Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
One of the world’s foremost experts on the Olympic movement, Alan Abrahamson is an award-winning sportswriter, best-selling author and in-demand television analyst.
Amara Aguilar is a professor of journalism who centers her work around emerging technology, visual journalism, social media, design, Latinx audiences and engaging diverse communities.
Data and Coding, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Leadership, Los Angeles, Public Diplomacy, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture) (MA)
Advertising, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Global, Groups, Organizations and Networks, History, Management, Policy and Law, Popular Culture, Science, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Communication Management (MCG), Communication Management Online (MCG)
A leading scholar of transnationalism, Hector Amaya examines conceptual foundations of civic life such as citizenship, publicity and openness as these are transformed by globalization, violence and new technologies.
Computation and Informatics, Diversity and Inclusion, Global, Politics, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Technology and Innovation
Marcela Amiune is a behavioral economist. She is a tricultural, trilingual, brand, culture, and innovation strategist concerned with DEIB, sustainability, and organizational systems.
Advertising, Arts and Culture, Business, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Entertainment, Ethics, Global, Leadership, Los Angeles, Management, Marketing, Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, Religion, Technology and Innovation
Communication Management (MCG), Communication Management Online (MCG), Global Media and Communication (MA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA), Public Relations Innovation, Strategy and Management (Online) (MS)
Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism
An interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersections of communication, journalism studies, media studies, and science and technology studies, Ananny traces how technologies and cultures of media production have the power to shape public life.
Computation and Informatics, Data and Coding, Digital Media, Ethics, Policy and Law, Politics, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Journalism (BA)
Research Professor of Communication; Lauren Berlant Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
With a joint appointment at USC Annenberg and the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg, Sarah Banet-Weiser is the director of the Annenberg Center for Collaborative Communication and researches communication, gender and media, youth culture, feminist theory and cultural studies.
Arts and Culture, Gender and Sexuality, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity
Robert Banks is a former senior U.S. Foreign Service Officer, specializing in public diplomacy, now focused on helping his students understand public diplomacy’s role in foreign affairs and its real-world applications in the areas of strategy and evaluation.
Arts and Culture, Digital Media, History, Los Angeles, Marketing, Politics, Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, Social Media, Sports
François Bar’s research and teaching explore the social and economic impacts of information technologies, with a specific focus on telecommunication policy, user-driven innovation and technology appropriation.
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Global, Los Angeles, Policy and Law, Social Justice, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Global Media and Communication (MA), Communication (PhD)
Advertising, Computation and Informatics, Digital Media, Entertainment, Ethics, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, Science, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Communication Data Science (MS), Communication Management (MCG), Digital Social Media (MS)
Longtime political journalist Christina Bellantoni joined the journalism faculty to lead the student newsroom and offer any student who works with Annenberg Media the lessons she’s learned over her more than 20-year career.
Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Social Media
Clarissa Beyah is a communications executive, educator and nonprofit founder with more than 25 years of global experience leading communication organizations at some of the world’s largest companies.
Arts and Culture, Business, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Global, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Health, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Media Literacy
Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Daniel H. Birman is an award-winning writer, director and producer of documentaries who has developed documentary as an active journalistic practice at USC Annenberg.
Ethics, Health, History, Media Literacy, Science, Social Justice, Technology and Innovation
Global Media and Communication (MA), Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture) (MA)
Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
A longtime journalist and web developer, Peggy Bustamante teaches creative professionals to code, empowering them to push the boundaries of innovative storytelling in the digital sphere.
Data and Coding, Digital Media, Technology and Innovation
Widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on the sociology of race, politics and popular culture, Ben Carrington’s work examines mass media and sport as way to understand key sociological dimensions of everyday life.
Gender and Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity, Sports
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture) (MA)
Throughout her distinguished career as a journalist, educator and scholar, Laura Castañeda has centered her writing, teaching and research on issues of diversity — particularly the Latino experience — and the pedagogy of journalism.
Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Gender and Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity
University Professor; Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society; Professor of Communication, Sociology, Planning, and International Relations
Manuel Castells is a leading scholar on globalization, network society, and internet studies.
Education, Global, Politics, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Global Media and Communication (MA)
Dana Chinn has pioneered interdisciplinary analytic approaches throughout her varied career in the media industry and academia, but most enjoys making math and data accessible to numbers-phobic students and journalists.
