Dr. Chyng Sun, Ph.D.

Chyng Sun, Ph.D., is a Clinical Professor of Media Studies at NYU School of Professional Studies. A. Using a holistic approach to investigate sexual media, Dr. Sun conducted large-scale content analyses of popular pornography and interviewed male and female pornography users internationally. She is currently leading a multinational research team in analyzing data collected from 8,000 people in 9 countries (in North America, Asia, and Europe), to examine how pornography affects sexual desires, behaviors, and relationships.

Dr. Sun's teaching and research are centered on popular media representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality, and their cultural and social impacts. An award-winning children's book author, she is especially interested in the Disney Company and has done extensive research on its animated films and audience reception.

Dr. Sun is also a documentary filmmaker and has produced and directed (with Miguel Picker) five documentary films: Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood and Corporate Power (2001); Beyond Good and Evil: Children, Media and Violent Times (2003); The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexualities and Relationships (2018); Latinos Beyond Reel: Challenging a Media Stereotype (2012), and Pornography's Global Impact: An Asian Case Study (2017). She is currently working on Mickey Mouse Monopoly 2, an update of the earlier film.