Regina Marchi

Regina Marchi is Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Before entering academia, she worked as a journalist, community organizer and teacher. Her first book, Day of the Dead in the USA: The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon (2009), won the 2010 national James W. Carey Award for Media Research and an International Latino Book Award in the category of 'Best history/political book'. She has been recognized with numerous research...See more

Regina Marchi is Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Before entering academia, she worked as a journalist, community organizer and teacher. Her first book, Day of the Dead in the USA: The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon (2009), won the 2010 national James W. Carey Award for Media Research and an International Latino Book Award in the category of 'Best history/political book'. She has been recognized with numerous research and teaching awards and has worked with youth in various capacities for more than twenty years. See less