequalities in mental distress and life satisfaction among older Chinese men and women: The role of family functioning. Health & social care in the community, 28(4), 1270-1281.

Hu, A., Kao, G., & Wu, X. (2020). Can greater reliance on test scores ameliorate the association between family background and access to post-collegiate education? Survey evidence from the Beijing College Students Panel survey. Social Science Research, 88, 102425.

Chen, Wei, Xiaogang Wu, and Jia Miao* (corresponding author). 2019. “Housing and subjective class identification in urban China.” Chinese Sociological Review 51(3): 221–250

Hu, Anning and Xiaogang Wu 2019. "Science or Liberal Arts? Family Background, Cultural Capital, and College Major Choice in China" British Journal of Sociology 70 (1):190-213

Miao, Jia, Xiaogang Wu, Xiulin Sun. 2019. “Neighborhood, social cohesion, and the Elderly's depression in Shanghai” Social Science & Medicine 229:134-143

Miao, Jia*, and Xiaogang Wu. 2019. “Subjective well-being of Chinese elderly: A comparative analysis among urban China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.” Aging and Society. 1-22.

Wu, Xiaogang 2019. “Inequality and Social Stratification in Post-socialist China." Annual Review of Sociology 45: 363-382

He, Guangye, Xiaogang Wu. 2017. "Marketization, Occupational Segregation, and Gender Earnings Inequality in Urban China." Social Science Research 65:99-111

Zhang, Zhuoni and Xiaogang Wu. 2017. "Occupational Segregation and Earnings Inequality: Rural Migrants and Local Workers in Urban China." Social Science Research 61:57-74

Wu, Xiaogang and Xi Song. 2014. "Ethnic Stratification amid China’s Economic Transition: Evidence from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region." Social Science Research 44:158-172​

Selected Faculty Features

" Social Science Research for a Better Society " (Xiaogang Wu, CASER)

" NYU Shanghai CASER Organizes Child Development Workshop with UPenn " (Xiaogang Wu, Jia Miao)

" NYU Shanghai, SHU and HKUST(GZ) Launch Ambitious Collaboration on Urban Research " (Xiaogang Wu)

" NYU Shanghai Professor Inducted into Sociological Research Association " (Xiaogang Wu)

" How Are Neighborhood Organizations Helping Residents During the Shanghai Lockdown? "  (Jia Miao)

" How Does Homeownership Affect One’s Life? Sociologists Study Its Social Consequences "  (Xiaogang Wu, Jia Miao)

" A Researcher's Journey Home " (Xiaogang Wu)

"NYU Shanghai Hosts International Chinese Sociological Association’s First Conference in China"  (Xiaogang Wu)

" The Neighborhoods Behind Wuhan's Recovery " (Jia Miao)

" Leading Scholar to Direct New Social Science Research Center at NYU Shanghai " (Xiaogang Wu)

" NYU Shanghai Launches New Sociology PhD " (Xiaogang Wu, Jia Miao)

Students complete the PhD degree requirements set by the NYU Department of Sociology in accordance with the academic policies of NYU GSAS. Each student will develop an individualized course plan in consultation with the Director of Graduate Study at the NYU Department of Sociology and the student’s NYU Shanghai faculty advisor. A typical sequence of study is as follows:

Begin program with funded research rotation up to 3 months preceding first Fall semester. Become familiarized with NYU Shanghai and faculty and lay a foundation for future doctoral study.

Complete PhD coursework at theDepartment of Sociology alongside other NYU PhD students. 

Return to Shanghai for second funded research rotation to solidify relationships with NYU Shanghai faculty and make further progress in research.

Under supervision of NYU Shanghai faculty advisor, pursue dissertation research and continue coursework. Depending on each student’s individualized course of study, return visits to New York may also occur. Complete all required examinations and progress evaluations, both oral and written, leading up to submission and defense of doctoral thesis.

To learn more about the NYU Sociology PhD program degree requirements, please visit this page .

Application Process and Dates

Submit applications through the NYU GSAS Application portal . Select the Sociology PhD as your program of interest, and then indicate your preference for NYU Shanghai by marking the appropriate checkbox when prompted. Applicants will be evaluated by a joint admissions committee made up of New York and Shanghai faculty. Application requirements are set by the NYU Department of Sociology, and are the same for all NYU PhD applicants regardless of campus preference. However, candidates are encouraged elaborate on their specific interest in the NYU Shanghai program and faculty in their application and personal statements.

For admission in Fall 2024, the application deadline is December 15, 2023.

