Abhinav Aima

Abhinav Aima worked as a newspaper journalist in India, and traveled to Kashmir and Lebanon during his graduate studies. He received a B.A. in Print Journalism from Delhi University, an M.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Montana, and is ABD (all but dissertation) in his Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Ohio University. His primary research interests are in the media coverage of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and South Asia. His professional development work has included a visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2009, to study how journalists cover the communal disruptions of the peace process. He advises the Penn State New Kensington student-run newspaper The Nittany Pride. He directs the Communications internships on campus, and is the Vice Head and Program Chair of the Internships and Careers Interest Group at AEJMC. He teaches journalism and communications courses at Penn State New Kensington.