Spiro Kiousis selected for prestigious ICA Fellows Class of 2026
Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Professor and Executive Associate Dean, has been selected for the International Communication Association (ICA) Fellows Class of 2026, one of the most prestigious honors in communication research.
Fellow status is primarily a recognition of distinguished documented scholarly contributions to the broad field of communication. Secondary consideration is given to those that provide significant social or professional service to other publics such as business, government or education.
Candidates are nominated by ICA members and approved by the ICA Board of Directors. Those selected retain their fellow status throughout their academic career.
During his tenure at UFCJC, Kiousis served as chair of the Department of Public Relations from 2006-2012, was director of distance education for the College from 2010-2013 and was a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor from 2009-2011. From 2013-2014, he was selected as a SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellow from Southeastern Conference universities.
Throughout his academic career, he has produced over 190 refereed journal articles, book chapters, books, and conference papers/presentations. He has had articles published in several leading journals, including Communication Research, Journal of Communication, the Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Mass Communication & Society and Public Relations Review.
Kiousis has also served on numerous editorial boards and presented papers to the International Communication Association, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the National Communication Association, the World Association for Public Opinion Research, the American Association for Public Opinion Research, the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication and the Public Relations Society of America.
His current research interests include political public relations, political communication and digital communication. Specifically, this interdisciplinary research explores the interplay among political public relations efforts, news media content and public opinion in domestic and global contexts
Kiousis holds a B.A. in mass media from the University of San Francisco, an M.A. in media studies from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.
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