Olga Kamenchuk

Olga Kamenchuk is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University's School of Communication and an associate research professor at the Institute for Policy Research. She serves as Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Communication & Public Policy and non-residential faculty affiliate at the OSU Mershon Center for International Security Studies.

Her international education includes:

• Post-graduate certificate in International Relations, Vienna Diplomatic Academy (Austria)
• Ph.D. in Psychology (Intercultural Communication), Utah State University
• M.S. in Psychology (Program Evaluation Methodology), Utah State University
• M.A. in History (International Conflict), Ivanovo State University (Russia)

Dr. Kamenchuk's research centers on political psychology, public opinion, and policy analysis within Eurasian security and intercultural contexts. Her expertise spans crisis communication, data science, international relations, and media analysis, with extensive fieldwork across governmental and NGO sectors. She examines how media ecosystems shape political cognition and policy outcomes in volatile regions.

Her scholarly output reveals consistent focus on Russian/Ukrainian media landscapes, disinformation dynamics, and electoral behavior, particularly through the Comparative National Elections Project. Publications in top journals demonstrate methodological rigor blending psychological frameworks with political communication analysis.

As Co-Principal Investigator for Russian, Ukrainian, and Serbian electoral studies, she directs large-scale opinion research for entities including the World Bank and United Nations. Her 20+ years of field experience bridge academic theory with real-world policy applications across 50+ countries.

Dr. Kamenchuk maintains active public engagement through media commentary for CNN, Washington Post, and RFE-RL, while advising U.S. think tanks including Harvard's Davis Center and USC's Center for Public Diplomacy on Eurasian security matters.