Palestra ACP | The social media and connected society

Matthew J. Kushin
Auditório | Biblioteca FCT NOVA
16 maio | 14h
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Matthew J. Kushin, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Shepherd University. He’s an award-winning educator and scholar.

Dr. Kushin began researching social media, politics, and civic life in the 2006 midterm election. He has presented his research at many national and international conferences and via the United States State Department. A full list of his publications and presentations is available at MattKushin.com/research

Dr. Kushin recently earned a Professional Development Summer Grant from the Shepherd University Foundation to study social media and political decision-making in the 2016 election.
In the Department of Communication, he is the concentration coordinator of the Strategic Communication concentration, which focuses on the intersection of public relations and social media. Classes he teaches or has taught include: Social Media, Politics & Social Media, Principles of PR, Strategic Campaigns, Communication Theories, Communication Research Methods, Applied Communication Research, Communication & New Media, Writing Across Platforms, Introduction to Mass Communication, Public Speaking, New Communication Technology.

He is the author of Social Media Syllabus, a popular blog and resource tool for social media educators. Find him online at MattKushin.com via Twitter @mjkushin or at Linkedin.com/in/mattkushin

Dr. Kushin also serves as the Director of ICBO One Global Digital Strategy for the partner organizations of the International Congress of Behavioral Optometry. In this role, Kushin plans and executes the app strategy for partner events throughout the world.