Department of Communication & Film
The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.
Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.
FULL MEMBERS
ANTONIO DE VELASCO, Associate Professor, PhD (2005), Emory University [2029]
JOY GOLDSMITH, Professor, PhD (2004), University of Oklahoma [2032]
ANDRE E. JOHNSON, Professor, PhD (2008), University of Memphis [2030]
MARINA LEVINA, Professor, PhD (2006), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [2028]
CHRISTINA MOSS, Associate Professor, PhD (2005), Louisiana State University [2029]
CRAIG O. STEWART, Professor, PhD (2006), Carnegie Mellon University [2027]
AMANDA J. YOUNG, Associate Professor, PhD (2000), Carnegie Mellon University [2028]
WENDY ATKINS-SAYRE, Professor, PhD (2005), University of Georgia [2026]
DAVID GOODMAN, Associate Professor, MFA (2015), The University of North Texas [2032]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
JILL FREDENBERG, Assistant Professor of Teaching, PhD (2025), University of Memphis
ERIC HUBER, Assistant Professor, MFA (2014), Memphis College of Art
JIACHENG LIU, Assistant Professor, PhD (2025), Pennsylvania State University
CHRISTINE NYAWAGA, Assistant Professor, PhD, (2023) Wayne State University
DAVID STEPHENS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020), Bowling Green State University
YOHANNA TESFAI, Assistant Professor, PhD (2026), University of Texas at Austin
ALEX WILLEMIN, Assistant Professor, MFA (2011), University of Miami
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
DEREFE KIMARLEY CHEVANNES, Phd (2019) University of Connecticut [2029]
THOMAS FUERST, PhD (2022) University of Memphis [2028]
LEANDRA HERNANDEZ, PhD (2014) Texas A&M University [2028]
MICHAEL LECHUGA, PhD (2016) University of Denver [2028]
TRISHA K. PAUL, MD (2018) University of Michigan [2028]
YAN TIAN, PhD (2004), Temple University [2029]
ROBIN WOMEODU, MD (1983), Washington University [2028]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets.