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Terry Bryant Senior Professorial Lecturer SOC | Journalism

I am the division director for journalism and a senior professorial lecturer in the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ School of Communication. I returned to Â鶹Æƽâ°æ full-time in the 2017 fall semester. I spent two years…

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Ìý (202) 885-2062

Amy Eisman Assistant Professor SOC | Journalism

Amy Eisman is an Assistant Professor in the Journalism Division and the former division director (2018-2023). She has run several programs at SOC as well as teaches ethics, writing, journalism, digita…

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Jane Hall Associate Professor SOC | Journalism

Jane Hall is an associate professor in the School of Communication at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ in Washington, D.C., specializing in researching, writing and teaching about the intersection of media and pol…

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Ìý (202) 885-2024

Chris Halsne Investigative Broadcaster-in-Residence SOC | Journalism

An expert in public records acquisition and Freedom of Information Act requests. Â鶹Æƽâ°æ’s first Investigative Broadcaster in Residence, Chris Halsne has been on television for 30+ years. He’s managed spec…

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Ìý (202) 885-3345

Whitney Harris Christopher Professorial Lecturer SOC | Journalism

Whitney Harris Christopher (she/her) is an award-winning multimedia journalist, researcher, and voiceover artist. She currently serves as a Professorial Lecturer in the School of Communication at Amer…

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Natalie Hopkinson Associate Professor SOC | Journalism

Dr. Natalie Hopkinson is Associate Professor of Media, Democracy & Society. She is the author of three books, and a former staff writer, editor and columnist at the Washington Post, The Root and Huffi…

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Wendy Melillo Associate Professor SOC | Journalism

Wendy Melillo is a full-time professor of Journalism. She teaches in the School of Communication's Journalism division. Her research is focused on how strategic communication influences society and th…

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Ìý (202) 885-1753

Jill Olmsted Associate Professor SOC | Journalism

Jill Olmsted is a full-time professor of Journalism and the former Journalism Division Director. She is the author of Tools for Podcasting (2019), teaches podcasting and advised the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ law school on c…

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Ìý (202) 885-2010

Lynne Perri Journalist in Residence SOC | Journalism

Lynne Perri is a journalist-in-residence and senior professorial lecturer at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ. She was a senior editor and then managing editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop, theÌý editori…

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Aarushi Sahejpal Professorial Lecturer SOC | Journalism

Hi! I do a couple things at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ.In short -- I am a mathematician, data scientist, and journalism professor. I study how to better hold institutions accountable by bringing science, med…

Margot Susca Assistant Professor SOC | Journalism

Margot Susca is the School of Communication’s inaugural assistant professor of journalism, accountability, and democracy. A recognized expert in local news and private investment funds, Dr. Susca comb…

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Ìý (202) 885-6462

John Watson Associate Professor SOC | Journalism

John C. Watson is an associate professor tenured in the Journalism Division. He brings a combination of professional experience and scholarly credentials to the classroom. A journalist for 21 years, h…

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Ìý (202) 885-2083

Sherri Williams Assistant Professor SOC | Journalism

Dr. Sherri Williams is a race and representation researcher who teaches about how media images are connected to and uphold oppression and inequality. Williams, who was a journalist for a decade before…

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