Awais Saleem

Assistant Professor
Office: Communication Building 100P
Phone: 409-880-8161
Email: sawais@lamar.edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Communication Theory and Research, Florida State University
• M.Phil. in Mass Communication, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
• M.A. in Development Journalism, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
• B.A. in Journalism, Islamia University, Pakistan

Awais Saleem worked as a print and broadcast journalist for more than a decade. During this time, he remained associated with mainstream media organizations in Pakistan, India and the United States. His research interests are political communication, social media and emerging technologies, political economy of media and agenda-setting. He teaches broadcasting writing and production courses.