Anne M. Nicotera (PhD, Ohio University) is Professor of Communication at George Mason University, USA. Her research, grounded in a constitutive perspective, focuses on intractable conflict, race and gender, and aggressive communication, with particular interest in healthcare organizations, postcolonial approaches, and anti-racism. Her research has been published in numerous communication and health-related journals, as well as in six books and numerous chapters. Her applied work focuses on designing and delivering organizational communication-based management and leadership training. She is the organizer for the biennial D.C. Health Communication (DCHC) Conference.