People
Current Intermap Contributors are:
Craig Hayden – Craig is assistant professor of international communication at the School of International Service at American University. He has taught at the University of Virginia’s Department of Media Studies, and at the University of Southern California. He was also a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. Craig Hayden’s research focuses the role of public argument in public diplomacy policies, the rhetoric of media-based foreign policy, and the how argument in international news sustains controversy and conflict. Craig was named a Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy in 2009. He is currently writing a book about comparative public diplomacy and the global diffusion of “soft power” as a justification for influence initiatives.
Shawn Powers – Shawn is a PhD candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication and a Research Associate at USC’s Center on Public Diplomacy. His research interests are focused on the use of media in times of war and conflict and the potential roles that media technologies can have on resolving cross-cultural disagreements and international tensions. He previously worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and has conducted field and media research in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. He is also currently involved in an extensive study of Al-Jazeera English around the world. Beginning in August 2009, Shawn will be an assistant visiting professor at USC’s Annenberg program in London.
