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Robert A. Agunga

Associate Professor
School of Journalism & Communication and
African-American and African Studies

Education

  • Ph. D., Mass Communication, Master's in Development Communication
  • B.Sc in Journalism, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa
  • Associate Degree (Diploma) in Extension Education and Farm Management, University of Science and Technology, Ghana
  • Certificate in Agriculture, Kwadaso Agricultural College, Ghana

Teaching Experience

  • AGR COMM 840 Communication Theories, Methods, Uses and Origins
  • AGR COMM 790 Communication and Third World Development
  • AGR COMM 510 Strategic Communication Campaigns
  • AGR COMM 590 Senior Seminar in Agricultural communication
  • AGR COMM 500 Magazine Writing and Production

Area of Research

  • Strategic communication for development, change and social transformation
  • Institution and capacity building, communication and empowerment, new media and distance learning
  • Extension communication/education for agricultural, rural and environmental development

Service

  • Active in the following professional organizations: Association of International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE); Association for Education and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
  • Society for International Development (SID), International Communication Association (ICA), African Council of Communicators in Education
  • Association for Communications Excellence
  • University Services include: serving on University Senate, University Faculty Council, Graduate School, Student Centered Learning Initiative, and Graduate and Undergraduate Committees.

Contact Information

E-Mail: agunga.1@osu.edu

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Robert A. Agunga

 

The Ohio State University