Internal Communication Research Hub

Thought Leadership Circle

The Thought Leadership Circle, a key initiative of the ICRH, brings together distinguished thought leaders from around the globe in the field of internal communication. These dedicated experts, as supporters of ICRH, share a passion and commitment to advancing research and promoting best practices in internal communication.

If you are interested in joining the Thought Leadership Circle, please contact Dr. Rita Men at rlmen@jou.ufl.edu.

Academic Thought Leaders

Bruce Berger, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Advertising & Public Relations,
University of Alabama

 

Sabine Einwiller, Ph.D. (Austria)

Professor of Public Relations Research,
Department of Communication, University of Vienna

 

Hua Jiang, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Associate Professor, Public Relations
S.I. Newhouse School, Syracuse University

 

Kim Johnston, Ph.D. (Australia)

Professor
QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology

 

Minjeong Kang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
The Media School, Indiana University

 

Young Kim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Strategic Communication,
J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University

 

Laura L. Lemon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor,
The University of Alabama

 

Alessandra Mazzei (Italy)

Associate Professor, Department of Business LECB “Carlo A. Ricciardi” and Director at CERC (Centre for Employee Relations and Communication)

 

Nance McCown, Ph.D.

Professor and Co-Chair, Department of Communication,
Messiah University

 

Marlene Neill, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Journalism, Public Relations & New Media, Baylor University

 

Julie O'NeillJulie O’Neill, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Administration

 

Hongmei Shen, Ph.D.

Professor & Emphasis Head,
San Diego State University

 

Holger Sievert, Ph.D. (Germany)

Head of Research Commission and Head of Faculty “Culture – Media Psychology”, Macromedia University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany

 

Ana Tkalac Verčič, Ph.D. (Croatia)

Full Professor, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

 

J.W.M. Verhoeven, Ph.D. (The Netherlands)

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Cognition, Tilburg University, the Netherlands

 

Justin Walden, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of organizational and strategic communication,
North Dakota State University

 

Yuan Wang, Ph.D. (Hong Kong)

Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communication,
City University of Hong Kong

 

Industry Thought Leaders

Edna Ayme-Yahil, Ph.D. (France and Switzerland)

Founder and Principal, DigiComms Adjunct Lecturer, ISCOM – Institut Supérieur de Communication et Publicité

 

Louis de Schorlemer (Belgium)

Managing Partner, Corporate Diplomat & Lecturer, Luxembourg School of Business

 

 Sue Dewhurst (UK)

Author

 

 

Alejandro Formanchuk (Argentina)

Director, Formanchuk CoCreated Communication

 

Jenni Field (UK)

Founder and CEO, Redefining Communications

 

Liam FitzPatrick (UK)

Partner, Donhead Consultants

 

Amit Govind (India)

Head of  Social Media &  Internal Communications, Tata Consultancy Services

 

David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, CSP

Founder & CEO, The Grossman Group

 

Coni Judge, Ph.D. (UAE)

Independent Researcher & Senior Executive, Eden Communication Strategies

 

Mike Klein (Iceland)

Founder, #WeLeadComms; Principal, Changing The Terms

 

Ethan McCarty

Founder & CEO, Integral

 

Lise Michaud (Canada)

Chief Executive Director & Founder, IC Kollectif

 

Joanna ParsonsJoanna Parsons FIIC (Ireland)

Founder and Director, The Curious Route

 

Kevin Ruck, Ph.D., FCIPR (UK)

Co-founder, PR Academy

 

Eleanor Tan (Singapore)

Internal Communications and Employee Engagement Leader – Asia Market, Liberty Mutual Insurance

 

Aniisu K Verghese, Ph.D. (Poland)

Internal communications leader, author, and consultant
Founder, Intraskope sp. zoo. (Poland), internal communication and personal branding consultancy

 

Christopher Wade (Germany)

VP Internal & Employee Engagement Communications Fresenius Medical Care

 

Koichi Yamamura, Ph.D. (Japan)

Head of Communication, I Peace, Inc.

 

 


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