Biographical Sketch

James A. Danowski, Ph.D. (Michigan State University, Communication, 1975) is an emeritus professor of communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a scientist specializing in information, communication, and technology research. He has developed software, supported by the National Science Foundation, for semantic network analysis of text from news, social media, email, and other sources, used by 11,000+ users. Currently, he is studying countries’ communication and financial networks, ideological polarization, digital authoritarianism, protests, and religiosity.

Google Scholar ranks him among the top 94% of communication researchers. Dr. Danowski has served on the faculties at the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 

In 1978, he founded the Communication and Technology Division of the International Communication Association, its largest, and served on the Board of Directors. He also was on the Board of Directors of the National Investor Relations Institute’s Education Foundation.

Dr. Danowski’s consulting has served a wide range of organizations, including IBM, AT&T, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, American Medical Association, Southern California Edison, California Dental Association, Easter Seal Society, University of Toledo, National Cancer Institute, Market Opinion Research, Sandy Corporation, Ruder Finn, and Edelman.