Dean’s Office
Leadership Team
Michael Bruce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Journalism & Creative Media, Director of Digital Media Center
Rebecca K. Ivic, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity; Professor, Health Communication
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
Advertising & Public Relations
Brooke McKeever, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Advertising & Public Relations
Courtney Boman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Initiative Director (Media Literacy and MIS/Disinformation)
Communication Studies
Joshua Pederson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department Chair of Communication Studies
Journalism & Creative Media
Michael Bruce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Journalism & Creative MediaDirector of Digital Media Center
Andrew Billings, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty, Initiative Director (Beyond Sports Initiative)
Michael Bruce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Journalism & Creative Media, Director of Digital Media Center
Rebecca K. Ivic, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity; Professor, Health Communication
School of Library and Information Studies
Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.
Pauline Foster-EBSCO Endowed Professor, Director of SLIS
John Burgess, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator, Initiative Director (Information Policy and Ethics)
DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER
Alabama Public Radio
Center for Public Television
WVUA 23
OFFICES
Communication & Advancement
Office for Graduate Studies
Steven Yates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Holle Center for Communication Arts
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations
Tisch Student Services
Steven Yates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
RESEARCH
Office of Research
Rebecca K. Ivic, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity; Professor, Health CommunicationInstitute for Communication & Information Research
Andrew Billings, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty, Initiative Director (Beyond Sports Initiative)
Courtney Boman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Initiative Director (Media Literacy and MIS/Disinformation)
John Burgess, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator, Initiative Director (Information Policy and Ethics)
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
