Instructor
José Carlos del Ama
RVAC 31712
(860) 832 3211
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Dr. José Carlos del Ama has an extended international experience in both the study and the practice of public relations. He completed his Ph.D. at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz (Germany) under the tutorship of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, the author of the renowned social-sciences best-seller The Spiral of Silence. Dr. del Ama also studied at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid (Spain), where he achieved his Master Degree in Communication. In addition to Public Relations, other emphases of Dr. del Ama’s scholarly activity are the study of public opinion in literature and philosophy, the social-psychological implications of the concept of honor and the value change research. During his extensive academic career, Dr. del Ama has published articles and books in three major European languages (German, English and Spanish) and has been regularly teaching at the Universidad de Navarra (Pamplona, Spain), the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (Germany), the University of Connecticut (U.S.A.) and the Central Connecticut State University (U.S.A.). Lately, Dr. del Ama has been working with several organizations in different European countries and the U.S.A. helping them design and implement online PR strategies.
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