Biography
Lauren Kogen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies and Production at the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University. Her research focuses on communication for social change (how media and communication can promote positive social change for marginalized or underserved communities) and communication about social change (how information about social change work is communicated to policy makers and the public). She also conducts evaluations of media and communication interventions.
Research Interests
- communication for social change
- communication about social change
- intimate partner violence
- trauma
- project evaluation
- community-based research
Courses Taught
| NUMBER | NAME | LEVEL |
|---|---|---|
| MSP 4496 | Global Media | Undergraduate |
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 5514 | Communication Research Methods | Graduate |
Education
| DEGREE | FIELD | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| BA | Economics | Stanford University |
MA | Cinema Studies | New York University |
PhD | Communication | University of Pennsylvania |
Personal website: laurenkogen.com
Recent publications
Kogen, L. (in press). Participatory raw excerpt analysis of interview transcripts: Reflections on a US intimate partner violence intervention. Qualitative Research.
Kogen, L. (2024). Qualitative thematic analysis of transcripts in social change research: Reflections on common misconceptions and recommendations for reporting results. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231225919
Kogen, L., Cai, D.A., Pitts, C., Imms, P., Perkins, M., & Reeves, K. (2022). Are people hesitating – or just postponing – to get the Covid-19 vaccine? Vaccine outreach in marginalized urban communities. American Behavioral Scientist. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642221138279
Kogen, L. (2022). Communicating for social change: A model of communicative power. The International Communication Gazette 84(7–8), 591–612. https://doi.org/10.1177/17480485221104003
Kogen, L. (2022). From statistics to stories: Indices and indicators as communication tools for social change. The International Journal of Press/Politics. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612221094246
Kogen, L. (2022). Better safe than sorry: Examining trauma as an obstacle to empowerment and social change in a U.S. intimate partner violence intervention. Journal of Applied Communication Research 50(2), 189-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2021.1978521
Kogen, L. (2019). News you can use or news that moves? Journalists’ rationales for coverage of distant suffering. Journalism Practice 13(1), 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2017.1400395
Kogen, L. & Dilliplane, S. (2019). How media portrayals of suffering influence willingness to help: The role of solvability frames. Journal of Media Psychology 31(2), 92-102. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000232
Kogen, L. (2019). Small group discussion to promote reflection and social change: A case study of a Half the Sky intervention in India. Community Development Journal 54(4), 695-712. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsy030