Editorial board

JGPCM pairs an academic editorial board, which handles manuscripts and makes publication decisions, with a practitioner advisory board drawn from law, journalism, technology, and psychology.

Editor-in-Chief

  • Ryan J. Gautreaux ORCID
    University of West Georgia
    Carrollton, Georgia, USA

Managing Editor

  • Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim
    Kaduna Polytechnic
    Kaduna, Nigeria

Editorial Board

Academic researchers who review, advise on manuscripts in their areas, and help set editorial policy.

  • Bobbi Otis
    University of West Georgia
    Carrollton, Georgia, USA
  • Patrick Clinton
    University of West Georgia
    Carrollton, Georgia, USA
  • Davia Lassiter
    University of West Georgia
    Carrollton, Georgia, USA
  • Tyler Adams
    American University in the Emirates (retired)
    Humanities, United Arab Emirates
  • Musa Yunusa Oshafu
    Kaduna Polytechnic
    Humanities, Kaduna, Nigeria
  • Trina Chakraborti
    Visva-Bharati University
    Humanities, West Bengal, India
  • Joel Brene
    Georgia State University
    Humanities, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Practitioner Advisory Board

Professionals who advise on scope and relevance, review practice notes alongside an academic reviewer, and connect the journal with practitioner authors. Advisory board members do not make decisions on manuscripts.

  • Kiran Mehta
    Attorney, public defender
    Media and communication law, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Lanie Lee Cook
    NewsNation
    Journalism, New York, USA
  • Lisa Su
    Machine learning engineer, EvolutionIQ
    Artificial intelligence, New York, USA
  • George Germany
    Psychologist (retired), Lafayette Psychology Center (retired)
    Psychology, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
  • Terricia Soyombo
    Public relations, Laphroaig, Suntory Global Spirits
    Corporate communication and public relations, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Olatunde Soyombo
    Marketing
    Marketing and journalism, Louisiana, USA

How the boards work

Every research manuscript is handled by the Editor-in-Chief, the Managing Editor, or an Associate Editor with no conflict of interest in it. Decisions rest with that editor, informed by at least two independent reviews. Board members who submit their own work are excluded from every stage of its handling; see the peer review policy.

Board members serve as volunteers and are listed here with their consent. Interested in reviewing? Join the reviewer pool.