Michael Stohl, Professor of Communication, Appointed Director of the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies Program

Professor Michael Stohl has been appointed as the new Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies.Trained as a political scientist, Professor Stohl has been a member of our Department of Communication since 2002. A faculty affiliate of the Global and International Studies Program and the Department of Political Science, Professor Stohl has a long and distinguished career focused on global and international studies. His scholarly research on terrorism, failed states, and human rights is highly acclaimed and well cited. In 2008 (with Cynthia Stohl) he was awarded the International Communication Association's Outstanding Article Award for "Networks of Terror: Theoretical Assumptions and Pragmatic Consequences" published in /Communication Theory/. He is also a seasoned administrator, having served as Dean of International Programs at Purdue University (1992-2001), Chair of the UCSB Department of Communication (2004-2010) and currently as Chair of the Council on Planning and Budget.