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• Sociolinguistics
• Linguistic Pragmatics
• Polish-Ukrainian Linguistic Connections
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Dr. Helena Sojka-Masztalerz is affiliated with the Faculty of Philology at the University of Wrocław as a Researcher. Her research focuses on sociolinguistics, linguistic pragmatics, and Polish-Ukrainian linguistic connections, with a particular emphasis on historical and cultural dimensions of language. She coordinates the project Alma Mater Leopoliensis. History of Lviv Humanities 1661-1946 , exploring the intellectual heritage of Lviv. Her work examines language and culture intersections, including stereotypes in persuasive texts, historical propaganda, and the role of language in national identity formation. She has published extensively on topics such as Ukrainian-Polish linguistic relations, historical memory, and Soviet-era discourse. Key contributions include analyses of satirical drawings, geographical naming conventions, and the evolution of ethnic stereotypes in media. Dr. Sojka-Masztalerz's publications span journals and edited volumes, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches to language history, cultural studies, and historical linguistics. She has co-edited several academic collections, including War – Language – Memory and Onomastica Slavogermanica .

• Strategic Communication
• Health Communication
• Media Effects on Body Image
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Mònika Jiménez Morales is an Associate Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), affiliated with the Barcelona School of Management. She serves as Director of the Degree in Advertising and Public Relations at UPF, a role she has held since 2006. Her academic career includes teaching in Master's programs such as the Master of Arts in Communication Management and Master's Degree in Communication and Business Relations . She holds a Doctorate in Audiovisual Communication and a degree in Communication and Humanities from UPF. Her research focuses on strategic communication, health communication, and the impact of advertising on body image and dietary behaviors. Key areas include analyzing media representation of mental health conditions in TV series and studying the correlation between food marketing claims and nutritional values. Her publications span 12 articles in journals like Communication & Society , NFS Journal , and Nutrients , alongside 5 book chapters and conference participations. Research highlights include studies on screen media's effect on Spanish schoolchildren's body image and the role of Mediterranean Diet promotion in food advertising. Dr. Jiménez Morales actively contributes to academic innovation through event management case studies and pedagogical techniques. She has advised on projects related to public health advocacy, media literacy, and youth digital engagement without explicitly listed students or grants. Her work bridges communication theory with practical applications in health policy and corporate communication strategies.

Elika KordrostamiView profile

Associate Professor

• Consumer Behavior
• Digital Marketing
• Artificial Intelligence Governance
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Dr. Elika Kordrostami is an Associate Professor of Marketing in the Department of Marketing and Business Information Systems at William G. Rohrer College of Business, Rowan University. She holds a Ph.D. in Marketing with a minor in International Business from Old Dominion University, along with an MBA and bachelor's degree in business administration. Her research explores consumer behavior in digital environments, AI governance in marketing, and sustainable consumption. She teaches courses including Digital Marketing, Advertising Strategy, International Marketing, Marketing Research, and Services Marketing. Recent publications investigate pandemic-era shopping behavior, effectiveness of green advertising, LGBTQ+ healthcare perceptions, and the impact of online reviews. Current projects examine creativity perception in consumer decision-making and regulatory focus effects in e-commerce.

Rui ShiView profile

Associate Professor

• Health Communication
• Misinformation Correction
• Quantitative Research Methods
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Rui Shi is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Rowan University's Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and joined Rowan in 2018. Her research focuses on health communication strategies, particularly addressing tobacco-related misinformation through new media platforms including Virtual Reality. She also specializes in quantitative research methods, experimental design, and computational social science applications. Dr. Shi's work explores anti-tobacco policy communication, health campaign effectiveness, and the correction of medical misinformation. Key projects include nicotine product misconception studies and pandemic-era health guideline compliance strategies. She teaches courses on health communication, campaign design, persuasion theory, and computational content analysis. Her research combines experimental methodologies with digital tools, analyzing behavioral responses to health messages in online and immersive environments. Current studies investigate descriptive norm formation in vaping communities and the role of group dynamics in health perception. Her work has informed FDA policy discussions on nicotine product communication strategies. Dr. Shi collaborates on interdisciplinary projects bridging communication studies, public health, and computer science. Her lab explores emerging technologies like VR for health education and misinformation correction.

