Dr. Sorin Nastasia, Associate Professor and ACS Director of Internships
Director, International Studies Program
Education
Ph.D., Communication and Public Discourse, University of North Dakota, 2010
M.A., Public Relations, National University for Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania, 2003
M.A., Management of International Transactions, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, 1999
M.A., American Cultural Studies, University of Bucharest, Romania, June 1997
B.A., Philology, University of Bucharest, Romania, June 1995
Research Focus Areas
International and global public relations
Information warfare
Responses of various communities and groups to disasters and crises
Visual communication
Public portrayals of underprivileged populations
Teaching Focus Areas
Public relations (strategic communication, reputation management, nonprofit PR, social justice advocacy and PR)
International and intercultural communication
Political communication
Ethics in communication
Awards
Honoree, Phi Kappa Phi, 2018
Faculty Fellow of the Year, Housing Office, SIUE, 2017
Top Paper Awards, various divisions, National Communication Association, 2016, 2015, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Honoree (second place), Grunig Dissertation Award, International Communication Association, 2012
About Sorin
Sorin Nastasia is originally from Romania in Eastern Europe. His professional experiences include working as a strategic communication counselor in Romanian government agencies handling intergovernmental relationships with different nations, in a publishing house, as well as in university settings. His strategic communication activities typically include production of brochures and booklets, awareness campaigns and event organizing, as well as social media engagement. Dr. Nastasia has taken student groups in study abroad trips to Romania, Hungary, France, and Germany. He has recently co-edited two special issues on crisis communication aspects during the war in Ukraine for ESSACHESS: Journal of Communication Studies. At SIUE, he served as the President of the Faculty Senate and is currently the President of the College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Congress at SIUE. Dr. Nastasia is also the newsletter editor of the Media Ethics Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Together with his wife Diana and their daughters Daria and Alexia who are college students, Sorin enjoys traveling around the world, watching historical movies, listening to traditional music from various countries, and swimming.