An experienced academic administrator, Peter Clarke focuses his research and social action on communication that improves health, including creating and evaluating both traditional and digital media.
Health, Politics
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Communication Management (MCG)
Michael Cody teaches and conducts research in the areas of interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication, persuasion, entertainment-education and public campaigns
Advertising, Education, Entertainment, Gender and Sexuality, Health, Marketing, Media Literacy
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Communication Management (MCG)
Recognized as a USC Remarkable Woman Faculty Member, KC Cole is an award-winning science writer who explores the intersection of science, the arts and politics and hosts the public event series, Categorically Not!
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Policy and Law, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Science, Social Justice
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA)
Jeffrey Cole has been at the forefront of media and communication technology issues both in the United States and internationally for the past three decades.
Advertising, Business, Digital Media, Entertainment, Ethics, Global, Health, Management, Policy and Law, Technology and Innovation
As chairman of global PR agency Golin, Fred has 30+ years experience with world-class brands like Amazon, Nintendo and McDonald’s and is the author of ‘Improvise: Unorthodox Career Advice from an Unlikely CEO.’
Advertising, Business, Digital Media, Ethics, Gaming, Leadership, Los Angeles, Management, Marketing, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
University Professor of Communication; Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership
Geoffrey Cowan is a lawyer, academic administrator, government official, best-selling author, distinguished professor, nonprofit executive, and Emmy Award-winning producer.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Education, Entertainment, Ethics, Leadership, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Public Diplomacy, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Specialized Journalism (MA)
David Craig researches, writes, and teaches courses about cultural, creative, and media industries and management, from global media to Hollywood to social media entertainment and China’s wanghong industries.
Digital Media, Entertainment, Popular Culture, Social Media
Communication Management (MCG), Digital Social Media (MS), Global Media and Communication (MA)
Kate Crawford is a leading scholar of the social implications of artificial intelligence, and her work focuses on understanding technology in the wider contexts of history, politics, labor and the environment.
Computation and Informatics, Data and Coding, Ethics, Science, Social Justice, Technology and Innovation
Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
A journalist and entrepreneur, Laura E. Davis has won awards for newsroom innovation and is the founder of Stylebot, a copy-editing chatbot she created for her students at USC Annenberg that’s now used by newsrooms nationwide.
Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Dhillon studies a broad range of topics generally concerned with argumentation, political communication, cultural discourses, gendered discourses and racial discourses.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethics, Gender and Sexuality, Policy and Law, Politics, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice
Christina Dunbar-Hester is a leading scholar in the area of democratic control of technologies, including power, participation, and political exclusion.
Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Gender and Sexuality, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Los Angeles, Social Justice, Technology and Innovation
Founder and director of the USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society and creator of the African-American Experience in Major League Baseball research program, Daniel Durbin examines the meaning of sport as a rhetorical process.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, History, Los Angeles, Popular Culture, Sports
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG)
A pioneer working at the intersection between artificial intelligence and computational social science, Emilio Ferrara studies socio-technical systems and information networks to unveil the communication dynamics that govern our world.
Computation and Informatics, Data and Coding, Digital Media, Gaming, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Health, Politics, Science, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Communication (PhD), Communication Data Science (MS), Communication Management (MCG), Digital Social Media (MS), Global Media and Communication (MA)
A veteran public relations practitioner with 48 years of corporate and agency experience, Jennifer Floto is an expert on content creation, applied research, lifestyle PR, leadership fundamentals, creativity and PR planning.
Business, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Leadership, Los Angeles, Popular Culture
Communication Management Online (MCG), Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Advertising, Business, Digital Media, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Global, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Popular Culture, Social Media
Advertising, Arts and Culture, Business, Digital Media, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Media Literacy, Popular Culture, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Communication Management (MCG), Communication Management Online (MCG), Digital Social Media (MS)
Robeson Taj Frazier explores Black and Afro-diasporic political cultures, popular cultures and intellectual histories, with an emphasis on cross-cultural contact, media and art.
Arts and Culture, Global, History, Los Angeles, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity
Professor Emerita of Communication, and Professor Emerita of Management and Organization
An award-winning interdisciplinary scholar and fellow of both communication and management, Janet Fulk studies how knowledge and expertise move through networks of people, technologies and organizations.
