CPD Blog Contributors

Soravis Taekasem (Sora)
CPD Contributing Researcher
USC Master of Science in Computer Science
Soft Power 30
Contributors to Soft Power 30
Alan Abrahamson
CPD Blog Contributor
Author and Lecturer at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Michele Acuto
CPD Research Fellow, 2011-2013
Research Director, University College London
Indra Adnan
CPD Blog Contributor
Director, Soft Power Network
Banu Akdenizli
CPD Research Fellow, 2016-2018
Associate Professor, Communications, Northwestern University in Qatar
Keith Aksel
Scholar, Diplomatic and Military History
CPD Blog Contributor
Abeer Al-Najjar
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, American University of Sharjah
Najah Al-Osaimi
CPD Blog Contributor
Political Researcher
Sarah Alaoui
CPD Blog Contributor
PhD Candidate, Middle East Studies
Robert Albro
CPD Blog Contributor
Professor at American University
Colin Alexander
CPD Blog Contributor
Lecturer in Political Communication, Subject Leader for Media, Nottingham Trent University
Hend Alhinnawi
CPD Blog Contributor
Co-founder, Humanitarian Tracker
Salma Hasan Ali
CPD Blog Contributor
Ilhem Allagui
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Professor of Strategic Communication, Northwestern University in Qatar
Rayan Alyusufi
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Student, Bournemouth University
Sohaela Amiri
Senior Research Officer
Seksan Anantasirikiat
CPD Blog Contributor
Researcher, International Studies Center (ISC), Thailand
Jane Andrews
CPD Blog Contributor
Publications Director, Bond University United Nations Student Association
Anca Anton
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Lecturer, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences
Michael Ardaiolo
CPD Blog Contributor
Student in Public Diplomacy Master's Program, Syracuse University
Amelia Arsenault
CPD Research Fellow, 2012-2014
Assistant Professor of Communication, Georgia State University
Kathy Artus
CPD Blog Contributor
Business Development Officer, Cultural Vistas Inc.
Rob Asghar
CPD Blog Contributor
Shay Attias
CPD Blog Contributor
Founding Head (2009-13), Public Diplomacy Department, Israeli Prime Minister’s Office
Jonathan Chait Auerbach
CPD Blog Contributor
Deputy General Director for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
Najla Al Awadhi
Former CPD Advisory Board Member
Former Member of the UAE Parliament and founder of Najla Al Awadhi Consulting
Khristo Ayad
CPD Blog Contributor
Strategic Communications Consultant
Kadir Jun Ayhan
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, International Relations, Ewha Womans University Graduate School of International Studies
Kala Carruthers Azar
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Amman, Jordan
Aaron Bateman
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Student, Johns Hopkins University
Alex Belida
CPD Blog Contributor
Former VOA senior advisor and correspondent in Africa, Europe, the White House and Pentagon
Caitlin Bergin
CPD Blog Contributor
National Security Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institiution
Nilotpal Bhattacharjee
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Candidate, Assam University, India
Lindsey M. Bier
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, Business Communication, USC Marshall School of Business
Corneliu Bjola
CPD Blog Contributor and Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor in Diplomatic Studies, University of Oxford
Scott Blakemore
CPD Blog Contributor
Teaching Fellow, Bond University
Johanna Blakley
CPD Blog Contributor
Managing Director & Director of Research of the Norman Lear Center
Mieczyslaw Boduszynski
CPD Research Fellow, 2016-2018
Associate Professor of Politics & International Relations, Pomona College
Anna Boisseau
CPD Blog Contributor
Communications Officer, Cultural Vistas
Derek Bolton
CPD Blog Contributor
Managing Director of the Baltic Islands Society
Saheli Bose
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Seth Anandram Jaipuria College
Lauren Brackmann
CPD Blog Contributor
Intern, The Jordan Times; USC Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
Joseph Braude
CPD Blog Contributor
Broadcaster and Author
Philip Breeden
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Dean and Director of Public Affairs, Institute for American Universities
Maria Briana
CPD Blog Contributor
Postdoctoral Researcher, Harokopio University, Greece
Lauren Brodsky
CPD Blog Contributor
