Gabriele Balbi
ChairUSI Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland) | gabriele.balbi@usi.ch
Coordinates division strategy, conference activity, and member support.
Our Mission
Preserving communication scholarship as living history.
The board supports members, archival exchange, international collaboration, and rigorous historical research across communication and media studies.
Current Board
Division leadership
The ICA Communication History Division is led by an international management team of dedicated scholars committed to foster research into the historical dimensions of communication. Our leadership team represents a diverse range of institutional backgrounds and geographic perspectives, ensuring a global approach to the study of media and communication history.
Dominique Trudel
Vice ChairAudencia University (France) | dtrudel@audencia.com
Supports program planning and cross-division coordination.
Kathryn Montalbano
SecretaryUniversity of Kentucky (USA) | kathryn.montalbano@uky.edu
Maintains records, notices, and member communication.
Carlos Alberto Scolari
International LiaisonUniversitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain) | carlosalberto.scolari@upf.edu
Builds international visibility and archival collaboration.
Deborah Barcella
Student & Early Career RepresentativeUSI Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland) | deborah.barcella@usi.ch
Represents graduate and early-career member needs.
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Past Leadership
Since its founding as an interest group in 2006, the Division has grown thanks to the dedication of the members of our past management team.
Chair: Gabriele Balbi
Vice Chair: Dominique Trudel
Secretary: Rachel Grant
Student & Early Career Representative: Deborah Barcella
International Liaison: Carlos Alberto Scolari
Chair: Cristina Mislan
Vice Chair: Gabriele Balbi
Secretary: Rachel Grant
Student & Early Career Representative: Bernat Ivancsics
International Liaison: Nelson Ribeiro
Chair: Cristina Mislan
Vice Chair: Gabriele Balbi
Secretary: Rachel Grant
Student & Early Career Representative: Bernat Ivancsics
International Liaison: Nelson Ribeiro
Chair: Derek Vaillant
Vice Chair: Cristina Mislan
Secretary: Isah Nasidi
Student & Early Career Representative: Bernat Ivancsics
International Liaison: Gabriele Balbi
Chair: Derek Vaillant
Vice Chair: Cristina Mislan
Secretary: Isah Nasidi
Student & Early Career Representative: Jülide Etem
International Liaison: Gabriele Balbi
Chair: Nicole Maurantonio
Vice Chair: Derek Vaillant
Secretary: Travers Scott
Student & Early Career Representative: Jülide Etem
International Liaison: Gabriele Balbi
Chair: Nicole Maurantonio
Vice Chair: Derek Vaillant
Secretary: Lars Lundgren
International Liaison: Dominique Trudel
Chair: David Park
Vice Chair: Nicole Maurantonio
Secretary: Lars Lundgren
Student Representative: Samantha Oliver
International Liaison: Dominique Trudel
Chair: David Park
Vice Chair: Nicole Maurantonio
Secretary: Lars Lundgren
International Liaison: Dominique Trudel
Chair: Richard Popp
Vice Chair: Dave Park
Early Career Representative: Dominique Trudel
Chair: Richard Popp
Vice Chair: Dave Park
Early Career Representative: Dominique Trudel
Chair: Philip Lodge
Vice Chair: Richard Popp
Early Career Representative: Dominique Trudel
Chair: Philip Lodge
Vice Chair: Richard Popp
Chair: Jeff Pooley
Vice Chair: Philip Lodge
Chair: Jeff Pooley
Vice Chair: Philip Lodge
Chair: David Park
Vice Chair: Jeff Pooley
Secretary: Stijn Reijnders
Chair: David Park
Vice Chair: Jeff Pooley
Chair: David Park
Vice Chair: Jefferson Pooley
Chair: David Park
Vice Chair: Jefferson Pooley