Faculty
Find out more about the research interests of our graduate faculty by viewing these faculty interview videos: Faculty Videos
Full-Time Faculty
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Wendy Atkins-Sayre, Department Chair and Professor (Ph.D. University of Georgia) Rhetoric, Identity, Critical Regionalism and the South, Social Protest and Change |
Kellie Brownlee, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. Colorado State University) | |
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Antonio de Velasco, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Emory University) Rhetoric and Social Theory; U.S. Political Discourse; Rhetorical Pedagogy |
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Amanda Nell Edgar, Associate Professor (Ph.D., University of Missouri) Media Studies and Rhetoric |
Tracy Sadlak Giovanetti, Assistant Professor of Teaching (Ed.D., University of Memphis) | |
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Roxana L. Gee, Associate Professor (M.A., University of Memphis) Video and Film Production |
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Joy V. Goldsmith, Professor (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma) Health literacy; Health intervention development; Caregiver training; Oncology and chronic care |
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David Goodman, Assistant Professor (MFA, University of North Texas) Film and Video Production |
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Kristen Simone Hill, Assistant Professor of Teaching (MA, University of Memphis) Film and Video Production |
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Andre E. Johnson, Associate Professor (Ph.D., University of Memphis) African-American Rhetoric |
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Marty Lang, Assistant Professor (MFA, California State University, Northridge; MFA, Florida
State University) Film and Video Production; Screenwriting, Directing and Producing |
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Marina Levina, Professor (Ph.D., University of Illinois) Critical Cultural Studies; Media Studies |
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Gray Matthews, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University) Contemplative Philosophy; Relational and Critical Theory |
Alexander Morales, Assistant Professor of Teaching (Ph.D., University of Georgia, completing degree summer
2023) |
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Christina Moss, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Louisiana State University) Southern Identity and Rhetoric, Critical Regionalism, Analysis of Place and Locale, Public Memory, Public Address, Gender and Race Rhetoric |
Christine Nyawaga, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Wayne State University, completing summer 2023) | |
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Elja Roy, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., University of Minnesota) Film and Video Production, Environmental Communication, Critical Media |
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Lori Stallings, Assistant Professor of Teaching, and Director of 2381 (M.A., Marquette University) Oral Communication; Interpersonal Communication |
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David F. Stephens Jr, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. Bowling Green State University) Social Media, Branding, Race, Black Twitter, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture |
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Craig O. Stewart, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University) Critical Discourse Studies; Science Communication; Research Methods |
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Amanda J. Young, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University) Health Literacy; Patient/provider interactions; Qualitative Research; Patient-centered Outcomes Research |
Emeritus Faculty
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David L. Appleby, Professor Emeritus |
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Katherine G. Hendrix, Professor Emeritus |
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Steve Ross, Professor Emeritus |
Adjunct Faculty
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James R. Briscoe, Adjunct Faculty (Ph.D. Communication, University of Memphis) Rhetoric, Political Communication, Health Communication |
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Richard Bullington, Adjunct Faculty (M.A. Communication, University of Memphis) Rhetoric, Political Communication, Health Communication |
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Daniel Linton, Adjunct Faculty (MA Communication, University of Memphis) |
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Cynthia Runions, Adjunct Professor (M.A., University of Memphis) Media Studies, Film History, Theory, and Criticism; Communication Studies |