Category Archives: Former Faculty

Mary D’Ambrosio

Mary D’Ambrosio
[caption id="attachment_2327" align="alignleft" width="259"] Mary D'Ambrosio[/caption] Mary D'Ambrosio (Bologna, Italy Director) is an assistant professor of journalism at Central Connecticut State University, and previously taught at New York and Columbia universities. A writer specializing in international issues, she has reported from the U.K., Turkey, Italy and Latin America. She served as an editor at Global…
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Ashley Colburn

Ashley Colburn
[caption id="attachment_2953" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ashley Colburn[/caption] Ashley Colburn began her career as a host, producer, and writer for Wealth TV in 2009. She produced her first travel show ”WOW Croatia!” which was awarded Croatia’s Golden Pen award (Best U.S. media) and won an Emmy in 2010. Following her success with the Croatia show, Colburn created…
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Curt Chandler

Curt Chandler
[caption id="attachment_2941" align="alignleft" width="300"] Curt Chandler[/caption] Curt Chandler died on January 31, 2022. Chandler taught multimedia reporting and entrepreneurial journalism at Penn State University. In 2017 he was the multimedia coach for ieiMedia’s Oslo Rocks! music reporting program in Norway. He had more than 25 years of industry experience as a visual journalist, writer, editor…
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James Carviou

James Carviou
[caption id="attachment_2934" align="alignleft" width="300"] James Carviou[/caption] James Carviou is an assistant professor of convergent journalism and public relations in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Missouri Western State University. He serves as the adviser for the Griffon Yearbook. Carviou has a multi-faceted background in journalism education that bridges the gap between the academy and…
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