Prof. Marko SKORIC

Marko M. Skoric is Associate Professor and Director of Ph.D. Programme at the Department of Media and Communication. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Michigan, and a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University College London, UK.

Marko’s teaching and research interests are focused on new media and social change, with a particular emphasis on the civic and political implications of new communication technologies. He has supervised and graduated 10 PhD students since joining CityU in 2013.

His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Communication Monographs, Computers in Human Behavior, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, New Media & Society, and Political Communication.

Prof. Skoric is Associate Editor of New Media & Society, a top-tier interdisciplinary journal examining the societal impacts of digital technologies. He is also a member of the editorial boards of Communication Research, Human Communication Research, Communication and the Public, and International Journal of Public Opinion Research.

Prof. Skoric co-chairs the Communication, Technology and Citizenship Asia conference (CTeC Asia) and New Media and Citizenship in Asia series of International Communication Association (ICA) preconferences.

His research and commentary have been featured in international news media, including The BBC, The Economist, The Washington Post, and The South China Morning Post and his study on video games cited by the Supreme Court of the United States (Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn).