Pauline Hope Cheong (Ph.D., University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication) researches the social implications of communication technologies for minority and marginalized populations. Her principal interests are the ways in which newer media are culturally embedded in users’ context and implicated in social stratification processes and social capital relationships. Her research nodes include ethnic minorities, recent immigrants, youths, the medically vulnerable, religious leaders and laity.
Dr. Cheong employs both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to better understand the processes of innovation and social change. Given the facilitation of globalization processes by communication technologies, she is engaged in comparative and transnational research in North America, Southeast Asia and Europe. She is committed to education and praxis to synergistically use research knowledge to facilitate critical pedagogy and social justice.
Her research has been published in multiple international and peer-reviewed journals including New Media and Society, Information, Communication and Society, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Journal of Media and Religion, Health communication and Journal of Health Communication. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in new media and computer-mediated communication, intercultural communication and health communication. In addition to reading and writing, she enjoys painting and playing musical instruments.
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