Peter J. Schulz is Professor of Communication Theory and Health Communication at the University of Lugano and Director of the Institute for Communication and Health there.

Peter Schulz is one of the leading researchers in the field of health communication. Recently, his research has focused on questions of consumer health, argumentation in health communication and cultural factors of health. He has published over 60 scientific journal articles and nine books. His most recent publications include the four-volume work "Theories of Communication" (London 2010) of which he is the editor.

Peter J. Schulz will be a guest at the CAS in June 2012 upon invitation from Prof. Hans-Bernd Brosius.