Journalism Education Initiative Faculty
Murrow faculty and colleagues from other WSU units currently involved in the initiative include experienced journalists with many years in the industry, along with nationally-ranked communication researchers and technology experts:
- Journalism Department Chair and Professor Benjamin Shors
- Graduate Director and Associate Professor Ryan Thomas, PhD
- Associate Professor Lisa Waananen-Jones
- Professor Porismita Borah, PhD
- Assistant Professor Jennifer Henrichsen, PhD
- Assistant Professor Tracy Simmons
- Assistant Professor Alison Boggs
- Rebecca Cooney, Les Smith Distinguished Professor of Practice
- Associate Professor Christopher Cooney, Carson School of Business
External Project Consultant:
Matthew Shelley, former director of Murrow Global Partnerships, and Chief of Party on USAID-funded media development projects in the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and South Asia.
Core Research Team
- Brian J. Bowe, PhD., chair of the journalism department at Western Washington University
- Jonathan Albright, PhD., of the University of Galway
- Javed Nazir, a faculty member at the Lahore University of Management Sciences