Business, Digital Media, Global, Management, Science, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Global Media and Communication (MA), Communication (PhD)
An internationally recognized expert on Internet policy and digital inequality, Hernan Galperin applies empirical methods to study the links between technology adoption and social stratification.
Computation and Informatics, Policy and Law, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Global Media and Communication (MA)
A longtime editor, producer and writer, Oscar Garza has spent most of his career working in cultural journalism, with experience in TV, print, radio and digital media.
Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Entertainment, Los Angeles, Politics, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Sports
A former consultant for the National Academy of Sciences on health policy issues affecting LGBT populations, Carlos Godoy is an expert on evidence-based argumentation and advocacy strategies designed to improve the lives of underrepresented groups.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Diversity and Inclusion, Health, Policy and Law, Politics
Arts and Culture, Business, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Los Angeles, Management, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Social Media
Throughout his career in academia, Goodnight has developed doctoral programs that achieve number one rankings, and works with a range of post-doctoral students and conducts advanced studies.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Ethics, Global, Public Diplomacy
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Communication Management (MCG), Public Diplomacy (MPD)
A specialist in the areas of media and culture, art and communication, visual communication and media portrayals of minorities, Gross helped found the field of LGBT studies.
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Ethics, Gender and Sexuality, History, Popular Culture, Social Justice
An award-winning broadcast journalist, Rebecca Haggerty is an educator who focuses on innovation, excellence and inclusion, and firmly believes that journalism schools should support and critique the institutions of news media.
Digital Media, Education, Technology and Innovation
Robert Hernandez, aka WebJournalist, is a hackademic that specializes in “MacGyvering” journalism through emerging technologies. His recent award-winning work includes AR/VR, wearables, drone — produced with his JOVRNALISM students.
Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Afua Hirsch works across media platforms as a journalist, writer, producer and host, investigating discourses on race, identity and politics, and their comparative impact in Europe, Africa and America.
History, Policy and Law, Politics, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice
Tom Hollihan publishes in the areas of argumentation, media and politics, media diplomacy, political campaign communication, contemporary rhetorical criticism, and the impact of globalization on public deliberation.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Global, History, Politics, Public Diplomacy, Social Justice
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Global Media and Communication (MA)
As a leading group communication scholar, Andrea Hollingshead studies the connections between group communication, performance, and wellbeing in work, interpersonal and online settings.
Groups, Organizations and Networks, Leadership
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Communication Management (MCG), Global Media and Communication (MA)
Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Communication
Joseph Itaya is an award-winning multimedia director, educator, and entrepreneur, specializing in helping individuals and organizations discover and activate their purpose.
Arts and Culture, Business, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Technology and Innovation
Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education
The author or editor of 20 books on media and popular culture, Henry Jenkins has spent his career exploring the intersections between participatory culture, participatory learning and participatory politics.
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Gaming, Gender and Sexuality, History, Marketing, Media Literacy, Politics, Popular Culture, Social Media
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Digital Social Media (MS), Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Public Relations and Advertising (MA), Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture) (MA)
Gabriel Kahn studies the disruption and evolution of the news industry and works on data-driven projects that promote innovation in the profession of journalism.
Business, Data and Coding, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Technology and Innovation
Research Professor of Communication and Journalism; Norman Lear Chair in Entertainment, Media and Society
His wide-ranging experience in politics, journalism, entertainment and academia led Marty Kaplan to found the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, which has been studying and shaping the difference media makes for more than 20 years.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Entertainment, Ethics, Health, Media Literacy, Politics, Popular Culture, Science
Colleen M. Keough, PhD is an award-winning researcher, teacher-scholar and advocate for academic-practitioner collaborations, as well as an active mentor for junior faculty and students.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Education, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Social Justice
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Communication Management Online (MCG), Global Media and Communication (MA)
A quantitative advertising scholar and digital media enthusiast, Anna Kim is a recipient of the Mary Alice Shaver Promising Professor Award and expert on storytelling advertising, brand communication, and quantitative research methods.
