Katie McCollough, Ph.D.
Katie McCollough, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Communication & Media Studies Department, College of Arts & Sciences
Education
Ph.D. in Media Studies, 2017, Rutgers University; M.A. in Advertising, University of Texas at Austin; B.A. in English, College of William and Mary
Biography
Dr. Katie McCollough earned a Ph.D. in media studies from Rutgers University and teaches courses on Media and Society, Digital Technology & Culture, Gender/Race/Class in the Media and Media Aesthetics & Production. Her research focuses on participatory media within a promotional culture such as social media, media activism and local news. She is currently writing on feminized practices of self-documentation and self-tracking across various participatory media. She has worked at the Institute for Women Leadership at Rutgers on their Women, Media & Tech initiative including the development of a gender & media minor and media mentorship program. She was also a seminar fellow at the Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers. McCollough has further expertise in digital news audiences, local news ecologies and hyperlocal news sites.