Marko M. Skoric is an assistant professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Michigan, and a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University College London, UK. Marko's teaching and research interests are focused on new media and social change, with particular emphasis on civic and political implications of new communication technologies.
Marko has conducted studies on online social capital and its civic and political implications in Asia-Pacific; effects of video-game addiction and violence; cultural shaping of communication systems and democratization; and civic and political impact of podcasting, social networking and broadband Internet, among other topics.
Marko has received several top-paper awards from renowned communication conferences, including AEJMC, ICA and NCA. He co-authored a study on the impact of video games on aggressive behavior which has been cited in the international news media, including The Economist and The Washington Post. In Singapore, Marko has been frequently interviewed by the local and regional media including Channel NewsAsia, Radio Australia, Radio Singapore International, The Straits Times, Today and The New Paper. His research has appeared in edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals such as Mass Communication & Society, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Communication Monographs, Asian Journal of Communication, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, CyberPsychology & Behavior, Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, and Surveillance & Society.