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…
Patricia Aufderheide is University Professor of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C. She founded the School's Center for Media & Social Impac…
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…
For over a decade Kyle “Kylos” Brannon has performed as a VJ, or live video artist, at clubs, crafting live video mash ups for DJs including Moby, MSTRKRFT, Nadastrom, Jesse Tittsworth and Will Eastma…
I am the division director for journalism and a senior professorial lecturer in the AU School of Communication. I returned to American University full-time in the 2017 fall semester. I spent two years…
Dr. Chelsea Butkowski is an Assistant Professor of Data, Media & Identity in American University's School of Communication. Their research examines the relationship between digital media technologies …
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…
With nearly 50 years of teaching and filmmaking, and 350 projects, his documentaries appear on PBS, the Discovery Channels, and National Geographic, among many other outlets. Awards include a Daytime …
Hello! You can learn more about my work and find links to my publications at meganfinn.com. I am accepting MA and PhD advisees.I have a number of research projects which are historical and contemporar…
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…
Rohan Grover is an Assistant Professor of AI and Media at American University’s School of Communication. His research explores the politics of technology policy, with a focus on the ethical and politi…
Jane Hall is an associate professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C., specializing in researching, writing and teaching about the intersection of media and pol…
Whitney Harris Christopher (she/her) is an award-winning multimedia journalist, researcher, and voiceover artist. She currently serves as a Professorial Lecturer in the School of Communication at Amer…
Laura Waters Hinson is an award-winning filmmaker and Assistant Professor in the Film and Media Arts Division of the School of Communication. Laura serves as the director of the Community Voice Lab an…
Natalie Hopkinson, Ph.D. is associate professor of Media, Democracy and Society. She is author of three books and hundreds of journalistic as well as academic peer-reviewed articles and book chapters …
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…
Leena Jayaswal is a documentary filmmaker, award-winning photographer and Professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington DC, where she is the director of the new BA in P…
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 …
Dr. Maya Livio's work probes at the contact zones between ecosystems and digital systems. Livio's work has been supported supported by major funding organizations such as the Andy Warhol Foundation fo…
Brigid Maher is a tenured full professor in the School of Communication. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Community Voice Lab at American University and Founder and Creative Director of the Anacosti…
I am an Associate Professor in the Communication Studies division. My research interests include digital culture, online communities, platform politics, game studies, pop culture, and gender and race …
Wendy Melillo is a full-time professor of Journalism. She teaches in the School of Communication's Journalism division. Her research is focused on how strategic communication influences society and th…
Sarah Menke-Fish is a full-time professor of Film and Media Arts. She serves as Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning and Associate Director for the Center for Environmental Filmmaking. Menke-Fish l…
Claudia Myers was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch" by IndependentMagazine in 2015. She has written and directed four features, won multipleawards, was twice a finalist for the Sundance Screenwrit…
Jill Olmsted is a full-time professor of Journalism and the former Journalism Division Director. She is the author of Tools for Podcasting (2019), teaches podcasting and advised the AU law school on c…
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…
Lynne Perri is a journalist-in-residence and senior professorial lecturer at American University and interim executive editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop, the editorially independent, nonp…
Dr. Andrew "Andy" Phelps is a Professor in the Film & Media Arts division of the School of Communication at American University, and the Director of the AU Game Cent…
I am an Associate Professor in the Film and Media Arts Division of the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C., where I explore the confluence of filmmaking, game design, an…
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…
Dr. Aram Sinnreich is a Professor and Graduate Director of the Communication Studies division at American University’s School …
Jamie Sisley is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who recently wrote and directed "Stay Awake," a narrative feature film that premiered at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival, where it won the AG Kino Gilde A…
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…
Maggie Burnette Stogner is the Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking (www.environmentalfilm.org) and a professor of Film and Media Arts. She brings over 30 years of filmmaking …
Benjamin Stokes is a civic media scholar, game designer, and director of The Playful City Lab. He is an associate professor and division director for the Scho…
Margot Susca is the School of Communication’s inaugural assistant professor of journalism, accountability, and democracy. Dr. Susca combines investigative reporting techniques with critical political …
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…
John C. Watson is an associate professor tenured in the Journalism Division. He brings a combination of professional experience and scholarly credentials to the classroom. A journalist for 21 years, h…
Dr. Sherri Williams is a race and representation researcher who teaches about how media images are connected to and uphold oppression and inequality. Williams, who was a journalist for a decade before…
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 …