Elected members
Omar Al-Ghazzi London School of Economics and Political Science UK
Abena Animwaa Yeboah-Banin University of Ghana
Valentina Baú Western Sydney University Australia
Alina Bernstein Tel Aviv University Israel
Svetlana Bodrunova St. Petersburg State University Russian Federation
Jose Claudio Castanheira Federal Fluminense University Brazil
Changfeng Chen Tsinghua University China
Surbhi Dahiya Indian Institute of Mass Communication India
Ana Duarte Melo University of Minho - CECS Portugal
Basyouni Ibrahim Hamada Qatar University Qatar
Philippe Maarek Emeritus Professor of Fontainebleau - UPEC Institute of Political Studies France
Sisanda Nkoala University of the Western Cape South Africa
Ole Johan Mjøs University of Bergen Norway
Graham Murdock Loughborough University in London UK
Patrick Murphy Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication, USA
Francesca Musiani French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) France
Dorothy Njoroge United States International University-Africa Kenya
Rebeca Padilla Autonomous University of Aguascalientes Mexico
Chris Paterson University of Leeds UK
Jorge Saavedra Utman Portales University Chile
Willemien Sanders Utrecht University Netherlands
Ana Cristina Suzina Loughborough University UK
Aimee Vega Montiel National Autonomous University of Mexico
Ylva Rodny-Gumede University of Johannesburg South Africa
Anna Zoellner University of Leeds UK
Section Chairs
Sudeshna Roy Stephen F. Austin State University USA International Communication
Peter English University of the Sunshine Coast Australia Media, Communication and Sport
Rodrigo Cetina Presuel Harvard University USA Law Section
Nelson Costa Ribeiro Universidade Católica Portuguesa (CECC) Portugal History Section
Jessica Noske-Turner Loughborough University UK Participatory Communication Research
Wafa Khalfan University of Sharjah UAE Emerging Scholars Network
Benjamin Birkinbine University of Nevada USA Political Economy
Martín Echeverría Autonomous University of Puebla Mexico Political Communication
Sadia Jamil Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE Journalism Research & Education
Susanne Eichner Aarhus University Denmark Mediated communication, Public opinion & Society
Asta Zelenkauskaite Drexel University USA Audience
Vinod Pavarala University of Hyderabad India Community Communication & Alternative Media
Michael Hoechsman Lakehead University Canada Media Education Research
Julia Pohle WZB Berlin Social Science Center Germany Communication Policy & Technology
Wajiha Raza Rizvi Film Museum Society Beaconhouse National University Pakistan Gender and Communication
Kerrie Foxwell-Norton Griffith University Australia Environment, Science and Risk Communication
Working Group Chairs
Florian Vanlee Ghent University Belgium Popular Culture
Yoel Cohen Ariel University Israel Religion & Communication
Sarah Cardey University of Reading UK Rural Communication
Denize Correa Araujo Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná Brazil Visual Culture
Katja Lehtisaari Tampere University Finland Communication in Post- and Neo-Authoritarian Societies
Vaia Doudaki Charles University Czech Republic Communication, Social Justice and Democracy
Virpi Salojärvi University of Vaasa, University of Helsinki Finland Crisis, Security and Conflict Communication
Sayyed Fawad Ali Shah Auburn University USA Health Communication
Shahla Adnan Fatima Jinnah Women University Pakistan Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities
Mia Lindgren University of Tasmania Australia Music, Audio, Radio and Sound
Past Presidents
Past presidents are ex officio members of the International Council
Nico Carpentier (Czech Republic) Janet Wasko (USA) Robin Mansell (UK) Frank Morgan (Australia) Manuel Parés i Maicas (Spain) Hamid Mowlana (USA) Cees Hamelink (Netherlands)