Craig Hayden is Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at the Marine Corps University Command and Staff College. From 2015-2018, he served as Coordinator and Chair for the Diplomatic Mastery Program at the U.S. Department of State, where he developed an interdisciplinary, blended learning program for all incoming Foreign Service officers. Dr. Hayden also taught courses in international communication and international relations theory at the American University School of International Service. Dr. Hayden has been a Research Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy and a member of the Public Diplomacy Council in Washington D.C. He has served as the Division Chair for the International Communication section of the International Studies Association. His research focuses on strategic communication, diplomacy, and the role of technology in international relations. He is the author of The Rhetoric of Soft Power: Public Diplomacy in Global Contexts (Lexington Books, 2011) and co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Soft Power (Routledge, 2016).

Craig Hayden holds a PhD in Communication from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and an MA in International Relations from the USC School of International Relations.