Social Media and Society Cluster (SMS)

The Social Media and Society Cluster is a transdisciplinary unit within Rutgers School of Communication and Information that supports research extending across the boundaries of the i-School, communication, and media studies programs within the School. For more information and examples of members' research, see the Cluster website.

Faculty Members

Mark Aakhus

Professor of Communication

Phone848-932-7168

Emailaakhus@rutgers.edu

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Denise Agosto

Professor of Library and Information Science

Emaildagosto@comminfo.rutgers.edu

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Jack Bratich

Professor of Journalism and Media Studies

Phone848-932-8711

Emailjbratich@rutgers.edu

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Mary Chayko

Distinguished Teaching Professor of Communication and Information and Director of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies

Emailmary.chayko@rutgers.edu

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Kaitlin L. Costello

Associate Professor of Library and Information Science

Phone848-932-7153

Emailk.costello@rutgers.edu

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Marya L. Doerfel

Professor of Communication and Chair of Communication

Phone848-932-7163

Emailmdoerfel@rutgers.edu

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Suchinthi Fernando

Assistant Teaching Professor of Library and Information Science

Emailsuchinthi.fernando@rutgers.edu

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J. Sophia Fu

Associate Professor of Communication

Phone848-932-8769

Emailsophia.fu@rutgers.edu

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Kiran Garimella

Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science

Emailkg766@rutgers.edu

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David Greenberg

Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies and of History

Phone646-504-5071

Emaildavidgr@rutgers.edu

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Alexa Hepburn

Professor Emerita of Communication

Emailalexa.hepburn@rutgers.edu

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Shagun Jhaver

Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science

Emailsj917@rutgers.edu

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Susan Keith

Associate Dean for Programs and Professor of Journalism and Media Studies

Phone848-932-8703

Emailsusank@rutgers.edu

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Sunyoung Kim

Associate Professor of Library and Information Science

Phone848-932-7585

Emailsunyoung.kim@rutgers.edu

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Jeffrey Lane

Associate Professor of Communication

Phone848-932-7525

Emailjeffrey.lane@rutgers.edu

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Regina Marchi

Professor of Journalism and Media Studies

Phone848-932-8712

Emailrmarchi@rutgers.edu

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Katherine (Katya) Ognyanova

Professor of Communication and Director of the Rutgers Computational Social Science Lab

Phone848-932-8833

Emailkatya.ognyanova@rutgers.edu

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John V. Pavlik

Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies

Phone848-932-8834

Emailjpavlik@comminfo.rutgers.edu

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Marie L. Radford

Professor Emerita of Library and Information Science

Phone848-932-8797

Emailmradford@rutgers.edu

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Rebecca Reynolds

Chair and Associate Professor of Library and Information Science

Phone848-932-7553

Emailrebecca.reynolds@rutgers.edu

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Yonaira Rivera

Associate Professor of Communication

Emailyonaira.rivera@rutgers.edu

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Sarah Shugars

Assistant Professor of Communication

Emailss4316@rutgers.edu

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Vivek K. Singh

Professor of Library and Information Science

Phone848-932-7588

Emailvivek.k.singh@rutgers.edu

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Sharon Stoerger

Assistant Dean for Programs and Assessment

Phone848-932-8814

Emailsharon.stoerger@rutgers.edu

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Joyce Kasman Valenza

Professor Emerita of Library and Information Science

Phone215-518-1846

Emailjoyce.valenza@rutgers.edu

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Matthew Weber

Professor of Communication

Phone848-932-7125

Emailmatthew.weber@rutgers.edu

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Khadijah Costley White

Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies

Phone848-932-8765

Emailkhadijah.white@rutgers.edu

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Todd Wolfson

Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies – On leave from 2025 to 2027

Phone848-932-8709

Emailtwolfson@rci.rutgers.edu

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