Department of Communication Directory

Please click here for a one-page listing of contact information (rooms, phone extensions, office hours, and email addresses) of all Department faculty, graduate students, and staff. (Note: Some browsers may automatically download this spreadsheet, so you may find it in your download folder.)

See below for individual profiles (contact information as well as areas of study, About, Publications, CVs/resumes, and links to personal websites).


Name Area of Emphasis
Audrey Abeyta
Graduate Student
Computer-Mediated Communication, Communication Technology, New Media, Media Effects, Online Communities
Tamara Afifi
Professor
Family Communication and Interpersonal Communication, Divorce Processes, Information Regulation, Coping
Walid Afifi
Professor
Uncertainty and Information Management, Interpersonal and Relational Communication, Health Communication
M. Desiree Aldeis
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication, Information Regulation, Family Communication
Cynthia (Cia) Bates
Graduate Student
Media Effects, Persuasion
Melissa Bator
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication
Bruce Bimber
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Political Science
Samantha Coveleski
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication, Health Topics, Communication Theory
Emily Dahlen
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication
Courtney Davis
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Socialization/Assimilation Processes within Organizations, Organizational Identification, Mixed Methods and Longitudinal Research
Shardé Davis
Graduate Student
Interpersonal/Family Communication, Parent-Adolescent Communication Patterns within the Black Family
Theresa de los Santos
Graduate Student
Media Communication, Mass Media Effects, News Framing, the Role of Emotion in Processing Media Messages
Marko Dragojevic
Graduate Student
Language and Intergroup Communication, Accent, Politeness, Persuasion
Tania Dunson
Undergraduate Advisor
Andrew Flanagin
Professor
Communication and Information Technologies, Information Sharing and Evaluation, Collective Action Efforts
Michelle Fredrich
Financial Assistant
Noah Friedkin
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Sociology
Ryan Fuller
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Conflict and Negotiation, Media Industries, Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods
Bernadette Gailliard
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Race, Gender, Class, Identity Negotiation, Identification, Member Assimilation
Jessica Gasiorek
Graduate Student
Accommodation and Nonaccommodation, Social Cognition, Communication and Aging
Howard Giles
Professor
Intergenerational Communication, Aging and Communication Cross-Culturally, Successful Aging, Police-Civilian Interactions, Community-Oriented Policing, Intergroup Communication, Communication Accommodation, Ethnolinguistics, Language Attitudes
David L. Hamilton
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Stephanie Harris
Peer Advisor
Ethan Hartsell
Graduate Student
Media
Kenneth Harwood
Adjunct Professor
Ethics of Media, Media Economics, Media Awards such as The Emmy in Television, Economic Theories to Support Further Funding of Public Television in the United States
Ariel Hasell
Graduate Student
Media Communication
Mary Hilligoss
Administrative Assistant & Receptionist
Kristin Page Hocevar
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication and Communication Technology
Katherine (KK) Holland
Graduate Student
Collaboration, Online Issues Advocacy, Communication Policy and Law
Richard Huskey
Graduate Student
Media Neuroscience and Media Psychology
Anna Laura Jansma
Continuing Lecturer
Theory, Conflict Management, Gender, Internship Experience, Intentional Communities, Peace
Lauren Keblusek
Graduate Student
Persuasion, Media Effects
NJ Kittle
Business Officer
Lisa Leombruni
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Environmental Science Communication, Collective Action, Negotiation and Conflict Management
Debra Lieberman
Continuing Lecturer
Health Communication, Media and Children, Persuasion, Research and Design of Digital Games for Learning and Health, Processes of Learning and Behavior Change with Interactive Media
Daniel Linz
Professor
Communication and Law, Race, Media Effects, Social Psychology
Justin Lipp
