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Visiting Scholars

  • Mark Hineline

    Mark Hineline

    Mark is a visiting scholar in the Department of Communication.  Mark Hineline's current research focuses on the role that actors within the book publishing trade played in framing the modern environmental movement in the United States.
    Email : mlhineline@ucsd.edu
  • Nikki Usher

    Nikki Usher

    Nikki Usher, PhD (they/them) is a visiting scholar in the Department of Communication. Dr. Usher is an associate professor at the University of San Diego. At UCSD, they are pursuing coursework and scholarship for their Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship, which provides support for mid-career training in a second discipline (econometrics and applied statistics). Dr. Usher’s research focuses on the intersection of new technology, politics, and journalism. Some current areas of  interest include democratic backsliding, media economics, corruption, and inequality.
  • Ling Jiang

    Ling Jiang

    Ling Jiang is a visiting scholar in the Department of Communication. She is associate professor in Journalism and Communication at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. Her research interests include digital media, mobile media and short video industry in China, media culture and ethnic communication study.