Robert Hughes

Adjunct Lecturer · University of Florida

Robert Hughes combines expertise gained from three decades in the advertising and marketing fields with communication theory.

Digital Streaming Media Strategic Communication Marketing Advertising

Rebecca Frazer

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Rebecca Frazer is a media psychology researcher, focusing on how people process and respond to story-form/narrative media.

Media and Public Policy Attitudes Humanization in Media Moral Psychology Narrative Media Media Psychology

Christen Buckley

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Christen Buckley's research areas include advocacy, communication technology, the ethics of technology, and public interest communication.

Strategic Communication Crisis Communication Communication Technology Corporate Social Responsbility Social Advocacy and Social Change

Ryan Hunt

Lecturer · University of Florida

Ryan Hunt recently was co-editor-in-chief at Sports Illustrated, managing editorial staff and digital strategy and franchise development.

Sports Business Sports Media Sports and Society Sports Reporting and Production

Yuan Sun

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Yuan Sun studies AI in strategic communication expert, focusing on user trust, digital health, and social media's psychological effects.

Trust Media Psychology and Media Effects Gaming AI Artificial Intelligence

Marc-Andre Pigeon

Director, Financial Sector Policy · Credit Union Central of Canada

Experienced financial services professional, researcher, and credit union advocate

Credit Unions Policy Finance Advocacy Research

Vickie Sullivan

President · Sullivan Speaker Services, Inc.

Vickie K. Sullivan

Radley Balko

Investigative Journalist · The Washington Post

Senior writer for the Washington Post, where I do investigative reporting on civil liberties and the criminal justice system

Law Enforcement Police Civil Liberties Crime Prosecutorial Misconduct

Catherine Kaputa

Brand Strategist, Speaker and Author · SelfBrand

Branding, Personal Branding, Innovation, Leadership, Women's Issues

Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication · University of Connecticut

Saras Bellur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut.

Interactive Health Technologies Media Interfaces Human-Computer Interaction Mediated Content

Rudy Mondragón

Assistant Professor of Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Political Economy Sport and Society Chicana and Chicano Studies Sport and Labor Ethnography

Adam Tanner

Fellow · Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University

A fellow at Harvard, Tanner chronicles the entrepreneurs and customers behind the multibillion dollar business of personal data

Data Casinos Marketing Privacy Government

Huan Chen

Associate Professor/Chair · University of Florida

Huan Chen’s research interests include AI and communication, new media and advertising, social media and health communication.

Artificial Intelligence International and Intercultural Communication Digital and Mobile Media Communication Integrated Communication Strategic Communication

Ann Searight Christiano

Director, Clinical Professor · University of Florida

Ann Christiano is a leading expert in public interest communications.

Social Change Public Interest Communications Public Relations Strategy Public Relations Writing Public Relations

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted

Professor/Director · University of Florida

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted researches cross-platform media consumption and AI applications in media and marketing communications.

Media Management and Economics Communication Technology Brand Relationships Artificial Intelligence Media Competition

Janet Coats

Managing Director · University of Florida

Janet Coats helps stop the spread of disinformation by educating on the detection of intentional and unintentional misinformation.

Disinformation Media Trust Media Literacy

Benjamin Johnson

Associate Professor/Director · University of Florida

Benjamin Johnson’s research focuses on the social psychology of media use including how people construct their media routines and habits.

Entertainment Confirmation Bias Storytelling Sponsorship Influencers

Jane Bambauer

Director · University of Florida

Jane Bambauer's research analyzes how regulation of new technologies will affect free speech, privacy, and government accountability.

Policing and Technology Social Media and Law Free Speech First Amendment Fourth Amendment

Seungahn Nah

Chair/Research Director · University of Florida

Seungahn Nah’s research centers on the interrelationships among communication, community, digital technology and democracy.

Trust Political Communication Disinformation and Misinformation Artificial Intelligence Emerging Media

David Cuillier

Director · University of Florida

David Cuillier’s expertise is in freedom of information, particularly the ability for journalists to acquire government records.

Freedom of Information Access to Information