John Parrish-Sprowl

John Parrish-Sprowl PhD currently serves as the Director of the Global Health Communication Center (GHCC) of the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts as well as Professor of Communication Studies and adjunct professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Prior to this position, he was the Chair of the Department of Communication Studies. In addition, he is a member of both the University College and the Russian and Eastern Europe Institute faculties of Indiana University. He is a member of the One Health Action Collaborative of the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and has been elected to the legislative Assembly of the National Communication Association, twice as Chair of the Applied Communication Division.

An award-winning educator and consultant, Dr. Parrish-Sprowl is known for his international applied communication research and project consultancies. He has been honored with awards from his current and past universities, as well as universities in Poland, along with several other organizations He has presented numerous papers and published several articles and book chapters, including many in award winning volumes, as well as edited books. Within the past few years has worked with WHO in the areas of risk communication, radiation emergency response guidelines, and the development of communication capacity related to influenza vaccine production and uptake and served as a member of WHO Roster of Experts in Social and Behavioral Change.