US Media and Diversity: Representation, Dissemination, and Effects (Electronic Media Research)

About the Author

Travis L. Dixon (Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara) is the David L. Swanson Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professor Dixon is a media effects scholar specializing in investigating the prevalence of stereotypes in the mass media and the impact of stereotypical imagery on audience members.Dana Mastro (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is Professor of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is currently serving as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel. Her research documents representations of ethnic/racial groups in the media and examines the effects of exposure to these depictions on perceptions of self as well as interethnic/interracial dynamics in society and policy decision-making.