Dafna Lemish

Dafna Lemish
דפנה למיש
Lemish in July 2022
Born (1951-09-26) September 26, 1951
Haifa, Israel
Alma materTel Aviv University (BA)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MA)
Ohio State University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsMedia studies
Social science
InstitutionsRutgers School of Communication and Information
Thesis Viewing television in public places : an ethnography  (1982)

Dafna Lemish (Hebrew: דפנה למיש) is a media researcher and Interim Dean and Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers School of Communication and Information in New Brunswick, New Jersey. An International Communication Association (ICA) fellow, she is an author and editor of books, journal articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, reviews, and commentaries. Lemish is the founding editor of the Journal of Children and Media.