John C. Pollock

John C. Pollock (PhD, Stanford; MPA, Maxwell School, Syracuse; BA, Swarthmore), is Professor, depts. of Communication Studies and Public Health, The College of New Jersey. Authored or edited books include "Tilted Mirrors: Media Alignment with Political and Social Change – A Community Structure Approach" (2007); "Media and Social Inequality: Innovations in Community Structure Research" (2013); "Journalism and Human Rights: How Demographics Drive Media Coverage" (2015); with Mort Winston, "Making Human Rights News: Balancing Participation and Professionalism" (2017); with Douglas A. Vakoch, "COVID-19 in International Media: Global Pandemic Perspectives" (2021); and with Douglas A. Vakoch and Amanda M. Caleb, "COVID Communication: Exploring Pandemic Discourse" (2023). Serving on several editorial boards, including Journal of Health Communication, Communication Theory, and Mass Communication and Society, Pollock has written articles for numerous scholarly and non-scholarly outlets, including Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Health Communication, Mass Communication and Society, Social Science and Medicine - Population Health, Journal of Human Rights, Human Rights Review, Society, The Nation, and The New York Times. Former president of a leading public relations firm’s public opinion research subsidiary, Pollock won a Silver Anvil, “Oscar” of the Public Relations Society of America. With grants from the Social Science Research Council, National Cancer Institute, United Nations Foundation, and Senior Fulbright Scholar (Argentina, 2010), Pollock advances community structure theory, exploring the impact of society on media. Founder of the health communication specializations in depts. of Communication Studies and Public Health at The College of New Jew Jersey, Pollock co-chaired the college Public Health Task Force to launch baccalaureate, certificate and MPH programs in public health.