Faculty & Staff
Faculty and staff of the School of Communication work together to prepare students for 21st century challenges and careers.
The faculty of the School of Communication come to the classroom with expertise in their areas, strong professional experience and excellent academic credentials. Each of the 16 full-time faculty members holds the terminal degree in her/his field.
Staff of the School of Communication are well trained professionals, committed to assisting students as they make their way through a rigorous curriculum and enriching extracurricular activities.
| Faculty Member | Office | Hours | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Anderson Interim School Director Professor, Group & Health |
Kolbe 1908J | By Appointment | canders@uakron.edu | 330.972.6218 |
| Tom Beck General Manager, WZIP |
Kolbe 324 | tbeck@uakron.edu | 330.972.7105 | |
| N.J. Brown Associate Professor Radio/TV |
Kolbe 110K | M: 12:05 - 3:05 p.m. TTh: 12:15-3:00 p.m. |
njbrown@uakron.edu | 330.972.5742 |
| Richard Caplan Associate Professor Graduate Coordinator, Media |
Kolbe 108C | MWF: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. MWF: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
caplan@uakron.edu | 330.972.5565 |
| Kathleen Clark Associate Professor Gen. Ed. Speech, Interpersonal |
Kolbe 110D | MWF: 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. MWF: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
kclark@uakron.edu | 330.972.7485 |
| Robert Crowley Lecturer Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121G | MWF: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | bob1@uakron.edu | 330.972.8413 |
| Bonnie Eaver Lecturer Gen. Ed. Speech, News |
Kolbe 121F | TTh 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. TTH 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. |
bje@uakron.edu | 330.972.8413 |
| Kathleen Endres Distinguished Professor News (Journalism) |
Kolbe 110B | M 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. TTH 10:30 a.m. - noon |
endres@uakron.edu | 330.972.6846 |
| Gabriel Giralt Professor Media Production |
Kolbe 105F | MW 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. TTh 10:30 - 12:30 p.m. |
ggiralt@uakron.edu | 330.972.6200 |
| Patricia Hill Associate Professor Gen. Ed. Speech, Intercultural |
Kolbe 110G | MW 12:30 - 1:30 p.m MW 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. & by appointment |
phill@uakron.edu | 330.972.6486 |
| Phil Hoffman General Manager, ZTV |
Kolbe 320 | M-F 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. | phoffman@uakron.edu | 330.972.6217 |
| Yang (Young) Lin Associate Professor Gen. Ed. Speech, Intercultural, Political |
Kolbe 105B | TTH 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. & by appointment |
ylin1@uakron.edu | 330.972.8264 |
| Therese Lueck Newswriting Coordinator, Professor News (Journalism) |
Kolbe 108B | by appointment | tlueck@uakron.edu | 330.972.6093 |
| Andrew Rancer Professor Interpersonal |
Kolbe 110F | TTH 2:30 - 4:45 p.m. Th 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. & by appointment |
arancer@uakron.edu | 330.972.6801 |
| David Ritchey Professor Public Relations |
Kolbe 110J | MW 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. MW 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. T 11:30 - noon T 4:00 - 5:15 a.m. |
dr4@uakron.edu | 330.972.5743 |
| Nancy Somerick Internship Director, Professor Public Relations |
Kolbe 110H | M 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. T noon - 1:00 p.m. W 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. & by appointment |
nmsomer@uakron.edu | 330.972.6686 |
| Julia Spiker Associate Professor Gen. Ed. Speech, Political |
Kolbe 110C | TTH 9:15 - 10:30 a.m TTH 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
jspiker@uakron.edu | 330.972.7198 |
| Mary Triece Associate Professor Gen. Ed. Speech, Rhetoric |
Kolbe 108F | Th noon-2:00 p.m. & by appointment |
mtriece@uakron.edu | 330.972.6222 |
| Dudley Turner Interim Assistant Dean College of Fine and Applied Arts |
Guzzetta Hall 260 | dbturner@uakron.edu | 330.972.6518 | |
| Heather Walter Associate Professor Organizational Communication |
Kolbe 105A | MT 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | hlwalter@uakron.edu | 330.972.5741 |
| Sylvia White Associate Professor Radio/TV |
Kolbe 110A | MW 10:00 - noon & by appointment |
sylvia@uakron.edu | 330.972.8552 |
| Staff Member | Office | Phone | |
| Terri Fassnacht Secretary , WZIP |
Kolbe 320 | leigh@uakron.edu | 330.972.7105 |
| Richard Kent Electronic Technician |
Kolbe 57 | rakent@uakron.edu | 330.972.5858 |
| Dean Long Computer Lab. Support Specialist |
Kolbe 61 | dalong@uakron.edu | 330.972.6758 |
| Linda Miller Administrative Secretary School of Communication |
Kolbe 108 | linda6@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Blake Thompson Senior Engineering Technician |
Kolbe 322 | blake@uakron.edu | 330.972.6221 |
| Part Time Faculty | Office | Phone | |
| Robin Armitage Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | ra15@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Robert Bolois Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | rbolois@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Angela Brodie Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | abrodie@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Bob Clancy Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | rclancy@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Chris Collins Media Production |
Kolbe 121 | collin8@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Laura Conley Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | lhc1@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Juan Contreras Media Production |
Kolbe 121 | jec37@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Jeanne Cummings Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | jccummi@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| John Dages Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | jdages@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Ed Davidian Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | ehd@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Joan DiLillo Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | jrd5@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Anita Edwards Media Production |
Kolbe 121 | ale2@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Linda Fry News (Journalism) |
Kolbe 121 | ldfry@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Michael Gaffney Public Relations |
Kolbe 121 | gaffne2@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Michael Giannone News (Journalism) |
Kolbe 121 | mag7@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Kathryn Gilbert Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | stillwaterfarms@msn.com | 330.972.7600 |
| John Hannon Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | jwh2@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Lavell Harris Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | tlh4@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Sandra Haskell Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | haskell@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Lorie Hopp Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | hopp@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Joyce Johnson Gen. Ed. Speech, News (Journalism) |
Kolbe 121 | jmj15@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Karen Johnson Public Relations |
Kolbe 121 | kjohnso@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Mark Knapik Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | mjk3@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Scott Knowlton Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | scott8@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Irv Korman Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | irving@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Bruce Landis Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | blandis@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Kate Lombardo Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | lombard@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Eric Mansfield News (Journalism) |
Kolbe 121 | em41@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Janet McGregor News (Journalism) |
Kolbe 121 | jmcgreg@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Jim Mollis Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | jam22@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Brad Palmer Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | bjp3@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| David Perry Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | dsparry@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Steve Pawlowski Public Relations |
Kolbe 121 | jsp18@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Val Pipps News (Journalism) |
Kolbe 121 | pipps@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Bob Pontius Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | pontius@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Ron Razovsky Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | razovsk@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Mark Rittenour Gen. Ed. Speech, Forensics |
Kolbe 121 | mritten@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Kim Rosenberger Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | krosenb@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Carol Savery Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | cas28@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Diana Sibberson Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | dsibber@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Laura Stroia Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | mstroia@neo.rr.com | 330.972.7600 |
| Kristen Thomas Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | kthoma1@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Joanne Tortolerro Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | jt22@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Bill Vaill Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | viallw@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
| Phyllis Weaver Gen. Ed. Speech |
Kolbe 121 | weaver1@uakron.edu | 330.972.7600 |
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