Grant Blank

Grant Blank is a Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute and Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

As a sociologist, Dr. Blank's research examines the social and cultural impact of the Internet, the digital divide, and cultural sociology. He also specializes in statistical and qualitative research methods. His work includes analyses of British Internet use through the Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) 2019 wave.

Dr. Blank has authored or co-authored approximately 50 papers and six books, contributing significantly to digital sociology and internet studies.

Scientific Awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award - Communication, Information Technology and Media Sociology Section, American Sociological Association (2015)