Lecturer of Globalization and International Affairs, Northeastern University
John H. Brown
CPD Blog Contributor
Joseph Bruns
CPD Blog Contributor
Former Chief Operating Officer, WETA
Stanislav Budnitsky
Former CPD Doctoral Dissertation Award Recipient
Postdoctoral Fellow at Indiana University
Alexander Buhmann
CPD Research Fellow, 2016-2018
BI Norwegian Business School
Halid Bulut
CPD Blog Contributor
Executive Director, Yunus Emre Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Caitlin Byrne
CPD Research Fellow, 2010-2012 and Faculty Fellow
Director, Griffith Asia Institute
Daniele Carminati
CPD Blog Contributor
Lecturer, Beijing Foreign Studies University
Sílvia Gonçalves Carneiro
CPD Blog Contributor
University of Porto Undergraduate Student
Christopher Scott Carpenter
CPD Blog Contributor
Schwarzman Scholar
Felipe Carrera
CPD Blog Contributor
Career Diplomat, Mexican Foreign Service
Senem Cevik
CPD Contributing Scholar
Rising Soft Power in Emerging Markets, 2015 - 2016
Justin Chapman
CPD Blog Contributor
Communications Officer, Pacific Council on International Policy
Olivia Chavez
CPD Blog Contributor
American University Graduate Student
Anri Chedia
CPD Blog Contributor
Research Fellow, School of International Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University
Monica Chellam
CPD Blog Contributor
Bain and Company, San Francisco
Christina Chilin
Candidate, USC Master of Public Diplomacy
Curtis S. Chin
CPD Blog Contributor
Milken Institute Senior Fellow, Asia
Nafay Choudhury
CPD Blog Contributor
Research Fellow at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies
Andie-Lee Cilliers
CPD Blog Contributor
International Relations and Laws Student, Bond University
Daniel Clausen
CPD Blog Contributor
Lecturer, Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
Daryl Copeland
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
César Corona
Assistant Director of Engagement
Geoffrey Cowan
Founder
University Professor, Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership, CPD Faculty Fellow
Mai’a K. Davis Cross
CPD Contributing Scholar
European Public Diplomacy, 2013 - 2014
Marissa Cruz
CPD Blog Contributor
Communications Consultant, Dept of Defense
Carla Cabrera Cuadrado
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Student, Universidad de Valencia
Nicholas J. Cull
CPD Faculty Fellow
Professor & Founding Director, Master of Public Diplomacy Program, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Alfredo Cumerma
CPD Blog Contributor
Gilman Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins University
James Cutchin
CPD Blog Contributor
Master of Journalism Student, University of Southern California
Helle Dale
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy, The Heritage Foundation
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
CPD Blog Contributor
Lecturer, International Law, University of Indonesia
Srividya Dasaraju
CPD Blog Contributor
Human Rights and Conflict Analyst
Joel Day
CPD Research Fellow 2019-21
Director/Policy Advisor, City of San Diego & Lecturer in Global Policy and Strategy, UCSD
Alison DeGuide
CPD Blog Contributor
Content Coordinator, TourismTiger (Santiago, Chile)
Laurence Desroches
CPD Blog Contributor
Digital Communications Intern, International Medical Corps
Zach Devereaux
CPD Blog Contributor
Chief Analyst, Nexalogy Environics
Ana Dias
CPD Blog Contributor
Collaborator, Political Science Research Center CICP, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Anja Didović
CPD Blog Contributor
Schuman Trainee, European Parliament Directorate-General for Communication
Mark Dillen
CPD Blog Contributor
Head of Dillen Associates, LLC
Alasdair Donaldson
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Policy Advisor and Editor, British Council
Charu Ratna Dubey
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, Chanakya University
Zenia Duell
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. researcher, King's College London
Michael Duffin
CPD Blog Contributor
Policy Advisor, Office of Countering Violent Extremism, U.S. Department of State
Robert Dunbar
CPD-ACPD Summer Associate 2018
Candidate, USC Master of Public Diplomacy
Sameera Durrani
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Nicholas Dynon
CPD Blog Contributor
Phd Candidate in International Communication at Macquarie University
John D’Agostino
CPD Blog Contributor
Managing Director, Alkeon Capital
Yukari Easton
CPD Blog Contributor
USC East Asia Center ACE-Nikaido Fellow
Franklin T. Burroughs, Ed.D.
