Mary Ann Allison, Ph.D., is an interdisciplinary scholar at Hofstra University who uses media theory, sociology, and complex systems theory to study the ways in which individuals, communities, and institutions are changing.

In addition to teaching Media Studies in the School of Communication, she conducts research for The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University and the Urban Communication Foundation.

Her study of social evolution won the Harold A. Innis Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the field of Media Ecology.

Mary Ann Allison is the principal of The Allison Group, LLC