Faculty
Jennifer Wood Adams
School Director(Ph.D., University of South Carolina): Focuses on journalism education, community journalism and newsroom management issues.
Robert Agne
Associate Professor, Communication(Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder): Studies language and social interaction, usually in the form of everyday talking and how it shapes who we are and how we regard others
Justin C. Blankenship
Assistant Professor, Journalism(Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill): is interested in the evolving nature of journalism from a technological and economic perspective, journalism education, and the role of media in politics
Brigitta Brunner
Professor, Public Relations(Ph.D., University of Florida) Explores public relations and diversity issues as well as the role and impact of community engagement
John Carvalho
Professor and Associate Director for Journalism(Ph.D., University of North Carolina): Explores sports media history and media framing
Myoung-Gi Chon
Assistant Professor, Public Relations(Ph.D., Louisiana State University): Focuses on risk and crisis management, health communication, and public diplomacy
Eunji Chung
Assistant Professor, Public Relations(Ph.D., Syracuse University): Focuses on corporate social responsibility, strategic communication, organizational communication, crisis communication and multicultural public relations.
Nan Fairley
Associate Professor, Journalism(M.A., University of Alabama): Researches and writes on journalism history and community journalism.
Susan Fillippeli
Lecturer, Communication(Ph.D., University of Iowa): Rhetorical Criticism and Theory, Public Address, Persuasion, Political Communication, The Rhetoric of Social Movements, Intercultural Communication
Joan R. Harrell
Lecturer and Diversity Coordinator(DMIN, Chicago Theological Seminary, M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism): Focuses on the intersecting of race, alterity, communication media, media ethics, vulnerable populations, religion and bioethics.
Jennifer Johnson
Senior Lecturer and Director of Public Speaking
Andrea Kelley
Assistant Professor, Media Studies(PhD, Indiana University Bloomington): U.S. cinema and screen culture, media history and criticism, critical race theory, and cultural studies
Terri Knight
Lecturer and Associate Director of Public Relations
Hollie Lavenstein
Associate Professor and Associate Director of Media Studies(MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago): Studies and produces narrative and experimental films
Emilly Martinez
Assistant Professor, Communication(Ph.D, Purdue): examines the communicative (re)production of structural barriers to gender equity in the workforce.
Mike Milford
Associate Professor, Communication; Associate Director Graduate Program(Ph.D., University of Kansas ): Focuses on rhetoric that uses popular culture such as sports and other media outlets to impart political and ideological messages
Bruce Mutsvairo
Professor, Journalism(Ph.D., Leiden University, Netherlands): Studies the socio-political significance of journalism and social media.
Eleanor Patterson
Assistant Professor of Media Studies(PhD. University of Wisconsin): Studies broadcast history, media and cultural studies, audience and fan studies, media industries and labor, gender and sexuality.
George Plasketes
Professor, Media Studies(Ph.D., Bowling Green State University): Concentrates on the intersection of popular culture, music, and mass media
Gheni Platenburg
Assistant Professor, Journalism(Ph.D., Louisiana State University): Focuses on the intersection of race and media.
Phillip Rawls
Lecturer, Journalism(M.A., University of Alabama): Primary teaching area: reporting.
Virginia Sánchez Sánchez
Assistant Professor, Communication(Ph.D, Purdue): explores themes of culture and power, bringing together research on immigration, discourse, and career studies.
Diana Sisson
Assistant Professor, Public Relations(Ph.D., University of South Carolina): Focuses on organization-public relationships, relationship management, social media, and ethics
Kevin Smith
Associate Professor, Media Studies(MFA., Louisiana Tech University ): Studies visual communication, with emphasis on motion design.
Ric Smith
Lecturer and Internship Director(M.A., M.Ed., Auburn University): Undergraduate internship advisor. Executive producer of the Chattahoochee Heritage Project. Primary teaching areas: media and management.
Michail Vafeiadis
Assistant Professor, Public Relations(Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University): Focuses on storytelling, social media, and health communication
Anna Weinstein
Lecturer, Media Studies(MFA, University of California, Riverside): Focuses on screenwriting, film studies, and women and film (both production and representation).
Elizabeth Wilhoit Larson
Assistant Professor, Communication(Ph.D., Purdue University): Studies how materiality affects organizations and communication, particularly organizational space.
Debra Worthington
Professor and Associate Director for Communication(Ph.D., University of Kansas): Focuses on the effects of psycho-social and communication processes on juror decision-making, listening and information processing
Andrew Young
Lecturer, JournalismSports Production
Ed Youngblood
Associate Professor, Media Studies(Ph.D., Texas Tech): Researches website usability, electronic media history, and the adoption of electronic communication technologies
Last Updated: July 19, 2016