CPD Blog Contributor
Contractor, U.S. Department of State
Anja Eifert
CPD Doctoral Dissertation Award Recipient, 2014-2015
Assistant Lecturer at the University of Leipzig, Germany
Kim Andrew Elliott
CPD Blog Contributor
Audience Research Analyst, U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau
David Ellwood
Senior Adjunct Professor
John Hopkins University, SAIS Europe - Bologna
Oke Epia
CPD Blog Contributor
Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nigeria
Jihad Fakhreddine
CPD Blog Contributor
Independent social and media research consultant
Omari Faulkner
CPD Blog Contributor
Georgetown University
Ali Fisher
CPD Research Fellow, 2015-2017
Advisor, Strategist & Author
Bar Fishman
CPD Blog Contributor
Master's student, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Kathy R. Fitzpatrick
CPD Research Fellow, 2009-2011 and Faculty Fellow
Professor and Director, University of South Florida Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications
Alicia Fjällhed
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Student, Department of Strategic Communication, Lund University
Miguel Fonseca
CPD Blog Contributor
Professor, University of Porto (Portugal); Researcher, University of Lisbon (Portugal)
Joshua Frey
CPD Blog Contributor
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
Jami Fullerton
CPD Research Fellow, 2014-2016
Professor & Peggy Welch Chair in Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University
Greg Garland
CPD Blog Contributor
Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires Ad Interim of the U.S. Embassy in Praia, Cape Verde
Benjamin Gedan
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Adviser, Latin American Program, and Director, Argentina Project; Wilson Center
Abu Mathen George
CPD Blog Contributor
Second Secretary & Head of Press and Information, Embassy of India
Lisa Gibson
CPD Blog Contributor
PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham
Chenzhou Gong
CPD Blog Contributor
Administrative Assistant at The Center for Think Tank Research and Management, Shanghai
Mélanie Machado Gonçalves
CPD Blog Contributor
University of Porto Graduate Student
Sarah Ellen Graham
CPD Research Fellow, 2011-2013
Lecturer, University of Western Sydney
Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi
CPD Blog Contributor
Urban Affairs Expert and Consultant
Naima Green-Riley
CPD Doctoral Dissertation Award Recipient, 2019-2020
Ph.D. Candidate and Raymond Vernon Fellow at Harvard University
Jennifer Yael Green
Assistant Director, NuRoots Community Fellowship
Dominika Greisigerova
CPD Blog Contributor
Natalia Grincheva
CPD Blog Contributor
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Unit in Public Cultures, and Research Resident, Digital Studio, University of Melbourne
Ida Grundel
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Analyst, Swedish Institute
Cari E. Guittard
CPD Blog Contributor
Principal, Global Engagement Partners
Lorant Gyori
CPD Blog Contributor
Geopolitical Analyst, Political Capital
Oğuz Güner
CPD Blog Contributor
Head of the Public Diplomacy Department, Turkish Presidency's Directorate of Communications
M. Ashraf Haidari
CPD Blog Contributor
Director-General of Policy & Strategy, Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Colin Hale
CPD Postgraduate Fellow 2014
Daniel Hall
CPD Blog Contributor
Director of Peace and Community Relations (West Territory), Soka Gakkai International-USA Buddhist Association
Paul Hare
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Lecturer, Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University
Falk Hartig
CPD Contributing Scholar
Post-doctoral Researcher, Goethe-University Frankfurt
William Harvey
CPD Blog Contributor
Founder and Director, Cultures in Harmony
Craig Hayden
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Professor of Strategic Studies, Marine Corps University Command and Staff College
Chris Hensman
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Advisor, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
Raphaela Henze
CPD Blog Contributor
Professor, Heilbronn University
Peter Herford
CPD Blog Contributor
Guest Professor, University of Hong Kong School of Media Studies
