Theo Mazumdar

Dr. Theo Mazumdar is an associate professor of communication in the Department of Communication & Media and a graduate coordinator of the MA in Communication Studies program. His research and expertise are in strategic communication, with an emphasis on political messaging and other formats of strategic political communication. One strand of research centers on the manner in which digital media and culture are shaping and disrupting political messaging. His second and related strand of research focuses on narrative approaches to political messaging. Mazumdar's recent publications have centered on political campaign advertising. 

Prof. Mazumdar teaches Introduction to Strategic Communication; Crisis Communication; Digital Media and Society; Persuasion; Media, Culture and Society; and Special Topics classes. Theo is a native of London, England, but was raised in Houston, Texas. He received his doctorate from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. He also holds master’s degrees from Columbia University and Goldsmiths College, University of London. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Mazumdar also works with graduate students whose interests in strategic communication span an array of areas, from non-profits and the public sector to private sector and corporate strategic communication.

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