Dean’s Office
Academic Departments
Advertising & Public Relations
Brooke McKeever
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
Jameson Hayes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Ph.D. Program Lead;Director, Public Opinion Lab
205.348.8393
Tracy Sims, MA, APR
Senior Instructor, Associate Chair of Undergraduate Programs205.348.5166
Communication Studies
Joshua Pederson
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.
Associate Professor, Associate Chair of Communication Studies, Director of Professional Education205.348.4831
Journalism & Creative Media
Michael Bruce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Journalism & Creative MediaDirector of Digital Media Center
205.348.8657
Rebecca Katherine Ivic-Britt, 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
Robert B. Riter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Marie Drolet Bristol-EBSCO Endowed Professor, Archival Studies Coordinator205.348.6232
Steven Yates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies205.348.9781
Digital Media
Alabama Public Radio
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
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies205.348.9781
Christie Miller
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
Tisch Student Services
Steven Yates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies205.348.8599
Research
Office of Research
Rebecca Katherine Ivic-Britt, 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
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
Abdulaziz Alowais
Talal Saeed Alshamrani
Mutaz Mohammed Barnawi
Kirsten Barnes
Samantha Burke
Ananya Raka Chakraborty
Su-yu Chou
Anathasia Citra
Rebekah Cowell
Joseph Daniel
Fredrick Daoyenikye
Jennifer Dempsey
Feiyun Deng
Emily Dirks
Courtny Franco
Ashaunté Gaillard
Priyanka Ginwal
Quinta Goines
Mafaku Akpene Gonyoe
Lori Greene
Kaeli Gretter
Miaohong Huang
Baheya Jaber
Joshua Jackson
Khadiza Tul Jannat
Tonya Jenkins
Jeffrey Jones
Da Young Kang
Caran Kennedy
Jade Larson
Edwin Lee
Huapu Liu
Yuanwei Lyu
Sarah Miesse
Sai Datta Mikkilineni
Brianna Miluk
Cherie Moman
Andrew Morris
Morgan R. Myrick
Rebecca Oliver
Ozioma Omah
Tanya Ott-Fulmore
Jessica Payne
Cameron Panhans
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Laura Pitts
Tafhimur Rahman
Toni Rebaldo
Amy Ritchart
Shah Jahan Shuvo
Gourav Rath
Jessica Smith
Laura Stewart
LaTonya Taylor
Jasmine Thomas
Spencer Tomsett
Jaymes Van Gyn
Liz Vigil
Guan Wang
Reba Williams
Kaurri Williams-Cockfield
Larry Willis
Xiaoxu Yang
Lauren Young
Yang Zhou
Jennifer Dempsey
Drew Daws
Ashley Green
Samaneh Shirani Lapari
Lauren Young