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Communication Faculty

Communication Studies Program

The Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
Susan Avanzino 1995 Graduate Coordinator, Assoc Professor PhD USC
Young Cheon Cho 2008 Assist Professor PhD U Iowa
Michelle D. Givertz 2007 Internship Coordinator, Assist Professor PhD U Arizona
Stephanie A. Hamel 2003 Assoc Professor PhD U Texas
Zachary Justus 2009 Assist Professor PhD Arizona State U
Nan Li 2008 Assist Professor PhD U Colorado
Sue E. Peterson 2007 Lecturer MA Pepperdine U

Emeritus Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
Steven R. Brydon 1973 Professor Emeritus PhD USC
Gary G. Collier 1971 Professor Emeritus PhD U Iowa
Samuel M. Edelman 1979 Professor Emeritus PhD U Arizona
Ruth M. Guzley 1994 Professor Emerita PhD Arizona State U
Madeline M. Keaveney 1974 Professor Emerita PhD U Illinois
Stephen W. King 1987 Dean Emeritus PhD USC
Michael D. Scott 1981 Professor Emeritus PhD USC

Journalism and Public Relations Department

The Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
Matthew D. Blake 2006 Assoc Professor PhD U Florida
Debra E. Johnson 2005 Lecturer B MA CSU Chico
Prisca S. Ngondo 2012 Lecturer MA U Oklahoma
Kurt E. Nordstrom 1985 Professor PhD U Denver
Mark A. Plenke 2012 Lecturer B MA U Minnesota
Aaron M. Quinn 2006 Assoc Professor PhD Charles Sturt U
David L. Waddell 1996 Lecturer C PhD Capella U
Susan M. Wiesinger 2005 Chair, Assoc Professor PhD Purdue U

Emeritus Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
Glen L. Bleske 1994 Professor Emeritus PhD U No Carolina
Katherine J. Milo 1980 Professor Emerita EdD U Tennessee

Media Arts, Design, and Technology Department

The Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
J. Gregg Berryman 1969 Professor MAA Montana State U
Terry D. Curtis 1985 Assoc. Dean, Professor JD U Chicago
Cara M. Deleon 2005 Assist Professor MFA Savannah Col of Art & Design
Chiara F. Ferrari 2007 Assist Professor PhD UCLA
Jennifer H. Meadows 1996 Professor PhD U Texas
John M. Roussell 1996 Professor PhD Virginia Tech
Barbara Sudick 2000 Assoc Professor MFA Yale U
Thomas M. Welsh 1994 Graduate Coordinator, Professor PhD Indiana U
Byron Wolfe 1999 Professor MFA Arizona State U

Emeritus Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
Thelma Dolores Blalock 1972 Assoc Prof Emerita MA Louisiana State U
Aaron Bor 1980 Professor Emeritus EdD U No Colorado
Robert G. Main 1976 Professor Emeritus PhD U Maryland
George H. Rogers 1964 Professor Emeritus PhD U Utah
George Turnbull 1979 Professor Emeritus MFA USC
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