Biography

Nihar Sreepada (Ph.D., Texas Tech University) is an assistant professor of public relations (PR) at the Manship School of Mass Communication. After completing his master's degree in communication at Deakin University, Sreepada worked as head of events and PR across various sectors, including nonprofit, sports, and food and beverage, in Australia and India. As an international scholar, his research initially examined communication and identity in traditional contexts, such as political speeches and print journalism, and has since evolved to explore how identity is constructed through digital media and artificial intelligence (AI). His recent scholarship focuses primarily on AI and its implications across diverse contexts, including AI literacy, misinformation, political communication, and health communication.