Background

Lisa M. Cuklanz was born on June 30, 1963, in Massachusetts, United States. She is the daughter of an optometrist Harlan Dale and a pharmacist Joyce June (maiden name, Weir) Cuklanz.

Education

Lisa M. Cuklanz attended Duke University, and in 1985 got a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1988 she obtained a master's degree in the University of Iowa, where she also got a Doctor of Philosophy in 1991.

Career

Dr. Lisa M. Cuklanz served as chair of the Communication Department at Boston College from 2007-2019. She has served as Visiting Fulbright Professor of Communication Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University, and as Harvard Law School Fellow in Law and Communication.

She is the author or editor of several books and numerous articles published in journals including "Critical Studies in Mass Communication," "Communication Quarterly," "Women's Studies in Communication," and "Communication Studies."

Achievements

• Lisa M. Cuklanz is the author of numerous books and articles focused on media representation and cultural studies.

Works

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• book

  • Gender Violence, Social Media, and Online Environments: When the Virtu

    (This book examines contexts, practices, and activism on i...)

  • Local Violence, Global Media: Feminist Analyses of Gendered Representations 2009
  • Documenting Gendered Violence: Representations, Collaborations, and Movements 2015

• edited

  • Communication for the Curious: Why Study Communication

    (Communication for the Curious: Why Study Communication [R...)

Membership

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  International Communication Association

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  National Communication Association , United States

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  Eastern Communication Association , United States

References

• Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 194
  2010