The Department of Communication Studies
A Distinguished Faculty
Department faculty are respected educators, skilled professionals, and recognized authorities in the field of communication studies. Widely known for their scholarship in these constantly evolving fields, faculty have authored numerous books, chapters, and articles in such areas as media history and criticism, business and professional communication, intercultural and international communication, and political communication. Faculty hold advanced degrees from the City University Graduate Center, Columbia University, Nebraska University, New York University, Northwestern University, St. John's University, the State University of New York, the University of Georgia, the University of Kansas, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Michigan.
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Jana O'Keefe Bazzoni, Department Chair
Professor
Organizational Communication, Intercultural Communication
William Boddy
Professor
Media Studies, Video Production,
Film Studies
Eric M. Gander
Associate Professor
Rhetorical Criticism, Public Argument, Political Philosophy
Elisabeth Gareis
Associate Professor
Intercultural and International Communication, Conflict Resolution, ESL
Susan B. Goldstein
Lecturer
Public Speaking, Advanced Speech Composition and Delivery
Michael Goodman
Professor
Corporate Communication, Investor Relations, Corporate Culture and Sustainability
Alison Griffiths
Professor
Media Studies, Documentary Film, and Media and Technology
Peter Horowitz
Lecturer
Reputation Management, Corporate and Employee Communications, Business Writing, Public Relations, Communication Strategy
Brian Householder
Assistant Professor
Social Influence, Interpersonal Communication, Public Speaking, Debate
Caryn Medved
Associate Professor
Organizational Communication, Family Communication, Training & Development
Rebecca Merkin
Assistant Professor
Intercultural and Interpersonal Communication, Impression Management, Research Methods
Patricia Ougourlian
Lecturer
Public Speaking, Speech Pathology, Accent Reduction
Ruth D. Rosenthal
Associate Professor
Speech Pathology, Accent Reduction
Roberta Shogan
Lecturer
Speech Pathology, Public Speaking, ESL-
Richard Wilkins
Associate Professor
Intercultural Communication, Ethnography of
Communication, Research Methodology
PART-TIME GRADUATE FACULTY
Stephen Dishart Crisis Management, Corporate Communication, Branding
Peter HirschCorporate Relations, Information Technology, Corporate Intranet/Internet and Social Media
Linda Lopez
Managerial and Corporate Communication, Crisis Communication, EthicsSana Reynolds
Intercultural Communication, Workplace Communication
Donald Singletary
Corporate Media Relations, Public Relations
Tom Snell
Corporate Strategy, Shareholder Value
- PART-TME UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY:
Cynthia Bell
Lem Brewster
Kevin James Byrne
Thom Garvey
Julia Goldstein
Carol-Leisa Gray
Debra Hilborn
Roy Johnson
Christine Klusko
Elisa Legon
Si Liu
Linda Lopez
Eve R. Maged
Joyce Mandell
Mark McGovern
Susan Mekrami
Robert Myers
Trudy Milburn
Hillary E. Miller
Shoshana Ohlbaum
Denise Patrick
Thomas Pison
Sana Reynolds
Beth Seplow
Donald Singletary
Carly Smith
Andrea Tienan
Marc Weitz
Deborah Wetzel
Alexander Yaroslavsky
Ekin Yasin
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