She earned her doctorate in communication and an Advanced Graduate Certificate in feminist theory from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research, presented widely and published in a variety of journals and textbooks, focuses on critical cultural studies and media literacy, particularly the construction and commodification of young femininity. Dr. Bindig is the author of Dawson’s Creek: A Critical Understanding (Lexington Books, 2007) and coauthor of The O.C.: A Critical Understanding (Lexington Books, 2012).