Trevor Parry-Giles is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland and the Executive Director at the National Communication Association. He is the author or co-author of several books including The Prime-Time Presidency: The West Wing and U.S. Nationalism (University of Illinois Press, 2006), The Character of Justice: Rhetoric, Law, and Politics in the Supreme Court Confirmation Process (Michigan State University Press, 2006), and Constructing Clinton: Hyperreality and Presidential Image Making in Postmodern Politics (Peter Lang, 2002). He is a recipient of the Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, the Diamond Anniversary Book Award from the National Communication Association, and the Everett Lee Hunt Award for Distinguished Scholarship from the Eastern Communication Association.
Dr. Parry-Giles has also produced political advertising for all levels of campaigns--from presidential campaigns to local initiative efforts. His work has received 12 Pollie awards from the American Association of Political Consultants.
Dr Parry-Giles has appeared in two documentary films and on the NBC Nightly News, the BBC, China Central Television, Maryland Public Television, and C-SPAN's Washington Journal. He's been quoted by the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, The London Times, Politico, and the Wall Street Journal, among others.
