Kim Pearson

Kim Pearson is a Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Film at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), School of the Arts and Communication. She co-founded TCNJ’s Interactive Multimedia Department and teaches courses in Media Entrepreneurship, Health and Environmental Journalism, and Race, Gender, and the News.

• Education:
  • AB in Politics with Certificate in African American Studies, Princeton University (1978)
  • MA in Journalism, New York University (1992)

Her research focuses on computational journalism, interdisciplinary education, and community-engaged learning. She explores how STEM literacy and digital media can enhance civic engagement and social justice.

Recent scholarly work includes interdisciplinary collaborations with computer scientists to integrate computational thinking into journalism education, community-engaged projects on racial injustice, and pedagogical innovations during pandemic-induced distance learning.

• Scientific Awards:
  • New Jersey Professor of the Year (Carnegie Foundation and CASE)
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Induction
  • Hillier Krieghbaum Science Writing Award (NYU)
  • PRO Award for Public Relations Excellence (AT&T)

Kim Pearson mentors the Girls Who Code campus chapter and has secured grants from the National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research, and the New Jersey Council of the Humanities for projects like TUES: Collaborating Across Boundaries and Broadening Participation in Computing.