Biography
Lauren Kogen (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies and Production at Temple University. Her research addresses 1) communication for development and social change, both domestically and abroad (focusing on issues including the empowerment of marginalized groups, violence against women, and peacebuilding); and 2) communication about development and social change work, and specifically, how development-related issues and events are framed for American audiences in the mainstream news media. Much of her work also focuses on evaluations of communication-for-development interventions.
Research Interests
- Global media
- Journalism and international news
- Social change
- Development
- Communication about global development
- Social and behavior change campaigns
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
MSP 4454 | Public Information Media Campaigns | Undergraduate |
GDC 8002 | Communication for Social Change Project Design | Graduate |
MMC 9101 | Communication Theory II | Graduate |
MSP 8254 | Public Information Media Campaigns | Graduate |
MSP 9983 | Directed Readings in Communication | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Kogen, L. (2022). 'Better safe than sorry': examining trauma as an obstacle to empowerment and social change in a US intimate partner violence intervention. JOURNAL of APPLIED COMMUNICATION RESEARCH, 50(2), 189-207. 10.1080/00909882.2021.1978521
Kogen, L. & Dilliplane, S. (2019). How Media Portrayals of Suffering Influence Willingness to Help The Role of Solvability Frames. JOURNAL of MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY-THEORIES METHODS and APPLICATIONS, 31(2), 92-102. 10.1027/1864-1105/a000232
Kogen, L. (2019). NEWS YOU CAN USE OR NEWS THAT MOVES? Journalists' rationales for coverage of distant suffering. JOURNALISM PRACTICE, 13(1), 1-15. 10.1080/17512786.2017.1400395
Kogen, L. (2018). What have we learned here? Questioning accountability in aid policy and practice. EVALUATION, 24(1), 98-112. 10.1177/1356389017750195