Robin R. Means Coleman, Professor in the Dept. of Communication Studies, Professor in the Dept. Afroamerican and African Studies, and Associate Dean in the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. A nationally prominent and award-winning Professor of Communication and Africana studies, Dr. Coleman’s scholarship focuses on identity and media studies, and effective intercultural communication. Her current research focuses on the NAACP’s participation in media activism.

Areas of Expertise:

Black Media & Popular Culture
Qualitative Research Methods
Audience Studies
Cultural Politics of Blackness
Genders and Sexualities
Media Activism Campaigns