Dean’s Office
Academic Departments
Advertising & Public Relations
Brooke McKeever, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Advertising & Public Relations205.348.8145
Kenon Brown, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of the Institute for Communication and Information Research205.348.5326
Communication Studies
Joshua Pederson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department Chair of Communication Studies205.632.1047
Robin Boylorn, Ph.D.
Distinguished Research Professor, Holle Endowed Chair and Director205.348.8078
Adam Brooks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director of the Speaking Studio205.348.9774
Sara Hartley, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Chair of Communication Studies, Director of Professional Education205.348.4831
Ben Pyle, Ph.D.
Teaching Associate Professor, Director of Alabama Forensic Council205.348.8077
Nina Witman
Instructoryrwitman@ua.edu
Journalism & Creative Media
Michael Bruce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Journalism & Creative MediaDirector of Digital Media Center
205.348.8657
Dianne Bragg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,Associate Chair
Dept. of Journalism and Creative Media
205.348.1624
Rebecca K. Ivic, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Creative ActivityProfessor, Health Communication
205.348.7570
School of Library and Information Studies
Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.
Pauline Foster-EBSCO Endowed Professor, Director of SLIS205.348.1518
John Burgess, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator205.348.1523
Bharat Mehra, Ph.D.
Professor, EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice205.348.5259
Steven Yates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies205.348.9781
Digital Media
Alabama Public Radio
Lacey Alexander
Producerlalexander@apr.org
Center for Public Television
Robert Butler
Director, Digital Media Center Engineering & Technical Services205.348.1645
WVUA 23
Offices
Communication & Advancement
Office for Graduate Studies
Steven Yates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies205.348.9781
Jennifer Fuqua
Administrative Assistant for Graduate Studies205.348.1147
Office: 438 Reese Phifer
Holle Center for Communication Arts
Robin Boylorn, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of the Holle Center for Communication Arts205.348.8078
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations
Tisch Student Services
Steven Yates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies205.348.8599
Research
Office of Research
Rebecca K. Ivic, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Creative ActivityProfessor, Health Communication
205.348.7570
Institute for Communication & Information Research
Kenon Brown, Ph.D.
Director of the Institute for Communication and Information Research, Initiative Director for Beyond Sports Initiative205.348.5326
Nancy Brinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Initiative Director (Information Policy and Ethics)
John Burgess, Ph.D.
Initiative Director (Information Policy and Ethics)205.348.1523
Laura Lemon, Ph.D.
Initiative Director (Internal Communication and Engagement)205.462.7998
Courtney Boman, Ph.D.
Initiative Director (Media Literacy and Mis/Disinformation)205.523.5207
Doctoral Students
Gulmira Amangalieva
Bahareh Amini
Mutaz Mohammed Barnawi
Samantha Burke
Ananya Raka Chakraborty
Anathasia Citra
Rebekah Cowell
Fredrick Daoyenikye
Jennifer Dempsey
Feiyun Deng
Priyanka Ginwal
Quinta Goines
Miaohong Huang
Khadiza Tul Jannat
Tonya Jenkins
Jeffrey Jones
Caran Kennedy
Kelley Hummingbird
Edwin Lee
Yuanwei Lyu
Sarah Miesse
Sai Datta Mikkilineni
Brianna Miluk
Andrew Morris
Morgan R. Myrick
Ozioma Omah
Tanya Ott-Fulmore
Jessica Payne
Cameron Panhans
N/A
Toni Rebaldo
Gourav Rath
Jessica Smith
Laura Stewart
LaTonya Taylor
Jasmine Thomas
Jaymes Van Gyn
Liz Vigil
Guan Wang
Reba Williams
Kaurri Williams-Cockfield
Yang Zhou
Jennifer Dempsey
Drew Daws
Samaneh Shirani Lapari
Lauren Young