Dean’s Office

Leadership Team
Rebecca K. Ivic, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity; Professor, Health Communication
Advertising & Public Relations
Courtney Boman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Initiative Director (Media Literacy and MIS/Disinformation)
Communication Studies
Journalism & Creative Media
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
John Burgess, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Teaching Excellence Coordinator, Initiative Director (Information Policy and Ethics)
Qin Zhu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dean’s Distinguished Research Fellow, Director of the Human-Centered Intelligent Systems InitiativeAlabama Public Radio
Center for Public Television
WVUA 23
Communication & Advancement
Office for Graduate Studies
Holle Center for Communication Arts
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations
Tisch Student Services
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.
Associate Professor, Initiative Director (Media Literacy and MIS/Disinformation)
John Burgess, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Teaching Excellence Coordinator, Initiative Director (Information Policy and Ethics)
C&IS Information Technology Department
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
