Kamran Afary
Assistant Professor of Communication; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Contact: (323) 343-4260
E-mail: [email protected]
- Prison pedagogy in communication
- Iranian diaspora communities
- Expressive arts as forms of healing
- Los Angeles, grassroots movements
- Critical gang studies
Mohammad A. Auwal
Professor of Communication Studies; Ph.D., Ohio University
Contact: (626) 679-3141
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
- Communication theory
- Organizational communication
- Intercultural communication
- Exploitation of migrant workers in the Gulf Arab countries
- Epistemology and the narratives of 9/11
- The U.S. relations with the Muslim World
Fluent in: Bangla.
Kevin Baaske
Professor of Communication Studies; Ph.D., USC
Contact: (323) 343-4004
E-mail: [email protected]
- Rhetorical theory and criticism
- Campaign rhetoric
- Public argument theory and criticism
- National and international public policy disputes
Lena Chao
Professor of Communication; Ph.D., USC
Contact: (323) 343-4249
E-mail: [email protected]
- Interpersonal and intercultural communication
- Public relations
- Mass communication
- Racism, Sexism, and the Media: How the Media Continues to Construct American Identities
- Media experiences of Asians, Pacific Islanders, and women of color
Angela Cooke-Jackson
Associate Professor of Communication; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Contact: (323) 343-6038
E-mail: [email protected]
- Health communication & behavioral sciences
- Health disparities
- Public health
- Underrepresented/marginalized populations
- Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR)
Kate S. Kurtin
Associate Professor of Communication; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Contact: (323) 343-6033
E-mail: [email protected]
- Mass communication
- Media effects
- Advertising
- Public Relations in Practice (Oxford University Press, 2019)
- Diving Deeper into Communication: An Introduction and Beyond (Cognella Academic Publishing, 2019)
- Advertising in Practice (Cognella Academic Publishing, forthcoming 2020)
David Olsen
Professor of Communication Studies; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Contact: (323) 343-4200
E-mail: [email protected]
- LGBTQ+ and religious rhetoric
- Performance and social change
- Political rhetoric
Nina F. O’Brien
Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Management; Ph.D., USC
Contact: (323) 343-4264
E-mail: [email protected]
- Organizational and professional communication
- Organizational networks
- Partnership and collaboration
- Labor and organization in project-based and creative industries
Kristina Ruiz-Mesa
Associate Professor of Communication; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Email: [email protected]
- Communication practices for inclusion
- Classroom communication
- Instructional communication
Cynthia Wang
Assistant Professor of Communication; Ph.D., USC
Contact: (323) 343-4200
E-mail: [email protected]
- Communication technologies, digital platforms, and the Internet
- Time and temporality studies
- Race, gender, and sexuality in the media
- Critical, cultural, and rhetorical approaches
Elaine Wittenberg
Associate Professor of Communication; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Contact: (323) 343-4200
E-mail: [email protected]
- Health communication
- Family caregiving
- Palliative care
- Cancer care
- Healthcare provider communication training
Mu Wu
Assistant Professor of Communication; Ph.D., Penn State
Contact: (323) 343-4268
E-mail: [email protected]
- New media and technology
- Psychology of human-computer interaction
- Mass communication
- Communication research methods
- Media effects
- AD/PR