People
Our close-knit community of scholars is the intellectual heart and soul of CARGC.
Whether through regular meetings, research presentations, or just spending time at CARGC's large office space, we are a supportive community that seeks to build knowledge together. Meet our staff and postdoctoral, doctoral, and research fellows for 2022-23.
Leadership
The CARGC staff and director Aswin Punathambekar envision and facilitate our robust slate of events, publications, and activities.
Aswin Punathambekar, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication
Anastasiya Miazhevich
Administrative Coordinator
Jing Wang, Ph.D.
Senior Research ManagerPostdoctoral Fellows
Our postdoctoral fellows spend two years in residence at CARGC, participating fully in the life of the center.
Woori Han, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication & Center on Digital Culture and Society
Yuval Katz, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication & Center on Digital Culture and Society
Prateekshit "Kanu" Pandey, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Communication Neuroscience Lab & Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Ayesha Omer, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Ignatius G.D Suglo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Eszter Zimanyi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global CommunicationDoctoral & Undergraduate Fellows
CARGC Doctoral Fellows are currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Annenberg School and working on issues of relevance to global communication. We also work with Penn undergraduates interested in the field.
Lauren Bridges
Doctoral Candidate
Zane Griffin Talley Cooper
Doctoral Candidate
Kinjal Dave
Doctoral Student
Assil Frayha
Doctoral Student
Florence Zivaishe Madenga
Doctoral Candidate
Adetobi Moses
Doctoral Student
Devo Probol
Doctoral Student
Lucila Rozas
Doctoral Student
Mariela Morales Suárez
Doctoral Candidate
Sim Gill
Doctoral Student
Anjali DasSarma
Doctoral Student
Valentina Proust
Doctoral Student
Silvia Téliz
Doctoral Student
Oscar Vasquez
Junior Undergraduate Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global CommunicationResearch Affiliates
CARGC Research Affiliates develop their own research and writing program, participate in CARGC activities, and interact with students and faculty.
Ingrid Burrington
Research Affiliate, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Ann Chen
Research Affiliate, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
CARGC Alumni
Since its inception in 2013, CARGC has hosted a diverse group of faculty, postdoctoral, doctoral, and undergraduate fellows who have gone on to work in academia, policy, non-profit, and industry positions around the world.
Founding Director: Marwan M. Kraidy
Marwan M. Kraidy is a scholar of global communication and an authority on Arab media, politics, and culture. He studies the relationship between culture and geopolitics, theories of identity and modernity, and global media systems and industries. Kraidy is currently Dean & CEO of Northwestern University in Qatar, and the Anthony Shadid Chair in Global Media, Politics and Culture at Northwestern University.
Board of Advisors
Michael X. Delli Carpini, Chair, Ph.D.
Oscar H. Gandy Professor of Communication & Democracy, Annenberg School for Communication
Yasemin Celikkol
Global Postdoctoral Scholar at Northwestern University Qatar
Hatim El-Hibri, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Heather Jaber
CARGC Doctoral Fellow and Annenberg Ph.D. student
Marwan M. Kraidy, Ph.D.
Dean and CEO, Northwestern University in Qatar
Mariela Morales Suárez
CARGC Doctoral Fellow and Annenberg Ph.D. student
Rahul Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania
Patrick D. Murphy, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University
Maria Repnikova, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Georgia State University
Mimi Sheller, Ph.D.
Dean of Global School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
María Celeste Wagner
CARGC Doctoral Fellow and Annenberg Ph.D. student
Karin G. Wilkins, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Communication, Miami University
Bilge Yesil, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, City University of New York