Bernadette Barker-Plummer

Bernadette Barker-Plummer is a Professor at the University of San Francisco, affiliated with the Department of Media Studies. Her research focuses on media, social movements, and social change, with a particular emphasis on feminist media studies and digital activism. She holds a PhD from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, an MA from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BA from Edinburgh University in Scotland.

Her teaching includes courses such as Gender and Media, Introduction to Media Studies, and Media Theory. Barker-Plummer’s research explores intersections between media platforms, activism, and societal transformation, with notable work on hashtag feminism, trans gender representation in news, and anti-poverty communication in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Her publications span journals like Critical Studies in Media Communication and Feminist Media Studies, addressing topics ranging from war news framing to the UN’s media portrayal. While no formal grants or awards are listed, her work bridges historical and contemporary analyses of media’s role in social justice movements.