David Gracon

Dr. David Gracon is an independent scholar and educator who has been teaching critical media literacy since 2000 in higher education (Eastern Illinois University/Associate Professor, Gonzaga University/Assistant Professor, University of Rochester/Adjunct Professor), within international English language teaching and community-based workshops. He is a three-time U.S. Fulbright grant recipient in Romania (2023-2024 Scholar grant), Ukraine (2017-2018 Scholar grant) and Mongolia (Specialist grant fall 2024) all with a deep media literacy education focus. He is currently a volunteer educator with the U.S. Peace Corps Virtual Service Pilot with two Ukrainian Universities (remote) and runs two independent startups: Media Literacy Access Initiative (MLAI) and David’s Fulbrighter Consulting (DFC). He earned his PhD in Media Studies from the University of Oregon (2010), MA in Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University (2023) and MA in Humanities (Media Study and Sociology) from SUNY Buffalo (2001).
His teaching, training and consulting interests are general media literacy workshops for various publics, trainings for secondary, post-secondary and community educators, working alongside public libraries, building curriculum, active learning techniques (learn by doing and making), intercultural competence and digital media production. His media literacy specialties include general media literacy, media economics/political economy, alternative/DIY media, music subcultures, visual studies, film interpretation, documentary video and servant leadership.
Webpage: https://davidgracon.wordpress.com/
David’s Fulbrighter Consulting (DFC): https://www.davidsfulbrighterconsulting.com/