Emil SteinerView profile

Associate Professor

• Sports Media
• Binge-Watching
• Audience Studies
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Emil Steiner is an Associate Professor of Journalism and coordinator of the Sports Communication & Media (Sports CaM) program at Rowan University. He also oversees the Esports Industry & Entertainment Experience certificate program. Steiner holds a Ph.D. in Media and Communication from Temple University and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on sports media, binge-watching behavior, audience studies, and the cultural dynamics of fandom. Prior to academia, he was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at The Washington Post, where he co-founded The League, an NFL-focused platform. He has also contributed to BBC, CNN, Forbes, and NPR. Steiner teaches courses like News Media Literacy, Sports Journalism, and the Sports CaM Senior Seminar. His 2023 book Binge TV: The Rise and Impact of the Viewing Revolution explores streaming culture, and his recent Forbes articles address streaming platform challenges and live sports' role in media ecosystems. His research has been translated into multiple languages and presented globally. Steiner’s academic work bridges journalism, media innovation, and fan psychology. Current projects include studies on sports-talk radio’s cultural impact and the intersection of true crime narratives with sports storytelling. He actively advocates for media literacy and the evolving role of live sports in fragmented digital landscapes.

• European Politics
• Political Behavior
• Climate Policy
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Markus Kollberg is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences at Humboldt University Berlin. He completed his PhD at University College London (UCL) in Fall 2023 and held visiting appointments at Yale, Nuffield College Oxford, and the University of Vienna. His research focuses on European political transformation, including party system fragmentation, green policy conflicts, and political identity dynamics. Methodologically, he specializes in experimental designs and computational text analysis. PhD: University College London (2023) His research interests span comparative political behavior, populism, climate policy, and coalition politics. He has published in top journals like the British Journal of Political Science and European Journal of Political Research. Current projects include studies on climate policy support, the electoral impact of populist rhetoric, and coalition government dynamics. Teaching: Lectures on Voting Behavior at Humboldt University, and previously taught quantitative methods at LSE and UCL. Organizes civic education workshops in Germany and Eastern Europe.

Matthew BinfordView profile

Assistant Professor

• Communication
• Media Studies
• Rhetoric
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Matthew Binford serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication within the College of Arts and Sciences at Western Carolina University. Education: ABD, University of Georgia MS, Middle Tennessee State University BA, Middle Tennessee State University His scholarly work centers on Communication studies with emphasis on Media Studies, Rhetoric, Interpersonal Communication, Public Relations, and Political Communication. These interconnected fields examine message construction, audience reception, and communication dynamics across personal, organizational, and societal contexts. Professional Activities: Faculty member in Communication department since appointment Teaches undergraduate communication curriculum Engages in departmental service and academic advising

Evgenii BershteinView profile

Professor

• Russian Literature
• Film Studies
• Russian Intellectual History
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Evgenii Bershtein is a Professor of Russian at Reed College, affiliated with the Russian Department under the Division of Literature and Languages. He holds a PhD from UC Berkeley and has held research fellowships at Columbia University, Helsinki University, and the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on Russian modernism, queer theory, Sergei Eisenstein, and Soviet/post-Soviet cinema. He teaches courses on Russian literature, film, and language at various proficiency levels. His current project, Eisenstein, Sexuality, and Decadence , explores intersections of art, politics, and gender in Eisenstein's work. Recent publications analyze Pushkin's bisexuality in Eisenstein's context, gender dynamics in Sokurov's films, and Jewish identity in early Soviet literature. Bershtein has contributed chapters to major volumes like the New Cambridge History of Russian Literature and edited Yuri Lotman's Non-Memoirs . His writing spans academic papers on topics ranging from Walter Benjamin's Moscow sojourn to the semiotics of lice in Russian symbolism.

