Steve Scher is a podcaster, broadcaster, writer, interviewer, and teacher. Over his long radio career, Steve received accolades and awards for his incisive coverage of public affairs, breaking news and his beyond-the-headlines approach to issues. His in-depth interviews with award winning authors, political leaders, scientists, artists, and active citizens are noted for their intelligence and … Read More
Savaughn Williams is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington. She received her Ph. D. from the University of Kansas, M.A. from Ball State University, and B.A. from Oklahoma Baptist University. Dr. Williams specializes in interpersonal communication focusing on identity and race in relationships such as friendships, families, organizational interactions, … Read More
John Tomasic has been various combinations of editor, writer, re-writer, ghost-writer, grant-writer, copywriter, reporter, blogger and social-media manager for politics, culture, business and academic publications. He has authored blockbuster articles on supreme court cases and UN reports on Balkan war crimes. He has also penned newspaper gossip columns and copy for a golf-wear catalog. John … Read More
Doug Underwood is Professor of Communication at the University of Washington who teaches in the areas of journalism and literature, media ethics and management, journalism and trauma, and media and religion. He is the author of six books, including Journalism and the Novel (2008), From Yahweh to Yahoo! (2002), and When MBAs Rule the Newsroom … Read More
Dr. Meg Spratt, Teaching Professor and co-director of the UW Integrated Social Sciences program, brings an extensive background as a communication scholar and journalist to her course development, teaching, and program management. Her academic and professional projects have focused on news coverage of tragedy, media representations of race and gender, and influences of photojournalism in shaping … Read More
Timeka N. Tounsel is an Associate Professor of Black Studies in Communication. She earned a Ph.D. in Communication Studies with a Graduate Certificate in African American and Diaspora Studies from the University of Michigan, where she was also a Rackham Merit Fellow. Dr. Tounsel’s work considers the stories that society tells about Black women and … Read More
Adrienne Russell is Mary Laird Wood Professor of Communication and co-director of the Center for Journalism, Media, and Democracy. Her research lies at the intersection of journalism, technology and political communication. It focuses on emerging technologies and pressing social problems, with an eye toward how to foster democratic and participatory publics. Her most recent book, … Read More
Janine Slaker is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Communication for the Integrated Social Sciences program at the University of Washington. Her Ph.D. is in Media and Information from Michigan State University. She also holds a B.F.A. in New Genres from the Maryland Institute, College of Art (MICA). Janine uses ethnographic approaches to … Read More
