Faculty and Staff

Office of the Dean

Mikeisha Best

Senior Counselor

CHSOC Dean's Office

Robin C Eury, Ph. D., CCC-SLP

she/her/hers
CHSOC Dean's Office

Ryan Hill, MPA

Counselor/Advisor

CHSOC Dean's Office

Clifton Jones

Director, Tech Center

CHSOC Dean's Office

D'Andre McIntyre, M.S.Ed.

he/him/his

Director of Programming and Planning

CHSOC Dean's Office

Farah Pope

Assistant Dean of Multi-Media, Technology (CTO) & Facilities

CHSOC Dean's Office

Tiwiya Savoy

Administrative Assistant

CHSOC Dean's Office

Calena Smith

Administrative Officer

CHSOC Dean's Office

Communication Culture and Media Studies

Loren Saxton Coleman, Ph.D.

(she/her)
Communication Culture & Media Studies

Frances Gateward, PHD

she/her

Professor and Chair

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Nina Gjoci, PHD

Public Memory

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Gyo Hyun Koo, Ph.D.

she/her/hers

Assistant Professor

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Lance Yong Jin Park

New Tech

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Monica Lindsey Ponder, PhD

Assistant Professor Health Communication & Culture

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Wei Sun, PHD

Faculty

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Alaina S. Davis

Associate Professor

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Robin C Eury, Ph. D., CCC-SLP

she/her/hers
Communication Sciences & Disorders

Ovetta Harris

Department Chair

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Valencia Perry, PhD, CCC-SLP

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Gentjan Saliu, MA

Administrative Assistant II

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Lauren Sweet, MS, CCC-SLP

Clinical Educator

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Miguelina Zapata, PhD, CCC-SLP

She/Her/Hers

Assistant Professor

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Quazi Zebunnahar Ahmed, PHD

She, her

Adjunct Lecturer

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Ericka Blount

she/her

Lecturer

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Idit Dvir

Associate Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Christopher Evans, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Journalism

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Heidi Gerber-Salins, M.A.

she/her/hers
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Maha Haddad, MFA, M.A.

She/Her

Master Instructor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Knight Chair in Race and Journalism

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Yanick Rice Lamb, Ph.D.

Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Dominic McKenzie, M.A., ACB

he/him/his

Assistant Professor of Digital Storytelling

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Christine McWhorter, Ph.D.

She/Her

Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Srikanth Nandigama

Assistant Professor and Film-TV Sequence Coordinator

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Akosua Adoma Owusu

she/her

Assistant Professor of Film

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Vasilios Papaioannu, MFA

Assistant Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Stacey Patton, Ph.D.

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Jami Ramberan, MFA

She, Her

Associate Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Vicci Saunders, MFA

Associate Professor
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Shahriar Shafiani, Ph.D.

He/Him

Assistant Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Shom Shamapande

He/Him

Lecturer

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Ingrid Sturgis, M.A.

She/Her/Hers

Department Chair

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Jennifer C Thomas, MA, Associate Professor

Associate Professor and Journalism Sequence Coordinator

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Sonja Williams

She, her

Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Strategic, Legal and Management Communication

Jae Eun Chung

Professor

Communication Studies

Emily M. Cramer

she/her/hers
Communication Studies

Nicole Dillard, Esq.

She/Her/Hers
Communication Studies

Sheryl C. Johnson-Ross

Associate Professor

Communication Studies

Solyee Kim, Ph.D.

She/her

Assistant Professor

Communication Studies

Charrose King

she/her

Lecturer

Communication Studies

Jean Claude Kwitonda, PhD

Assistant Professor

Communication Studies

Kehbuma Langmia

Chair

Communication Studies

Brandale Mills Cox, Ph.D.

she/her/hers

Assistant Professor

Communication Studies

Angela D. Minor, JD, MLS

Communication Studies

Uchenna Onuzulike

Adjunct Professor

Communication Studies

Chuka Onwumechili, Ph.D.

Communication Studies

Samantha Rae Powers, JD, PhD

she/her

Associate Professor

Communication Studies

James Rhee

Johnson Chair of Entrepreneurship

Communication Studies

DANIELLE RICKS

She/Her

Adjunct Professor

Communication Studies

Michael Roy, Esq.

He/Him/His

Adjunct Professor

Communication Studies

Tia C. M. Tyree, PHD

She/Her

Professor

Communication Studies