Basilio Monteiro, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Mass Communication, Director of the Institute for International Communication, and Chair of the Division of Mass Communication at St. John’s University, NY. His specialization is in the area of International Communication and Social Anthropology of Communication, and teaches Communication and Global Development, Media and Public Policy, Media and the Politics of Peacebuilding, Media and Human Rights, Media and Public Diplomacy, Ethics in Digital Ecology among other related subjects. His area of research, besides his academic area, covers ICT and the internationalization of human rights, education and social justice, social media in conflict zones, media and sustainable development goals, communication and theology, education in globalized economy, the role of humanities in information/knowledge economy