Dr Nancy Snow

Nancy Snow is an opinion writer, public speaker, author, and global visiting distinguished professor.  She is the lead author of the eighth edition of Propaganda and Persuasion (Sage, 2025), her 16th book, released in August 2024. Currently, she is working on Battleship Diplomat: The Enduring Soul of the Mighty Mo for the Naval Institute Press, a history of the USS Missouri in a public diplomacy context. This project pays tribute to her father, BB-63 Naval Ensign Victor Donald Snow, Sr. (Rice/MIT).

A Professor of Communications Emerita at California State University, Fullerton, Dr. Snow is a seasoned professional with a wealth of media and speaking experience in public diplomacy, strategic communications, and propaganda studies. Snow received her Ph.D. in International Relations from American University's School of International Service in Washington, D.C., ranked as a Top-10 IR program worldwide. Snow resides part-time in Tokyo, Japan, as an Adjunct Fellow at the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS), Temple University Japan, and a Senior Advisor at global PR firm Kreab's Tokyo office. She serves as Strategic Communications Director at the International Security Industry Council of Japan and advises the OIST Foundation. Her editorial contributions include serving on the board of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence journal, Defence Strategic Communications. In 2024, she was appointed Senior Fellow at the Sympodium Institute for Strategic Communications.