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Stephanie Lynne Craft serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Media at the University of Illinois, holding dual professorships in the Department of Journalism and the Institute of Communications Research. Her work focuses on news literacy, journalism studies, and media's role in democracy.
Research interests emphasize news literacy measurement, misinformation dynamics, and theoretical foundations of journalism education. Recent studies include validating news literacy assessment tools and analyzing pandemic-era misinformation patterns.
Publications span 29 peer-reviewed articles across top journals like Communication Research and Mass Communication and Society. Collaborations involve institutions globally with a focus on media education policy.
Active in scholarly discourse through editorial roles (e.g., 2022 Mass Communication and Society editorial) and theoretical interventions like her 2023 Journalism Studies debate contribution. Her work has been cited over 100 times and referenced in policy documents and news media.
