Dr. Pranav Malhotra

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Pranav Malhotra is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Department of Communication and Media. His research focuses on the affordances of social mobile media and how they intersect with cultural relational norms to influence how individuals engage with information in mediated spaces, particularly in understudied social and political contexts. He has examined how the use of private spaces influences the evaluation of credibility in mediated information spaces. His work has been published in esteemed journals such as +Society, the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Digital Journalism, Communication Monographs, and the International Journal of Communication.

Research Interests

Courses

COMM 423-001 Computer Mediated Communication

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science