DEI Research and Engagement

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are addressed across the research of the school. Sample scholarly and public outputs are presented below in alphabetical order of our faculty names within each category type. They cover topics such as race, gender, health disparities, migration, social justice, marginalized groups, alternative media, and much more.

Bettering NJ Together
With the people and communities of New Jersey, SC&I scholars focus on some of the most pressing issues of our time that impact the people of New Jersey in every area of our state, whether we live in urban, suburban, or rural communities.

Journal Articles

Marchi, R. and L.S. Clark (2018).  Social media and connective journalism: The formation of counterpublics and youth civic participation, Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism.  Online: DOI: 10.1177/1464884918807811

Matsaganis, M. D., & Golden, A. G. (2015). Interventions to address reproductive health disparities among African American women in a small urban community: The communicative construction of a “field of health action.” Journal of Applied Communication Research, 43(2), 163–184. doi:10.1080/00909882.2015.1019546

Zhou, X., & Matsaganis, M. D. (2020). Towards reducing digital divides in media production: What accounts for adoption and use of social media among ethnic media producers. International Journal of Communication, 14, 1004-1024.

Pavlik, John V. “Experiential Media and Disabilities in Education: Enabling Learning through Immersive, Interactive, and Customizable Digital Platforms.” Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2017, pp.15-22.

Pavlik, John V., Leland Wood and Margot LeBrasseur, "Readership of Two Mohawk Newspapers,"  Native Press Research Journal (Little Rock, AR) Winter, 1987: 8-17.

Reynolds, R. & M. M. Chiu. (2015). Reducing digital divide effects through student engagement in coordinated game design, online resource uses, and social computing activities in school. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1002/asi.23504

Reynolds, R. (2016). Defining, designing for, and measuring “digital literacy” development in learners: A proposed framework. Educational Technology Research & Development. 64(1), p735-762

Rivera, Y. M. (2018). Reducing Cancer Health Disparities among U.S. Latinos: A Freireian Approach. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 11(5), 368-379. DIO: 10.1108/IJHRH-02-2018-0021

Singh, V., Chayko, M., Inamdar, R., Floegel, D. (2020). Female librarians and male computer programmers? Gender bias in occupational images on digital media platforms. The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST).

Conference Proceedings