Carol Winkler is Professor of Communication Studies and Lead for the Transcultural Conflict Initiative, an interdisciplinary research consortium of faculty and doctoral fellows, at Georgia State University. Her research examines how communication contributes to the causes of, and solutions to, violence in online and offline environments.
Kareem El Damanhoury is Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Denver's Media, Film, and Journalism Studies Department, faculty affiliate at the Center for Middle East Studies, and a broadcast journalist. His research examines how mainstream media, state actors, militant groups, and counter-messaging strategists use multimodal media products to further their mission and achieve their respective goals.