4 Years of War in Ukraine

Dmitrii Kuznetsov

Sturm College of Law

David Akerson

Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice of Law

Sturm College of Law

Rachel Epstein

Professor, International Political Economy & International Security

Lewis Griffith

Teaching Professor, International Security

Nadia Kaneva

Professor; Director of the MA in Media & Public Communication

I am a Professor of Strategic Communication in the Department of Media, Film, and Journalism Studies. I serve as Director of the M.A. in Media and Public Communication and Director of the Graduate Certificate in Public Diplomacy.



My research explores the intersections of media, markets, power and identity in global contexts. I am particularly interested in critical perspectives on promotional culture, nation branding, and public diplomacy. Much of my research focuses on post-communist countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. I teach graduate and undergraduate classes in strategic communication, public diplomacy, and branding. Before becoming a professor, I have worked in advertising and public relations in the United States and in my native country, Bulgaria.