User:WALCZERJW

About the User:
Jarrod Walczer is a Doctoral Candidate in Media & Communications in the Creative Industries Faculty at The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. Currently, he is a Research Associate with the Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) under the guidance of Distinguished Professor Stuart Cunningham; DMRC Centre Director, Professor Jean Burgess; and Associate DMRC Director, Associate Professor Michael Dezuanni

Education:
Walczer received his Master of Arts (MA) in Global Media & Communications (Magna Cum Laude) from The University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism in Los Angeles, California in 2015; a Master of Science (MSc) in Global Media & Communications (Distinction) from The London School of Economics & Political Science in London, The United Kingdom in 2014; and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Television-Radio (Magna Cum Laude; Departmental Honors) from Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications in Ithaca, New York in 2013. He was also certified in Digital Methods by The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) at The University of Amsterdam as of 2017.

Academic Work:
Walczer largely takes a sociological approach to the discipline of media and communications. He relies on mixed-methodological research approaches, particularly semi-structured interviews, case studies, discourse analysis, social network analysis, and content analysis of media texts. He positions his academic and professional work between: He is currently co-authoring a book on new media, technology, and critical theory with Professor Devan Rosen of Ithaca College.
 * Cultural Studies
 * Creative Industries
 * Digital Methods
 * Digital Humanities

Professional Work:
Through his consultancy, JWW Research & Insights, Walczer has worked for Netflix, The New York Times, Dubit Limited, Can Studios Limited, Sharon Burch LLC, Immersive Youth Marketing, and MOTIVATE Inc., as a researcher, curator, and creative strategist. He is a former See Jane Fellow for The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (GDIGM) and a former intern for Common Sense Media, based out of San Francisco, California, and The United States House of Representatives in the 13th District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under Congressman Charlie Dent in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Possible Conflicts of Interest:
Walczer is currently employed at The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia as a graduate student, a research associate, and as a course tutor. He is a former voting member of The Television Academy, voting member for the Prix Jeunesse International Children's Television Festival, a staff member for The Children's Media Foundation of The United Kingdom, a member of The Children's Media Association in New York City, NY, and President of The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Ithaca, New York Chapter.

Testing Out Wikipedia:
Malcolm Turnbull is Prime Minister of Australia.