PhD — Howard University
MA — Columbia University
BA— The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Aisha Powell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Strategic Communication at Morgan State University. She teaches several fundamental courses including strategic writing, event planning and introduction to advertising. Her recent publications can be found in New Media and Society, Text and Performance Quarterly, the Journal of Fandom Studies, the Journal of African American Studies, and the Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, respectively.

Before joining academia, Dr. Powell was a journalist, reporting on underrepresented communities; her journalistic work can be found in Forbes Media, the Miami Herald, the Journal News and the Haitian Times. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Powell supports communication scholarship and service as the Chair for the National Communication Association’s Black Caucus; the Award Coordinator for the Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association; and the Web Master for the New York State Communication Association.

Dr. Powell is a Fulbright Scholar with research interests that explore fandoms, health communication, media representations and new media technology. Her upcoming manuscript will focus on women from the Harlem Renaissance who traveled to Russia in 1932 and their experiences.  She is also one of the faculty advisors for Morgan State's student-run newspaper, the Spokesman, primarily leading the social media and advertising for the newspaper.

Dr. Powell earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Innovative Entrepreneurship from the Pennsylvania State University; her Master of Science from the Columbia Journalism School; and her Doctorate of Philosophy from Howard University’s Department of Communication Culture and Media Studies.