The International Communication program faculty members are among the leaders in the field, emphasizing the importance of research, teaching, and public dialogue. Faculty work closely with students, at both the master's and doctoral levels, to advance research and promote professional development through publications, professional associations, and a variety of academic conferences.
Dr. Nanette S. Levinson is the past Chair of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network, GigaNet; the past Chair of the International Communication Section, International Studies Association and the Section’s Compendium Project Editor.&n... [More]
Dr. Robert Albro, a professor of International Communication, is an expert on Latin American social and indigenous movements, transnational civil society, cultural rights frameworks and cultural policy.
Dr. Christine Chin most recently completed a research project that examines the emergence and growth of cruise tourism from an interdisciplinary perspective: Cruising in the Global Economy: Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea.
Derrick Cogburn is Associate Professor of International Relations at the School of International Service at American University. In addition, he is Senior Scientist and Chief Research Director at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse Universi... [More]
Professor Groen teaches cross-cultural communication at American University since 2006, prior to which he served as a management consultant in global business management, human resource management and cross-cultural effectiveness for nearly thirty ye... [More]
Dr. Hayden has recently completed a multi-year study of strategic communication and framing of the United States in pan-Arab media content, and continues to work on how news flows provide deliberative contexts for mediating foreign policy. He is also... [More]
John Robert Kelley is an Assistant Professor at the School of International Service. He received his PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2007. His dissertation titled "From Monologue to Dialogue: U.S. Public ... [More]
Dr. Diana Marinova is a sociolinguist by training, and her research examines the intersection of language, communication and culture. She has presented scholarly papers at various professional meetings in the United States and abroad. Before joining ... [More]
Dr. Shalini Venturelli is the director of the Global Public Media Research Project and associate professor of International Communication and International Relations. In addition to the Global Public Media Project, Dr. Venturelli also directs an inte... [More]
Yael Warshel has served as a Lecturer at the University of California, San Diego, where she conducted research about Palestinian and Israeli children’s reception of Palestinian and Israeli peacebuilding versions of “Sesame Street.” She received suppo... [More]
Each year, Dr. Gary Weaver gives over 100 keynote addresses, lectures, training seminars, and workshops to various universities, nonprofit groups, government agencies, professional organizations and business groups in the U.S. and abroad. His topics ... [More]
Dr. Wanda Wigfall-Williams has taught conflict management and directed the MA Practicum project at Columbia College in South Carolina.  She took a leadership role in developing a series of seminars for undergraduates to help them man... [More]
Ambassador Akbar Ahmed is currently the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington DC, the First Distinguished Chair of Middle East and Islamic Studies at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow a... [More]
Patricia Aufderheide is a professor of Film and Media Arts in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C., and director of the Center for Social Media. Her books include Documentary: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford), The ... [More]
Professor Carmel teaches information technology with a specialty in globalization of technology. He studies global software teams, offshoring of information technology, and emergence of software industries around the world.His 1999 book "Global Softw... [More]
Carolyn Gallaher is a broadly trained political geographer. Her work blends insights from political economy and cultural studies and is focused on two substantive areas of inquiry—the role of paramilitaries in irregular warfare and the influence of t... [More]
Dr. Clarence Lusane teaches courses in comparative race relations, modern social movements, comparative politics of Africa, the Caribbean and Europe, black political theory and political behavior, international drug politics, and jazz and internation... [More]
Dr. Shoon Murray is the program director for and associate professor of U.S. Foreign Policy. She has written widely on such topics as public reactions to military force and the “rally ‘round the flag phenomenon,” the political consequences of Septemb... [More]
Ambassador Anthony Quainton is the Diplomat-in-Residence and a professor of U.S. Foreign Policy, having previously served in the United States Foreign Service and held ambassadorships to the Central African Republic, Nicaragua, Kuwait, and Peru.
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