Igor Ristić

At Johns Hopkins, Igor Ristić is a lecturer for the MA in Communication program.

Ristić also is a public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Previously, he worked in public affairs at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. He joined the federal government in 2020 as a Presidential Management Fellow. Prior to beginning his federal career, Ristić taught communication courses at Oregon State University, the University of Kansas, Haskell Indian Nations University, and Northern Kentucky University. He has taught public speaking, public relations, interviewing, intercultural communication, organizational communication, small group problem-solving, interpersonal communication, and communication theory. His writing has been published in scholarly journals and textbooks.

Ristić earned a Bachelor of Arts in communication, with minors in electronic media/broadcasting and international studies, and a Master of Arts in communication from Northern Kentucky University. His MA specialties were in computer-mediated communication, interpersonal communication, and communication teaching. He earned his PhD in communication from the University of Kansas, with a focus on intercultural communication.