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


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



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




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

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