Stéfanie von Hlatky
Past Visiting Scholar
Assistant Professor of Political Studies, Queen’s University
J. Zach Hollo
CPD Blog Contributor
Fulbright Scholar
Alison Holmes
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Professor and Program Leader, International Studies; Humboldt State University
Marcus Holmes
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor of Government, College of William & Mary
Tori Horton
Former CPD Blog Contributor
Weber State University
Sharon Hudson-Dean
CPD Blog Contributor
Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia
Ellen Huijgh
CPD Research Fellow, 2013-2015
Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute
Hannan Hussain
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Researcher, Islamabad Policy Research Institute
Ami Hutchinson
CPD Blog Contributor
Global LGBTI Human Rights Fellow, Alturi
Katharina E. Höne
Research Associate Diplomacy and Global Governance at DiploFoundation
Adam Clayton Powell, III
CPD Faculty Fellow
President, Public Diplomacy Council
Ernest James Wilson III
CPD Faculty Fellow
USC Annenberg
Ratih Indraswari
CPD Blog Contributor
Doctoral Student, Ewha Womans University
Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah
CPD Blog Contributor
Master's Student, Universitas Paramadina
Felicia Istad
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. student, Korea University, Seoul
Muhammad Ittefaq
CPD Blog Contributor
Graduate Fellow at the Institute of Media and Communication Science, Technical University, Ilmenau in Germany
Lucio Izzo
Adjunct Professor, Università di Napoli L'Orientale
David S. Jackson
CPD Blog Contributor
Former Director, Voice of America
Patrick James
CPD Blog Contributor
Director of the USC Center for International Studies and USC Dornsife Dean’s Professor of International Relations
Narayanappa Janardhan
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Research Fellow at the Emirates Diplomatic Academy
Mahmoud Javadi
CPD Blog Contributor
Postgraduate researcher, European University Institute
Henry Jenkins
CPD Blog Contributor
Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at USC
Timothy Jenkins
CPD Blog Contributor
Policy and Public Affairs Manager, VisitBritain
Mads Hvas Jensen
CPD Blog Contributor
PhD Fellow, University of Copenhagen & Visiting Fellow, Harvard University
Hae Won Jeong
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, Military Colleges, Abu Dhabi University
César Jiménez‑Martínez
CPD Blog Contributor
Lecturer, Global Media and Communications, Cardiff University
Michele Johnsen
MA Public Diplomacy, USC
President, Ignite Global Good, LLC
Bryce Johnston
CPD Blog Contributor
Fulbright Scholar
Ronald E. Hawkins Jr.
CPD Blog Contributor
Foreign Service Officer (Public Diplomacy), U.S. Department of State
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus and former Dean, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Abhay K
CPD Blog Contributor
Diplomat, Indian Ministry of External Affairs
Olga Kamenchuk
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Professor (Clinical) at School of Communication, Ohio State University
Erin Kamler
CPD Blog Contributor
PhD Candidate, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Ries Kamphof
CPD Blog Contributor
Visiting Research Fellow, Clingendael
Lindsay Keare
CPD Blog Contributor
Researcher, SportsDiplomacy.org
John Robert Kelley
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, American University (SIS)
Mariami Khatiashvili
CPD Blog Contributor
Public Diplomacy Scholar
Lina Khatib
CPD Research Fellow, 2010-2012
Director, Carnegie Middle East Center
Ichinkhorloo Khosbayar
CPD Blog Contributor
HwaJung Kim
CPD Blog Contributor
Research Professor, Institute for International Area Studies, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University
Soojin Kim
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Lecturer in Strategic Communication, University of Technology Sydney
Deneyse Antoinette Kirkpatrick
CPD Blog Contributor
Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy in Luanda
Jasmine Kolano
Editor-in-Chief
Public Diplomacy Magazine
Madhurjya Kotoky
CPD Blog Contributor
Autodesk Inc.
