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

Lachover, E. & Lemish, D. (2018). Women in Israeli journalism: Forwards and backwards. Israeli Affairs, 24(3), 500-518.

Marchi, R. 2016. "News Translators: Latino immigrant youth, social media and citizenship training," Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 94(1): 189-212 

Marchi, R. (2021). Migration, Gentrification and Meaningful Properties: Bathtub Madonnas as media in an Italian-American neighborhood in transition, Visual Communication Quarterly, 28:1, 3-18.

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.

Conference Proceedings

Media

White, K. (2015, December 29). When will they stop killing us?: On Tamir Rice and being black in America. Role Reboot.

White, K. (2016, March 21). Why you shouldn’t be surprised by Donald Trump’s rise. Role Reboot.

White, K, “The Ring” Uncivil podcast, Guest host, November 2018