Faculty

School of Communication and Media

Leadership

Department Heads

Moretti, Anthony

Department Head, Communications & Organizational Leadership
Associate Professor of Communication
Journalism, sports reporting, politics in media

Pinson, Heather

Department Head, English & Media Arts
Professor of Humanities and Media Arts
Specialties: Jazz, aesthetics and interdisciplinary arts, race theory

Faculty

allen, stuart

Professor of Organizational Leadership
Leadership, teaching with technology, diversity and inclusion

Ames, Andrew Y.

Professor
Interactive art and design, game design, new media

Bucci, Diane M. Todd

Professor of English
Contemporary American literature, multiethnic and women’s literature

Burgess-Lefebvre, Barbara

Professor of English
Directing, acting, Shakespeare performance, stage combat

Edwards, Michele Rees

Professor of Communication
Organizational communication, strategic communication

Grant, A.J.

University Professor of Organizational Leadership
Communication, ethics, humanities

Holtz, Christine

University Professor
Photography

Jabro, Ann

University Professor of Communication
Social media and PR, risk and crisis communication, environmental communication

Jones, Tim

Director, Academic Media Center
Assistant Professor of Media Arts

Karshner, Edward

Associate Professor of English
Appalachian Studies, Folklore, and Rhetoric and Writing

Kiliany, Mary Catherine

Senior Lecturer
Writing, American literature, intercultural communications

Loyola-Garcia, Carolina

Professor of Media Arts 
Filmmaking, performance, multidisciplinary and digital arts

Malakyan, Petros G.

Professor
Specialties: Leadership-followership theory, intercultural leadership

Michalenko, Julianne

Senior Lecturer
Business communication, intercultural communication

Mills, Richard

Department of Arts and Humanities
Professor
Rhetoric, Writing, Intercultural Communications

Pamboukian, Sylvia A.

University Professor of English (English & Media Arts)
Research Specialties: 19th Century British literature, literature and medicine, children’s literature, detective fiction
Teaching Specialties: British and American literatures

Park, Sun-A

Associate Professor of Communication
Public relations, health communication, crisis communication

Quigley, Michael

Associate Professor of Education
Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership
Educational equity, culturally competent leadership, nonprofit leadership

Radermacher, Jon

Associate Provost for Academic Administration
Associate Professor of Media Arts
3D design, 3D computer modeling, digital and traditional fabrication

Ruzich, Connie

University Professor of English
World War I history and literature, American and British literatures, linguistics and grammar

Stork, Elizabeth

Professor of Organizational Leadership
Women in leadership, social movements, decision making

Topuzova, Lazarina

Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership
Grassroots leadership, conflict resolution

Vanhala, Helena

Associate Professor of Media Arts
Specialties: Media history, theory and production; media industries; media and terrorism

Wertley, Chad

Assistant Professor of Communication
Social identity, video games, prejudice

Willis, Hyla

Professor of Media Arts
Graphic design, graphic print production, cyberfeminism and feminist art

Yang, Chen

Assistant Professor of Communication
Social media, marketing, public opinion