Renee Hobbs is an internationally recognized authority on digital and media literacy education and a professor of communication studies at the University of Rhode Island's Harrington School of Communication and Media, where she co-directs the URI Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacy. She is the author of 10 books including Mind Over Media: Propaganda Education for a Digital Age and Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning. At the Media Education Lab, she brings together educators and researchers to advance the quality of digital and media literacy education through scholarship and community service.