Jade Olson

Jade Olson is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. She serves as the Professional Track Faculty Liaison and specializes in environmental communication and activism, social change, argumentation, public policy, and rhetorical criticism. Her research examines how communication practices influence social movements and policy development.

Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Maryland.

Research Interests: Environmental communication focuses on discourse around ecological issues; social change examines communication in transformative movements; argumentation studies persuasive techniques; public policy analyzes communication in governance; rhetorical criticism investigates persuasive strategies in public discourse.