Hyunjin Seo

Hyunjin Seo Oscar Stauffer Chair in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, previously serving as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development. Prior to her graduate studies in the United States, Seo was a foreign affairs correspondent for South Korean and international media outlets. Her research focuses on identifying emerging properties of networked communication and understanding their implications for social change, collective action and civic engagement. 

Her research has received top paper awards at leading international conferences and has been published in top-tier journals such as Journal of Communication and New Media & Society. Seo 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, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and other grant-making organizations.

Learn more about Hyunjin Seo on the School of Journalism and Mass Communications website.