Areas of Expertise

sports media, sports comm, student-athlete academics tech

Nicole Kraft is an associate professor of clinical communication at The Ohio State University, where she teaches Media Writing and Editing, Sports Journalism, Sports Media Relations, Feature Writing and Media Law and Ethics.

She is director of Ohio State’s Sports & Society Initiative and a member of the Ohio State Athletics Council.

The author of “Always Get the name of the Dog: A Guide to Media Interviewing,” Nicole was honored in 2022 with Ohio State’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Journalism Educators of America’s Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award.

In 2015 Nicole was inducted as an Apple Distinguished Educator and in 2022 she was inducted into the Academy of Teaching.