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Dean’s Office


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Academic Departments


Advertising & Public Relations

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Brooke McKeever, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Department of Advertising & Public Relations

bmckeever@ua.edu

205.348.8145

Dr. Brooke McKeever

Kenon Brown, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of the Institute for Communication and Information Research

brown@apr.ua.edu

205.348.5326

Dr. Kenon Brown

Jared George

Senior Instructor, Director of Creative Services

jsgeorge@ua.edu

Jared George

Communication Studies

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Joshua Pederson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department Chair of Communication Studies

jrpederson@ua.edu

205.632.1047

website

Dr. Josh Pederson

Angela Billings

Senior Instructor, Director of the Speaking Studio

acbillings1@ua.edu

205.348.5125

Angela Billings

Robin Boylorn, Ph.D.

Distinguished Research Professor, Holle Endowed Chair and Director

rboylorn@ua.edu

205.348.8078

Adam Brooks, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Director of the Speaking Studio

adam.brooks@ua.edu

205.348.9774

Dr. Adam Sharples Brooks

Sara Hartley, Ph.D.

Professor, Associate Chair of Communication Studies, Director of Professional Education

sahartley1@ua.edu

205.348.4831

Dr. Sara Hartley

Brent Mitchell

Instructor, Assistant Director of Alabama Forensic Council

blmitchell4@ua.edu

Brent Mitchell

Jessy Ohl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

jjohl@ua.edu

205.348.6861

Dr. Jessy Ohl

Ben Pyle, Ph.D.

Teaching Associate Professor, Director of Alabama Forensic Council

bspyle@ua.edu

205.348.8077

Dr. Ben Pyle

Nina Witman

Instructor

yrwitman@ua.edu

Journalism & Creative Media

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Michael Bruce, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Journalism & Creative Media
Director of Digital Media Center

mdbruce@ua.edu

205.348.8657

website

Michael Bruce, Ph.D.

Andrew Billings, Ph.D.

Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty

acbillings@ua.edu

205.348.8658

Dr. Andrew Billings

Dianne Bragg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor,
Associate Chair
Dept. of Journalism and Creative Media

dmbragg@ua.edu

205.348.1624

Dr. Dianne Bragg

Rebecca K. Ivic, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Professor, Health Communication

rebecca.ivic@ua.edu

205.348.7570

website

Mark Mayfield

Instructor, News Media Internship Coordinator

msmayfield1@ua.edu

205.348.8601

Mark Mayfield

William Max Shores

Instructor

max@ua.edu


205.348.7155

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School of Library and Information Studies

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Jamie Campbell Naidoo, Ph.D.

Pauline Foster-EBSCO Endowed Professor, Director of SLIS

jcnaidoo@ua.edu

205.348.1518

website

Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo

Sybil Bullock

Instructor, Internship Coordinator

bullo006@ua.edu

205.994.1465

Sybil Bullock

Anna Embree, Ph.D.

Professor, Book Arts Coordinator

aembree@ua.edu

205.348.2398

Anna Embree

Dimitrios Latsis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, EBSCO Scholars Program Lead

dlatsis@ua.edu

205.348.1526

Dr. Dimitrios Latsis

Joi Mahand

 SLIS Student Services Program Manager

wwmahand@ua.edu

205.348.1524

Joi Mahand

Miriam Sweeney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Director of SLIS

mesweeney1@ua.edu

205.348.1522

Dr. Miriam Sweeney

Steven Yates, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

steven.d.yates@ua.edu

205.348.9781

Dr. Steven Yates

Digital Media


Alabama Public Radio

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Lacey Alexander

Producer

lalexander@apr.org

Center for Public Television

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Robert Butler

Director, Digital Media Center Engineering & Technical Services

rdbutler@ua.edu

205.348.1645

Robert Butler

WVUA 23

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Amy Martin

Director of Creative Services/Programming, WVUA 23

amartin@wvua23.com

205.348.6394

Amy Martin

Offices


Communication & Advancement

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Jared George

Senior Instructor, Director of Creative Services

jsgeorge@ua.edu

Jared George

Office for Graduate Studies

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Steven Yates, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

steven.d.yates@ua.edu

205.348.9781

Dr. Steven Yates

Karin Bryson

Graduate Student Services Program Manager

kbryson1@ua.edu

205.348.4404

Karin Bryson

Jennifer Fuqua

Administrative Assistant for Graduate Studies

jfuqua@ua.edu

205.348.1147

Office: 438 Reese Phifer

Holle Center for Communication Arts

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Robin Boylorn, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of the Holle Center for Communication Arts

rboylorn@ua.edu

205.348.8078

Michelle Bordner

Program Manager of the Holle Center for Communication Arts

mmbordner@ua.edu

Michelle Bordner

The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations

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Tisch Student Services

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Steven Yates, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

steven.d.yates@ua.edu

205.348.8599

Dr. Steven Yates

Lexi McMahon

Coordinator of Recruitment and Outreach

lbmcmahon@ua.edu

205.348.8594

Lexie McMahon

Research


Office of Research

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Rebecca K. Ivic, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Professor, Health Communication

rkbritt@ua.edu

205.348.7570

Institute for Communication & Information Research

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Kenon Brown, Ph.D.

Director of the Institute for Communication and Information Research, Initiative Director for Beyond Sports Initiative

brown@apr.ua.edu

205.348.5326

Dr. Kenon Brown

Andrew Billings, Ph.D.

Initiative Director (Beyond Sports Initiative)

acbillings@ua.edu

205.348.8658

Dr. Andrew Billings

Nancy Brinson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Initiative Director (Information Policy and Ethics)

nhbrinson@ua.edu

Dr. Nancy Brinson

John Burgess, Ph.D.

Initiative Director (Information Policy and Ethics)

jtfburgess@ua.edu

205.348.1523

Dr. John Burgess

Laura Lemon, Ph.D.

Initiative Director (Internal Communication and Engagement)

lemon@apr.ua.edu

205.462.7998

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Dr. Laura Lemon Petersen

Courtney Boman, Ph.D.

Initiative Director (Media Literacy and Mis/Disinformation)

boman@apr.ua.edu

205.523.5207

website

Dr. Courtney Boman

Doctoral Students


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Gulmira Amangalieva

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Gulmira Amangalieva

Mutaz Mohammed Barnawi

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Mutaz Mohammed Barnawi

Ananya Raka Chakraborty

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Ananya Raka Chakraborty

Fredrick Daoyenikye

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Fredrick Daoyenikye

Khadiza Tul Jannat

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Kelley Hummingbird

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Sai Datta Mikkilineni

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Tanya Ott-Fulmore

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Cameron Panhans

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Kaurri Williams-Cockfield

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Kauri Williams-Cockfield

Samaneh Shirani Lapari

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Samaneh Lapari

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