Corey Jay Liberman
Corey Liberman, Ph.D.
Title
Professor of Communication and Media Arts and Director of Learning AssessmentDepartment
Communication and Media ArtsPhone
212-517-0632About
Corey studies the way that individuals use communication in order to produce desired effects within the interpersonal, group, organizational, and health realms. Although his scholarly interests seem to change rather often, he is currently involved in several projects that examine how organizations seem to manage crises and communicate risks to their key stakeholders. He recently published a book called Risk and Crisis Communication: Communicating in a Disruptive Age, highlighting both the possibilities and [potential] obstacles associated with risk and crisis communication within a myriad of different organizations and from a multitude of different perspectives, and a book called Casing Nonverbal Communication, a collection of 26 different case studies highlighting the role of nonverbal communication in the interpersonal, group, mediated, health, political, and instructional worlds. His favorite courses to teach at Marymount Manhattan College are Principles and Theories of Communication, Public Relations and Strategic Communication, Small Group Communication, and Persuasion. When he is not teaching or writing, Corey loves to spend time with his family (especially his two children, Hailey and Bradley), watch sports (desperately hoping that the New York Giants and the New York Mets might be able to make the playoffs each year), watch a daily episode of his favorite television show of all time (The Sopranos), and re-read any and all book(s) written by Malcolm Gladwell. He has published seven books, including:
Casing Nonverbal Communication (2021)
Casing Mediated Communication (2021)
Risk and Crisis Communication: Communicating in a Disruptive Age (2020)
Casing Communication Theory (2019)
Casing Crisis and Risk Communication (2017)
Casing Persuasive Communication (2013)
Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success (2nd Ed) (2012)
Degree(s)
B.A., University of Delaware
M.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Recent Work
Recent/Forthcoming Publications:
Liberman, C. J., & Avtgis, T. A. (Forthcoming). Communication case stories for allied health professionals. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Avtgis, T. A., & Liberman, C. J. (2026). Let’s go fly a kite: The importance of maintaining independent mindedness during incarceration. In. E. M. Glowacki’s (Ed.), Mental health case studies with implications for communication (pp. 67-79). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.
Liberman, C. J. (2026). Concord through Discord: Understanding the Fortnite online gaming community through the lens of Hecht’s (1993) Communication Theory of Identity. In K. Glenister Robert’s and J. Nichols-Pethick’s (Eds.), Communication Theory and Gen Z popular culture: Essays and applications (pp. 197-204). New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Liberman, C. J. (2025). Has artificial intelligence helped or hindered small group decision-making? The Influence of ChatGPT on group activity success. Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association, 4, 1-3.
Liberman, C. J. (2023). Making intraorganizational communication public knowledge: A pedagogical approach to public relations and crisis management. Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association, 8, 1-3.
Research
Persuasive Communication
Crisis Communication
Risk Communication
Organizational Communication
Mediated Communication
Teaching
Comm 104 - Interpersonal Communication
Comm 107 - Principles and Theories of Communication
Comm 218 - Public Relations and Strategic Communication
Comm 250 - Organizational Communication
Comm 308 - Communication and Social Networks
Comm 314 - Persuasion
Comm 331 - Small Group Communication
Comm 450 - Research Seminar
Office Hours
Corey will have office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays (from 2:30-3:30pm) during the Spring 2026 semester.