Elizabeth Ellcessor

JCMS Co-Editor, 2022–2027

Liz Ellcessor

Biography

Elizabeth Ellcessor is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia, where she is also Director of the Disability Studies Initiative. Her research focuses on disability, emergency, and the differential effects of access to media and technological systems. She has also published historical analyses and work related to celebrity outreach and activism. Prior to her position at the University of Virginia, she served on the faculty of the Media School at Indiana University.

Degrees

Ph.D., Communication Arts: Media & Cultural Studies, University of Wisconsin—Madison
M.A., Communication Arts: Media & Cultural Studies, University of Wisconsin—Madison
B.S.F.S., Culture & Politics, Georgetown University

Selected Publications & Works

In Case of Emergency: How Technologies Mediate Crisis and Normalize Inequality. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2022.
Co-editor, Disability Media Studies. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2017.
Restricted Access: Media, Disability, and the Politics of Participation. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2016.

SCMS Board & Committee Service

Founding Co-Chair, Media, Science & Technology SIG
Member, Best Edited Collection Award Committee, 2023
Program Committee, 2022 Conference (Chicago, IL)
Program Committee, 2018 Conference (Toronto, ON)
Chair, IT Committee, 2012-2015
Ex-officio, IT Committee, 2015-2019
Member, Policy Committee, 2015-2018