Bio

Serena Carpenter joined the Arizona State University faculty in 2007 specializing in newer media after finishing her Ph.D. degree in Media & Information Studies at Michigan State University. Her research has been published in research journals such as Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Mass Communication and Society, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, Health Communication, and Telecommunications Policy.

Carpenter teaches courses in the areas of online and broadcast journalism in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Carpenter has also taught courses at Michigan State University and Bloomsburg University. Her professional background includes working as a television reporter. Carpenter has produced an award-winning documentary on rural issues. She also works with journalists and faculty helping them transition to the online environment.

Her teaching and research interest areas include newer media and media sociology. Carpenter is an active member of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, International Communication Association, and Broadcast Education Association.

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