Dr. Chris Chinwe Ulasi is Professor and Chair of the Radio Television and Film (RTF) department and the Coordinator for the Entertainment and Recording Industry Management program, in the School of Communication. Dr. Ulasi has been a professional communicator, scholar, and researcher for over twenty-eight years. He is a screenwriter, producer, and poet. From 1993-1996 he was journal editor and book editor of the Journal of Nigerian Affairs (formerly CONPO REVIEW). He is the Executive Editor of USAfrica, a community newspaper, and The Black Business Journal, both based in Houston. Dr. Ulasi has published scholarly articles, book chapters, and presented papers at numerous conferences. He has been a consultant on International Communication and Development for the International Education Foundation in Austin, Texas. Since 1988, he has taught courses in media, culture, and society, international communication, screenwriting, film theory, media aesthetics, and media criticism at Texas Southern University’s School of Communication. Ulasi holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communications, an MA in Telecommunication Policy and Administration, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in International Communications. Dr. Ulasi has also served as a Graduate Studies Advisor in the School of Communication.