Brian McFadden is a doctoral student who is primarily interested in researching identity performance on social platforms and other virtual spaces. Brian received both his bachelor and master of arts from Fordham University (NY). As a former sports reporter, Brian is also interested in studying the intersections between sports, media, and culture. Brian has presented his research at regional, national, and international conferences, including the Media Ecology Association, Popular Culture and American Culture Association, Eastern Communication Association, Northeast Popular Culture Association, and New York State Communication Association.

Currently, Brian lives in New York with his wife and daughter and teaches at Hofstra University (NY) as a member of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations department within the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. There, Brian serves as faculty advisor to the Hofstra Chronicle and Hofstra’s Sports Networking Club.

To connect with Brian, please visit http://mcfadden.media.

Education

MA, Public Communication (Fordham University)

BA, Mass Media Studies (Fordham University)

BA, Classical Languages and Civilizations (Fordham University)

Recent Presentations

McFadden, B. (2021). “‘What Do You Have to Lose?’: Social media’s unsafe spaces for practicing self.” New York State Communication Association Conference, Calicoon.

McFadden, B. (2021). “Reality Television in the Media Literacy Classroom.” Northeast Popular Culture Association Conference, Virtual Conference.

McFadden, B. (2021). “Performing in the Virtual Classroom: A dilemma of self and space.” Media Ecology Association Convention, Rio de Janeiro.

McFadden, B. (2020). “The Case for Media Literacy Advocacy.” Northeast Popular Culture Association Conference, Manchester.

McFadden, B. (2020). “Interplay or Interplay-fighting? The pragmatic hopes for social media and civic engagement.” New York State Communication Association Conference, Callicoon.

McFadden, B. (2020). “Multiplatform Identity Performance: Choices and consequences.” Media Ecology Association Convention, Garden City.

McFadden, B. (2019). “Approaches to teaching with popular culture.” Northeast Popular Culture Association Conference, Portsmouth.

Publications

Fernback, J. (with McFadden, B.) (2015). “Ethics and Citizenship in Teaching Communication.” Teaching Communication and Media Studies: Pedagogy and Practice. New York: Rutledge.

Grants

Farmingdale State College (Melville, NY) Online Course Development Grant (2018) Project Title: Promoting participation in the interpersonal communication core requirement.

Farmingdale State College (Melville, NY)Student’s First Grant (2017) Project Title: Enhancing Teaching by offering a Farmingdale State College Learning Community

Courses Taught

• Media and Popular Culture
• Sports, Media, and Culture
• Media Literacy: Criticism and Analysis
• Media History
• Media Research Methods
• Media Theory