Skip to main content
    Kent State University logo
    • Apply
    • Visit
    • Give Now
    • FlashLine Login
    • Calendars
    • Phone Directory
    • Maps & Directions
    • Search
    School of Media and Journalism
    College of Communication & Information
    Menu Search
    • Admission and Visits
      Close
      • Admission and Visits Overview
      • Schedule a Visit
      • Incoming Student Scholarships
      • Undergraduate Admission
      • Graduate Admission
    • Academics and Majors
      Close
      • Academics and Majors Overview
      • Advertising (B.S.)
      • Digital Media Production (B.S.)
      • Journalism (B.S.)
      • Public Relations (B.S.)
      • Minors
      • Combined Bachelor's-to-Master's Degree Program
      • Journalism Education - M.A.
      • Graduate Certificate - Journalism Education
    • Hands-On Experience
      Close
      • Hands-On Experience Overview
      • Student Media
      • Student Organizations
      • Student Awards and Accolades
      • NewsLab
      • Study Abroad
    • Student Resources
      Close
      • Student Resources Overview
      • Advising and Academic Policies/Procedures
      • Technology Requirements
      • Room and Equipment Reservations
      • Current Student Scholarships
      • Future Student Scholarships
      • Internship Resources
      • Graduate Student Resources
    • Internships and Careers
      Close
      • Internships and Careers Overview
      • Alumni Career Spotlights
      • Internship Resources
      • Internship Spotlights
    • People
      Close
      • People Overview
      • Faculty and Staff
      • Alumni
      • Professional Advisory Board
      • Pulitzer Prize Winners
    • About
      Close
      • About Overview
      • Contact
      • News
      • Vision & Mission
      • Accreditation
      • Diversity
      • Annual Events
      • Learning Facilities
      • Scholastic Journalism (CSJ)
      • Jargon: Alumni Newsletter
      • Podcast: Around the Sphere
    • FlashLine Login
    • Calendars
    • Phone Directory
    • Maps & Directions
    • Search
    • Apply
    • Visit
    • Give Now
    Live Chat
    Assistant Professor Tara Conley

    Tara L. Conley

    School of Media and Journalism
    Assistant Professor
    Office Location:
    101E
    Office Hours:
    12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Teams meetings are also available by appointment.
    Contact Information
    Email:
    tconle10@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-8301

    Biography

    Tara L. Conley is an interdisciplinary scholar and mediamaker with established research and creative agendas. Her research and multimedia production engage scholarship and methods across media studies, feminist studies, Black studies, digital humanities, and science and technology studies. 

    Dr. Conley was the 2021-2022 Race and Technology Practitioner Fellow at Stanford University. In 2013, she founded Hashtag Feminismto locate and archive feminist discourse by way of tracking Twitter hashtags on the web. In 2015, she produced the documentary Brackish about life in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. Currently, she is working on a full length documentary film, DRY BONES about Ike Maxwell, a legendary Black high school football player from Elyria, Ohio.

    Dr. Conley's work has been published in Feminist Media Studies, The Black Scholar Journal, New Media & Society, and MIT Press. She also serves on the editorial board of Women's Studies Quarterly. Learn more about Dr. Conley's work at taralconley.org.

    Education

    B.A. English, University of Houston
    M.A. Women's Studies, Texas Woman's University
    Ed.D. Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design, Teachers College, Columbia University
    School of Media and Journalism
    College of Communication & Information

    Street Address

    550 Hilltop Dr., Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242


    Mailing Address

    800 E. Summit St.
    Kent, OH 44242

    Contact Us

    330-672-2572 mdj@kent.edu
    Contact Us
    • 330-672-3000
    • info@kent.edu

    Facebook
    Instagram
    QUICK LINKS
    • Find Majors and Degrees
    • Schedule a Visit
    • facebook
    • instagram
    • youtube
    • linkedin
    • TikTok
    • X
    • snapchat
    • ...
    Information
    • Accessibility
    • Annual Security Reports
    • For Our Alumni
    • For the Media
    • Health Services
    • Jobs & Employment
    • Privacy Statement
    • HEERF CARES/CRRSAA/ARP Act Reporting and Disclosure
    • Website Feedback
    Kent State University logo
    © 2025 Kent State University All rights reserved.