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Stine Eckert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts in Detroit. She serves as Editor of the bilingual open access journal Journalism Research/Journalistik and is Co-Principal Investigator on the NSF ADVANCE grant WSU-GEARS (Gender Equity Advances Retention in STEM, 2020-2024). Additionally, she chairs the Helen Award Committee for Emerging Feminist Scholarship of the Feminist Scholarship Division of the International Communication Association.
Eckert earned her Ph.D. in Journalism Studies from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, an M.S. in Journalism from Ohio University, a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from the University of Maryland, and her undergraduate equivalent in Journalism, Communication and Media Studies, and American Studies from Universität Leipzig.
Her research spans journalism studies, gender media studies, new media, marginalized groups, public spheres and democracy, and online harassment. Eckert's work demonstrates a consistent commitment to intersectional feminist approaches to media scholarship, with particular attention to gender equity in both media content and newsroom structures. Recent projects examine feminist responses to Big Data/AI, the #MeToo movement in academia, and women's leadership in journalism.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong trajectory connecting feminist media scholarship with practical interventions in STEM equity and digital literacy. Her work increasingly bridges academic research with community engagement, particularly through initiatives like the Wikid GRRLs project that teach online skills to teenage girls.
- Chair, Helen Award Committee for Emerging Feminist Scholarship
- Co-PI, NSF ADVANCE grant WSU-GEARS (2020-2024)
- Editor, Journalism Research/Journalistik
Eckert leads the Wikid GRRLs project, which teaches online skills to teenage girls in Detroit Public Schools with the goal of addressing Wikipedia's gender gap. Through this initiative, she has supervised numerous Wayne State University honors students who have reflected on the transformative impact of teaching middle school girls about internet safety, digital content creation, and Wikipedia editing. Her NSF GEARS project represents a significant institutional effort to advance gender equity in STEM fields at Wayne State University.
