Jason Matthew Zalinger is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Communication Studies at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Jay received his BA in English from the University of Connecticut, an MA in Media Ecology from New York University, and a PhD in Communication and Rhetoric from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is also the author of the short story collection, Myron Oygold: A Graduate Student Struggles, which was published by Sense Publishers in 2017 in their Social Fictions series.