Political Communication Section Leadership
Chair
TJ Billard
School of Communication
Northwestern University
billard@northwestern.edu
Vice Chair
Costas Panagopoulos
Political Science Department
Northeastern University
c.panagopoulos@northeastern.edu
Secretary/Treasurer
Jessica Collier
Lamb School of Communication
Purdue University
jrcollie@purdue.edu
Program Chair (2026)
Dominik Stecula
Department of Political Science
Ohio State University
dominik.stecula@appc.upenn.edu
Section Committee Members
Executive Board Committee At-Large
Bridget Barrett, University of Colorado Boulder
Yujin Kim, Wesleyan University
Nominations Committee
Marisa Smith, Michigan State University (Chair, 2025-2028)
Joint Publications Committee
Patricia Moy, University of Washington (Chair, ICA term 2023-2026)
Kathleen Searles, Louisiana State University (APSA term 2023-2026)
Lindsay Hoffman, University of Delaware (APSA term 2024-2027)
Jiyoun Suk, University of Connecticut (APSA term 2025-2028)
Dam Hee Kim, Korea University (ICA term, 2025-2027)
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
Kate Kenski, University of Arizona (Chair, ICA Political Communication Division)
TJ Billard, Northwestern University (Chair, APSA Political Communication Section)
Isabella Gonçalves, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (APSA-ICA Political Communication Webmaster/Social Media Director)
Regina Lawrence, University of Oregon (Editor, Political Communication)