Adedayo (Dayo) Abah

Abah teaches courses on communications law, news media, crisis communication, and international communication. Her research areas include online anonymous speech, international defamation law, copyright issues, Nollywood in African cinema, women and Nollywood, religion and the media, and immigrant media use.

Adedayo 'Dayo' Abah

Adedayo (Dayo) Abah

Provost Faculty Fellow and Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 2004
  • M.S. Texas Christian University, 1996
  • M.T.S. Southern Methodist University, 1994
  • B.A. University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, 1989

Research

  • Online anonymous speech
  • International defamation law
  • Copyright issues
  • Nollywood in African cinema
  • Women and Nollywood
  • Religion and the media
  • Immigrant media use

Teaching

  • Communications Law
  • Introduction to the news media
  • Crisis Communication
  • International Communication

Selected Publications