Tracy Anderson

Tracy Anderson serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Journalism at Michigan State University, leveraging nearly 20 years of professional communications experience as an award-winning journalist, educator, and author specializing in digital media evolution and journalistic storytelling.

Her academic credentials include:

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Central Michigan University
• Master's degree in English: Composition and Communications from Central Michigan University
• Graduate Certificate in Teaching from CMU's College of Education and Human Services

Her research and pedagogical focus centers on community engaged learning methodologies, news reporting/writing techniques, feature writing structures, and narrative journalism frameworks. With 15 years of teaching experience across Central Michigan University and MSU, she integrates professional industry practices into curriculum development while maintaining active engagement with digital media trends.

Professional trajectory spans police beat reporting at the Lansing State Journal, marketing/public relations leadership in nonprofit/government sectors, and strategic communications management at Michigan State University. She maintains active participation in professional development through conferences including Adobe MAX, Lilly Conference on College Teaching, and Society of Professional Journalists conventions.