ABOUT PROFESSOR ULASI
A Life in Scholarship, Storytelling & Public Engagement
Professor Chris Chinwe Ulasi, Ph.D. is a scholar, educator, filmmaker, poet, writer, and cultural practitioner whose work brings together media, communication, creativity, education, and community engagement.
THE SCHOLAR
A Career Built on Knowledge, Communication & Creativity
Scholarship • Education • Communication • Creativity
Professor Chris Chinwe Ulasi, Ph.D. has built a distinguished career at the intersection of media, communication, education, and creative expression.
His academic journey has been shaped by a sustained interest in the ways communication influences people, institutions, culture, and society. At Texas Southern University, he has spent decades teaching, conducting research, mentoring students, and providing academic leadership within the fields of media and communication.
His work in higher education has extended beyond the classroom. Through research, publications, presentations, professional engagements, and mentorship, Professor Ulasi has contributed to conversations surrounding media, journalism, international communication, technology, culture, and society.
Alongside his academic career, he has maintained a lifelong commitment to storytelling and creative expression. His work as a filmmaker, producer, co-director, screenwriter, and poet reflects an interest in the human experience and in the ability of stories to explore identity, memory, culture, conflict, and social realities.
His engagement also extends into writing, journalism, cultural production, and community life. Through essays, Op-Eds, editorial work, cultural initiatives, festivals, conferences, and public engagement, he continues to create connections between scholarship, creativity, communication, and the communities he serves.
Across these different areas of practice, Professor Ulasi’s work is connected by a continuing belief in the power of knowledge, communication, and storytelling to educate, connect, preserve memory, and inspire meaningful engagement.
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
International Communications
University of Texas at Austin
ACADEMIC HOME
Texas Southern University
School of Communication
Department of Radio, Television & Film
PRACTICE
Scholar • Filmmaker • Poet
Writer • Editor • Cultural Practitioner
A CAREER IN MOTION
Many Chapters. One Continuing Journey.
Professor Ulasi’s journey has never been confined to a single discipline. His career has developed across scholarship, storytelling, media, writing, culture, and community — with each chapter informing the next.
SCHOLARSHIP
Knowledge, Research & Education
Professor Ulasi’s academic career spans decades of teaching, research, mentorship, and leadership in media and communication. His work reflects a continuing interest in the relationship between communication, technology, culture, journalism, and society.
At Texas Southern University, his work has extended across the classroom, academic leadership, research, professional engagement, and the development of future media and communication professionals.
FILM & STORYTELLING
From Classroom to Screen
Film has provided another language through which Professor Ulasi explores people, culture, conflict, identity, and human experience.
His creative work includes filmmaking, production, co-direction, screenwriting, and visual storytelling, bringing together his academic understanding of communication with a lifelong interest in the moving image.
WRITING & MEDIA
Ideas in the Public Sphere
Professor Ulasi’s engagement with writing and journalism extends his scholarly and creative interests into public discourse. Through essays, Op-Eds, articles, and editorial work, he engages questions surrounding media, society, culture, governance, and public life.
He is also a Co-Founder and Editor of The West African Pilot News, contributing to a platform that provides space for commentary, journalism, ideas, and contemporary public conversations.
CULTURE & COMMUNITY
Connecting People Through Culture
Beyond academia and creative production, Professor Ulasi has remained actively engaged in cultural and community initiatives.
His work in festivals, conferences, public programs, and community engagement reflects a commitment to connecting people through culture, communication, shared experience, and collective memory.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Scholarship Meets Creativity
Professor Ulasi’s work extends beyond the traditional boundaries of academia. Through film, poetry, cultural production, public engagement, and creative expression, he connects scholarship with the lived experiences of people and communities.
His creative and professional practice reflects a continuing belief that knowledge becomes more meaningful when it can inform, communicate, preserve culture, and contribute to society.
— FILM & MEDIA
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— POETRY & WRITING
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— CULTURE & COMMUNITY
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— PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
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LEGACY & IMPACT
A Life of Knowledge, Creativity & Service
Throughout his career, Professor Chris Chinwe Ulasi has sought to create meaningful connections between education, communication, cultural identity, and community.
His work reflects a commitment to developing people, encouraging dialogue, preserving cultural expression, and creating opportunities for them to learn, collaborate, and contribute. Whether through teaching, academic leadership, filmmaking, writing, or cultural initiatives, his work remains grounded in a belief that knowledge and creativity should have a meaningful impact on society.
For Professor Ulasi, a lasting legacy is not measured only by positions held or accomplishments recorded, but by the people he has taught, mentored, encouraged, and contributed to along the way.
EDUCATION & MENTORSHIP
Teaching, Leadership & Development
Through teaching, mentorship, and academic leadership, Professor Ulasi has contributed to the development of students and emerging professionals in media, communication, and related fields.
CULTURE & HERITAGE
Connecting Culture Across Generations
His community and cultural engagement includes initiatives such as IgboFest Houston, the Igbo Culture and Language Symposium, and the Ndi-Ichie Cultural Association.
MEDIA & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Communication Beyond the Classroom
His work in journalism, public communication, conferences, cultural programs, and professional engagement reflects a continuing interest in the relationship between media, society, and public life.
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Film, Poetry & Storytelling
Through film, poetry, writing, and visual storytelling, Professor Ulasi explores questions of identity, memory, culture, history, and human experience.