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

Wei Sun, PhD

Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs

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

Assistant Professor Health Communication & Culture

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Wei Sun, PhD

Associate Professor

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

Dominic McKenzie, M.A., ACB

he/him/his

Assistant Professor of Digital Storytelling

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

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

Associate 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