Department Directory
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Edward Ackerley Adjunct Lecturer ackerley@arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-7479 Office: McClelland Hall 330 Dr. Ed Ackerley teaches undergraduate courses in professional creative communication, advertising and creativity. COMM 314 is a professional communication class focusing on creativity. His classes won first place nationally for Honda and AT&T, and second place in the Credit Karma Brand... |
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Erika Arredondo Academic Advisor earrendondo27@arizona.edu Office: Communication 115A I am an alum of the university from Eller College of Management. I was a transfer student from South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. During my time at the UA I held two work-study positions as a Transfer Student Assistant for the Transfer Student Center and a Transfer Student... |
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Analisa Arroyo, Ph.D. Alumna arroyo@uga.edu University of Georgia Faculty Analisa Arroyo earned a Ph.D. in Communication with a minor in Family Studies and Human Development from the University of Arizona in 2013. Her research interests are in health and interpersonal communication. Specifically, Analisa explores... |
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Anjali Ashtaputre, M.A. Alumna ashtaputre@arizona.edu Research Assistant at Superior Court in Maricopa County Anjali Ashtaputre received her Masters degree in the Communication Department at the University of Arizona. She received her B.A. in Communication with a double minor in Journalism and Business from The University of... |
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Anita Atwell Seate, Ph.D. Alumna aseate@umd.edu Associate Professor at the University of Maryland Dr. Atwell Seate is a social scientist that researches in the area of intergroup/intercultural communication. Specifically, her research is animated by questions about how people’s identity as members of various social... |
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Juliana Barbati Graduate Teaching Associate jbarbati@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-1329 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 103b After earning her Bachelor’s and MA in Communication from the University of Oklahoma, Jules moved to Tucson to pursue a PhD. Jules’ research interest involves examining the effects of persuasive messages; this main focus manifests in different contexts (e.g., prejudice reduction, in the media,... |
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Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz Alumna BehmMorawitzE@missouri.edu TEL: (573) 882-9786 Office: 108 Switzler Hall, Columbia, MO 65211 Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at University of Missouri Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz's research interests include media effects, emerging media, social identity, stereotyping, and health. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Media & Diversity Center, which... |
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Leila Bighash Assistant Professor lbighash@arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-3562 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 205 Leila Bighash is an Assistant Professor of Communication. Her research program focuses on organizational processes in networks where information asymmetries are salient, often in online environments. In particular, she is interested in knowledge-sharing, expertise, visibility, and signaling. She... |
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Joseph Bonito Professor jbonito@arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-1366 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 224 Dr. Bonito earned his Ph.D. in 1997 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Speech Communication. His primary area of interest is small group communication processes, especially characteristics of participation. He is always interested in small group research... |
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Seth Bradshaw, Ph.D. Alumnus scbradshaw@lcsc.edu Assistant Professor at Lewis-Clark State College Seth Bradshaw (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is an Assistant Professor of Communication Arts. He teaches courses in advertising, strategic communication, social media, public speaking, argumentation, and research methods.... |
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Madison Brown Accelerated Masters Student madisonlbrown@email.arizona.edu Madison Brown is from Seattle, Washington and is an Accelerated Masters student in the Department of Communication. She received a dual B.A. degree in Communication and Psychology from the University of Arizona in Fall 2019. [more information] |
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Steven Brunner, Ph.D. Alumnus srbrunner@ucdavis.edu Lecturer at University of California Davis Dr. Brunner has been teaching in higher education since 2008. He has expertise in communication technologies, interpersonal communication, and public speaking. Dr. Brunner’s favorite course to teach is communication technology... |
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Tricia Burke, B.A., M.A. & Ph.D. Alumna tburke@txstate.edu Associate Professor at Texas State University Dr. Burke teaches a variety of communication courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, including research methods, family communication, interpersonal communication, relational communication, health communication, and... |
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Shelby N. Carter Graduate Teaching Assistant shelbyncarter@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-1329 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 103b Shelby Carter is from Mayfield, Kentucky and is a master's student in the Department of Communication. In 2019, she received her bachelor of arts degree in Communication and a minor in Marketing from the University of Louisville. Shelby's research interests broadly include social influence,... |
