Publications include: Montez de Oca, J., Mason, S., & Ahn, S. (2022). Consuming for the greater good:“Woke” commercials in sports media. Communication & Sport, 10(6), 1165-1187.
Graduate Student Affiliate
Sherry Mason
- Sherry Mason
- Campus: NB
- PhD or MA: MA
- School : SAS
- Department: Sociology
- Institution: Rutgers School of Communication and Information
- Department: Journalism and Media Studies
- Research Interests: Trauma/ Popular Culture/ Socially Conscious Advertisements/ DEI/ Black and Latinx Studies/ Social Inequalities/ Cultural Studies/ Online Knowledge Production/ Sensemaking
- Email Address: Click to Email
- Degree: Phd
- Background: Sherry Mason is a PhD student in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University, working toward a doctorate degree in Communication, Information, and Media with a concentration in Media Studies. Her current research takes a critical approach to examining the relationship between representations of historical trauma in mainstream entertainment media and online knowledge production of social and racial injustice. Prior to joining Rutgers University, Mason taught as a Full-time Lecturer of Sociology and Human Services with the Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Substance Use at the University of Central Oklahoma as well as working in the nonprofit and government sectors.