Kara Alaimo
Kara Alaimo
Professor of Communication
Courses
- Communication and Gender
- Social Media, Communication, and Community
Research
- Social Media
- Gender and Feminism
- International Communication
- Political Communication
Education
- PhD, City University of New York
- MPhil, City University of New York
- MA, City University of New York
- BA, New York University (NYU)
Academic Profile
Kara Alaimo, PhD is a Professor of Communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She joined the university in 2023 to create our academic programs in social media. As program coordinator for Communication, she runs the Communication major on both New Jersey campuses.
She writes frequently for CNN about the social impact of social media and issues affecting women. Her book, “Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls – And How We Can Take It Back,” was published by Alcove Press in March 2024. The third edition of her book “Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication,” which explains how to adapt communication strategies for different countries and cultures, will be published by Routledge in February 2025.