Faculty and Staff
Office of the Dean

Farah Pope, MBA IT Management
Assistant Dean of Multi-Media, Technology (CTO) & Facilities
CHSOC Dean's Office
farah.pope@howard.edu
D'Andre McIntyre, M.S.Ed.
he/him/his
Director of Programming and Planning
CHSOC Dean's Office
dandre.mcintyre@howard.eduCommunication Culture and Media Studies

Loren Saxton Coleman, Ph.D.
(she/her)
Communication Culture & Media Studies
loren.coleman@Howard.edu
Frances Gateward, PHD
she/her
Professor and Chair
Communication Culture & Media Studies
frances.gateward@howard.edu
Gyo Hyun Koo, Ph.D.
she/her/hers
Assistant Professor
Communication Culture & Media Studies
Hyun.Koo@howard.edu
Lance Yong Jin Park, Interim Chair
New Tech
Communication Culture & Media Studies
yongjin.park@Howard.edu
Monica Lindsey Ponder, PhD
Assistant Professor Health Communication & Culture
Communication Culture & Media Studies
monica.ponder@Howard.eduCommunication Sciences and Disorders

Alaina S. Davis
Associate Professor & Departmemt Chair
Communication Sciences & Disorders
alaina.davis@Howard.edu
Dr. Andi Toliver-Smith
She/Her/Hers
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Andrea.ToliverSmith@howard.edu
OVETTA Lorraine Harris, PHD
Communication Sciences & Disorders

Gentjan Saliu, MA
Administrative Assistant II
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Gentjan.Saliu@howard.eduTahnee Wilder, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences & Disorders

Miguelina Zapata, PhD, CCC-SLP
She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Dominic K. McKenzie, M.A., ACB
he/him/his
Director, Howard University Multicultural Media Academy
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
Dominic.McKenzie@howard.edu
Deron Snyder, M.S.
he/him/his
Lecturer
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
deron.snyder@howard.edu
Jennifer C Thomas, Director, Annenberg Honors Program
Associate Professor
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
jennifer.thomas@Howard.eduQuazi Zebunnahar Ahmed, PHD
She, her
Adjunct Lecturer
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
quazi.ahmed@Howard.eduIdit Dvir
Associate Professor
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
maha.haddad@Howard.edu
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Knight Chair in Race and Journalism
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Gracie Lawson-Borders, PHD
Professor and Dean Emerita
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
gracie.lawsonborders@howard.edu
Christine McWhorter, Ph.D.
She/Her
Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
christine.mcwhorter@Howard.edu
Srikanth Nandigama
Assistant Professor and Film-TV Sequence Coordinator
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
srikanth.nandigama@Howard.edu
Akosua Adoma Owusu
she/her
Assistant Professor of Film
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
Akosua.Owusu@howard.edu
Vasilios Papaioannu, MFA
Assistant Professor
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
vasilios.papaioannu@howard.edu
Stacey Patton, Ph.D.
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Jami Ramberan, MFA
She, Her
Associate Professor
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
jami.ramberan@Howard.edu
Vicci Saunders, MFA
Associate Professor
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Shahriar Shafiani, PhD
He/Him
Assistant Professor
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
shahriar.shafiani@howard.edu
Shom Shamapande, MPA
He/Him
Lecturer
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
shomwa.shamapande@howard.edu
Ingrid Sturgis, M.A.
She/Her/Hers
Department Chair
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication
ISturgis@Howard.eduCommunication Studies

Angela D. Minor, Esq.
Assistant Chair | Associate Professor
Communication Studies
angela.minor@Howard.edu
Jae Eun Chung
Professor
Communication Studies

Nicole Dillard, Esq.
She/Her/Hers
Communication Studies

Sheryl C. Johnson-Ross
Associate Professor
Communication Studies

Brandale Mills Cox, Ph.D.
she/her/hers
Assistant Professor
Communication Studies
brandale.millscox@howard.edu
Samantha Rae Powers, JD, PhD
she/her
Associate Professor
Communication Studies
