Meet the Faculty & Staff

It remains a guiding principle in the School of Communications that faculty have current industry experience in their chosen fields. In addition to the full-time faculty and staff, the school employs more than 130 media professionals as adjunct faculty.

• Faculty Forms and Procedures

Administration

Office of the Dean

• Eric Rothenbuhler dean
• associate dean
• Michael Zakibe director of operations
• Susan Napoleon coordinator

Center for Portfolio Development & Internships

• Mindy Berkowitz director, adjunct faculty
• Tanya Seale department assistant

Academic Advising

• Liz Jokerst academic advisor
• Linda Williams academic advisor, adjunct faculty

Audio Aesthetics & Technology Department

• Tori Meyer assistant professor, department chair
• Barry Hufker professor
• Tim Ryan assistant professor
• Vernetta Bishop department associate

Communication & Journalism Department

• Joe Schuster department chair, professor
• Samantha Davis coordinator

Advertising and Marketing Communications

• Kristen DiFate assistant professor
• Sally Howald program facilitator, associate professor
• Susan Seymour program facilitator, associate professor

Broadcast and Digital Journalism

• Mary Cox  assistant professor
• Eileen Solomon program facilitator, professor

Journalism and Global Journalism

• Larry Baden program facilitator, associate professor
• Don Corrigan professor

Media Communications

• Larry Baden media law and ethics program facilitator, associate professor
• Linda Holtzman media research program facilitator, professor

Media Literacy

• Kit Jenkins program facilitator, professor
• Art Silverblatt professor

Public Relations

• Gary Ford program facilitator, associate professor
• Debra Carpenter professor

Scriptwriting

• Joe Schuster department chair, program facilitator, professor

Speech Communication Studies

• Scott Jensen program facilitator, professor, director of forensics and debate

Electronic & Photographic Media Department

• Jorge Oliver department chair, associate professor
• Lori Corzine department associate

Animation

• Chris Sagovac program facilitator, assistant professor

Film Studies

• Kathy Corley program facilitator, professor

Film Production

• Juraj Bohus associate professor
• Jorge Oliver department chair, associate professor
• Rebecca Ormond program facilitator, associate professor

Interactive Digital Media

• Julia Griffey program facilitator, assistant professor

Photography

• Susan Stang program facilitator, professor
• Bill Barrett professor

Video Production

• Aaron AuBuchon program facilitator, assistant professor
• Van McElwee media production program facilitator, professor

Graduate Studies

• Gary Ford director of graduate studies and online programs, associate professor
• Merideth Daly department associate

Global Campus Contacts

• Tristan Tull, London, England
• Michael Freund, Vienna, Austria
• Julian Scaff, Leiden, the Netherlands
• Tammy Rosso, Geneva, Switzerland
• Bruce Keele, Hua Hin/Cha-Am, Thailand

Associated Organizations

Debate and Forensics Team

• Scott Jensen director, program facilitator, professor
• Gina Jensen assistant director, adjunct faculty

The Galaxy

• Mary Cox faculty advisor
• Jim Singer media coordinator

GTV

• Aaron AuBuchon faculty advisor

May Gallery

• Bill Barrett director, professor

Webster Film Series

• James Harrison coordinator
• Michael Steinberg creative consultant