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Deb Merskin, Mentor
Journalism

Serena Charley, McNair Scholar

Debra Merskin is Associate Professor of Advertising in the School of Journalism and Communication. She received her Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 1993 and joined the UO faculty that same year. Since then, she has taught courses related to women, minorities, and media as well as advertising and society. In 1997, Professor Merskin received the School of Journalism’s Marshall Award for innovative teaching. Anchoring her theoretical focus in media dependency theory, her research interests include the representation of women and minorities in the media, examining historical studies, and the social influences of the media.