Meryl Alper

Meryl Alper is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, with experience in teaching courses focused on communication and technology. Alper has served as a Freelance Educational Consultant for PBS KIDS, contributing to various children's properties, and worked as a Curriculum Consultant for WildBrain's Yo Gabba GabbaLand! on Apple TV+. Alper's past roles include Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Instructor and Teaching Assistant at the University of Southern California, and Research Manager at Nickelodeon. Alper holds a B.S. in Communication Studies and History from Northwestern University, a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Southern California, and a Certificate in Early Childhood Education from UCLA.