Director of the Digital Social Media program and Clinical Professor Karen North was named a "Communication Professor You Should Know" by the website communications-major.com. The M.S. in Digital Social Media is a unique and groundbreaking degree that allows students the chance to focus on the management of social media and online communities.

North's areas of interest include social media, Internet privacy, online dating, and video games. She's also worked in politics and holds a Ph.D. in psychology.