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Jessica Castonguay, Ph.D. Alumna jessica.castonguay@temple.edu Assistant Professor at Temple University [more information] |
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Elena Chabolla Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Sr. ecstauff@arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-8240 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 211 Elena has worked in a staff capacity at the University of Arizona since April 2012, currently as Senior Program Coordinator in the Department of Communication. Before that she worked in the Department of History as a Graduate Coordinator/Program Coordinator, Sr., spending most of her time on... |
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Eunjoo Choi Graduate Teaching Associate echoi1@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-5819 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 203 [more information] |
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Yunjin Choi Graduate Teaching Associate ychoi@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-5819 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 203 [more information] |
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Bethany A. Conway-Silva, Ph.D. Alumna baconway@calpoly.edu Assistant Professor at California Polytechnic State University Dr. Bethany Anne Conway-Silva joined the department of Communication Students at California Polytechnic State University in fall 2015. Her research agenda focuses on the intersection of mass and political... |
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Amanda R. Cooper Graduate Teaching Associate ramandacooper@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-5819 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 203 Amanda Cooper is a master's student in the Department of Communication. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Studies from Utah State University. Her research interest is in the intersection of interpersonal, family, and health communication. Specifically she is interested... |
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Antonio Coronado, B.A. & M.A. Alumnus amcoronado@arizona.edu J.D. Candidate at Northeastern University School of Law Antonio Coronado earned his B.A. and M.A. in the Communication Department. He received his B.A. in Communication with triple minors in Spanish, French, and Gender & Women Studies from The University of Arizona.... |
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Benjamin E. Custer Adjunct Lecturer becuster@email.arizona.edu Benjamin E. Custer (PhD, University of Arizona, 2020) is a communication researcher and instructor. In 2019, he won UArizona’s Department of Communication Excellence in Teaching Award and Kory Floyd Graduate Fellowship in Interpersonal Relations. He is also the recipient of a Top Four Paper... |
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Leah Dajches Graduate Teaching Associate ldajches@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-5716 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 111 Leah is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication. She received her B.A. in Film & Television Studies from the University of Arizona and her M.A. in Media Arts & Sciences from Indiana University Bloomington. Leah’s research interests focus on media effects, particularly the... |
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Dana Dinsmore Graduate Teaching Associate danadinsmore@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-5819 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 203 Dana R. Dinsmore is a fourth year Ph.D. student. Her research focuses on how communication in family and romantic relationships affects our physical and mental health. Her research addresses such topics as diet, exercise, alcohol/substance use, and medication adherence. She is just as passionate... |
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Ed Donnerstein Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus edonners@arizona.edu Ed Donnerstein’s major research interests are in mass-media violence, as well as mass media policy. He has published over 240 scientific articles in these general areas and serves on the editorial boards of a number of academic journals in both psychology and communication. He was a member of... |
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Michael Dues Lecturer Emeritus mdues@arizona.edu Michael Dues (Ph.D., Communication and American Studies, Indiana University, 1973) Dr. Dues studies and teaches organizational communication, conflict management, and argumentation. He is a former head of the Department of Communication, and a past President of the Arizona Communication... |
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Kaylin Duncan Graduate Teaching Associate kduncan7@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-0183 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 103c [more information] |
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William Emmons Graduate Teaching Assistant williamemmons@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-5819 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 203 [more information] |
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Jennifer Ervin Alumna jne12@pitt.edu Post-Doctoral Associate at the University of Pittsburgh Adjunt Professor at Carnegie Mellon University Jennifer earned her M.A. in 2012 at the University of Arizona in the Department of Communication. Her primary area of interest is small group... |
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Alice Fanari Graduate Teaching Associate afanari@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-0183 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 103c Born and raised in Italy, Alice Fanari (M.A.) moved to the United States five years ago to pursue her higher education and be fully immersed in a diverse, multi-cultural environment. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a French Minor from the University of Nebraska at Omaha... |
