Hyunjin Seo


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  • University Distinguished Professor

Contact Info

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Stauffer-Flint Hall, room 116
1435 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66045

Biography

Dr. Seo joined KU's William Allen White School of Journalism in 2011 from Syracuse University. In addition to her faculty role at KU, she has served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, and is the founding Director of the KU Center for Digital Inclusion, which has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. She has served as a fellow and faculty associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, and as a visiting faculty fellow at Yale University. 

Dr. Seo teaches courses on social media, research methods and strategic campaigns. Her research focuses on identifying emerging properties of networked communication and understanding their implications for social change, collective action, and civic engagement. She has served as principal investigator on over $6 million in external grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and other organizations.

Learn more about Hyunjin Seo on KU's School of Journalism website.

Education

Ph.D. in Mass Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
M.A. in Journalism, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO