Lisa M. Burns

Lisa M. Burns, professor of Media Studies at Quinnipiac University, earned a Ph.D. in political communication from the University of Maryland at College Park. Her research focuses on media coverage of U.S. presidents and their spouses, political branding, and public memory. Her most recent work is "The Cambridge Companion to US First Ladies" co-edited with Teri Finneman. She is also the editor of "Media Relations and the Modern First Lady: From Jacqueline Kennedy to Melania Trump" and the author of "First Ladies and the Fourth Estate: Press Framing of Presidential Wives." She teaches classes including Political Communication; Media, History & Memory; Media Trend Forecasting & Strategy; Sports, Media & Society; and Celebrity Culture. The Pittsburgh, PA native is an avid reader, media junkie, trivia queen, and die-hard hockey fan.