Samuel McCormick

Samuel McCormick is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and a recent EURIAS & Marie-Curie Research Fellow at Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies in Denmark. He joined SFSU in 2012, previously serving as Assistant Professor at Purdue University's Brian Lamb School of Communication, Affiliate Faculty in Political Science, and Co-Director of the Philosophy & Communication Doctoral Program. He earned his Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa in 2007 as a Presidential Fellow.

His research focuses on communication theory, psychoanalysis, animal philosophy, and the socio-pragmatics of digital-age sexuality. Key publications include *Letters to Power* (winner of three major awards) and *The Chattering Mind*. Current projects explore animal philosophy and Lacanian psychoanalysis, while he co-edits the Rhetoric & Public Culture book series at UC Press.

Awards highlight his contributions to freedom of expression and rhetorical scholarship. His career spans academia in the U.S. and Europe, with affiliations in communication, political science, and interdisciplinary doctoral programs.