Kjerstin Thorson
Expert in the impact of digital and social media on activism and political engagement
Assistant Professor, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Contact at: (213) 740-3914 or ksthorso@usc.edu
Expertise:
- new media
- the effects of digital and social media on political engagement, activism and persuasion
- Has been published in Mass Communication and Society, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication and Information and Communication and Society
- Completed Ph.D. in School of Journalism and Mass Communication at University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Worked in corporate communications at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
- Holds an M.A. from Missouri School of Journalism
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