Political Communication Section Leadership

Chair
Kevin Coe
Department of Communication
University of Utah
kevin.coe@utah.edu

Vice Chair
TJ Billard
School of Communication
Northwestern University
billard@northwestern.edu

Secretary/Treasurer
Jessica Collier
Lamb School of Communication
Purdue University
jrcollie@purdue.edu

Program Chair (2025)
Ariel Hasell
Communication and Media
University of Michigan
hasell@umich.edu

Section Committee Members

Executive Board Committee At-Large

Israel Waismel-Manor, University of Haifa (2024-2025)
Ping Xu, University of Rhode Island (2024-2025)

Nominations Committee

Katherine Haenschen, Northeastern University (Chair, 2022-2025)

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)
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

Kate Kenski, University of Arizona (Chair, ICA Political Communication Division)
Kevin Coe, University of Utah (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

2025 APSA POLCOMM AWARD COMMITTEES: 

Murray Edelman Lifetime Distinguished Career Award Committee
Doris Graber Outstanding Book Award Committee
Paul Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award Committee
Timothy E. Cook Best Graduate Student Paper Award Committee
 
Thomas E. Patterson Best Dissertation Award Committee
Walter Lippmann Best Published Article Award Committee