Faculty Members
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Edward Ackerley Adjunct Lecturer ackerley@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-7479 Office: McClelland Hall 323 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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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... |
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Julie Armstrong Assistant Professor of Practice juliearmstrong@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-0231 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 317 Julie Armstrong is an Assistant Professor of Practice. She received her MA in Communication from St. Mary’s University and her BA in English from Trinity University, both located in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to joining the University of Arizona’s Department of Communication, Armstrong was on... |
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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. His articles have appeared in Communication... |
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Catherine Brooks Associate Director, Arizona's iSchool, Founding Director of the Center for Digital Society and Data Studies, and Associate Professor cfbrooks@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-3565 Office: Harvill Building, 4th Floor Catherine Brooks (PhD, University of California) joined the Department of Communication in January, 2012, and holds a joint appointment in the School of Information at UA. Catherine’s primary research interest focuses on day-to-day language use in online and learning communities. She is most... |
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Ed Donnerstein Professor and Dean Emeritus edonners@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-2726 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 107
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... |
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Kory Floyd Professor koryfloyd@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-8236 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 321 Kory Floyd is a professor of communication at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on the communication of affection in close relationships and its effects on stress and physiological functioning. He has written 12 books and over 100 scientific papers and book chapters, and he is the... |
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Rosalind Greene Adjunct Lecturer rgreene@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-1366 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 105 Rosalind is an adjunct lecturer teaching Communication and the Legal Process. She is a Trial Consultant with Advanced Jury Research, co-chair of the Professional Standards Committee of the American Society of Trial Consultants, a member of the State Bar of Arizona. She received her J.D. from... |
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Rachel Hahn Adjunct Lecturer rachelhahn@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-3562 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 107 Rachel Hahn (M.A., University of Arizona, 2015) specializes in media effects research, specifically focusing on the effects of media on children’s and adolescents’ nutritional knowledge and food choices. While attending the University of Arizona, Rachel received the Mass Communication Division... |
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Jake Harwood Department Head & Professor jharwood@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-1366 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 205 Jake Harwood is a Professor of Communication. He received his Ph.D. in Communication from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1994. His research focuses on intergroup communication with a particular focus on age groups, and on the role of music in intergroup relations. He is the co-... |
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Henry Kenski Professor Emeritus kenski@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-3562 FAX: (520) 621-3562 Office: Communication 107 [more information] |
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Kate Kenski Associate Professor kkenski@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-3066 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 202 Kate Kenski (Ph.D. 2006, University of Pennsylvania) teaches political communication, public opinion, and research methods at the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona. Prior to teaching at the UofA, she was a Senior Analyst at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the... |
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Aimee King Adjunct Lecturer aimeek@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-1553 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 315 [more information] |
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Dale Kunkel Professor Emeritus kunkel@email.arizona.edu TEL: (805) 448-5892 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 107 Dr. Dale Kunkel (Ph.D., Annenberg School, University of Southern California, 1984) is Professor of Communication at the University of Arizona. Kunkel studies children and media issues from diverse perspectives, including television effects research as well as assessments of media industry... |
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Matthew Lapierre Assistant Professor mlapierre@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-5512 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 217 Professor Lapierre is an Assistant Professor of Communication. His research explores how media affects the health and well-being of children/families. Research projects include investigations of the prevalence of background television in children’s homes, the influence of marketing cues on... |
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Diana Leonard Adjunct Lecturer & Director of Public Speaking dleonard@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-3052 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 105 Diana Leonard, Ph.D., joined The Department of Communication at The University of Arizona in Fall, 2000 as an Adjunct Instructor and Director of Public Speaking. Her current course teaching includes small group, argumentation, introduction and advanced public speaking. Dr. Leonard also served as... |
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Maggie Pitts Director of Graduate Studies & Associate Professor mjpitts@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-7080 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: COMM 222 Maggie Pitts (PhD, Penn State, 2005) joined the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona as an Assistant Professor in the Fall 2011. Her program of research centers on the types of everyday talk people use to manage transitions across the life course (such as health decision-... |
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Stephen Rains Professor srains@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-3065 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 319 Steve Rains (M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin) is Professor of Communication at the University of Arizona. He also holds appointments in the Department of Psychology and the Arizona Cancer Center. His research is situated in the general areas of communication... |
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Chris Segrin Professor segrin@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-1366 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 220 Chris Segrin (Ph.D. 1990, University of Wisconsin) is a behavioral scientist whose specialty is interpersonal relationships and mental health. His research focuses on social skills, relationship development and satisfaction, and such problems as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and marital... |
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Patricia Sias Professor psias@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-1553 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 204 Patty Sias received her doctoral degree in Organizational Communication, with a cognate area in Management, from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993. Dr. Sias specializes in organizational communication and conducts research on workplace relationships, uncertainty, and leadership. She has... |
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Jennifer Stevens Aubrey Associate Professor jlsa@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-7077 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: 219 Dr. Jennifer Stevens Aubrey (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2004) joined the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona in the fall of 2013. Her research focuses on the media's effects on emotional, mental, and physical health in young people, with an emphasis on issues related to... |
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Kyle Tusing Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies kjt@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 626-8771 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 201 Kyle Tusing (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000) specializes in social influence and interpersonal communication. He regularly teaches Communication 101, the introductory course to the major. He also has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on public speaking, communication theory... |
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Jodi Whitaker Assistant Professor jodiwhitaker@email.arizona.edu TEL: (520) 621-621-0953 FAX: (520) 621-5504 Office: Communication 221 Jodi Whitaker (Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2013) joined the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona in the fall of 2014. Her program of research focuses on media effects, aggression and violence in the media, and selective exposure to new media. She specializes in research... |
