Margaret T. Gordon

Margaret T. Gordon
Professor of Public Affairs and Dean Emeritus
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1972

Areas of Specialization:
News Media and Public Policy, News Media and Society, Crimes Against Women, Fear of Crime, Public Access to Information

Margaret T. Gordon joined the Evans School as Professor and Dean in 1988 and after ten years stepped down as Dean to continue her research and teaching at the Evans School. Professor Gordon received her Ph.D. degree in Sociology from Northwestern University and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern. She was the Director of NU’s Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research from 1980-1988. As a professor in the Medill School of Journalism and the departments of Sociology and Urban Affairs, she taught courses in Urban Policy Analysis and News Media and Society. At the Evans School she teaches News Media and Public Policy and Race, Ethnicity and Public Policy. Professor Gordon’s research has focused on: the news media and the public’s declining trust in government; the news media and public policy making; and women’s fear and self-protective behaviors. She is currently researching new forms of journalism, and is working on a team evaluating the impacts of the Gates Foundations Library Program which is seeking to provide universal access to computers and the Internet through public libraries.

Curriculum Vitae (33KB PDF)