The Rutgers Board of Governors has announced the promotion of Associate Professor of Communication Matthew Weber to Professor of Communication effective July 1, 2024.

"I am thrilled to share the Rutgers Board of Governors just confirmed the promotion of Matthew Weber (Communication) to the rank of Full Professor," said Interim Dean Dafna Lemish. "Congratulations to Matt on this outstanding accomplishment and a wonderful milestone in his career!"

Weber’s research examines organizational change in relation to the use of new information communication technologies. He examines organizations from both an internal and external perspective, focusing on the interaction between macro-and micro-level changes. He has studied organizations in a variety of contexts, including an examination of the transformation of the news media industry in the United States, an analysis of local newspaper ecosystems, research on technology use in large multinational organizations, and work on social movements.

Weber runs the Computational Media Lab (COMLab) at Rutgers is a member of four SC&I labs: the  NetSCI Network Science lab, the Active Surveillance of Policy Ecosystems and Networks (ASPEN) lab, the Computational Social Science Lab, and the Social Media and Society Cluster.

Weber utilizes mixed methods in his work, including social network analysis, archival research, and interviews. He is developing new methodology for using large-scale big data for tracing organizational processes. His research has led to the development of a series of tools that enable researchers to access data made available by the Internet Archive.

Weber’s work is currently supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy and the Knight Foundation. He has previously received grants from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the William T. Grant Foundation, the Democracy Fund, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Learn more about the Communication Department at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information on the website.