Professional Summary
Dr. Blevins is a Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs, and a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Cyber Strategy and Policy. His book, Social Media, Social Justice, and the Political Economy of Online Networks (University of Cincinnati Press, 2022) won the 2023 National Indie Book Award for Non-Fiction E-Book, and his most recent book, Social Media and Digital Politics: Networked Reason in an Age of Digital Emotion (Routledge, 2025) is also co-authored with Dr. James Lee of Northwestern University. In 2009 Dr. Blevins served as a federal grant reviewer for the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program administered by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce. He is a frequent media contact for national outlets, including The Washington Post, New York Times, NPR, VOA, and other venues.
Education
Ph.D.: Ohio University 2001 (Telecommunication)
M.S.: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1998 (Mass Communication)
B.S.: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1995 (Mass Communication)
Research Support
Grant: #1708-04721 Investigators:Blevins, Jeffrey; Culley, Theresa; Johnson, Arlene; Lee, James; Wang, Xuemao; Wu, Tzu-Yu 01-01-2018 -06-30-2020 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation A Catalyst Model for Transdisciplinary Teams in Digital Scholarship: The University of Cincinnati’s Digital Scholarship Center Role:Collaborator $900,000.00 Awarded Level:Private Non-Profit
Grant: #R40527 Investigators:Bastos, Flavia Maria Cunha; Blevins, Jeffrey; Hughes, Sean; Iversen, Kristen; Lind, Amy; Torner, Evan 10-01-2019 -03-31-2020 UC's Urban Futures Digital Futures Anchor Development Program Story-telling & Social Justice Role:Collaborator $10,000.00 Active Level:Internal UC
Courses Taught
Media Law & Ethics
Sports Reporting
Principles of American Journalism
Political Reporting
Investigative Journalism
Seminar in Research
Politics on Film
Media and Politics in the United States
Media Policy Research and Reporting