Dr. Alan B. Albarran, Director




				DR. ALAN B. ALBARRAN DIRECTOR Ph. D. The Ohio State University, M. A., B.A. Marshall University. Dr. Albarran's research and teaching interests are in the management and economics of the communication industries. He serves as editor of the International Journal on Media Management, the former editor of the Journal of Media Economics (1997-2005) and is the author of seven books: Handbook of Media Management and Economics; Management of Electronic Media; Media Economics: Understanding Markets, Industries and Concepts; Global Media Economics, Understanding the Web: Social, Political and Economic Dimensions of the Internet; The Radio Broadcasting Industry, and Time and Media Markets. Dr. Albarran has given workshops and lectures in several countries including Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Mexico, Portugal, China, Taiwan, and Russia. Dr. Albarran is a Fulbright Senior Specialist, having taught at Moscow State University in Summer 2006, and is also the 2006 recipient of the Toulouse Scholar Award at UNT. His professional experience includes work at six radio and two television stations, as well as industry consulting. He previously served as a professor at Sam Houston State University and Southern Methodist University.