Biography
Jennifer Hessler is an Assistant Professor in Cinema and Media Studies in the School of Cinematic Arts. She received her Ph.D. in Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to joining USC, Jennifer was an Assistant Professor in Film and Media Studies at North Carolina State University.
Jennifer’s research integrates media archaeology and digital media theory in the study of television content, programming and distribution; the way audience data is collected and used; and how audiences interface with media technologies and platforms. Her publication appears in the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, Television & New Media, The Velvet Light Trap, Participations: Journal of Audience Reception Research, and elsewhere. Her current book project, “Surveilling the Viewer: Audience Measurement Technologies from Audimeter to Big Data” (under contract with MIT Press) tracks the historical evolution of audience measurement technologies and their increasing amalgamation with the cybernetics industries.