Francesca Comunello è professoressa ordinaria di Sociologia dei processi culturali e comunicativi presso il Dipartimento di Comunicazione e Ricerca Sociale, Sapienza Università di Roma, dove insegna “Comunicazione pubblica” e “Internet e social media studies”.
Le sue aree di interesse includono la comunicazione e i media digitali, con particolare riferimento alle relazioni sociali mediate dalle tecnologie digitali, ai social network site, al ruolo dei digital e social media nella comunicazione d’emergenza e nella comunicazione della scienza, allo studio delle piattaforme digitali da una prospettiva di genere, al rapporto tra ageism e ambienti digitali.
Ha pubblicato su riviste quali (selezione): New Media and Society, Information Communication and Society, Media Culture and Society, The Sociological Review, The Communication Review, Ageing and Society, American Behavioral Scientist, and Violence Against Women. Il suo libro più recente (con Simone Mulargia) è “Social media in earthquake-related communication” (Emerald, 2018).
Francesca Comunello (PhD) is a Full Professor in the Department of Communication and Social Research, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, where she teaches “Internet and Social Media Studies” and “Public Sector Communication”.
Her research and publications focus on the intersections between digital technology and society, including digitally mediated social relations, ageing and digital communication, gender and digital platforms, digital media and disaster communication. She is involved in several research projects and research networks, at an international level, and is experienced in working in multidisciplinary teams, with a focus on emergency and science communication.
Her work has been published in Journals like New Media and Society, Information Communication and Society, Media Culture and Society, The Sociological Review, The Communication Review, Ageing and Society, American Behavioral Scientist, and Violence Against Women, among others. Her most recent book (with Simone Mulargia) is: “Social media in earthquake-related communication” (Emerald, 2018).
