Kim Pearson is a professor of journalism and professional writing at The College of New Jersey, a journalist who has been published in the Online Journalism Review, Black Enterprise, and Newsday, among other outlets, and a civic media researcher whose research on improving science literacy and civic engagement has garnered support from the National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research, and the New Jersey Council of the Humanities.
She represents TCNJ on the board of the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium. Pearson’s professional affiliations include the Online News Association, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Phi Kappa Phi and the National Association of Black Journalists. Prof. Pearson holds an AB in Politics from Princeton University with a Certificate in African American Studies and an MA in Journalism from New York University.