FRITZ CROPP directs a diverse array of international programs at the Missouri School of Journalism, where he also is an associate professor of advertising. He has managed several large grants from the U.S. Department of State aimed at building journalism education programs around the world, including the Bringing the Missouri Method to Moscow State University and the Giving Voice to Democracy: Building a Graduate Journalism Program in Moldova programs.

Cropp works with graduate students from more than 25 countries. He has developed and implemented a variety of short-term training programs for journalists and educators, both in their native countries and at the School. Cropp oversees academic programs for more than 20 visiting professionals and scholars on an annual basis.

Cropp taught in the public relations sequence at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University prior to joining the Missouri School of Journalism faculty in 1998. He earned his doctorate degree at the Missouri School of Journalism two years earlier, with a dissertation that explored perceptions of advertising among advertising executives in Japan. Cropp’s master’s project, completed at California State University, Fullerton, examined perceptions of public relations practitioners among newspaper journalists.

Selected Publications

Refereed Paper Presentations

• Saleem Alhabash, Anastasia Komarova and Fritz Cropp. “International Students and the American Presidential Election ’08: Media Influence on Political Interest, Participation, Attitudes, Efficacy and Trust,” International Association for Media Communication and Research Conference, Mexico City, July 2009.
• Chunxiao Li, Fritz Cropp and Yan Jin. “Identifying Key Influencers of Chinese PR Professionals’ Strategic Conflict Management Practice: A National Survey on 86 Contingent Factors in Chinese Context.” International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, March 10-13, 2010.
• Anastasia Kononova, Saleem Alhabash and Fritz Cropp. “Effects of International Stories, Previous Knowledge, and Credibility on Images of Foreign Nations: An Image Theory Perspective.” International Communication Association conference (Singapore), June 2010.