Faculty Experts

Ibrahim N. Abusharif

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Northwestern University in Qatar

Associate Professor

Focus Areas: Arabic Culture and Politics, Digital Media, Journalism Industry, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Political Reporting, Print Media

J.A. Adande

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Director of Sports Journalism and Associate Professor

Field: Journalism

Focus Areas: College Athletics, Journalism Industry, Pro Sports, Sports Journalism

Jacqueline Babb

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Senior Lecturer

Field: Communications, Management and Organizations, Marketing

Focus Areas: Business Associations, Communications Strategy, Content Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility, ESG criteria

Pablo J. Boczkowski

School of Communication

Professor, Department of Communication Studies

Field: Communications

Focus Areas: Digital Media, Journalism Industry, Print Media, Social Media

Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Field: Aging, Communications, Music, Neurology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Improvisation , Medical Imaging, Mental Health, Music Theory and Composition, Neurobiology, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neuroscience, Telemedicine

Noshir Contractor

Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Communication

Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Complex Systems, Computational Social Science, Data Science, Industrial Engineering

Focus Areas: Communication Skills, Data Science, Network Science, Predictive Analytics, Scientific Collaboration, Social Media, Social Networks, Space Travel, Teams Theory

Leslie DeChurch

School of Communication, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Communication Studies, School of Communication

Field: Communications, Psychology

Focus Areas: Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Crisis Communication, Human-Machine Interaction, Leadership Theory, Scientific Collaboration, Social Psychology, Space Travel, Teams Theory

Stephanie Edgerly

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Associate professor, journalism and integrated marketing communications

Field: Communications, Journalism

Focus Areas: Audience Engagement and Insight, Digital Media, Misinformation and Fake News, Social Media, Voter Rights and Behavior

Chaz Evans

School of Communication

Assistant Professor of Instruction, Media Arts and Game Design

Field: Documentary, Visual Arts

Focus Areas: Art History, Art Theory and Practice, Data Visualization, Digital Media, Gaming, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

Douglas Foster

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Associate Professor of Journalism

Field: Journalism

Focus Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Investigative Reporting, Political Reporting, Science Reporting

Kyle Henry

School of Communication

Associate Professor of Film Production

Field: Documentary, Film

Focus Areas: Acting, Digital Media, Directing

Brent E. Huffman

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Associate Professor of Documentary Journalism, Filmmaking, International Reporting, Photojournalism and Video Storytelling

Field: Documentary, Journalism

Focus Areas: African Culture and Politics, Chinese Culture and Politics, Human Rights, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Terrorism

Jessica Hullman

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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Field: Computer Science, Journalism

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Data Visualization, Decision Making, Design Thinking

Olga Kamenchuk

School of Communication

Associate Research Professor, Institute for Policy Research

Field: Communications, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: International Relations, National Security, Russian Culture and Politics, U.S. Political Elections

Candy Lee

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Professor of Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communications

Field: Journalism, Marketing

Focus Areas: Gender Diversity and Equality, Journalism Industry, Leadership Theory, Marketing Strategy, Sports Marketing

Jon H. Marshall

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Clinical Associate Professor

Field: History, Journalism

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Investigative Reporting, Journalism Industry

Peter Slevin

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Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Professor of Journalism

Field: Journalism

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, European Culture and Politics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Political Reporting, Russian Culture and Politics

Michael A. Spikes

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, School of Education and Social Policy

Lecturer, Department of Journalism - Medill

Field: Education, Journalism

Focus Areas: Broadcast News, Digital Media, Journalism Industry, Misinformation and Fake News, Social Media, Teacher Development

Lawrence Stuelpnagel

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Instruction and Senior Distinguished Lecturer in Political Science

Field: Journalism, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Broadcast News, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Political Reporting, Social Justice

Owen Youngman

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Professor Emeritus

Field: Journalism

Focus Areas: Digital Media, Innovation, Journalism Industry