Chelsea Butkowski
Assistant Professor · School of Communication · American University
Quick answer: Chelsea Butkowski is Assistant Professor at American University. Chelsea Butkowski shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ Butkowski is currently taking PhD students, so please be in touch!
Research interests
feminist and queer media studies, platforms and algorithms, visual cultures, and political communication
Selected publications (since 2023)
Butkowski, C. P., & Corry, F. (equal authorship). (2025). Social media’s midlife crisis: How public discourse imagines platform futures. Social Media + Society, 11(2), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051251351493
Butkowski, C. P., Wilson, S. R., Wiemer, E. C., & *Kessler, F. (2025). The bad citizen? Framing non-voting on Twitter during the 2020 U.S. election. Journal of Information Technology & Politics. Advance online publication, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2025.2455973
Butkowski, C. P. (2024). Record, revise, reinvent, and resist: The politics of social media self-representation during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Media & Society. Advance online publication, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241262984
Frequently asked questions
Is Chelsea Butkowski hiring PhD students at American University?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Chelsea Butkowski's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Butkowski is currently taking PhD students, so please be in touch!.
What does Chelsea Butkowski research?
feminist and queer media studies, platforms and algorithms, visual cultures, and political communication
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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