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Social Network Analysis, Nongovernmental Organizations, Terrorism, New Technology
Diane M. Mackie
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Brenda Major
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
J. Michael Mangus
Graduate Student
Technology and Society, Identity, Privacy, Trust, and Power in Computer-Mediated Communication, Human-Computer Interaction
Alex Markov
Graduate Student
Information Seeking and Digital Media Credibility
Krista Martin
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Intersections of Gender and Sexuality in Constructions of Hegemony, Network and Stakeholder Analysis, Corporate Social Responsibility
Dana Mastro
Professor
Media and Stereotyping, Media Effects, Media and Race/Ethnicity, Content Analysis
Ryan Medders
Graduate Student
New Media Communication, Digital Credibility, Mass Media Effects, Political Communication
Anne Merrill
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication, Relational Communication, Information Regulation
Miriam Metzger
Professor
Media Effects, New Technologies, Communication Law
Anthony Mulac
Professor Emeritus
Interpersonal Communication, Quantitative Research, Language Studies
Charles Mullin
Continuing Lecturer
Media Law and Policy, Media Entertainment, Mass Media and Society
Dorothy Mullin
Continuing Lecturer
Communication and Law
Mass Media and Children
Quantitative Research Methods
Karen Myers
Associate Professor
Organizational Communication, Organizational Socialization/Assimilation, Vocational Anticipatory Socialization, Organizational Identification, Organizational Knowledge, Workplace Relationships, Workplace Emotions, Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)
Robin Nabi
Professor
Graduate Advisor
Persuasion, Emotion, Mass Media Effects, Health Communication
Susana Peinado
Graduate Student
Health and Risk Communication, Patient-Physician Communication, Social Determinants of Health
W. James Potter
Professor
Media Processes, Media Effects and Literacy, Media Theory and Methods
Samantha Powers
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Organizational Socialization/Assimilation, Organizational Identification, Organizational Knowledge, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Workplace Relationships, Legal Profession
Rebekah (Bekah) Pure
Graduate Student
Online Privacy, Credibility in a Social Media Environment, Reputation and Aggression Online, Communication Law
Linda Putnam
Professor
Chair
Organizational Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Labor Unions, Discourse and Organizations, Gender Studies in Organizations
Scott Reid
Associate Professor
Social and Evolutionary Psychology of Communication Within and Between Groups, Research Methods
Jennifer Reinus
Peer Advisor
Ronald E. Rice
Professor
Bibliometrics, Communication Networks, Diffusion of Innovations, Organizational Communication, Social Effects of New Media
Stephanie Robbins
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication and New Media
Becky Robinson
Graduate Student
Intergroup Communication, Political Correctness and Taboos, Image Management, Cultural Tolerance, Freedom of Speech
Katlyn Roggensack
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication
Christopher (Chris) Seaman
Graduate Student
First Amendment Law and Society, Sexually Oriented Media
David Seibold
Professor
Organizational Communication, Interpersonal Influence, Small Group Decision-Making, Innovation and Technology Management
Blair Siegal
Peer Advisor
Cynthia Stohl
Professor
Group Communication, Organizational Communication, Globalization and International Organizations, Networks, Collective Action
Michael Stohl
Professor
Globalization, International Organizations, Political Communication with Special Reference to Terrorism and Human Rights
Tricia Taylor
Graduate Program Assistant
Chan Le Thai
Graduate Student
Media Literacy, Health Communication, Media Effects
Kimberly Walsh
Graduate Student
Media Literacy, Media Effects, Media Violence/Bullying, Media Representations of Gender
Rene Weber
Associate Professor
Media Effects, Media Neuroscience, Research Methods and Statistics
Amber Westcott-Baker
Graduate Student
Persuasion, Health Communication, Media Enjoyment, Media Cognitive and Emotional Processes
John Wiemann
Professor Emeritus
Interpersonal and Nonverbal Behavior, University Development, Communicative Competence
Christian Yoder
Graduate Student
Motivations for creating and sharing content on the Web