Markos Kounalakis
CPD Advisory Board Member
Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
Molly Krasnodebska
CPD Blog Contributor
Master of Public Diplomacy, USC
Olga Krasnyak
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow)
Mark Kristmanson
2011 Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Public Diplomacy
Scholar, Author
Weeraya Kungwanjerdsuk
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. student, Ewha Womans University
Stephen Kurczy
CPD Blog Contributor
Journalist
Martin Kwan
CPD Blog Contributor
Researcher (Law, International Relations and Public Policy); UN RAF Fellow
Umme Laila
CPD Blog Contributor
Department of Strategic Studies, National Defence University Islamabad
Rodrigo Márquez Lartigue
CPD Blog Contributor
Mexican Diplomat
Agnieszka Lazorczyk
CPD Blog Contributor
Program Coordinator, European Union Center of California, Scripps College
Nguyen Le
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Student, University of Nottingham, Ningbo
Sarah Leary
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Director, Pacific Partnerships Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
Benjamin Leffel
CPD Blog Contributor
University of California Irvine
Naomi Leight-Give'on
Former CPD Assistant Director, Research & Publications
Angela Lewis
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Candidate, School of International Communications, Nottingham University
Lisa Liberatore
CPD Blog Contributor
Immigration Advisor at USC's Office of International Services
Sven Lilienström
CPD Blog Contributor
Founder, Faces of Democracy
Xin Liu
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Lecturer and Chinese Course Leader, School of Language and Global Studies, University of Central Lancashire
Nikki Locke
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Relationship Manger, British Council
Yolanda Lopez
CPD Blog Contributor
Director, VOA News Center
Mark Magnier
CPD Blog Contributor
U.S. Correspondent, South China Morning Post
Simon Mainwaring
CPD Advisory Board Member 2010-13
Founder and CEO of We First
Christina Florensya Mandagi
CPD Blog Contributor
International Relations Student, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University
Juan Luis Manfredi
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Lecturer at the University of Castilla-La Mancha
Ilan Manor
CPD Research Fellow, 2019-2021
Lecturer, Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Member, Oxford University’s Digital Diplomacy Research Group
Jorge Marinho
CPD Blog Contributor
Editor of Marinho Media Analysis
Luigi Di Martino
CPD Blog Contributor
PhD, Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University
Fahim Masoud
CPD Blog Contributor
Maria Carolina Jesus Matos
CPD Blog Contributor
University of Porto Undergraduate Student
Ethan McAndrews
CPD Blog Contributor
Indiana University, B.A. '21 (International Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures)
Jonathan McClory
CPD Blog Contributor
Partner, Sanctuary Counsel
Bradley McConachie
CPD Blog Contributor
Adjunct Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute
Margaret McLeod
Fulbright Scholar
CPD Blog Contributor
Sahit Menon
CPD Blog Contributor
MD Candidate, University of California San Diego
Emily T. Metzgar
CPD Research Fellow, 2015-2017
Associate Professor, Indiana University
Araki Mieko
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Director at Japan International Cooperation Agency
Chris Miles
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Lecturer, Marketing & Communication, Bournemouth University
Zhao Minghao
CPD Blog Contributor
Research Fellow, Charhar Institute
Rajesh Mirchandani
CPD Blog Contributor
World Affairs Correspondent, BBC
Raluca Moise
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Lecturer, University of Arts of London, London College of Communication
Derek Moscato
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Professor of Journalism and Public Relations, Western Washington University
Sherry Lee Mueller
CPD Blog Contributor
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, School of International Service (SIS), American University, Washington, D.C.
