Brenda Foster Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

Brenda K. Foster is an Adjunct Professorial Lecturer in the School of Communication with more than 20 years’ experience directing strategic communications for government, university, foundation and no

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Matt Friedman Adjunct Instructor SOC | General Academics & Research

Matt Friedman has served as the Communication and Public Affairs Manager at the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission since 2019. There he oversees all communications efforts including its socia

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Gillie Haynes Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

Gillie Haynes is an executive presentation and public speaking coach. She is an accomplished communications expert, professor, author and former journalist with experience in print, broadcast journali

  ghaynes@american.edu

Robert Johnson Adjunct Instructor SOC | General Academics & Research

Robert Johnson is owner, partner, and Strategic Communication Officer at Riester Influence in Washington D.C. During his more than 43 years working in journalism, political communications, and public

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Adam Konowe Adjunct Senior Professorial Lecturer SOC | Public Communication

Adam Konowe is a senior adjunct professorial lecturer of communication, teaching classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is also senior vice president of marketing at Edelman, where he sp

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Anthony LaFauce Adjunct Instructor SOC | General Academics & Research

Anthony LaFauce is an adjunct in the School of Communication’s Public Communication department. With over a dozen of experience, Anthony’s specialties include social media, new media, creativity and c

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Steve Lott Adjunct Instructor SOC | General Academics & Research

Steve Lott is a corporate communications executive with more than 20 years of experience developing strategic public relations and brand campaigns across diverse industries including aerospace, manufa

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Paul Skowronek Adjunct Instructor SOC | General Academics & Research

Paul Skowronek is senior vice president at McCabe Message Partners, an award-winning, boutique healthcare public relations agency in Washington, DC. He has more than 20 years of experience in public r

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Arthur Swift Adjunct Senior Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

Arthur Swift is a Senior Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at American University who specializes in Political Communications. At AU, I have taught Political Communication, Public Speaking, Crisis Communi

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Cameron Zotter Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SOC | General Academics & Research

Cameron Zotter is an adjunct professor in the School of Communication. He is also the Digital Content Director at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where he directs the production of mult

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