Department of Communication - UC Santa Barbara

Name	Area of Emphasis	Contact
Audrey Abeyta Graduate Student	Computer-Mediated Communication, Communication Technology, New Media, Media Effects, Online Communities	audrey_abeyta@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4114 SS&MS
Tamara Afifi Professor	Family Communication and Interpersonal Communication, Divorce Processes, Information Regulation, Coping	tafifi@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4119 SS&MS 805-893-4860
Walid Afifi Professor	Uncertainty and Information Management, Interpersonal and Relational Communication, Health Communication	w-afifi@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4113 SS&MS 805-893-7105
M. Desiree Aldeis Graduate Student	Interpersonal Communication, Information Regulation, Family Communication	mdaldeis@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4412 SS&MS
Cynthia (Cia) Bates Graduate Student	Media Effects, Persuasion	cynthiabates@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4114 SS&MS
Melissa Bator Graduate Student	Organizational Communication	mjb@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4421 SS&MS
Bruce Bimber Affiliate Faculty	Professor, Political Science
Samantha Coveleski Graduate Student	Interpersonal Communication, Health Topics, Communication Theory	coveleski@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4408 SS&MS
Emily Dahlen Graduate Student	Organizational Communication	emilydahlen@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4412 SS&MS
Courtney Davis Graduate Student	Organizational Communication, Socialization/Assimilation Processes within Organizations, Organizational Identification, Mixed Methods and Longitudinal Research	courtneywdavis@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4309 SS&MS
Shardé Davis Graduate Student	Interpersonal/Family Communication, Parent-Adolescent Communication Patterns within the Black Family	smdavis@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4414 SS&MS
Theresa de los Santos Graduate Student	Media Communication, Mass Media Effects, News Framing, the Role of Emotion in Processing Media Messages	tdelossantos@umail.ucsb.edu
Marko Dragojevic Graduate Student	Language and Intergroup Communication, Accent, Politeness, Persuasion	mdragojevic@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4311 SS&MS
Tania Dunson Undergraduate Advisor		tdunson@comm.ucsb.edu Hours: 9 - 12 & 1 - 4 Office: 4009 SS&MS 805-893-2493
Andrew Flanagin Professor	Communication and Information Technologies, Information Sharing and Evaluation, Collective Action Efforts	flanagin@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4131 SS&MS 805-893-7892
Michelle Fredrich Financial Assistant		mfredrich@comm.ucsb.edu Hours: 7:30-12 & 1-4:00 Office: 4107 SS&MS 805-893-8468
Noah Friedkin Affiliate Faculty	Professor, Sociology
Ryan Fuller Graduate Student	Organizational Communication, Conflict and Negotiation, Media Industries, Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods	ryanpfuller@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4417 SS&MS LinkedIn Profile
Bernadette Gailliard Graduate Student	Organizational Communication, Race, Gender, Class, Identity Negotiation, Identification, Member Assimilation	bgailliard@umail.ucsb.edu
Jessica Gasiorek Graduate Student	Accommodation and Nonaccommodation, Social Cognition, Communication and Aging	jgasiorek@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4419 SS&MS
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	giles@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4123 SS&MS 805-893-2055
David L. Hamilton Affiliate Faculty	Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Stephanie Harris Peer Advisor		ucsbcommpeers@yahoo.com Office: 4007 SS&MS 805-893-2493
Ethan Hartsell Graduate Student	Media	ethanhartsell@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4421 SS&MS
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	harwood.ken@gte.net Office: 4413 Social Sciences & Media Studies Building
Ariel Hasell Graduate Student	Media Communication	ariel@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4311 SS&MS
Mary Hilligoss Administrative Assistant & Receptionist		hilligoss@comm.ucsb.edu Hours: 8-12 & 1-5 Office: 4005 SS&MS 805-893-4479
Kristin Page Hocevar Graduate Student	Organizational Communication and Communication Technology	kphocevar@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4412 SS&MS
Katherine (KK) Holland Graduate Student	Collaboration, Online Issues Advocacy, Communication Policy and Law	kkholland@gmail.com Office: 4423 SS&MS
Richard Huskey Graduate Student	Media Neuroscience and Media Psychology	richardhuskey@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4419 SS&MS Media Neuroscience Lab
Anna Laura Jansma Continuing Lecturer	Theory, Conflict Management, Gender, Internship Experience, Intentional Communities, Peace	aljansma@impulse.net Office: 4111 SS&MS 805-893-4429
Lauren Keblusek Graduate Student	Persuasion, Media Effects	laurenkeblusek@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 44114 SS&MS
NJ Kittle Business Officer		kittle@comm.ucsb.edu Hours: 8-12 & 1-5 Office: 4101 SS&MS 805-893-4517
Lisa Leombruni Graduate Student	Organizational Communication, Environmental Science Communication, Collective Action, Negotiation and Conflict Management	lisaleombruni@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4417 SS&MS
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	lieberma@isber.ucsb.edu Office: 4129 SS&MS 805-893-7571
Daniel Linz Professor	Communication and Law, Race, Media Effects, Social Psychology	linz@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4139 SS&MS 805-893-5046
Justin Lipp Graduate Student	Organizational Communication, Social Network Analysis, Nongovernmental Organizations, Terrorism, New Technology	jwlipp@umail.ucsb.edu
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	mangus@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4118 SS&MS
Alex Markov Graduate Student	Information Seeking and Digital Media Credibility	markov@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4414 SS&MS
Krista Martin Graduate Student	Organizational Communication, Intersections of Gender and Sexuality in Constructions of Hegemony, Network and Stakeholder Analysis, Corporate Social Responsibility	kristarmartin@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4309 SS&MS