Ragnhild Louise Muriaas
CPD Blog Contributor
Professor of Political Science, University of Bergen
Anthony Naglieri
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Communications Director, Cultural Vistas
Sameer Nair-Desai
CPD Blog Contributor
Economic and Health Policy Researcher, Brown University & Harvard University
Zobaida Nasreen
CPD Blog Contributor
Professor, University of Dhaka
Genevieve Neilson
CPD Blog Contributor
Presidential Management Fellow, U.S. Department of Commerce
Courtney Nelson
CPD Blog Contributor
Program Development Director, Cultural Vistas
Phuong Nguyen
CPD Blog Contributor
PhD Candidate, UNSW Canberra
Erik Nisbet
CPD Faculty Fellow
Northwestern University: Owen L. Coon Endowed Professor and Center for Communication & Public Policy Director
Donna Oglesby
CPD Blog Contributor
Diplomat in Residence, Eckerd College
Tara Ornstein
CPD Research Fellow, 2013-2015
Multilateral Advisor, Public Health Institute
Yelena Osipova
CPD Doctoral Dissertation Award Recipient, 2014-2015
Ph. D. Candidate, American University School of International Service
James Pamment
CPD Research Fellow, 2013-2015 and Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor, Lund University
Yadira Ixchel Martínez Pantoja
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, Faculty of International Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE)
Sneha Patel
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India
Michael Pelletier
CPD Blog Contributor
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros
Jelena Perleta
CPD Blog Contributor
Journalist, Croatian Television
Alexandra Castro Pinheiro
CPD Blog Contributor
Student, University of Porto
Mitchell Polman
CPD Blog Contributor
U.S. State Department
Saskia Postema
CPD Blog Contributor
Junior Lecturer, Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, The Hague
Shawn Powers
CPD Blog Contributor
USAGM Chief Strategy Officer (Acting)
Monroe E. Price
CPD Blog Contributor
Director of the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School
Jonathan Prosser
CPD Blog Contributor, Compassion UK Director of Innovation Lab, PaxHax Founder
Nico Prucha
CPD Blog Contributor
Principal, Cognitive Architectures
Bethany Pullen
CPD Blog Contributor
Research Project Manager in Education Policy, University of Pittsburgh
Muhsin Puthan Purayil
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad
Naseem Qader
CPD Blog Contributor
Board Member, World Affairs Councils of America
Javad Rad
CPD Blog Contributor
Payam Nour University of Bojnourd, Iran
Sudarshan Ramabadran
CPD Blog Contributor
Practitioner, Author and Columnist
Gadis Ranty
CPD Blog Contributor
Jr. Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
Justin Rashid
CPD Blog Contributor
Security Advisor, United Nations
Gary D. Rawnsley
CPD Blog Contributor
Professor of Public Diplomacy at Aberystwyth University
Andrew Restieri
CPD Blog Contributor
Graduate Student, Johns Hopkins University, Political Communication
Lourenço Ribeiro
CPD Blog Contributor
Candidate, Master of Public Policy, Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon (Portugal)
Allan Richards
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Dean & Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC), Florida International University
Huang Rihan
CPD Blog Contributor
Research Fellow, The Charhar Institute
Hailey Robertson
CPD Blog Contributor
Researcher, Security and Political Economy Lab at USC; Research Fellow, International Justice Lab, William & Mary
Jeffrey Robertson
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor at Yonsei University
Finn Robinsen
CPD Blog Contributor
Candidate, Bond University B.A. International Relations
Dan Robinson
CPD Blog Contributor
Former Senior White House Correspondent, Voice of America
Paul Rockower
CPD Blog Contributor
Executive Director of Levantine Public Diplomacy
Bruno Miguel Costa Rodrigues
CPD Blog Contributor
University of Porto Undergraduate Student
Amanda Rodriguez
CPD Blog Contributor
President, Association of Public Diplomacy Scholars 2013-14, USC
Neal Rosendorf
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Professor of International Relations, New Mexico State University
William Rugh
CPD Blog Contributor
U.S. Ambassador (ret.)
