Ian Hawkins

Ian Hawkins is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, focusing on Media Psychology, Intergroup Conflict, and Collective Action. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Media from the University of Michigan, with prior M.S. and B.S. in Psychology from Central Michigan University.

His research employs social scientific methods to analyze how media representations of marginalized groups shape societal attitudes and policy preferences. Current work explores cross-device news consumption dynamics using eye-tracking to assess attention patterns in headline processing. He publishes in New Media and Society, Journal of Communication, and Psychology of Popular Media.

Teaching responsibilities include Mass Communication History and Effects and Social Media Use courses. Contact: ihawkins@uab.edu