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
