Kyle Kubler was a 2017-2018 Mellon Collaborative Fellow for Reaching New Publics. He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Journalism, Media and Democracy, where he studies social media, political economy, and information communication technologies.

Kyle recently received his PhD from the department of communication at the University of Washington. His dissertation project focused on the beliefs, strategies, and cultural production of fitness influencers and content creators on Instagram. Kyle has recently published research on the framing of technology and the economy in the business press, as well as collaborating on research projects with the University of Washington’s Family Communication Lab.