Pallavi Guha, Towson University
CCN Faculty Champion
Center for Community News
BIO
Dr. Pallavi Guha is an Associate professor of journalism at Towson University and the author of Hear #Metoo in India: News, Social Media, and Anti-Rape and Sexual Harassment Activism, published by Rutgers University Press. Her book has been positively reviewed in press and is available in 860 libraries worldwide. Her research includes anti-rape and sexual harassment activism on mass media and social media platforms, gender roles in the electoral campaign, and social media. She has been recognized with several awards and grants highlighting distinguished academic excellence and innovative research in journalism. In 2022, Dr. Guha contributed as a research stakeholder of the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse, an initiative of President Biden, in the National Plan on Violence Against Women. Dr. Guha’s career spans two decades of being a journalist, journalism researcher, and educator. She has a Ph.D. in journalism and a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Maryland. Prior to academia, Dr. Guha worked for working for leading media organizations, including BBC News and The Times of India, and had the distinct opportunity as a journalist to cover Indian, UK, and US elections as a journalist. Dr. Guha is listed as an academic expert on media, politics, and gender, including the safety of journalists and WMC.
Bio
Dr. Pallavi Guha is an Associate professor of journalism at Towson University and the author of Hear #Metoo in India: News, Social Media, and Anti-Rape and Sexual Harassment Activism, published by Rutgers University Press. Her book has been positively reviewed in press and is available in 860 libraries worldwide. Her research includes anti-rape and sexual harassment activism on mass media and social media platforms, gender roles in the electoral campaign, and social media. She has been recognized with several awards and grants highlighting distinguished academic excellence and innovative research in journalism. In 2022, Dr. Guha contributed as a research stakeholder of the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse, an initiative of President Biden, in the National Plan on Violence Against Women. Dr. Guha’s career spans two decades of being a journalist, journalism researcher, and educator. She has a Ph.D. in journalism and a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Maryland. Prior to academia, Dr. Guha worked for working for leading media organizations, including BBC News and The Times of India, and had the distinct opportunity as a journalist to cover Indian, UK, and US elections as a journalist. Dr. Guha is listed as an academic expert on media, politics, and gender, including the safety of journalists and WMC.