Professor and Department Chair
About
Nojin Kwak (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) is the Chair of the Department of Communication and Media. In addition to his appointment in Communication and Media, he currently serves as the Director of the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan. Kwak's research centers on the role of communication media in civic and political engagement and has published in peer-reviewed journals, including Communication Research, Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Political Communication, Political Research Quarterly, New Media and Society, and Asian Journal of Communication. His recent studies analyze the impact of internet and mobile communication technologies on community involvement, deliberative openness, and political participation. He has received numerous top paper awards at major conferences. Kwak is a co-editor of a book series, Perspectives on Contemporary Korea, published by the University of Michigan Press.
Field(s) of Study
- New and Emerging Media
- Political Communication
