Dr. Lisa Silvestri

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Lisa Silvestri likes to think, write, and teach about war, peace, politics, social justice, digital culture, democracy, and civic life. She has contributed to popular outlets such as the Washington Post and the New York Times, and has spoken at events including the 92nd Street Y and the South by Southwest Festival. Her scholarship appears in journals like New Media & Society, Memory Studies, Visual Communication Quarterly, the International Journal of Cultural Studies, and Rhetoric & Public Affairs. Silvestri is the author of the book 'Friended at the Front: Social Media in the American War Zone,' which won the James W. Carey Media Research Award in 2016 for her pioneering cultural approaches to the study of media. In 2017, she received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support her community-based initiative, Telling War, which helps to surface and inspire veteran voices across a variety of storytelling forms. Her latest book, 'Peace by Peace: Risking Public Action, Creating Social Change,' is an uplifting personal exploration of peace through artful, mischievous, life-giving civic practice.

Research Interests

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Writing Sample
  • Official Transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.