Mark J. Congdon Jr. is Associate Professor of Communication & Media within the School of Communication, Media, and the


Arts and Director of Workforce Learning Innovation at Sacred Heart University, USA. He is also a certified K-12 special education, speech communication, and social studies teacher. Mark's expertise is interdisciplinary, connecting the fields of strategic communication, community engagement, cultural studies, educational studies, and social entrepreneurship within a social justice framework.

Ahmet Atay is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
His research focuses on diasporic experiences and cultural identity formations; British and US soap operas, the usage of new media technologies in different settings; and the notion of home; representation of gender, sexuality, and ethnicity in media; queer and immigrant experiences in cyberspace, and critical communication pedagogies.

Ahmet Atay is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
His research focuses on diasporic experiences and cultural identity formations; British and US soap operas, the usage of new media technologies in different settings; and the notion of home; representation of gender, sexuality, and ethnicity in media; queer and immigrant experiences in cyberspace, and critical communication pedagogies.

Mark J. Congdon Jr. is Associate Professor of Communication & Media within the School of Communication, Media, and the


Arts and Director of Workforce Learning Innovation at Sacred Heart University, USA. He is also a certified K-12 special education, speech communication, and social studies teacher. Mark's expertise is interdisciplinary, connecting the fields of strategic communication, community engagement, cultural studies, educational studies, and social entrepreneurship within a social justice framework.