Eric Zackrison
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication
Andrew (Jinguang) Zhang
Graduate Student
Intergroup and Media Communication
Don H. Zimmerman
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Sociology
Name Area of Emphasis
Tamara Afifi
Professor
Family Communication and Interpersonal Communication, Divorce Processes, Information Regulation, Coping
Walid Afifi
Professor
Uncertainty and Information Management, Interpersonal and Relational Communication, Health Communication
Bruce Bimber
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Political Science
Andrew Flanagin
Professor
Communication and Information Technologies, Information Sharing and Evaluation, Collective Action Efforts
Noah Friedkin
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Sociology
Howard Giles
Professor
Intergenerational Communication, Aging and Communication Cross-Culturally, Successful Aging, Police-Civilian Interactions, Community-Oriented Policing, Intergroup Communication, Communication Accommodation, Ethnolinguistics, Language Attitudes
David L. Hamilton
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Kenneth Harwood
Adjunct Professor
Ethics of Media, Media Economics, Media Awards such as The Emmy in Television, Economic Theories to Support Further Funding of Public Television in the United States
Anna Laura Jansma
Continuing Lecturer
Theory, Conflict Management, Gender, Internship Experience, Intentional Communities, Peace
Debra Lieberman
Continuing Lecturer
Health Communication, Media and Children, Persuasion, Research and Design of Digital Games for Learning and Health, Processes of Learning and Behavior Change with Interactive Media
Daniel Linz
Professor
Communication and Law, Race, Media Effects, Social Psychology
Diane M. Mackie
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Brenda Major
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Dana Mastro
Professor
Media and Stereotyping, Media Effects, Media and Race/Ethnicity, Content Analysis
Miriam Metzger
Professor
Media Effects, New Technologies, Communication Law
Anthony Mulac
Professor Emeritus
Interpersonal Communication, Quantitative Research, Language Studies
Charles Mullin
Continuing Lecturer
Media Law and Policy, Media Entertainment, Mass Media and Society
Dorothy Mullin
Continuing Lecturer
Communication and Law
Mass Media and Children
Quantitative Research Methods
Karen Myers
Associate Professor
Organizational Communication, Organizational Socialization/Assimilation, Vocational Anticipatory Socialization, Organizational Identification, Organizational Knowledge, Workplace Relationships, Workplace Emotions, Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)
Robin Nabi
Professor
Graduate Advisor
Persuasion, Emotion, Mass Media Effects, Health Communication
W. James Potter
Professor
Media Processes, Media Effects and Literacy, Media Theory and Methods
Linda Putnam
Professor
Chair
Organizational Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Labor Unions, Discourse and Organizations, Gender Studies in Organizations
Scott Reid
Associate Professor
Social and Evolutionary Psychology of Communication Within and Between Groups, Research Methods
Ronald E. Rice
Professor
Bibliometrics, Communication Networks, Diffusion of Innovations, Organizational Communication, Social Effects of New Media
David Seibold
Professor
Organizational Communication, Interpersonal Influence, Small Group Decision-Making, Innovation and Technology Management
Cynthia Stohl
Professor
Group Communication, Organizational Communication, Globalization and International Organizations, Networks, Collective Action
Michael Stohl
Professor
Globalization, International Organizations, Political Communication with Special Reference to Terrorism and Human Rights
Rene Weber
Associate Professor
Media Effects, Media Neuroscience, Research Methods and Statistics
John Wiemann
Professor Emeritus
Interpersonal and Nonverbal Behavior, University Development, Communicative Competence
Don H. Zimmerman
Affiliate Faculty
Professor, Sociology
Name Area of Emphasis
Tania Dunson
Undergraduate Advisor
Michelle Fredrich
Financial Assistant
Stephanie Harris
Peer Advisor
Mary Hilligoss
Administrative Assistant & Receptionist
NJ Kittle
Business Officer
Jennifer Reinus
Peer Advisor
Blair Siegal
Peer Advisor
Tricia Taylor
Graduate Program Assistant
Name Area of Emphasis
Audrey Abeyta
Graduate Student
