Fellowship Start Year
2021
Status
Alumni
Research Topic
Instilled, Perceived, and Repeated: Critical Racial and Intersectional Narratives Among and Referencing Women of Color, Inequality, Social Networks and Digital media
Paulina Inara Rodis
Bio
Paulina Inara Rodis is an accomplished scholar and educator, currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Colorado College. She teaches courses on Racial Inequality, Digital Racism and Sexism, and Communities and Networks.
Paulina’s research focuses on race, gender, and digital media. As a Provost Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, she explored the creation of intentional spaces, counternarratives, and counterpublics in digital environments, drawing from Black Feminist Theory, Digital Sociology, and Social Networks.
Outside of academia, Paulina enjoys playing rugby, debating New England sports, watching TV, and spending time with her family.
Postdoc Appointment
Center, Lab, or Institute
- Media, Inequality & Change Center
Penn Faculty Mentor
- Sarah Jackson, Ph.D.
Education
Degrees
- 2021, Ph.D Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
- 2017, MA, Sociology and Demography, Pennsylvania State University
- 2014, BA, Sociology and Studio Art, Boston College
Disertation Title
Online Flight or Offline Flight? Black and Asian Women's Perceptions of and Responses to Cyber Aggression
Research Advisors
- Diane Felmlee Ph.D