Communications: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Jacqueline Babb

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Senior Lecturer

Field: Communications, Management and Organizations, Marketing

Focus Areas: Brand and Reputation Management, 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

Associate 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, 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 and Practice, Scientific Collaboration, Social Psychology, Space Travel, Teams Theory

Stephanie Edgerly

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

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

Jillana B. Enteen

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Instruction

Field: Communications, Global Health, Languages and Cultural Studies, Literature, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Gender Diversity and Equality, Gender Identity, Globalization, Human Rights, Inequality, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health

Rayvon Fouché

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, School of Communication

Professor, Communication Studies and Medill School of Journalism

Field: Communications, History, Journalism

Focus Areas: African American Studies, American Culture and Politics, Cultural Heritage, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Innovation, Race and Ethnicity

Olga Kamenchuk

School of Communication

Associate Professor of Instruction, School of Communication

Field: Communications, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

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

Cody Keenan

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Visiting Professor

Field: Communications, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Brand and Reputation Management, Communication Skills, Communications Strategy, Crisis Communication, Political Campaigns, U.S. Political Elections

Viorica Marian

School of Communication

Ralph and Jean Sundin Endowed Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Field: Communications, Communications Sciences and Disorders, Linguistics, Psychology

Focus Areas: Audio-Visual Integration, Language Learning and Processing, Memory, Multilingualism

Rick Morris

School of Communication

Professor of Instruction, Communication Studies

Field: Business Law, Business Strategy, Communications, Film, Management and Organizations, Telecommunications Law

Focus Areas: Business Strategy, Communications Strategy, Contract Theory, Corporate Social Responsibility, Digital Media, Entertainment Industry, Intellectual Property Rights, Internet Policy and Regulation

Erik C. Nisbet

School of Communication

Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis & Communication

Field: Communications, Computational Social Science, Journalism, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Communications Strategy, Comparative Politics, Digital Media, Influence and Persuasion, International Relations, Misinformation and Fake News, Political Campaigns, Public Policy, Social Media, Social Psychology, U.S. Political Elections, Voter Rights and Behavior

Spencer Striker

Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Northwestern University in Qatar, School of Communication, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching, The Garage at Northwestern

Associate Professor of Digital Media Design

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Education, History, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Visual Arts

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking, Digital Media, Educational Development, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Innovation, Sound Design, Technology Companies, Wearable Technology