Priya Doshi Associate Dean for Faculty and Inclusive Excellence Deputy Provost and Dean of Faculty
- Additional Positions at AU
- Associate Dean of Faculty and Inclusive Excellence, Office of the Provost
- Member, President's Council on Diversity and Inclusion
- Degrees
- B.A. Vassar College
M.A. Columbia University School of International Affairs - Bio
-
Priya Lothe Doshi is Associate Dean of Faculty and Inclusive Excellence in American University's Office of the Provost. Working with the Dean of Faculty, Professor Doshi supports faculty affairs policies and practices with a focus on improving faculty hiring, mentorship, and sense of belonging. Key activities include implementation of search committee briefings on inclusive practices, holding faculty forums for the Provost's office, and working with key campus partners like the Faculty Senate leadership, School-level Associate Deans, and School-level Inclusion Leads. Ms. Doshi is a senior professorial lecturer in strategic communications She has 20 years of experience as a public relations practitioner creating and implementing strategic communications plans, conducting media relations, training spokespeople, and planning high profile events. She has spent most of her career working on communications initiatives for international policy issues for governments and non-profit organizations including the British and Swiss Embassies, the Meridian International Center, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Rights Working Group. She has also been an independent consultant working with her clients to develop messaging documents, write web articles and opinion editorials, and plan and implement the roll out of programs and projects. At American University, she has taught a number of courses in public relations and strategic communications including multicultural strategic communication, international strategic communication, communication theory, communication and society and public relations. As an university leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and Inclusive Excellence, she's responsible for collaborating across the university to ensure a more inclusive environment for students, faculty, and staff through programming, training and improved policies and procedures.
Ms. Doshi holds a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Vassar College.
- See Also
- Faculty Profile Video
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
AU Experts
Area of Expertise
Cross cultural communication, international PR, public diplomacy, multicultural communication, diversity, equity and inclusion in organizations (specifically higher education) and within the field of communication.
Additional Information
Priya Lothe Doshi is a professorial lecturer in strategic communications and Inclusion Officer for AU's School of Communication. She has 20 years of experience as a public relations practitioner creating and implementing strategic communications plans, conducting media relations, training spokespeople, and planning high profile events. She has spent most of her career working on communications initiatives for international policy issues for governments and non-profit organizations including the British and Swiss Embassies, the Meridian International Center, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Rights Working Group.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.