Sarah A. Aghazadeh (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Advocacy and Social Impact Communication at American University’s School of Communication. Broadly, her research investigates theory and appli…
Dario Bernardini has taught courses in public relations, reputation management, and interpersonal communication at public and private universities. He has more than 20 years of experience creating and…
Rajul Mistry Bhaskar is a Senior Professorial Lecturer in the School of Communication. She has more than 15 years of public relations experience in consumer, entertainment and corporate communications…
Caty Borum is Executive Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI), a creative innovation lab and research center based at AU’s School of Communica…
Kurt Braddock is an Assistant Professor of Public Communication in the School of Communication at American University. Kurt also holds faculty fellow positions at the SOC's Center for Media and Social…
I study how we talk about climate change, examining how environmental injustices shape today's climate debate. I am particularly interested in the ways different groups, like city planners, journalist…
Priya Lothe Doshi is a Hurst senior professorial lecturer in strategic communications in the School of Communication’s Public Communication Department. She teaches a number of courses in public relati…
Joseph Graf is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Communication. He also teaches in the Public Communication division. He is former research director for the Institute for Politi…
Dina Inverso is a full-time professor in the School of Communication and the Director of the Public Communication Division. She brings more than 20 years of professional experience working at and with…
Anya Karavanov is a professor of Public Communication. She is a seasoned marketing communications professional with nearly 20 years of experience creating and implementing social change campaigns for …
Pallavi Kumar is a Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer in American University’s School of Communication and the former Division Director for the Public Communication division. In the fall of 2022, she …
Molly O’Rourke is an Executive in Residence with a joint appointment at the School of Communication and the School of Public Affairs. She also serves as Director of the Master of Arts (MA) program in …
Christie Parell is a full-time professor in the School of Communication and the Associate Director of the Public Communication division. She brings more than 25 years of strategic communications exper…
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 broadca…
Leonard Steinhorn is a professor of Communication and an affiliate professor of History. His expertise includes American politics, culture and media; the presidency and presidential elections; politic…
Filippo Trevisan is Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Associate Professor of Public Communication at American University's School of Communication. He is also the Deputy Director of AU's Institut…
Dr. R.S. (Rhonda) Zaharna is a full professor in the School of Communication, American University, Washington, D.C. Dr. Zaharna is a former Fulbright Senior Scholar and current Faculty Fellow, Center …