Department of Communication, Journalism, and Public Relations
Wilson Hall, Room 316
371 Wilson Boulevard
Rochester,
MI
48309-4486
(location map)
(248) 370-4120
General Department Questions:
CJPR
Associate Professor
Email: srauy@oakland.edu
Phone: (248) 370-4352
Office: 334 Wilson
Sam Srauy (PhD, Temple University) is an associate professor in communication. His research examines race, video games, and the political economy of the video game industry. Srauy’s work appears in various academic journals including Social Media + Society, First Mondays, Games and Culture, and Television and New Media. He teaches courses on identity, race/racism, digital media production, and video game studies/production. Prior to academia, Srauy worked for over a decade in the high tech industry. His experience in that field includes municipal wireless networks, open source technology, and streaming media systems.