Gillian Paxton

Email: gpaxton2@illinois.edu

Research Interests

Media Literacy, Scholastic Journalism, Visual Communication, Education

Recent Publications/Presentations

Paxton, G. (2024). The State of Media Literacy Education in Indiana Schools. Common Ground, Bloomington, Indiana. 

Mudavadi, K., Hwang, J., Wang, W., Paxton, G., Ochieng, J., and Grabe, ME. (2024). Third-Person Effects of COVID-19 Social Media Posts. International Communication Association, Health Communication Division, Gold Coast, Australia.

Awards and Honors

Future Journalism Teacher Scholarship - Aug 2021 
Phi Beta Kappa Member 
Ernie Pyle Scholar

What Most People Don’t Know about Me

I have maintained a personal media blog, posting reviews and analysis of music, books, and whatever else strikes my fancy since I was a senior in high school!

Related Links

Media blog: https://absoludicrousblog.wordpress.com/

Gillian Paxton