Ana Jorge

Ana Jorge is an Associate Professor at Lusófona University and Senior Researcher at CICANT. She holds a PhD in Communication Sciences (2012) and conducted postdoctoral research on Media Education (2015), both funded by FCT grants.

• Research Interests: Audiences, digital culture, children/youth and media, celebrity/influencer culture.
• Projects: PI for Dis/Connect (2021-22), On&Off (2023- ).
• Key Journals: European Journal of Cultural Studies, Popular Communication, Social Media + Society, Journal of Children and Media, Celebrity Studies.
• Co-edited Books: Digital Parenting (Nordicom, 2018), Reckoning with Social Media (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), and an upcoming 2024 Lexington publication on audience-celebrity interactions.

Scientific Awards: Individual FCT grants for PhD and postdoctoral research.