Department Directory

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	Edward Ackerley Adjunct Lecturer ackerley@email.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... [more information]
	Chelsie Akers Adjunct Lecturer cakers@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-1366 FAX: (520) 621-5504 [more information]
	Russ Andaloro Adjunct Lecturer andaloro@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-3052 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 105 Dr. Russ Andaloro has been associated with the University of Arizona for close to 50 years. Upon graduation from Tucson High School in May of 1964, Dr. Andaloro enrolled that summer at The University of Arizona. He went on to earn a Bachelors degree in Speech and Drama in 1969, a second bachelor... [more information]
	Analisa Arroyo Alumna arroyo@uga.edu TEL: 706-542-4893 Office: University of Georgia, 613 Caldwell Hall University of Georgia Faculty [more information]
	Anjali Ashtaputre Graduate Teaching Assistant ashtaputre@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-0183 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 103c Anjali Ashtaputre is a Masters student in the Communication Department. She received her B.A. in Communication with a double minor in Journalism and Business from The University of Arizona. Her interests are health communication and interpersonal communication. Anjali's current research focuses... [more information]
	Anita Atwell Seate, Ph.D. Alumna aseate@umd.edu TEL: 301-405-6526 Office: University of Maryland, 2106 Skinner Building Assistant 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... [more information]
	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... [more information]
	Leila Bighash Assistant Professor lbighash@email.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... [more information]
	Joseph Bonito Professor jbonito@email.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... [more information]
	Seth C. Bradshaw Alumnus sbradshaw@email.arizona.edu TEL: (936) 468-1265 Office: Stephen F. Austin State University, Boynton Building 302 Assistant Professor Department of Mass Communication Stephen F. Austin State University Boynton Bldg. Box 13048 SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962 Dr. Bradshaw earned his Ph.D. in 2016 at the University of Arizona in the Department of Communication. He is a... [more information]
	Tricia Burke Alumna tburke@txstate.edu TEL: (512) 245-2222 Office: Texas State University, Centennial Hall 328 Assistant 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... [more information]
	Melina Casillas Academic Advising Intern melinacasillas@email.arizona.edu TEL: 626-9633 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 115 Melina Casillas is a Tucson native. A senior majoring in Communication with minors in Mexican American Studies and Psychology, expected to graduate in May 2019. She also works for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions as a student Events & Outreach Specialist. Outside of her studies, she is... [more information]
	Jessica Castonguay Alumna jcastonguay@ASC.UPenn.edu Office: The Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Annenberg Public Policy Center [more information]
	Eunjoo Choi Graduate Teaching Assistant echoi1@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-5819 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 203 Eunjoo Choi is a Masters student in the Communication Department. She received her B.A. in Communication at the University of Wyoming. She is interested in Media and Children and Interpersonal Communication. She is now interested in how the various information from the media, such as news and... [more information]
	Bethany A. Conway-Silva Alumna baconway@calpoly.edu TEL: 805-756-2045 FAX: 805-756-6449 Office: California Polytechnic State University, Faculty Offices North (47) 36-D Assistant Professor Communication Studies Department 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... [more information]
	Amanda R. Cooper Graduate Teaching Assistant 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... [more information]
	Antonio Coronado Accelerated Masters Student amcoronado@email.arizona.edu TEL: 520-621-1366 FAX: 520-621-5504 Office: Communication 211 Antonio Coronado is a second-year Accelerated Masters student 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. His interests are in Political Communication and Mass Media... [more information]
	Benjamin Custer Graduate Teaching Associate becuster@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-0750 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 110 Benjamin E. Custer is a third-year PhD student in communication at the University of Arizona. His research examines the effects of communication technologies on personal and relational outcomes. He enjoys using both qualitative and quantitative research methods, and his experience in the field... [more information]
	Leah Dajches Graduate Teaching Associate ldajches@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-5819 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 203 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... [more information]
	Karen De la Rosa Graduate Teaching Associate karendelarosa@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-1267 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 101 Karen De la Rosa is a Ph.D. student and graduate teaching associate in the Department of Communication. She received a B.A. Summa Cum Laude from APEC University (Dominican Republic) in Advertising and Graphic design, and an M.A. in Communication and Media Technologies from Rochester Institute of... [more information]
	Dana Dinsmore Graduate Teaching Associate danadinsmore@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-1329 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 103b 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... [more information]
	Ed Donnerstein Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus edonners@email.arizona.edu TEL: 5206211366 FAX: 5206215504 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... [more information]
	Michael Dues Lecturer Emeritus mdues@email.arizona.edu TEL: 5206211366 FAX: 5206215504 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... [more information]
	Kaylin Duncan Graduate Teaching Associate kduncan7@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-0183 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 103c [more information]
	Evan Ellingsberg Student Desk Assistant eellingsberg@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-1366 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 211 [more information]
	Jennifer Ervin Alumna jennie5@email.arizona.edu 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 communication processes, with emphases on decision-making, participation, and individual- and group-level processes and their impact on group outcomes... [more information]
	Allison Ewing-Cooper Public Relations Academic Advisor arewing@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-9787 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Douglass 220W As the Assistant Director of Academic Advising for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), Allison works for all 29 majors and 20 advisors in SBS. She has worked at the U of A since 2004, first as a graduate assistant, and then as a program coordinator, advisor, and assistant... [more information]
	Alice Fanari Graduate Teaching Associate afanari@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-5819 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 203 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... [more information]
	Christine Filer PhD Candidate and Research Analyst, Langer Research Associates cfiler@email.arizona.edu TEL: (212) 456-2623 Office: 7 W. 66th St., 6th Floor New York, NY 10023 Christine Filer is a PhD candidate at the University of Arizona, with a focus in political communication. She is also a research analyst at Langer Research Associates. Her research interests include public opinion, American politics, and media. ... [more information]