Research Associate
phone: 847-491-2082
lebailly@northwestern.edu
Bob LeBailly is a Research Associate at the Media Management
Center and the market research faculty member for
Medill's Graduate Magazine Publishing Project. He
also assists Medill's Graduate Media Management Project
with their survey research. In addition to his teaching,
he co-authored a report of minority viewer's perception
of local TV news.
LeBailly has worked part or full-time at Medill since
1987. Prior to joining Medill, LeBailly worked at
the Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research
(now the Institute for Policy Research) at Northwestern,
where he worked on many survey research projects,
including a study examining the impact news coverage
has on fear of crime.
LeBailly has a B.A. in sociology from the University
of Illinois at Chicago, an M.A. in sociology from
Northwestern University, and completed all course work
and was admitted as a Ph.D. candidate in sociology
at Northwestern.