Faculty of Arts

Department of Communication

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Fields of interest of professors — Department of Communication

Rukhsana AHMED – PhD in Communication Studies, Ohio University, U.S.A.

• Health communication
• Interpersonal and intercultural communication
• Gender and communication
• Communication and development

Fernando ANDACHT – PhD Communication and Information, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre

• Semiotic theory applied to Media analysis
• Representation of reality in Audiovisual discourse
• Micro-sociological study of Media’s impact in everyday life  
• A socio-semiotic approach to the documentary genre and the reality show

Denis BACHAND - PhD in Études françaises, Université de Sherbrooke

• Cultural studies and audience research
• Socio-semiotic of the media and new information and communication technologies
• Language and aestetics of cinema and new media
• History of Quebec cinema

Pierre C. BÉLANGER - PhD in Communication, University of Montreal

• Diffusion and appropriation of emerging technologies
• Social Media
• Canadian broadcasting and telecommunication policies
• Canadian media industries and strategies

Marc-François BERNIER – PhD in Political Science, Université Laval

• Journalism ethics
• Political communication
• Sociology of information
• Media law and regulation

Lise BOILY - PhD Anthropologie/Communication, Université Laval, Québec

• Culture and communication
• Post modernity and change
• Communication and globalization
• ICTs and knowledge economy
• Women and media

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Luc BONNEVILLE – PhD en Sociologie, Université du Québec à Montréal

• Organizational communication
• Communication management in an organizational context
• Health communication
• Computerization of organizations
• Work, organization and time management
• Medical and clinical work in technological area

Patrick BRUNET

Francine CHAREST – PhD in Communication, UQAM

• Interactive communication with emerging technologies
• Appropriation of new media and social usage study
• Media and television news
• Evolution of Public Relations practices
• Critical analysis of publicity phenomena
• Social tourism

Marie-Nicole COSSETTE – PhD, Montréal

• Organisational and intercultural communication
• Policies and strategies
• Public environment analysis
• Mediation
• Theories of communication

Aliaa DAKROURY – PhD in Communication, Carleton University

• Communication Rights
• Globalization and Information Technology
• Governance and Canadian Media policy
• Social Justice and Cultural rights
• Islam and Media Representation

Boulou E. Banda DE D’BÉRI – PhD in Communication (Cultural Studies), Concordia University

• Film and cultural studies
• African and national cinemas
• Oral tradition in multi-cultural nations
• 'Intermediality' in mass-media’s cultural representation
• The relationship between mass media, culture and naturalized ideology
• Cultural history and cultural memory

Sherry DEVEREAUX FERGUSON – PhD, Speech/Political Science, Indiana University, U.S.

• Political rhetoric and agenda setting (rhetorical, semiotic, and media analysis techniques)
• Public affairs (public opinion research and analysis, information campaigns and diffusion of information, strategic planning, issues management, evaluation)
• Theory and practice of organizational communication
• Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
• Health communication (campaigns, coverage, patient-physician interactions)

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Luc DUPONT – PhD in Sociology, Université Laval

• Advertising rhetoric
• Image (iconic)
• Political communication
• Web advertising
• Media and popular culture

Mahmoud EID – PhD in Communication, Carleton University

• International Communication
• Crisis Management, Conflict Resolution, War/Peace Studies, and Terrorism Control
• Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Political Communication, Decision-Making, and International Relations
• Arabic and Middle East Politics and Islamic Culture
• Race/Ethnicity and Diaspora
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Communication and Media Studies

Walid EL KHACHAB – PhD, University of Montreal

• Intermediality
• Cinema and History
• Cinema and Mysticism
• Middle Eastern Cinemas
• Arabic Studies

Gary EVANS

Florian GRANDENA – PhD, Film Studies. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

• Contemporary French cinema in the French republican context and the new global order
• French / francophone queer cinema
• Impact of digital technology on film aesthetics and narrative

Sylvie GROSJEAN – PhD in Psychology, Université Nancy 2, France

• Organizational communication
• Interpersonal communication
• Organizational communication and shared knowledge
• ICT, organization and network
• Online collaborative work (virtual teams, virtual communities, Computer Mediated Communication)

Geoffrey GURD

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John HOUSTON

Peruvemba JAYA S. – PhD Organizational Behaviour (Business Administration), University of Rhode Island, USA

• Intercultural and cross cultural communication
• Organizational and interpersonal communication
• Gender diversity and multiculturalism in the workplace
• Qualitative research methodologies
• Pedagogy issues especially in cross cultural and international education

Martine LAGACÉ – Ph.D. en psychologie sociale, Université d’Ottawa

• Ageist communication, identity and intergroup relations in the workplace 
• Intergenerational relations in the workplace  
• Communication and knowledge transfer in the workplace
• Intercultural communication and advancement of skilled immigrants in the workplace 
• Research methods (quantitative and qualitative) in communication

Jennepher LENNOX TERRION – PhD in Communication Studies, Concordia University

• Organizational communication (executive and management development, communication skills training)
• Group dynamics (peer mentoring, critical reflection)
• Evaluation of training (transfer of learning, barriers to learning)
• Interpersonal communication (presentation skills, relational communication)

Pierre A. LÉVY – PhD, EHESS Paris

• Cyberculture
• Knowledge management
• Theory of communication

Mark LOWES – Ph.D., Communication, Simon Fraser University

• Media, sport and popular culture
• Urban geography and mega-sport events
• Sport tourism and socio-economic development in the Canadian North
• Media law

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Rocci LUPPICINI – Doctorate In Educational Technology, Concordia University

• Social Networking and Virtual Communities
• Technoethics and Technology Assessment
• Social Systems Theory
• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• Instructional Design and Organizational Training
• Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research

Russell A. MILLS

Isaac NAHON-SERFATY – PhD inCommunication, Université de Montréal

• Health Communication
• Public Relations and Institutional Communication
• International Communications
• Discourse and Public Policy

Daniel J. PARÉ – D.Phil. Science and Technology Policy, SPRU – University of Sussex, UK

• ICTs and international development
• Internet governance and regulation
• Social informatics
• Political economy of ICTs
• Science & technology policy

Evan H. POTTER – PhD in International Relations, London School of Economics, U.K.

• Communications Planning
• Political Communication
• Public opinion towards foreign policy
• International Communications

Philippe ROSS – PhD Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

• Social aspects of new media and innovation
• Media production, professions and practitioners
• Representation of audiences/users in production
• Science and Technology Studies (STS)

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Dina SALHA – Ph.D. in Communication (ABD), Carleton University

• International communication, politics, and media content, with special interest in the Middle East.
• Intercultural communication, diaspora, and media use
• Philosophy and critical theories of communication
• Popular culture, media policies, and society
• Psychology of modernization and communication
• Propaganda, persuasion, and public opinion

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