IPDGC has affiliations with full-time GW faculty and adjunct — pracitioner-experts, renowned for their work and academic research in global communications, public diplomacy, political science, and international affairs.
Our collaborations with non-profits such as the Public Diplomacy Association of America and Global Ties US have allowed us to expand our engagement and further our mission.

Kadir Ayhan
Affiliate Scholar, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Ewha Womans University Graduate School of International Studies

Bruce Gregory
Affiliate Scholar, School of Media and Public Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs

Patricia Kabra
Professorial Lecturer, School of Media and Public Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs

Steven Livingston
Founding Director of the Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics (IDDP), Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs

Peter Loge
SMPA Director, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs, and Director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication

Efrat Nechushtai
Assistant Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs; Knight News Innovation Fellow, Tow Center for Digital Journalism

Robert Ogburn
Affiliate Scholar, School of Media and Public Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs

William Roberts
Affiliate Scholar, School of Media and Public Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs

Janet Steele
Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs

Karl Stoltz
Guest Lecturer and Affiliate Scholar, School of Media and Public Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs

Rebekah Tromble
Director, Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, Associate Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs
Public Diplomacy Fellow
The U.S. State Department sends a Visiting Senior Foreign Service Officer to teach an undergraduate class in public diplomacy at the School of Media and Public Affairs. Hosted by IPDGC, the Public Diplomacy Fellowship was initiated in order to strengthen the relationship between the Department and GW, as well as to support academic endeavors in the fields of public diplomacy and global communication.
Public Diplomacy Council of America (PDCA)

In 2023, IPDGC re-established the partnership with the Public Diplomacy Council of America (PDCA). With that, the First Monday Forums were again hosted at the Elliott School of International Affairs. The lunchtime speaker programs feature experts on public diplomacy or international broadcasting and fit well with the Institute’s mission goals to support academic excellence in global communication and public diplomacy, as well as provide opportunities for professional development