Research Staff

Cindy Martinez

Research Associate Cindy Martinez is the director of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Services for the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. She attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona earning a B.S. in Biology. She then went on to receive a Masters of Education in Post-Secondary Administration and Student Affairs at...

Erin Kamler

Research Associate Erin Kamler is a Research Associate at the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. She is an award-winning playwright and composer whose interest in public diplomacy began when she studied in Thailand as an AFS exchange student. Erin has conducted research at the Development Education Programme for Daughters...

Genet Berhane

Law Fellow Genet Berhane, a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School, joined CCLP as a Law Fellow in January 2011. While at Vanderbilt, she served as editor-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Genet, a Gates Millennium Scholar, earned her BFA in Film & Television Production and her MA...

Kelsey Browne

Research Associate, Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership Kelsey Browne is a project specialist for the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. She graduated summa cum laude from USC in 2007 with a double degree in broadcast journalism and international relations, and a minor in French. Highlights of her undergraduate...

Mark Latonero

Director of Research and Instruction Mark Latonero is the Director of Research and Instruction at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Latonero investigates the impact of emerging media and technology on social change; from the impact of the internet on music, to social media and emergency management,...

Zhaleh Boyd

Research Fellow Zhaleh Boyd is a Research Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. She works primarily on the Technology & TIP project, focusing on effective service delivery and building sustainable public-private partnerships for anti-trafficking initiatives. Zhaleh completed her BA in English at Clark Atlanta University...

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