Gross, Benjamin

Name:

Benjamin Gross, Ph.D.

Academic School:

School of Arts and Sciences

Academic Department:

Sociology

Role/Responsibilities:

Visiting Assistant Professor

Office/Contact Information:

Plassmann Hall, Room A-4
bgross@sbu.edu 

Phone: (716) 375-2265

Academic Degrees:

• Ph.D., Sociology, Michigan State University, 2010
• BBA, Economics, Eastern Michigan University, 1996

Courses Taught:

• SOC 101. Introductory Sociology 
• SOC 102. Social Problems 
• SOC 207. Quantitative Research Methods 
• Special Topics Course: Social Media & Society

Interest Areas:

Media & society, social psychology, political sociology, statistics & methodology

Current Research Manuscripts:

• “Color Coding Politics: How Red States and Blue States Surface within U.S. Newspapers”
• “What Makes Someone a Cyber Balkan? Finding the Linkages between Social Psychology and Self-Selectivity in U.S. Politics Online.”
• “Political News Sources on the Internet: Similarities and Differences during the U.S. Presidential Election of 2008.”

Presentations at Conferences:

• “TV News Media Effects and Audience Attitudes Regarding Poverty,” presented at the Michigan Sociological Association (MSA) Annual Conference (Mt. Pleasant, MI), October 3, 2006.