Providing intellectual leadership and fostering global collaboration.

The Communication & Media Studies Research Network is guided by an Advisory Board of scholars and practitioners who contribute to shaping its direction and program design.

Eighth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2023)
Eighth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2023)

Network Chair

Dr. Eric Freedman is Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Truman State University. He is the author of Artificial Intelligence and Playable Media (Routledge, 2023), The Persistence of Code in Game Engine Culture (Routledge, 2020) and Transient Images: Personal Media in Public Frameworks (Temple University Press, 2011). He serves on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Creative Media Research and the Journal of Communication and Media Studies and has been an active member of the Advisory Board of the Communication and Media Studies Research Network. Dr. Freedman holds a Ph.D. from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.

Research Network Advisory Board

      Nasya Bahfen, La Trobe University, Australia

      Marcus Breen, Boston College, United States of America

      Jo Davies, Plymouth University, United Kingdom

      Eric Freedman, Truman State University, United States of America

      Tamsyn Gilbert, Common Ground Media Lab, United States of America

      Kerric Harvey, George Washington University, United States of America

      Linda Herrera, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States of America

      Michael Hoffman, Florida Atlantic University, United States of America

      Dave Karpf, George Washington University, United States of America

      Brad King, Ball State University, United States of America

      Alan Male, Falmouth University, United Kingdom

      Mario Minichiello, The University of Newcastle, Australia

      Christian Morgner, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

      Fiona Peterson, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

      John Potts, Macquarie University, Australia

      Caja Thimm, University of Bonn, Germany

      Shujen Wang, Emerson College, United States of America

      Nathalie Wesseling-Weijers, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands


      Interested in Joining?

      Scholars and practitioners who wish to contribute to the leadership and intellectual life of the Network are welcome to express their interest.