Andrea B. Hollingshead is Professor of Communication in the Annenberg School of Communication and has a joint appointment in the Marshall School of Business. She is also Faculty Chair of the Communication Management Master’s Program and a member of the Annenberg Games Research Group.

Professor Hollingshead joined USC Annenberg in 2005 after serving on the faculty at the University of Illinois for 12 years, where she was an award winning teacher and researcher. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Illinois. Prior to graduate school, Professor Hollingshead worked in marketing research and advertising.

Professor Hollingshead’s research investigates how groups collaborate, and create community using communication technologies. She has had extensive support from the National Science Foundation for her research. Her publications include two books: Theories of Small Groups: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (2005, co-edited with Marshall Scott Poole) and Groups Interacting with Technology (1994, with Joseph E. McGrath). Her articles have appeared in top-tier journals in the fields of communication, psychology and management. She is a sought-after speaker, and has given more than 50 invited presentations about her research at major universities around the world.

CMGT 536 – Leadership and Teams (PDF syllabus)
CMGT 541 – Integrated Communication Systems (PDF syllabus)