International Communication Association
Political Communication Division Leadership
Chair
Frank Esser
Department of Communication and Media Research
University of Zurich
frank.esser@uzh.ch
Vice Chair
Kate Kenski
Department of Communication and School of Government and Public Policy
University of Arizona
kkenski@arizona.edu
Student and Early Career Representative
Ernesto de León
Institute of Media and Communication Studies
University of Bern
ernesto.deleon@unibe.ch
Secretary
Ashley Muddiman
Department of Communication Studies
University of Kansas
ashley.muddiman@ku.edu
International Liaison for the Political Communication Division
Taberez Ahmed Neyazi
Department of Communications and New Media
National University of Singapore
taberez@nus.edu.sg
Division Committee Members
Joint Publications Committee
Members from the Political Communication Divisions of ICA and APSA form an advisory board to the journal Political Communication. For the ICA, it is either three or four people, depending on who is the current chair of the committee. The 2023 committee is:
Patricia Moy, University of Washington (Chair, ICA term 2023-2026)
Joshua Darr, Louisiana State University (APSA term 2020-2023)
Cynthia Peacock, University of Alabama (APSA term 2021-2024)
Travis Ridout, Washington State University (APSA term 2022-2025)
Eike Rinke, University of Leeds (ICA term, through 2024)
Chris Fei Shen, City University of Hong Kong (ICA term, 2023-2026)
Sebastian Valenzuela, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (ICA term, through 2025)
Ex Officio
Frank Esser, University of Zurich (Chair, ICA Political Communication Division)
Sharon Jarvis, University of Texas at Austin (Chair, APSA Political Communication Section)
Curd Knüpfer, Freie Universität Berlin (APSA-ICA Political Communication Webmaster/Social Media Director)
Regina Lawrence, University of Oregon (Editor, Political Communication)
Past chairs of the ICA Political Communication Division
Past officers and committee members of the ICA Political Communication Division