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Dean’s Office


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Academic Departments


Advertising & Public Relations

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Brooke McKeever, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Advertising & Public Relations

bmckeever@ua.edu

Dr. Brooke McKeever

Mark Barry

Assistant Professor, Director of Minerva

barry@apr.ua.edu

205.348.4533

Mark Barry

Kenon Brown, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of the Institute for Communication and Information Research

brown@apr.ua.edu

205.348.5326

Dr. Kenon Brown

J. Suzanne Horsley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Communication & Advancement

horsley@apr.ua.edu

205.348.8304

Dr. J. Suzanne Horsley

Communication Studies

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Josh Pederson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department Chair of Communication Studies

jrpederson@ua.edu

205.632.0501

website

Dr. Josh Pederson

Meredith Bagley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

mbagley@ua.edu

205.348.1926

Dr. Meredith Bagley

Angela Billings

Senior Instructor, Director of the Speaking Studio

acbillings1@ua.edu

205.348.5125

Angela Billings

Anneliese Bolland, Ph.D., LMSW, MPH, CHES

Assistant Professor, Institute for Communication and Information Research

acbolland@ua.edu

205.348.1235

website

Dr. Anneliese Bolland

Robin Boylorn, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of the Holle Center for Communication Arts

rboylorn@ua.edu

205.348.8078

Dr. Robin Boylorn

Adam Sharples 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.

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

sahartley1@ua.edu

205.348.8599

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.

Assistant Professor, Director of Alabama Forensic Council

bspyle@ua.edu

205.348.8077

Dr. Ben Pyle

Journalism & Creative Media

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Michael Bruce, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Chair of Journalism and Creative Media

mdbruce@ua.edu

205.348.8657

Dr. Michael Bruce

Andrew Billings, Ph.D.

Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty

acbillings@ua.edu

205.348.8658

Dr. Andrew Billings

Rebecca Katherine Britt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

rkbritt@ua.edu

205.348.7570

website

Dr. Rebecca Katherine Britt

John Chisholm

Coordinator of Digital and Broadcast Media

chisholm@ua.edu

205.348.9961

John Chisholm

Bill Evans, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

wevans@ua.edu

205.348.3176

Dr. Bill Evans

Mark Mayfield

Instructor, News Media Internship Coordinator

msmayfield1@ua.edu

205.348.8601

Mark Mayfield

Scott Parrott, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Director of Business Development (ICIR)

msparrott@ua.edu

205.348.8612

Dr. Scott Parrott

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

Anna Embree

Professor, Book Arts Coordinator

aembree@ua.edu

205.348.2398

Anna Embree

Dimitrios Latsis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, EBSCO Scholars Program Coordinator

dlatsis@ua.edu

205.348.1526

Dr. Dimitrios Latsis

Joi Mahand

Assistant Director of Academic Programs

wwmahand@ua.edu

205.348.1524

Joi Mahand

Bharat Mehra, Ph.D.

Professor, EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice

bmehra@ua.edu

205.348.5259

website

Dr. Bharat Mehra

Robert B. Riter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Marie Drolet Bristol-EBSCO Endowed Professor, Archival Studies Coordinator

rbriter@ua.edu

205.348.6232

Dr. Robert B. Riter

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 of Undergraduate Studies

steven.d.yates@ua.edu

205.348.1520

Dr. Steven Yates

Digital Media


Alabama Public Radio

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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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Offices


Communication & Advancement

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Office for Graduate Studies

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Bill Evans, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

wevans@ua.edu

205.348.3176

Dr. Bill Evans

Karin Bryson

Graduate Student Services Program Manager

kbryson1@ua.edu

205.348.4404

Karin Bryson

Christie Miller

Program Assistant for Graduate Studies

csmiller5@ua.edu

205.348.1147

Office: 434 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

Dr. Robin Boylorn

Michelle Bordner

Program Manager of the Holle Center for Communication Arts

mmbordner@ua.edu

Michelle Bordner

The Plank Center

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Tisch Student Services

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Steven Yates, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

steven.d.yates@ua.edu

205.348.8599

Dr. Steven Yates

Angelique Crawford

Program Manager of the Career Center at C&IS

aldean@ua.edu

205.348.6804

Angelique Crawford

Alison Holcombe

Assistant Director of Experiential Learning and Employer Engagement

alison.holcombe@ua.edu

205.348.3143

Alison Holcomb

Lexi McMahon

Coordinator of Recruitment and Outreach

lbmcmahon@ua.edu

205.348.8594

Lexie McMahon

Research


Office of Research

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Rebecca Britt, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

rkbritt@ua.edu

205.348.7570

Dr. Rebecca Britt

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

Anneliese Bolland, Ph.D., LMSW, MPH, CHES

Associate Director of Planning and Evaluation (ICIR)

acbolland@ua.edu

205.348.1235

Dr. Anneliese Bolland

Scott Parrott, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Business Development (ICIR)

msparrott@ua.edu

205.348.8612

Dr. Scott Parrott

Andrew Billings, Ph.D.

Initiative Director (Beyond Sports Initiative)

acbillings@ua.edu

205.348.8658

Dr. Andrew Billings

Nancy Brinson, Ph.D.

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

website

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

Abdulaziz Alowais

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Abdulaziz Alowais

Talal Saeed Alshamrani

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Talal Alshamrani

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

Ashaunté Gaillard

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Mafaku Akpene Gonyoe

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Mafaku Akpene Gonyoe

Khadiza Tul Jannat

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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

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