Ignacio Fernandez Cruz

Ignacio Fernandez Cruz (He/Him/His) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at Northwestern University, specializing in organizational communication and emerging technologies. His work focuses on how knowledge and expertise circulate across people, organizations, and technologies, with a commitment to communication design for social justice.

• Expertise: Communication Design for Social Justice, Digital Transformation of Work, Emerging Technologies, Organizational Communication
• Affiliated Centers: Artificial Intelligence at Northwestern, Center for Latinx Digital Media, Human, Machine & Society

Dr. Cruz's research examines AI integration in talent acquisition, fairness in communication technology design, and sociotechnical practices reshaping work arrangements. His scholarship bridges communication studies, management, and information studies.

Scientific Awards:

• National Communication Association research awards
• International Communication Association research awards
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
• Ronald E. McNair Scholar

Education:

• PhD in Communication (Groups, Organizations, and Networks), University of Southern California
• MA in Communication, University of Southern California
• BS in Organizational Communication, University of Texas at Austin