Faculty

Susan McMahon Wiesinger, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact
Email: swiesinger@csuchico.edu
Office: THMA 343
Personal website(opens in new window)
Twitter: @SusanWiesinger
Education
Ph.D. in Media, Culture & Technology, Purdue University
MA in Public Affairs and Issues Management, Purdue University
BA in Sociology, Southern Oregon University
Professional Experience
Newspaper reporter and editor for 12 years in Montana, Nevada and Indiana.
Recent publications
Digital Literacy: A Primer on Media, Identity and the Evolution of Technology(opens in new window) (Peter Lang, 2016)
Media Smackdown: Deconstructing the News and the Future of Journalism(opens in new window) (Peter Lang, 2013)
Editor, children's book – The Adventures of Terrible Tribble Ted(opens in new window) by Greg Tribble (2013)
Course Specialties
JOUR 255, Digital Literacy & Civic Engagement
JOUR 327, Media Editing, Proofreading & Entry-level Layout
JOUR 355, Online Presentation of News & PR
JOUR 411, Race & Diversity in Media
Professional Achievement & Development
Global digital literacy fellow, Département Information Communication at Université de Haute Alsace in Mulhouse, France, 2015
Scripps Howard Academic Leadership Academy fellow, 2013
AEJMC-Scripps Social Media Fellowship at The Oregonian, 2012
The Poynter Institute, "A New Curriculum for a New Journalism," 2011
Indiana University Teaching Fellow, 2008
Research Interests
Media, technology and culture, digital information literacy, community, diversity, gender studies
Life Interests
Hiking, camping and reading. Not necessarily in that order.
Hometowns
Los Alamos, N.M., and Winnemucca, Nevada