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GRADUATE FACULTY AND RESEARCH SPECIALTIES
Faculty in the Department of Communication Studies includes nationally recognized, distinguished scholars and teachers. Together they represent a wide variety of disciplines in the communication field. The following descriptions are provided to acquaint graduate students with faculty and better enable students to identify faculty with whom they may wish to study.
Ronnie Bankston, Associate Professor. Teaches Audience Analysis, Electronic Media Processes and Effects, Electronic Media Law, Electronic Media Management, Broadcast Programming. Research Specialty--New Communication Technologies, Impact of New Communication Technologies on Traditional Media Markets, Programming Practices of Television Networks and Stations. Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Melissa L. Beall, Professor. Teaches Communication Education and Oral Communication. Research Emphases --Creative and Critical Thinking, Gender, Language, Listening, Instructional Issues (especially Teaching Effectiveness, and pre- and in-service education for teachers) and Communication and Technology. Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Mary Bozik, Professor. Teaches Listening, Current and Historical Issues in Communication, Public Speaking and Communication Education. Research Emphases --Curriculum Development, Critical Thinking, Listening. Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana.
John O. Burtis, Professor. Teaches Current and Historical Issues, Oral communication, Persuasion, Communication Theory, and Group Communication. Research Emphases--Group and Leadership (Mis) communication. Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Phyllis Carlin, Professor. Teaches Language, Communication, Qualitative Methods, and Performance Studies. Research Emphases--Ethnography, Oral History and Discourse Analysis. Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
April Chatham-Carpenter, Associate Professor. Teaches Oral Communication, Interpersonal Communication courses, Conflict Management, Ethics, and Research Methods. Research Emphases—Eating Disorders and Communication, Women’s Self-Esteem Issues, Instructional Communication Issues for the Basic Oral Communication course, the Use of Language in Relationships. Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Norman.
Shing-Ling (Sarina) Chen, Associate Professor. Teaches Mass Communication Theory and Research
Methodology. Research Emphases--Symbolic Interactionism, the Self and the Mass Media, the Construction of
Electronic Self, and the Electronic Media and the Construction of Community. Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Zhuojun (Joyce) Chen, Associate Professor. Teaches Electronic Media and Culture, Television and Multimedia
Production, Computer-Mediated-Communication. Communication Technologies, Electronic Media Industries, Advertising, and Research Methodology. Research Emphases—Cultural Studies on Media, Culture, & Society and Electronic Media & New Technologies. Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Victoria DeFrancisco, Professor. Teaches Interpersonal Communication, Gender Issues, and Intercultural Communication. Research Emphases--Language, Gender and Feminist Theory. Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana.
Anelia Dimitrova, Associate Professor. Teaches Mass Communication and Society. Research Emphasis--Journalism. Ph.D., University of Missouri.
- Bettina Fabos, Assistant Professor. Teaches visual communication courses. Research Emphases--Language, Literacy and Culture. Ph.D., University of Iowa.
John Fritch, Associate Professor. Teaches Rhetorical Theory and Criticism. Research Emphases—Argumentation Theory, Forensics Theory and Pedagogy, Contemporary Rhetorical Theory. Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Harry (Tom) Hall. Assistant Professor. Teaches Organizational Communication courses, Communication Theories, and Research Methods. Research Emphases—Organizational Communication, Intercultural Communication, and International Communication. Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.
Christopher Martin, Associate Professor. Teaches journalism courses. Research Specialty--News Criticism, Television History and Critical/Cultural Studies. Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Karen Mitchell, Professor. Teaches Performance Studies. Research Emphases—Performance and Pedagogy; Textual Analysis; Performance and Social Change; Theatre of the Oppressed; Scripting, Adapting, and Directing Non-traditional Texts for Performance. Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
Chris Ogbondah, Professor. Teaches News Writing, Reporting Methodologies and Sources [of Information], Advanced Reporting, Editing and Design, History of Mass Communication, and Global Mass Media Systems. Research Emphases-International Communication, U.S. Media Coverage of International Events, Press Freedom and Media Censorship in Africa. Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Catherine Palczewski, Professor. Teaches Argumentation and Debate, Gender Issues, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Rhetoric and Performance in Social Protest. Research Emphases--Argumentation, Feminist Theory and Criticism, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Political Communication. Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Gayle Pohl, Associate Professor. Teaches Principles of Public Relations, Public Relations Cases and Studies, and Graduate Seminars in Public Relations. Research Emphases--Public Relations, Electronic Home Shopping and Persuasion, Public Relations and Social Influence, Anxiety and Persuasion, Conversational Sensitivity. Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Paul J. Siddens III, Associate Professor. Teaches Performance Studies, the basic communication course, and interpersonal and nonverbal communication. Research and creative activities include: Performance Studies and film production theories and practice, and the impact of technology on human communication. Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Fransesca Soans, Assistant Professor. Teaches Electronic Media. Research Emphases—Film and Media Art. MFA., Temple University, Philadelphia.
Laura Terlip, Associate Professor. Teaches Organizational Communication. Research Emphases--Organizational Communication, Gender & Communication. Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Norman.
Jayne Witte, Associate Professor. Teaches Organizational Communication Seminar, Organizational Cultures, Organizational Assessment, and Health Communication. Research Emphases--Organizational Communication, Organizational Emotionality, and Health Communication. Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
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