I am the division director for journalism and a senior professorial lecturer in the AU School of Communication. I returned to Â鶹´«Ã½ full-time in the 2017 fall semester. I spent two years…
Amy Eisman is an Assistant Professor in the Journalism Division and the former division director (2018-2023). She has run several programs at SOC as well as teaches ethics, writing, journalism, digita…
Jane Hall is an associate professor in the School of Communication at Â鶹´«Ã½ in Washington, D.C., specializing in researching, writing and teaching about the intersection of media and pol…
An expert in public records acquisition and Freedom of Information Act requests. AU’s first Investigative Broadcaster in Residence, Chris Halsne has been on television for 30+ years. He’s managed spec…
Whitney Harris Christopher (she/her) is an award-winning multimedia journalist, researcher, and voiceover artist. She currently serves as a Professorial Lecturer in the School of Communication at Amer…
Dr. Natalie Hopkinson is Associate Professor of Media, Democracy & Society. She is the author of three books, and a former staff writer, editor and columnist at the Washington Post, The Root and Huffi…
Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and one of the nation's leading reporters on issues of race and justice. He is the executive editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop, an in…
Wendy Melillo is a full-time professor of Journalism. She teaches in the School of Communication's Journalism division. Her research is focused on how strategic communication influences society and th…
Jill Olmsted is a full-time professor of Journalism and the former Journalism Division Director. She is the author of Tools for Podcasting (2019), teaches podcasting and advised the AU law school on c…
Lynne Perri is a journalist-in-residence and senior professorial lecturer at Â鶹´«Ã½. She was a senior editor and then managing editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop, theÌý editori…
Hi! I do a couple things at Â鶹´«Ã½.In short -- I am a mathematician, data scientist, and journalism professor. I study how to better hold institutions accountable by bringing science, med…
Margot Susca is the School of Communication’s inaugural assistant professor of journalism, accountability, and democracy. A recognized expert in local news and private investment funds, Dr. Susca comb…
John C. Watson is an associate professor tenured in the Journalism Division. He brings a combination of professional experience and scholarly credentials to the classroom. A journalist for 21 years, h…
Dr. Sherri Williams is a race and representation researcher who teaches about how media images are connected to and uphold oppression and inequality. Williams, who was a journalist for a decade before…