Caty Borum Chattoo
,Executive in Residence
Caty Borum Chattoo is a full-time professor of Public Communication. She has multifaceted expertise in social change communication, integrated media campaigns, and documentary film and television production. Most recently, she worked as a senior vice... [More]
Lauren Feldman
,Assistant Professor
Lauren Feldman is a full-time professor of Public Communication. She joined the SOC faculty in 2008 after receiving a Ph.D. from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests focus on political commu... [More]
Deen Freelon
,Assistant Professor
Deen Freelon is Assistant Professor of Public Communication. His expertise is in mapping and analyzing online content, behavior, and outcomes, particularly related to political communication. Freelon has published in peer-reviewed journals including ... [More]
Joseph Graf
,Assistant Professor
Joseph Graf is a full-time professor of Public Communication. He is former research director for the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet, which promotes Internet politics to improve civic engagement. He has published extensively in pol... [More]
Sol Hart
,Assistant Professor
Sol Hart, Ph.D., is a full-time professor of Public Communication. He specializes in risk communication related to environmental, science, and health issues. He has served as a visiting scholar at Decision Research, an Oregon-based think tank for the... [More]
Maria Ivancin
,Assistant Professor
Maria Ivancin is a full-time professor of Public Communication. She teaches courses in strategic communication, research and management. Ivancin brings many years of professional experience to the classroom. She was executive vice president and chief... [More]
Larry Kirkman
,Dean, School of Communication
Larry Kirkman has been Dean of the School of Communication since 2001. He directs and develops academic and professional programs in Journalism, Film and Media Arts, Public Communication, Communication Studies and International Media. At American, h... [More]
Pallavi Kumar
,Assistant Professor
Pallavi Damani Kumar is a full-time professor of Public Communication. She joined the Public Communication division in 2009 as an assistant professor after teaching as an adjunct faculty member since 2002. An AU alumna, Kumar has more than 15 years e... [More]
Dotty Lynch
,Executive in Residence
Dotty Lynch is a full-time professor of Public Communication. She is the director of the SOC/SPA MA in Political Communication program which launched in 2010. The 2012 election marks Lynch's 22nd election cycle in congressional and presidential campa... [More]
Dina Martinez
,Professorial Lecturer
Dina Martinez is a full-time professor of Public Communication. She joined the Public Communications Division this fall as Director for the Weekend Public Communication Graduate Program. Dina has 15 years of experience in the private sector developin... [More]
Wendy Melillo Farrill
,Assistant Professor
Wendy Melillo is a full-time professor of Public Communication. She teaches in the School of Communication's Public Communication division. Her research is focused on public service advertising. Melillo was a reporter for The Washington Post, earning... [More]
Matthew Nisbet
,Associate Professor
Professor Nisbet is a social scientist who studies the role of communication in policymaking and public affairs, focusing on debates related to science, sustainability, and public health. He is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed studies, book c... [More]
Gemma Puglisi
,Assistant Professor
Gemma Puglisi is a full-time professor of Public Communication. She is an award-winning media strategist and producer with more than 25 years of experience. During her career she has worked in broadcast news, public relations, entertainment and the f... [More]
Richard Stack
,Associate Professor
Richard Stack is a full-time professor of Public Communication. He began researching the interaction of courts and media after his work in the Public Defenders Office revealed the criminal justice system’s frequent mistakes. His first books pioneered... [More]
Leonard Steinhorn
,Professor
Leonard Steinhorn is a full-time professor of Public Communication. His expertise includes American politics, culture and media, strategic communication, the presidency, and recent American history. He is author of The Greater Generation: In Defense ... [More]
Scott Talan
,Assistant Professor
Scott Talan, MPA, is a full-time professor of Public Communication. He has worked in media, PR, and communications in four distinct fields: TV News, Politics, Nonprofits and Higher Education. Scott worked at the United Nations, Harvard University and... [More]
Rhonda Zaharna
,Associate Professor
Rhonda Zaharna is a full-time professor of Public Communication. She specializes in intercultural and international strategic communication, with an emphasis on culture and communication in the Arab and Islamic regions. In addition to teaching strate... [More]