Katarzyna Rybka-Iwanska
CPD Blog Contributor
Head of the Institutional Cooperation Unit, Department of Foreign Policy Strategy, Poland
Stanislav Saling
CPD Blog Contributor
Communications Advisor, United Nations Development Programme
Valerie Samoilova
CPD Blog Contributor
Press-Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of Kazakhstan
Danielle Saroyan
CPD Blog Contributor
Master of Public Diplomacy Graduate 2015
Barbara Scarlett
CPD Blog Contributor
Former Senior U.S. Diplomat
Earle Scarlett
CPD Blog Contributor
Former Senior U.S. Diplomat
Cynthia P. Schneider
CPD Research Fellow, 2009-2011
Distinguished Professor, Practice of Diplomacy, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Philip Seib
CPD Blog Contributor and Faculty Fellow
Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Public Diplomacy at USC and as author of Information at War: Journalism, Disinformation, and Modern Warfare
Mariana Patrícia Gomes Gonçalo Sequeira
CPD Blog Contributor
University of Porto Undergraduate Student
Efe Sevin
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor of Public Relations, Towson University
Theebika Shanmugarasa
Community Engagement Specialist, Baltic Islands Society
Zachary Shapiro
CPD Blog Contributor
Foreign Policy Analyst; Master's Candidate, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Volodymyr Sheiko
CPD Blog Contributor
Director General, Ukrainian Institute
Kimiya Shokoohi
CPD Blog Contributor
Journalist
Dana Shuqom
CPD Blog Contributor
PhD, McMaster University, Canada
Craig Simon
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Neil Simon
CPD Blog Contributor
Vice President, Bighorn Communications (Portland)
Sonali Singh
CPD Blog Contributor
Assistant Professor, Political Science, Jai Prakash University
Ana-Maria Sinitean
CPD Blog Contributor
U.S. Department of State, Strategic Program Designer
Dr. Nina Smidt
CPD Blog Contributor
Director for International Planning and Development, ZEIT-Foundation
Christopher N. Smith
CPD Blog Contributor
Attorney at Law
Nancy Snow
CPD Blog Contributor
Professor Emeritus, California State University, Fullerton; Pax Mundi (“Distinguished”) Professor of Public Diplomacy, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan
Alvin Snyder
CPD Blog Contributor
Author and Former Executive of USIA
Guilherme Soares
CPD Blog Contributor
University of Porto Undergraduate Student
Erich Sommerfeldt
CPD Blog Contributor
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Maryland
Tara D. Sonenshine
CPD Blog Contributor
Coordinator for Global Partnerships at Planet Forward
Sarah Soussi
CPD Blog Contributor
M.A. International Affairs, Boston University
Bridget Sprott
CPD Blog Contributor
International Diplomacy Student, Bond University
Damien Spry
CPD Contributing Scholar
Britt Spyrou
CPD Blog Contributor
Australian lawyer and scientist
Aparna M Sridhar
CPD Blog Contributor
Editor, Center for Soft Power
Sanjay Srivastava
CPD Blog Contributor
Professor of Political Science, Banaras Hindu University
Warren Stanislaus
CPD Blog Contributor
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Oxford
Pamela Starr
CPD Faculty Fellow
US-Mexico Network
Oliver Stelling
CPD Blog Contributor
Senior Communications Adviser
Jacob Stenberg
CPD Blog Contributor
Analyst & Regional Adviser America, Swedish Institute
Edward Stewart
CPD Blog Contributor
U.S. Department of State, Strategic Program Designer
Elizabeth Stoycheff
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