Gustavo S. Mesch

Gustavo S. Mesch is a Professor of Digital Sociology (Emeritus).

He was the Rector of the University of Haifa (2016-2021).

He served as the Dean of the Amir Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Haifa (2012-2016)

He holds a PhD degree in Sociology from the Ohio State University (1993).

His research interests are technology and society, social effects of new media, youth internet culture, social networks on-line and offline.

He is currently studying patterns of cyber fraud scams, identity theft and the use of preventive measures, a study funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Israel.

He has served as Chair of the Information & Communication Section of the American Sociological Association.

and Editor-in-Chief of the Sociological Focus, the official Journal of the North Central Sociological Association (U.S.)

2024. Special Mention Life Achievement Award. Communication, Information Technology and Media Section (CITASAM). American Sociological Association.

2025. Gustavo Mesch was ranked 20 in Israel and 3500 in the world best scientist in the social sciences ranking of Research.com. A leading academic platform for researchers, has just released the 2025 Edition of the Ranking of Best Scientists in the field of Social Sciences & humanities. The full ranking for Israel is available here: https://research.com/.../social-sciences-and-humanities/il