About Us: Master of Communication - Digital Media : University of Washington

About US

Program Director

Dr. Tuen-yu Lau, Director
An expert in international media management, Dr. Lau's dual career in academia and industry has spanned 20 plus years. He has held professorship and conducted research at Stanford, UCLA, and Purdue, as well as in Hong Kong, and held fellowships at the American Press Institute, the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, and the International Radio and Television Society.

Dr. Lau was a senior advisor responsible for the launching of a new digital TV network, Indosiar Visual Mandiri, in Indonesia in the 1990s, now a market leader in the world's fourth most populous nation. In 1999, he managed a listed hi-tech company in Hong Kong that has a focus on the Internet, new media and telecom in Greater China and Silicon Valley.

Dr. Lau has a Ph.D. from Michigan State University (1991), an M.A. in communication from Stanford University (1982), and a B.A. in journalism and communication from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1978).

Other Faculty

Kathy E. Gill, Senior Lecturer
An expert in information design and web site usability, Professor Gill's experience encompasses both business and academia. She has consulted on web projects at Boeing, AT&T Wireless, Microsoft, and SAFECO. She has been teaching digital media subjects at Seattle area colleges and universities since 1998, focusing on user experience and digital storytelling; she is also a universal access advocate. Prior to making the transition to digital media in 1994, she worked in public affairs in the forest products and agricultural sectors in Washington, Oregon, and the Northeast.

She has a Master's degree in agricultural economics from Virginia Tech (1979) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Georgia (1977). She spends weekends teaching novices how to ride motorcycles.

Other instructors include members of the Department of Communication facultysupplemented by guest presentations from experienced professionals in digital media.

More Information

Additional information about the program -- from courses to application requirements -- is available atmcdm.com.washington.edu