Raphael Mazzone (Ph.D., 2017, George Mason University) is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Communication and is the Director of the Oral Communication Center. He teaches courses in strategic communication, organizational communication, public relations, media theory, and intercultural communication. His research focuses on the intersection between information and communication, specifically around role negotiation and identity. An Alumnus of Maryland’s iSchool (MLS, 2006), Raphael has worked for the National Archives and Records Administration and the Associated Press.