Kubey, Robert W(illiam)

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KUBEY, Robert W(illiam)

KUBEY, Robert W(illiam). American, b. 1952. Genres: Communications/Media. Career: University of Wisconsin-Madison, lecturer in psychology, 1980-81; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, lecturer in Office of Continuing Education, 1984; University of California, Irvine, visiting lecturer in social ecology, 1984-85; Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, associate professor of communication, 1991-, research director of Media Education Laboratory, 1995-97, director of Master's Program in Communication and Information Studies, 1997-, fellow of Rutgers College, 1985-, fellow at Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture, 1986-87. Stanford University, assistant professor, 1985-91; Harvard University, member of faculty at Summer Institute on Media Education, 1993-94. Moderator and consultant for instructional videotapes on media education. National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse, member of board of directors of New Jersey chapter, 1988-90. Publications: (with M. Csikszentmihalyi) Television and the Quality of Life: How Viewing Shapes Everyday Experience, 1990; (ed. and contrib.) Media Literacy in the Information Age: Current Perspectives, 1997. Contributor of articles and reviews to professional journals and newspapers. Address: Department of Communication, Rutgers University, 4 Huntington St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]