Antigone KyrousiView profile

Lecturer

• Advertising
• Marketing Communications
• Consumer Behavior
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Antigone Kyrousi is a faculty member at the School of Business and Economics, Department of Marketing and Business Administration, American College of Greece. She teaches undergraduate courses in marketing and marketing communications, and postgraduate courses in advertising strategy. Her research focuses on advertising, marketing communications, consumer behavior, and luxury brands. She has received EU funding for research and distinctions for academic papers, with publications in journals like Journal of Business Research and International Journal of Advertising . Her work also includes co-authoring textbooks on advertising and presenting at international conferences. Education: BSc, Marketing & Communication (Athens University of Economics and Business); MBA and PhD (Athens University of Economics and Business). Research interests emphasize luxury advertising, consumer psychology, and integrated marketing communication strategies. Recent work explores pandemic impacts on consumer behavior, brand opposition dynamics, and the role of arts in luxury branding. Awards include recognition for research papers and EU-funded projects. Advising and Grants: While no advisees are listed, her research has been supported by EU grants. Her contributions to marketing education and luxury industry studies are notable. She actively participates in academic conferences, enhancing scholarly discourse in her field.

Sven SpiekerView profile

Researcher

• Art History
• Russian Literature
• Cultural Studies
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Sven Spieker is an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies . His research focuses on intersections of art, literature, and cultural theory, with a particular emphasis on avant-garde movements, archival practices, and Russian/Soviet cultural history. Key themes include surrealism, constructivism, and the sociopolitical dimensions of artistic expression. His work explores topics such as the role of archives in shaping cultural memory, the philosophical underpinnings of didactic art, and the legacy of Soviet-era artistic innovations. Recent publications analyze works by Nabokov, Lissitzky, and Eisenstein, alongside broader inquiries into modernity and the Anthropocene. Notable trends in his articles include critiques of archival dynamics, deconstructions of artistic heresies, and explorations of body representation in 20th-century Eastern European art. His scholarship bridges disciplines like literary studies, media history, and visual culture. No awards or grants are explicitly mentioned. He has no listed advisees, though his affiliations suggest academic mentorship within his department. His research extends to institutional critiques of bureaucracy in art and the ethical implications of photographic practices among Russian authors, reflecting a commitment to interdisciplinary and historically grounded analysis.

Dennis ChongView profile

Professor

• American National Politics
• Political Decision-Making
• Public Opinion
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Dennis Chong is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Southern California. His research focuses on American national politics, decision-making processes, public opinion dynamics, and the theoretical underpinnings of collective action. He has authored seminal works including Rational Lives (2000) and Collective Action and the Civil Rights Movement (1991). His recent scholarship explores party cue influence, free expression norms, and political mobilization strategies across authoritarian and democratic contexts. Chong has held leadership roles as department chair since 2012 and serves as Book Series Editor for Cambridge University Press' Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology series. Education: Implied doctoral training in political science Primary research areas integrate political psychology with institutional analysis, examining how individual and group behaviors shape political outcomes. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical studies of social change, conflict resolution, and normative governance. Recent publications demonstrate sustained engagement with framing effects, partisan communication, and cross-national political behavior comparisons.

• Media Theory and Training
• Dominant and Critical Paradigms
• Communication Sciences
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Rui Alberto Mateus Pereira is an Associate Professor at Lusófona University in two faculties: Faculty of Communication, Architecture, Arts and Information Technologies and Faculty of Law and Political Science . His work bridges Communication Sciences , Political Science , and artistic creation, with a focus on media theory , critical paradigms , and war coverage . He has published extensively across journal articles, book chapters, and books, including works on fake news , infotainment , and media literacy . Education : PhD in Communication Sciences (2013) from University of Minho Research Interests : Media hegemony, crisis discourse, political communication, and societal control mechanisms. Recent Article Trends : Analysis of Russian-Ukrainian conflict coverage, infotainment dynamics, and digital activism post-2017 wildfires. Scientific Awards : 6 unspecified honors received. Supervision : 1 doctoral and 4 master's theses supervised.

