Shola Aromona
Assistant Professor
Biography
Shola Aromona (Ph.D., University of Kansas) is an assistant professor of communication and media studies. Her research is at the intersection of political communication, social media, digital, media and information literacy and gender. She earned a Ph.D. in journalism and mass communications from the University of Kansas. She is currently studying social media discourse in electoral contexts in emerging democracies as well as factors influencing how underserved populations consume, engage and evaluate information on social media.
Academic and Professional Experience
Committees and Professional Memberships
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- National Communication Association
- International Communication Association
Research and Scholar Work
Areas of Research
- Digital, Media and information literacy
- Political public relations
- Social media and misinformation
- Digital social advocacy
- Political information evaluation
- Feminist media
- Political participation in emerging democracies
Associated Areas