Advertising, Digital Media, Marketing, Social Media
Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
An audience behavior scholar, Su Jung Kim examines the formation, patterns, and effects of audience engagement with digital media using large-scale behavior data such as peoplemeter data, clickstream data, mobile app logs, and social media texts.
Advertising, Business, Digital Media, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Entertainment, Ethics, Gender and Sexuality, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Leadership, Management, Media Literacy, Popular Culture, Social Justice, Social Media, Sports, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Communication Management Online (MCG)
Advertising, Digital Media, Entertainment, Gaming, Global, Los Angeles, Marketing, Media Literacy, Popular Culture, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
A former Dean of the USC Graduate School and past President of the Western Association of Graduate Schools, attorney and USC School of Journalism graduate, Jonathan Kotler has taught media law at the School of Journalism for more than four decades.
Education, Ethics, History, Policy and Law, Sports
Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Communication
Monica Koyama has 25+ years of experience creating award-winning entertainment marketing campaigns with FX Networks, Netflix Nat Geo, Warner Bros and the World Surf League.
Advertising, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Marketing, Sports
The founder of netnography and a social media, influencer, and brand research pioneer, Kozinets develops theory and method to apply to marketing, communication, and other fields that seek a contextualized understanding of digital culture.
Advertising, Business, Digital Media, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Marketing, Politics, Popular Culture, Science, Social Justice, Social Media, Sports, Technology and Innovation
Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Professor and Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication
An award-winning cultural historian, critic and curator, Josh Kun is a 2016 MacArthur Fellow and expert on the intersection of arts, culture and politics, with an emphasis on popular music.
Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Entertainment, Ethics, Gender and Sexuality, Global, History, Los Angeles, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Journalism (BA), Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture) (MA)
Randall Lake is an expert in rhetoric, culture and public controversies, particularly the efforts of subaltern social movements for political, social and cultural change.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethics, Gender and Sexuality, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Social Justice
An expert in social marketing, digital communication and integrated communication campaign techniques, Matthew LeVeque teaches students how to merge strategy and creativity.
Advertising, Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Marketing, Social Media
Carmen M. Lee’s research and teaching focuses on interethnic and intercultural relationships, interpersonal and family violence, and diversity and inclusion in the media industry.
Data and Coding, Diversity and Inclusion, Race and Ethnicity
Founder and former editor of Fembot Collective’s “Books Aren’t Dead” podcast, Hye Jin Lee specializes in teaching and writing about popular culture (particularly K-pop), media industry, and gender issues in the design and use of technology.
Digital Media, Entertainment, Gaming, Gender and Sexuality, Global, Popular Culture, Social Media
Advertising, Business, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Marketing, Popular Culture, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Margaret McLaughlin is a social scientist whose work focuses on health information seeking and sharing by underserved, marginalized and stigmatized populations.
Computation and Informatics, Data and Coding, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Health, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Awarded over $20M (NIH, CDC, DOD/DARPA), Lynn Miller pioneered scalable effective game risk-reduction interventions (fMRI-compatible), using intelligent agents and systematic representative design, for generalizable virtual environments.
Computation and Informatics, Diversity and Inclusion, Gaming, Health
Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
A veteran of traditional and alternative media, Alan Mittelstaedt is a faculty advisor in the media center and teaches basic and advanced journalism courses that seek to address the unprecedented challenges facing our democracy.
Digital Media, Ethics, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Social Justice
Professor Emeritus of Communication; Professor Emeritus of Management and Organization
Peter Monge’s scholarship and teaching focus on organizational communication, social networks and quantitative research methods, especially as these social and global phenomena are enlightened by ecological and evolutionary theories.
Groups, Organizations and Networks
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Communication Management (MCG), Global Media and Communication (MA)
Former network correspondent for CBS and ABC News and commentator for NPR, Judy Muller focuses on narrative skills for broadcast reporting, radio and audio reporting, vocal delivery for broadcast, news literacy and ethics in journalism.
Entertainment, Ethics, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Politics, Science
Sheila Murphy is an expert on the use of stories or narratives to change individual and health-related normative beliefs and behavior on topics ranging from human trafficking, condom use, stereotyping, and cancer screening, both in the U.S. and globally.
Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Entertainment, Gender and Sexuality, Global, Health, Los Angeles, Marketing, Media Literacy, Politics, Public Diplomacy, Race and Ethnicity, Science
Communication (PhD), Communication Management (MCG)
Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
An award-winning newspaper, magazine, digital and television journalist who covers entertainment, pop culture, politics, and the crisis of people experiencing homelessness.
Digital Media, Entertainment, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Politics, Popular Culture
Muthuswamy is a clinical assistant professor, teaching research methods, persuasion, and marketing class in the online communication management program.
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Global, Health, Marketing, Race and Ethnicity
Communication Management (MCG), Communication Management Online (MCG)
A. Michael Noll served as dean of USC Annenberg from 1992 to 1994 and was a very early pioneer in digital computer art, 3D animation and tactile communication.
Arts and Culture, Business, Computation and Informatics, Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, History, Management, Marketing, Policy and Law, Science, Technology and Innovation
Karen North is a recognized expert in the field of digital and social media, with interests spanning personal and corporate brand building, digital election meddling, reputation management, product development, and safety and privacy online.
Business, Digital Media, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Popular Culture, Social Media, Sports
A critical-cultural trained scholar, Lisa Pecot-Hébert is an experienced academic administrator with teaching interests in multimedia journalism, gender and body image and broadcast production.
Diversity and Inclusion, Gender and Sexuality, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice
Jillian Pierson’s primary focus is teaching undergraduate courses in the social science side of communication, with special attention to cultural issues.
Business, Diversity and Inclusion, Gender and Sexuality, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Race and Ethnicity
With more than 50 years of experience in media and journalism, Adam Clayton Powell III now leads a bipartisan USC initiative providing election cybersecurity training in all 50 states.
Arts and Culture, Business, Computation and Informatics, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Global, Management, Politics, Public Diplomacy, Race and Ethnicity, Science, Technology and Innovation
Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Gender and Sexuality, Health, Los Angeles, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Social Media
Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication
Allissa V. Richardson, PhD, is an award-winning journalism instructor and scholar who studies how marginalized communities use mobile and social media to produce innovative forms of journalism — especially in times of crisis.
Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethics, History, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Communication (PhD), Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA)
An expert in organizational communication, Patricia Riley has trained undergraduates, graduates and industry leaders in organizational influence and politics.
Groups, Organizations and Networks, Leadership, Management, Politics
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Global Media and Communication (MA)
Joe Saltzman, an award-winning journalist, is a leading expert on the image of the journalist in popular culture. His IJPC Database and website are the definitive world-wide resources.
Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Entertainment, Ethics, Gender and Sexuality, Health, History, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Social Media, Sports
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA), Specialized Journalism (MA)
Advertising, Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Arts and Culture, Business, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Global, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Health, Leadership, Los Angeles, Management, Marketing, Media Literacy, Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
As a newsroom manager, professor and mentor, Stacy Scholder provides hands-on teaching through video production and reporting of news and sports, with an emphasis on day-of-air, live, and breaking stories.
Digital Media, Leadership, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Popular Culture, Social Media
An award-winning investigative journalist and pioneer of BuzzFeed News’ investigative journalism department, Mark Schoofs has reported on global issues including gay rights, the AIDS crisis, and exploitative labor practices for over 30 years.
Gender and Sexuality, Global, Media Literacy, Science
Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Public Diplomacy
Philip Seib is a leading authority about the relationship between news media and foreign policy, and about the effects of news coverage on armed conflict, including terrorism.
Global, History, Media Literacy, Politics, Public Diplomacy, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Public Diplomacy (MPD)
Professor of Professional Practice Emerita of Journalism
Willa Seidenberg founded USC Annenberg’s radio program and South LA reporting project, and she specializes in teaching audio journalism and podcasting, with a special interest in community reporting, local news and heritage conservation.
Diversity and Inclusion, Los Angeles, Social Justice
Brad Shipley provides learning experiences that result in the practical application of communication theory and research by exposing students to a variety of pedagogical approaches.
Education, Leadership, Management
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Communication Management Online (MCG)
Combining theoretical frameworks in communication, economics and management with an international media industry background as an executive, Paolo Sigismondi explores diverse facets of the field of global media communication and entertainment.
Business, Digital Media, Entertainment, Global, Management, Marketing
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Communication Management Online (MCG)
Founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, Stacy Smith started and runs the leading global think tank investigating inequality in Hollywood and creating solutions for systemic change.
