Stacy Smith

Dr. Stacy L. Smith is the leading academic on issues of diversity, inclusion, and belonging in entertainment. Her work has been widely cited across major news outlets and sources. Her activism and solutions for change have disrupted hiring film directors (4% challenge), on screen and behind the camera employment patterns (inclusion rider), and movie critics. Further, the research of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, has disrupted the music industry and provided the backbone for multiple advocacy groups (She is the Music, Women in the Mix, Recording Academy Task Force). For research reports and strategies for change, see the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at USC.