Computer-Mediated Communication, Communication Technology, New Media, Media Effects, Online Communities
M. Desiree Aldeis
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication, Information Regulation, Family Communication
Cynthia (Cia) Bates
Graduate Student
Media Effects, Persuasion
Melissa Bator
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication
Samantha Coveleski
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication, Health Topics, Communication Theory
Emily Dahlen
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication
Courtney Davis
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Socialization/Assimilation Processes within Organizations, Organizational Identification, Mixed Methods and Longitudinal Research
Shardé Davis
Graduate Student
Interpersonal/Family Communication, Parent-Adolescent Communication Patterns within the Black Family
Theresa de los Santos
Graduate Student
Media Communication, Mass Media Effects, News Framing, the Role of Emotion in Processing Media Messages
Marko Dragojevic
Graduate Student
Language and Intergroup Communication, Accent, Politeness, Persuasion
Ryan Fuller
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Conflict and Negotiation, Media Industries, Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods
Bernadette Gailliard
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Race, Gender, Class, Identity Negotiation, Identification, Member Assimilation
Jessica Gasiorek
Graduate Student
Accommodation and Nonaccommodation, Social Cognition, Communication and Aging
Ethan Hartsell
Graduate Student
Media
Ariel Hasell
Graduate Student
Media Communication
Kristin Page Hocevar
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication and Communication Technology
Katherine (KK) Holland
Graduate Student
Collaboration, Online Issues Advocacy, Communication Policy and Law
Richard Huskey
Graduate Student
Media Neuroscience and Media Psychology
Lauren Keblusek
Graduate Student
Persuasion, Media Effects
Lisa Leombruni
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Environmental Science Communication, Collective Action, Negotiation and Conflict Management
Justin Lipp
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Social Network Analysis, Nongovernmental Organizations, Terrorism, New Technology
J. Michael Mangus
Graduate Student
Technology and Society, Identity, Privacy, Trust, and Power in Computer-Mediated Communication, Human-Computer Interaction
Alex Markov
Graduate Student
Information Seeking and Digital Media Credibility
Krista Martin
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Intersections of Gender and Sexuality in Constructions of Hegemony, Network and Stakeholder Analysis, Corporate Social Responsibility
Ryan Medders
Graduate Student
New Media Communication, Digital Credibility, Mass Media Effects, Political Communication
Anne Merrill
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication, Relational Communication, Information Regulation
Susana Peinado
Graduate Student
Health and Risk Communication, Patient-Physician Communication, Social Determinants of Health
Samantha Powers
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication, Organizational Socialization/Assimilation, Organizational Identification, Organizational Knowledge, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Workplace Relationships, Legal Profession
Rebekah (Bekah) Pure
Graduate Student
Online Privacy, Credibility in a Social Media Environment, Reputation and Aggression Online, Communication Law
Stephanie Robbins
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication and New Media
Becky Robinson
Graduate Student
Intergroup Communication, Political Correctness and Taboos, Image Management, Cultural Tolerance, Freedom of Speech
Katlyn Roggensack
Graduate Student
Interpersonal Communication
Christopher (Chris) Seaman
Graduate Student
First Amendment Law and Society, Sexually Oriented Media
Chan Le Thai
Graduate Student
Media Literacy, Health Communication, Media Effects
Kimberly Walsh
Graduate Student
Media Literacy, Media Effects, Media Violence/Bullying, Media Representations of Gender
Amber Westcott-Baker
Graduate Student
Persuasion, Health Communication, Media Enjoyment, Media Cognitive and Emotional Processes
Christian Yoder
Graduate Student
Motivations for creating and sharing content on the Web
Eric Zackrison
Graduate Student
Organizational Communication
Andrew (Jinguang) Zhang
Graduate Student
Intergroup and Media Communication