Sam Chege Mwangi is an Assistant Professor at the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kansas State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina, a Master of Arts degree in development communication from the University of Iowa, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, in English Literature and Political Science. He has served as a resident fellow at the Kettering Foundation researching media and civic engagement. His research interests are in media and civic engagement, new media technologies, and development communication.