Arts and Culture, Business, Data and Coding, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Gender and Sexuality, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Health, Leadership, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Science, Social Justice, Technology and Innovation
Clinical Professor of Communication and Journalism
Trained as a rhetorical and argumentation scholar, Gordon Stables is an experienced academic administrator with ongoing research and teaching interests at the intersection of of journalism, political communication, public discourse and debate.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Public Diplomacy
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA), Public Diplomacy (MPD), Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture) (MA)
Robin Stevens is a leading scholar combining digital technologies and community-engaged research to identify and develop sexual health, mental health and substance misuse interventions that allow Black youth to thrive locally and globally.
Digital Media, Health, Race and Ethnicity, Social Media
Roberto A. Suro is a long-time journalist—TIME, New York Times, Washington Post — and think tank director — Pew Research Center, on USC faculty since 2007, and a specialist on immigration and the Latino population. Suro holds a joint appointment with the Price School of Public Policy.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethics, Global, History, Policy and Law, Politics, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture) (MA)
At USC Annenberg and in the private sector, Jerry Swerling has led public relations scholarship and practice throughout a variety of industries and businesses.
At the intersection of practice and academia, Burghardt Tenderich analyzes the disruptions in today’s media environments and the impact these profound changes have on the study and practice of organizational communication.
Business, Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, Health, Marketing
Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA), Public Relations Innovation, Strategy and Management (Online) (MS)
Advertising, Business, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Global, Management, Marketing, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Digital Social Media (MS), Global Media and Communication (MA), Journalism (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Sandy Tolan is the author of three books, including the international bestseller The Lemon Tree, and has reported from 40 countries, focusing on the intersection of land, identity, the environment and the global economy.
Founder and Director of Critical Media Project, Alison Trope centers her work and teaching on popular media and culture industries with a specific interest in diverse voices and social change.
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Gender and Sexuality, Media Literacy, Social Justice
Miki Turner is an award-winning journalist and author who has worked in nearly every discipline in the media industry. She is the founder of the Annenberg Cross-Cultural Student Association and the director of a university-wide Minority Serving Institution Graduate School Recruitment effort.
Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Ethics, Los Angeles, Marketing, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Sports
Journalism (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA), Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture) (MA)
An expert on social networks, teams and digital collaboration, Twyman merges diverse perspectives gained from training in the social sciences and STEM to understand how people communicate and engage with technology.
Computation and Informatics, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Technology and Innovation
A scholar and consultant in the fields of strategic communication and public diplomacy, Jian (Jay) Wang is director of the Center on Public Diplomacy and an associate professor at USC Annenberg.
Management, Marketing, Public Diplomacy
Communication (PhD), Public Diplomacy (MPD), Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Dmitri Williams researches technology and society, with a focus on games and community.
Business, Computation and Informatics, Data and Coding, Digital Media, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gender and Sexuality, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Marketing, Popular Culture, Social Media, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Communication Data Science (MS), Communication Management (MCG), Digital Social Media (MS)
Center for Third Space Thinking Founder and Director Ernest J. Wilson III has worked at the intersection of communication and public policy for more than 30 years.
Entrepreneurship, Global, Politics, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Public Diplomacy (MPD)
Professor of Journalism and Communication; Knight Center Chair in Media and Religion
Diane Winston is a national authority on religion and the media as both a journalist and a scholar. Her expertise includes religion, politics and the news media as well as religion and the entertainment media.
Arts and Culture, Global, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Religion
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Public Diplomacy (MPD), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture) (MA)
Advertising, Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Business, Digital Media, Education, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Global, Health, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Policy and Law, Politics, Public Diplomacy, Sports, Technology and Innovation
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Management, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice
A strategic communication scholar, Aimei Yang centers her work on organizational network ecology, social and political issue advocacy, cross-sector alliance network, strategic network management, and transnational civil society networks.
Global, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Public Diplomacy, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Social Media
Public Relations and Advertising (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
An expert on social networks and public health, Lindsay Young merges her training in quantitative social science with a critical perspective to explore the social mechanisms of health disparities in underserved, resource-restricted communities.
Computation and Informatics, Gender and Sexuality, Groups, Organizations and Networks, Health, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Social Media