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Mary Chayko

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Dr. Mary Chayko is a sociologist, Teaching Professor of communication and information, and Director of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies at the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University. She is also an affiliate member of the graduate faculty of the Department of Sociology and an affiliate member of the faculty of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers. She received her B.A. in Communication and Psychology from Seton Hall University, Ed.M. in Counseling Psychology, and M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Rutgers University.

Dr. Chayko's research is on the impact of the internet and digital technology on community, society, and self. She is the author of Superconnected: the Internet, Digital Med Dr. Mary Chayko is a sociologist, Teaching Professor of communication and information, and Director of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies at the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University. She is also an affiliate member of the graduate faculty of the Department of Sociology and an affiliate member of the faculty of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers. She received her B.A. in Communication and Psychology from Seton Hall University, Ed.M. in Counseling Psychology, and M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Rutgers University.

Dr. Chayko's research is on the impact of the internet and digital technology on community, society, and self. She is the author of Superconnected: the Internet, Digital Media, and Techno-Social Life (2nd edition, 2018, SAGE Publications), and has created podcasts, lecture slides, and discussion questions for the book that are available on the book blog http://superconnectedblog.com.

She is also the author of the award-winning, Portable Communities: The Social Dynamics of Online and Mobile Connectedness (2008) and Connecting: How We Form Social Bonds and Communities in the Internet Age (2002), both with SUNY Press, as well as many published articles.

Dr. Chayko speaks nationally and internationally on the topic of digital technology and its societal impacts. She has been honored by Rutgers University with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching (2019) and as a Rutgers University Faculty of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Contributor to Undergraduate Education (1994).

In her spare time, she is a singer and flutist in a folky, social justice-oriented band with fellow sociologists Jim Pennell and Corey Dolgon, whose CD Songs of Peace and Justice can be heard on her website http://marychayko.com.Undergraduate Education. Her website contains excerpts from her published works, media appearances, and even some of her music. In her spare time, she is a singer and flutist in a folky, social justice–oriented band with fellow sociologists Jim Pennell and Corey Dolgon, whose CD Songs of Peace and Justice can be heard on the website. ...more

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	Superconnected: The Internet, Digital Media, and Techno-Social Life 3.43 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2016 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portable Communities: The Social Dynamics of Online and Mobile Connectedness 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Connecting: How We Form Social Bonds and Communities in the Internet Age 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pioneers of Public Sociology: 30 Years of Humanity and Society by Corey Dolgon, Mary Chayko (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars