Professor of Journalism & Mass Communications ∙ Washington and Lee University
Dayo Abah is a professor and head of the department of Journalism and Mass Communications at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. She teaches courses in law and communications, news media and society, strategic communication, and global communication. Her research interests include the First Amendment, digital media and the law, women and the media in Africa, and media and pop culture in Africa. Her work has appeared in media and communications journals such as Communication, Culture & Critique, Media Culture & Society, Journal of Media Law and Ethics, International Communication Gazette, Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture, and edited books.
Fellowship Project: Dayo’s project aims to locate how one develops a DEI perspective as a leader rather than a leader with DEI initiatives and achieve organization DEI goals without alienating those with opposing viewpoints on the issue.