Meagan Doll is a postdoctoral research associate in the Minnesota Journalism Center at the Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

Meagan studies news production and consumption, with particular interest in how news media shape civic attitudes and behaviors, especially beyond Euro-American contexts. Specifically, her work has addressed 1) factors driving media trust in strong-state environments, 2) perceptions of conflict reporting, and 3) effects of news organizations’ public engagement efforts and politics coverage. Meagan uses both qualitative and quantitative methods–including content analyses, surveys, focus groups, experiments, and in-depth interviews–and has international fieldwork experience in Uganda and Rwanda. Her work is published in several leading communication journals, including first-authored pieces in the International Journal of Press/Politics, Journalism, the International Journal of Communication, Journalism Studies, and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.

Meagan completed her Ph.D. and M.A. in Communication at the University of Washington and received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication, with certificates in African studies and global health. She also served as the Assistant Director of the UW-Madison African Studies Program between 2016-2019 where she coordinated the inaugural years of the U.S. State Department’s Mandela Washington Fellowship, including grant preparation and curriculum development for international adult learners. In addition to the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Meagan oversaw the administration of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships, external communication efforts, and a variety of other center operations.

When not absorbed by independent projects and work, Meagan sees the world through a Nikon lens, surrounds herself with good storytellers, dreams up travel itineraries, and enjoys a warm French press.

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