Interested students are welcome to contact Vivien Du , PhD Program Manager, at [email protected] with any inquiries or to request more information.

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Doctor of Philosophy Media, Culture, and Communication

Grounded in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of media and culture, our doctorate draws from a rich array of disciplines and theoretical frameworks. Department expertise spans the globe: the Middle East, East Asia, the Global South, Africa, and Europe. Our faculty generate some of the most original scholarship in their respective fields, creating a stimulating environment in which to pursue graduate work.

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PhD in Media, Culture, and Communication

Research Focus

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Five research areas operate as guiding frameworks for intellectual inquiry across the department: Global Communication and Media, Technology and Society, Visual Culture and Sound Studies, Media Industries and Politics, Interaction and Experience.

Your work as a doctoral student will be shaped by our faculty's commitment to:

• Engaging with theoretical concepts from a range of disciplines—media and cultural studies, visual culture, history, science and technology studies, anthropology, sociology, disability studies, sound studies, political science.
• A multi-methodological approach to research—from semiotics, global ethnography, gender and queer theory, critical race theory, qualitative and quantitative discourse analysis, to political/cultural economy, among other critical frameworks.
• A global perspective—conceiving of the global mediascape as transnational and transcultural.
• Recognizing media and technology’s long history and antecedents.

Read some sample dissertation abstracts .

After graduating, alumni join academic departments of media and communication, with placement in the social sciences and interdisciplinary humanities becoming increasingly common. MCC PhDs who graduated in the past ten years are now tenure-track or tenured professors at the University of California, Berkeley; University of Washington, Seattle; Cornell University; Stanford University; UCLA; Rutgers; Fordham; University of Michigan; George Mason University; University of North Carolina; University of Arizona; College of Charleston; Memorial University of Newfoundland; University of San Francisco; Scripps; Pratt; University of Maryland; American University of Beirut; American University of Paris, Ryerson University; Trent University; St. Joseph’s College.

Over the past decade, our PhD graduates have received numerous prestigious postdocs, including a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities in the Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing at MIT; Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at MIT's Center for Art, Science, and Technology; Postdoctoral Fellow, Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University; Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science; Postdoctoral, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University; Postdoctoral Fellowship at Rice University in Technology, Culture, and Society; Research Associate, Center for Digital Humanities, Princeton University; Postdoctoral Fellow, Media, Inequality & Change Center, University of Pennsylvania.

If you are accepted as a full-time NYU Steinhardt PhD student without an alternate funding source, you are eligible for our competitive funding package, which includes a scholarship and tuition remission.  Learn more about our funding opportunities .

Graduate Leadership

Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication; PhD Director

If you have additional questions about our degree, please contact us at [email protected] .

Alumni Profiles

Jacob Gaboury (PhD 2014)

Jacob is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film & Media at the University of California, Berkeley. His dissertation "Image Objects: An Archaeology of Computer Graphics, 1965-1979" investigated the early history of computer graphics and the role they play in the move toward new forms of simulation and object oriented design.

Xiaochang Li (PhD 2017)

Xiaochang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Stanford University. Her teaching and research interests include the history of computing and information systems, AI and algorithmic culture, speech and language technology, and software/platform studies. Before joining Stanford, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.

Hatim El-Hibri (PhD 2012)

Hatim is Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies at George Mason University. His research examines media technologies and urban space in the Middle East. His dissertation traced the history of the visualization of Beirut, from the politics of aerial photography and mapping during the French Mandate, to the visual economy of postwar construction, to the materiality of Hizballah's live satellite television.

Liz Koslov (PhD 2017)

Liz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. Previously, she was a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT. Her research examines the cultural, political, and sociological dimensions of climate change adaptation. Her first book project, Retreat: Moving to Higher Ground in a Climate-Changed City , is under advance contract with the University of Chicago Press.

Devon Powers (PhD 2008)

Devon is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Advertising, Media & Communication at Temple University. Powers' research interests include popular music, 20th century history, and cultural intermediation – the people and processes that operate "in between" the production and consumption of culture. Powers completed a fellowship at the University of Leeds in 2014, and was recently elected Vice Chair of the Popular Communication Division of the International Communication Association.

Matthew Powers (PhD 2013)

Matthew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington-Seattle. His dissertation "Humanity's Publics: NGOs, Journalism and the International Public Sphere" examined reporting roles assumed by international NGOs as legacy media outlets cut their foreign news budgets, and received the Gene Burd Outstanding Dissertation in Journalism Studies award from the International Communication Association. 

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