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
Emily Sydnor
Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship
Syracuse University
eesydnor@syr.edu
Program Chair (2026)
Sarah Shugars
School of Communication and Information,
Rutgers University
sarah.shugars@rutgers.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)
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, 2025-2028)
Ex Officio
Fei 'Chris' Shen, City University of Hong Kong (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)
Johanna Dunaway, Syracuse University (Editor, Political Communication)
Travis Ridout, Washington State University (Editor, Political Communication)