• Early Modern Literature
• Latin Literature
• Swedish Cultural History
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Elena Dahlberg is a Researcher affiliated with the University of Skövde's Office of Research Administration, Collaboration and Innovation. She holds a doctoral degree (2014) from Uppsala University, where she specialized in Neo-Latin poetry and Swedish cultural history. Her research focuses on early modern literature, particularly Latin works from the 17th- and 18th-century Nordic region, exploring themes of political satire, religious thought, and intellectual networks. Her work bridges literary analysis with historical context, examining how Latin texts functioned as vehicles for ideological expression, scholarly debate, and cultural identity formation. Notable projects include studies on Magnus Rönnow’s war poetry, Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s reception in Sweden, and the role of Latin disputations in early modern academia. Elena has contributed to interdisciplinary conferences and edited volumes, such as The Annual Conference of the Classical Association of Canada and Boreas Rising . Her publications span journals like Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures and Historisk Tidskrift , reflecting her expertise in historical textual criticism and cultural history. Her recent book Rousseau och religionen (2024) examines Enlightenment-era Swedish interpretations of Émile , while her 2025 work on German early modern literary lexicons highlights her transnational research scope. She actively reviews scholarly publications across multiple disciplines, including Swedish and European intellectual history.

• Public Health
• Health Communication
• Social Sciences
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Dr. Tim van Meurs is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Sociology within the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (Tilburg University). He completed his PhD at Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2023 and focuses on citizens’ perspectives regarding health behavior, receptivity to health interventions, and the role of anti-institutionalism in shaping health-related attitudes across social backgrounds. Key Research Areas Public Health and Health Communication Social Sciences with emphasis on Health Inequalities Sociology of Health and Institutional Trust Nutritional Science and Behavioral Determinants Social Stratification and Cultural Capital His recent work includes experimental studies on the European Social Survey , European Values Study , and International Social Survey Programme , analyzing how structural interventions (e.g., sugar taxes) and institutional messaging affect public legitimacy perceptions. He was awarded the Best Societal Impact prize in 2024 for his contributions to health policy discourse. Scientific Awards : Best Societal Impact (2024)

Sushma KumbleView profile

Associate Professor

• Big Data and Machine Learning
• Health Communication
• Stigma Communication
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Dr. Sushma Kumble serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mass Communication within Towson University's College of Fine Arts and Communication. She teaches core courses including Principles of Strategic Public Relations, Media Audience and Analytics, Social Media and Strategic Communication, and graduate-level courses in Public Relations and SEO/Web Analytics. Her research program focuses on data-driven health communication strategies, utilizing computational methods and big data analytics to combat stigma and improve mental health messaging. Specializing in social media discourse analysis during health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, she integrates psychological frameworks with strategic communication theory to develop practical interventions for health professionals. Key expertise areas include machine learning applications in communication research, stigma reduction techniques, and social media message optimization. Dr. Kumble's scholarly contributions examine critical intersections of technology and health communication, particularly analyzing celebrity mental health disclosures on platforms like Twitter and evaluating entertainment-education efficacy in public health campaigns. Her work demonstrates consistent focus on reducing mental health stigma through innovative digital methodologies. Her academic honors include: Djung Yune Tchoi Graduate Teaching Award from Penn State Don Davis Ethical Leadership Award AEJMC Mass Communication and Society Division's promising professor award AEJMC Public Relations Division top paper award With extensive international industry experience in Dubai and London's public relations sectors, plus research work at Carnegie Mellon University's health lab, she bridges academic theory with professional practice. Her current projects involve machine learning analysis of conspiracy theories and WHO's social listening strategies during pandemics.