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Valerie Barker teaches in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University. Her most recent research focuses on the social identity processes associated with social networking sites. In this context she has investigated the role of gender, culture, and age. Dr. Barker's current research involves intergroup surveillance and contact via social media (i.e., lurking on Facebook). Other research strings focus on two broad areas of intergroup communication: the role of language in social identity, and intergenerational communication from an intergroup perspective. Dr. Barker's publications have appeared in Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, the Journal of Communication, Health Communication, the International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Language and Communication, and the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Additionally, she has authored several book chapters with Howard Giles and colleagues as well as numerous conference papers (which include 12 top paper awards).

 

 

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