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Soumitro Sen

Biography:	Dr. Soumitro Sen primarily teaches undergraduate and graduate level classes in public relations at Middle Georgia State University. Having taught at the university level for a decade and a half, he also instructs courses in the areas of media studies, and communication. Soumitro has a PhD in Communication, with an emphasis in Public Relations, from the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University. A former newspaper reporter and media relations professional, he also has an M.A. in Journalism from the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, and an earlier M.A. in English from Jadavpur University in India. Soumitro's research interests span the areas of public relations and new media, crisis communication and culture, and health communication in marginalized communities. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Public Relations Inquiry, Health Communication, and Journal of Creative Communications. He has also presented his research numerous times at international conferences such as the annual conferences of the National Communication Association (NCA), International Communication Association (ICA), and International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference (ICRCC). Besides being an academic, Soumitro is a painter by hobby. He has had two exhibitions of his oil paintings at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata, India. He is also a bilingual poet, writing in English and Bengali. A number of his poems have appeared in the "Brushfire," the literature and arts journal published by University of Nevada, Reno. One his poems also won the Asian Studies Award (Honorable Mention) at the 82nd Annual Literary Awards at Purdue University. An anthology of his Bengali poems was published in 2024 on the occasion of the 47th International Kolkata Book Fair.
Courses:	COMM 1100 Human Communication NMAC 2108 Introduction to Social Media NMAC 3460 Media Criticism MCOM 4030 Crisis Management and Social Media Engagement
Syllabi:	Sen-Soumitro-COMM 1100_FA25_05_84512_Sen_Soumitro.pdf Sen-Soumitro-NMAC 2108_FA25_01_ 84304_Sen_Soumitro (1).pdf Sen-Soumitro-NMAC 3460_FA25_01_83084_Sen_Soumitro (1).pdf Sen-Soumitro-MCOM 4030_FA25_01_ 84302_Sen_Soumitro.pdf

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