Tracie Rubeck

Biography
Tracie Rubeck, visiting assistant professor of media studies, holds a B.S. in cell and developmental biology and a B.A. in American history from the University of Rochester (1998) and a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Michigan (2006). While a graduate student at the University of Michigan, she taught a number of courses in American popular culture, cultural studies, and contemporary social movements. In 2005, she was awarded with an Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award for her role as both an instructor and mentor at Michigan. Her dissertation, Racial Harmony Through Clenched Teeth, examines the reference patterns of the Civil Rights Movement within both Newsweek and the CBS Evening News during the 1990s. She is currently preparing her dissertation for publication.