Nancy S. Lee

Dr. Nancy S. Lee is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She holds a PhD in Communication from UCSD, with a dissertation exploring how the patient became a consumer in the U.S. Her research focuses on children and media in consumer society, alongside her work as an author-illustrator pursuing her first children’s book.

• Education: PhD in Communication, UCSD.

Her research interests bridge media studies and consumer culture, examining how media shapes children’s engagement with consumerism. She also investigates health communication, particularly the transformation of patient roles in medical systems. Dr. Lee teaches COMM 126: Children and Media in Consumer Society.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. She is affiliated with UCSD’s Communication department but no specific labs or teams are noted.