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Department of Communication Studies College of Arts & Letters

Meet Us

Department Chair

David Zuckerman

Chair, Communication Studies Department

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Staff

Katrina Roose

Budget & Personnel Analyst

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Alexis Garcia

Scheduler and Instructional Resources Coordinator

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Matt Heilmann

Instructional Support Assistant II

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Vacant .

ASC I

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  • Location: Mendocino Hall 5014

Brittany Gooley-Carson

ASA II

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Faculty Advisors

Kimberly Aguilar

ComS-Associate Professor; Graduate Coordinator

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Diego Bonilla

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Molly Dugan

Journalism-Professor

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Carlos Flores

ComS-Assistant Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Michele Foss-Snowden

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Elaine Gale

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Sabbatical Spring 2025

Fernando Gallo

State Hornet

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  • Specialty & Interests: State Hornet

Cheng Hong

Public Relations-Associate Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Public Relations; Corporate social advocacy and corporate social responsibility; Computer mediated communication; Entrepreneurship and communication

Tim Howard

Public Relations-Professor

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Jacqueline Irwin

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Coms; Rhetoric and Social Movements

Dan Janos

Film-Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Film Production, Post-Production, Audio

Kathy Kasic

Film-Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Film Production (Directing, Cinematography, Lighting, Documentary)

Shawna Malvini Redden

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Coms; organizational and interpersonal communication; qualitative and critical methods

Christine Miller

ComS-Professor

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Morgan Morley

ComS-Assistant Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Coms; interpersonal communication and health communication

Barbara Myslik

Public Relations-Assistant Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck

Film-Assistant Professor

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Kikuko Omori

ComS-Associate Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Amari Pollard

Journalism- Assistant Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Writing & Reporting, Audience Development (Social Media & Community), Digital Strategy, Sports Commentary, Podcasting and Hosting.

Phillip Reese

Journalism-Associate Professor

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Tasha Souza

ComS-Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Intercultural Communication, Training and Consulting, Instructional Communication, Conflict Management and Mediation

Jenny Stark

Film-Professor; Film Coordinator

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Carmen Stitt

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Coms; media, health communication, effects, content, quantitative methods

Andrea Terry

ComS-Associate Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Mark Williams

ComS-Professor

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Nate Woo

ComS-Assistant Professor; Graduate Faculty

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David Zuckerman

ComS-Professor

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. noon - 1:30 p.m.

Faculty

Kimberly Aguilar

ComS-Associate Professor; Graduate Coordinator

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Michael Althouse

Lecturer

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Jared Anderson

Lecturer

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Kristen Anderson

Lecturer

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Ben Barnes

Lecturer

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Diego Bonilla

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Alexandria Boyd

Lecturer

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Matthew Campbell

Lecturer

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Evan Clark

Lecturer

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Miles Cochran

Lecturer

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  • Location: Mendocino Hall 5043
  • Phone: (916) 278-5314

Daniel DeVere

Lecturer

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Molly Dugan

Journalism-Professor

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Carlos Flores

ComS-Assistant Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Michele Foss-Snowden

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Elaine Gale

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Fernando Gallo

State Hornet

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  • Specialty & Interests: State Hornet

Rebecca Gardner

Lecturer

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Aryana Gooley-Carson

Lecturer

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Leland Gordon

Lecturer

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Mark Herzig

Lecturer

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Cheng Hong

Public Relations-Associate Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Public Relations; Corporate social advocacy and corporate social responsibility; Computer mediated communication; Entrepreneurship and communication

Tim Howard

Public Relations-Professor

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Jacqueline Irwin

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Coms; Rhetoric and Social Movements

Dan Janos

Film-Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Film Production, Post-Production, Audio

Kathy Kasic

Film-Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Film Production (Directing, Cinematography, Lighting, Documentary)

Rik Keller

Lecturer

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Donna Knifong

Lecturer

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Haley Lucero

Lecturer

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Chris Maben

Lecturer

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Shawna Malvini Redden

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Coms; organizational and interpersonal communication; qualitative and critical methods

Trinette Marquis

Lecturer

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Christine Miller

ComS-Professor

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Fred Molitor

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Research Methods and Statistical Analyses

Morgan Morley

ComS-Assistant Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Coms; interpersonal communication and health communication

Barbara Myslik

Public Relations-Assistant Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck

Film-Assistant Professor

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Kikuko Omori

ComS-Associate Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Edward Ortiz

Lecturer

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Krista Phair

Lecturer

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  • Location: Mendocino Hall 5040

Chris Patterson

Lecturer

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Timi Poeppelman

Lecturer

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Amari Pollard

Journalism- Assistant Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Writing & Reporting, Audience Development (Social Media & Community), Digital Strategy, Sports Commentary, Podcasting and Hosting.

Gino Giannini

Lecturer

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Ryan Pritchard

Lecturer

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Phillip Reese

Journalism-Associate Professor

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Sol Ricco

Teaching Associate

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Tasha Souza

ComS-Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Intercultural Communication, Training and Consulting, Instructional Communication, Conflict Management and Mediation

Jenny Stark

Film-Professor; Film Coordinator

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Carmen Stitt

ComS-Professor; Graduate Faculty

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  • Specialty & Interests: Coms; media, health communication, effects, content, quantitative methods

Andrea Terry

ComS-Associate Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Avery Tobiassen

Teaching Associate

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Karen Vasquez

Lecturer

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Mark Williams

ComS-Professor

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Nate Woo

ComS-Assistant Professor; Graduate Faculty

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Frances Winters

Lecturer

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Kai Levato

Teaching Associate

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Hestia Lewis

Teaching Associate

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Tyler Shubert

Teaching Associate

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David Zuckerman

ComS-Professor

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Olivia Crooks

Teaching Associate

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Irene Regalado

Teaching Associate

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Victoria Boyle

Teaching Associate

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Total Members: 95