Alison Novak

Office: 306 PSA
Phone: 215-895-2890
Email: ann37@drexel.edu

Research Interests and Projects

• Generation identity and formation
• Media perceptions of generations
• Online group formation and behavior
• Online discourse management
• Internship causes and effects

Courses Taught

• Principles of Communication
• Theory and Models of Communication

Selected Publications

• “Globalization, Mobilization, and the Third Wave of Contemporary Chinese Art.” Paper presented at Mobilities in Motion Conference, Drexel University, 2011.
• “Unpaid Internships: Student Attitudes and Opinions.” Paper presented at conference. [Pre]occupations: Working, Seizing, Dwelling. University of Rhode Island, 2011.
• “Is Non-sociality Possible on a Social Network?” Paper presented at National Communication Association 97th Annual Convention, New Orleans, 2011.
• “Shepherding and Censorship: Discourse Management in the Tea Party Patriots Facebook.” 2nd author. Paper presented at Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2012.