Dana Mastro Professor	Media and Stereotyping, Media Effects, Media and Race/Ethnicity, Content Analysis	mastro@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4413 SS&MS
Ryan Medders Graduate Student	New Media Communication, Digital Credibility, Mass Media Effects, Political Communication	ryan_medders@umail.ucsb.edu
Anne Merrill Graduate Student	Interpersonal Communication, Relational Communication, Information Regulation	annefmerrill@gmail.com Office: 4421 SS&MS
Miriam Metzger Professor	Media Effects, New Technologies, Communication Law	metzger@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4133 SS&MS 805-893-8237
Anthony Mulac Professor Emeritus	Interpersonal Communication, Quantitative Research, Language Studies	mulac@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4413 SS&MS
Charles Mullin Continuing Lecturer	Media Law and Policy, Media Entertainment, Mass Media and Society	mullin@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4115 SS&MS 805-893-5007
Dorothy Mullin Continuing Lecturer	Communication and Law Mass Media and Children Quantitative Research Methods	dmullin@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4117 SS&MS 805-893-2750
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)	myers@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4141 SS&MS 805-893-3278
Robin Nabi Professor Graduate Advisor	Persuasion, Emotion, Mass Media Effects, Health Communication	nabi@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4137 SS&MS 805-893-4531
Susana Peinado Graduate Student	Health and Risk Communication, Patient-Physician Communication, Social Determinants of Health	speinado@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4423 SS&MS
W. James Potter Professor	Media Processes, Media Effects and Literacy, Media Theory and Methods	wjpotter@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4135 SS&MS 805-893-5355
Samantha Powers Graduate Student	Organizational Communication, Organizational Socialization/Assimilation, Organizational Identification, Organizational Knowledge, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Workplace Relationships, Legal Profession	samanthapowers@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4114 SS&MS
Rebekah (Bekah) Pure Graduate Student	Online Privacy, Credibility in a Social Media Environment, Reputation and Aggression Online, Communication Law	pure@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4114 SS&MS
Linda Putnam Professor Chair	Organizational Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Labor Unions, Discourse and Organizations, Gender Studies in Organizations	lputnam@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4109/4409 SS&MS 805-893-5316
Scott Reid Associate Professor	Social and Evolutionary Psychology of Communication Within and Between Groups, Research Methods	scottreid@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4411 SS&MS 805-893-7847
Jennifer Reinus Peer Advisor		ucsbcommpeers@yahoo.com Office: 4007 SS&MS 805-893-2493
Ronald E. Rice Professor	Bibliometrics, Communication Networks, Diffusion of Innovations, Organizational Communication, Social Effects of New Media	rrice@comm.ucsb.edu Hours: by appointment; email; or stop by Office: 4127 SS&MS 805-893-8696
Stephanie Robbins Graduate Student	Interpersonal Communication and New Media	srobbins@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4311 SS&MS
Becky Robinson Graduate Student	Intergroup Communication, Political Correctness and Taboos, Image Management, Cultural Tolerance, Freedom of Speech	beckyrobinson@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4408 SS&MS
Katlyn Roggensack Graduate Student	Interpersonal Communication	katlyn@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4408 SS&MS
Christopher (Chris) Seaman Graduate Student	First Amendment Law and Society, Sexually Oriented Media	cseaman@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4408 SS&MS
David Seibold Professor	Organizational Communication, Interpersonal Influence, Small Group Decision-Making, Innovation and Technology Management	seibold@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4005 SS&MS 805-893-4479
Blair Siegal Peer Advisor		ucsbcommpeers@yahoo.com Office: 4007 SS&MS 805-893-2493
Cynthia Stohl Professor	Group Communication, Organizational Communication, Globalization and International Organizations, Networks, Collective Action	cstohl@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4121 SS&MS 805-893-7918
Michael Stohl Professor	Globalization, International Organizations, Political Communication with Special Reference to Terrorism and Human Rights	mstohl@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4125 SS&MS 805-893-7935
Tricia Taylor Graduate Program Assistant		ttaylor@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4011 SS&MS 805-893-3046
Chan Le Thai Graduate Student	Media Literacy, Health Communication, Media Effects	chanlthai@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4425 SS&MS
Kimberly Walsh Graduate Student	Media Literacy, Media Effects, Media Violence/Bullying, Media Representations of Gender	krwalsh@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4425 SS&MS
Rene Weber Associate Professor	Media Effects, Media Neuroscience, Research Methods and Statistics	renew@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4405 SS&MS 805-893-2156 Media Neuroscience Lab
Amber Westcott-Baker Graduate Student	Persuasion, Health Communication, Media Enjoyment, Media Cognitive and Emotional Processes	awestcottbaker@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4114 SS&MS
John Wiemann Professor Emeritus	Interpersonal and Nonverbal Behavior, University Development, Communicative Competence	wiemann@comm.ucsb.edu Office: 4413 SS&MS
Christian Yoder Graduate Student	Motivations for creating and sharing content on the Web	christian_yoder@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4408 SS&MS
Eric Zackrison Graduate Student	Organizational Communication	ejzackrison@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4118 SS&MS
Andrew (Jinguang) Zhang Graduate Student	Intergroup and Media Communication	j_zhang@umail.ucsb.edu Office: 4414 SS&MS
Don H. Zimmerman Affiliate Faculty	Professor, Sociology

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