Kathleen Bartzen Culver
Director
Kathleen Culver joined the School of Journalism & Mass Communication in 1999 to help launch an innovative converged curriculum to prepare students for a changing media landscape. When Culver was advised early on that she was “preparing students for jobs that may not even exist yet,” she scarcely had a clue how quickly and massively the ground would shift. Read more.
Tomás Dodds
Affiliated Faculty
Tomás Dodds is an assistant professor in Journalism and Mass Communication at the UW–Madison and a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein-Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. He was also a research fellow at the AI, Media & Democracy Lab and the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at the University of Amsterdam. His research examines the evolving relationship between journalism and technology, with a focus on how journalists and media organizations can develop open-source tools and artificial intelligence systems that serve the public interest.
Kathryn McGarr
Affiliated Faculty
Kathryn McGarr’s research is in twentieth-century U.S. political history, with a focus on gender, foreign policy, and the news media. She is especially interested in how social networks and political culture shape opinions about U.S. foreign policy.
McGarr is the chair of of judging committee for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics.
Kajsa Dalrymple
Honorary Fellow
Kajsa Dalrymple is a lecturer and honorary fellow in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dalrymple, founder of Dalrymple Advising, LLC and former associate professor at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is an award-winning educator with over 15 years of experience in research, education and leadership. Read more.
Krista Eastman
Administrator & Communications Specialist
Krista Eastman is a writer and editor with expertise in university communications and external relations. As the administrator of the Center for Journalism Ethics, she assists with strategy, communication, event planning, and special projects.
2025-26 Fellows
Our student fellowship program welcomes exceptional UW–Madison students with a strong interest in creating a more ethical future for media. Over the course of one or two semesters, fellows work under the mentorship of our director, advisory board and administrator, to produce original reporting on the critical ethical issues of our time and to contribute to the life of the Center.
Ella Hanley
Ella Hanley is a senior at UW–Madison studying journalism, digital media analytics and criminal justice. She serves as the college news editor for The Daily Cardinal, one of the oldest student newspapers in the country, and previously served as the associate news editor. She has written breaking news and in-depth reporting on Trump administration funding cuts to UW–Madison as well as features on local Madison people and organizations. Her reporting has been featured in The Capital Times. Ella hopes to pursue a career in strategic communication, ideally working with news outlets or public-facing institutions to manage messaging and build public trust.
Abby Youran Qin
Abby Youran Qin is a Ph.D. candidate at UW–Madison. She researches political communication in the twofold context of social networks and physical surroundings, with a special focus on the causes of local news decline, the importance of local journalism to democracy, and the future of local media preservation. She hopes to contribute to building healthy information environment for disadvantaged individuals and communities through research, teaching and public-facing work.
Margaret Shreiner
Margaret Shreiner is a senior majoring in journalism and history with a certificate in digital media analytics. Margaret currently works as a statehouse reporting intern with Wisconsin Watch and previously worked as a writing intern with the College of Letters & Science. She also served as managing editor for The Badger Herald. Margaret plans to attend graduate school for a master’s in data science before pursuing a career as a data journalist or policy analyst.
Jonás Tijerino
Jonás Tijerino is a second-year student in the professional master’s program at UW-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He was previously a reporting and photography intern for The Cap Times in 2025. Prior to that, he was a higher education professional, supporting both high school and college students in academic advising and program coordinator roles. A Madison local, he has been a contributor to WORT 89.9 FM since he was 14 years old. His work has also appeared in Madison365, Hobart Pulp and Heavy Feather Review.