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Nader Dagher

Nader Dagher

Assistant Professor

Communication

“I believe students can find information on their own. So, our new role in higher education is beyond telling them what we know. It is to facilitate their learning through critical thinking, experimentation, and pushing the limits of knowledge to new levels.” What excites you most about being part of the Austin Peay community?

  • Ph.D. in Mass Communication - University of Florida

  • M.Sc. in Mass Communication - University of Wisconsin-UW

  • B.A in Journalism and Political Science - Birzeit University

Nader's professional background includes senior positions at international organizations, such as non-profits, cultural and educational development agencies, and the United Nations refugee agency. Nader actively participates in the academic community as a member of the Public Interest Communication Academic Network and various communication associations.

Specializing in political communication, he employs critical discourse analysis to examine communication in a colonial context, with a focus on activism, solidarity, and social movements worldwide.

  • Dagher, Nader (2025). From the belly of the beast: a critical discourse analysis of solidarity and media activism for Palestine in the U.S. from a colonial lens. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.14753.06244 (Doctoral dissertation).

  • Dagher, N. (2023). The Digital Public Sphere and the Opportunity for Global Democratic  Transformation. In M. Abdulhgani & S. Al-Hawari (Eds.), Digital Media: Theoretical Foundation, Practice and Limits (pp. 187–210). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377895335_The_Digital_Public_Sphere_and_the_Opportunity_for_Global_Democratic_Transformation

  • Shaughnessy, B., Albishri, O., Arceneaux, P., Dagher, N., Kiousis, S. (2023). Morality on the Ballot: Strategic Issue Salience and Affective Moral Intuitions in the 2020 US Presidential Election. Journal of Communication Management, 27(1). DOI: 10.1108/JCOM-01-2023-0006

Conference papers:

  • Dagher, N., Al-Ahmad, H., Lynn, B., Kiousis, S. (2023). Online Activism, Trust, and Issue Salience Among Palestinian University Students.  Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication.

  • Dagher, N. (2025). Disrupting the Colonial Narrative: A Comparative Critical Discourse Analysis of The  October 7 Coverage in American Media.