department of communication
interim chair & professor
of communication
Meet Assem Nasr
Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Communication
Dr. Assem Nasr is an associate professor at the Department of Communication at Purdue University Fort Wayne, where he teaches media studies and international communication. Nasr completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in film and electronic media at American University in Washington, DC and received his doctorate degree in international communication from The University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on media, gender representations, and cultural identities in the Arab world. Dr. Nasr’s work has been published in scholarly journals such as Arab Media & Society, and Communication, Culture, & Critique, and Global Media Journal and presented in international academic conferences.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., International Communication, The University of Texas at Austin
M.F.A., Film and Electronic Media, American University
B.A.. Public Administration, American University of Beirut
COURSES TAUGHT AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE
Undergraduate
COM 10100: Introduction to Communication
COM 11400: Fundamentals of Speech Communication
COM 20300: Communication Theories
COM 23800: Media, Culture, Society
COM 24800: Introduction to Media Criticism/Analysis
COM 25000: Mass Communication and Society
COM 32700: International Communication
COM 32900: History of Mass Media
COM 33000: Theories of Mass Communication
COM 33100: Audio Production
COM 40400: Global Media
COM 42200: Women, Men, and Media
COM 44800: Applied Mass Media Research
COM 47500: Identity in Film
WOST 22500: Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Pop Culture
Graduate
COM 500: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Communication
COM 531: Special Topics in Communication
COM 548 Current Trends in Mass Communication Research
COM 584: Historical/Critical Research in Communication