Kembrew McLeod |
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Title/Position
Department Chair
Professor
Kembrew McLeod is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa and an independent documentary producer. A prolific author and filmmaker, he has written and produced several books and documentaries that focus on popular music, independent media and copyright law.
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Liz Cecil |
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Title/Position
Departmental Administrator
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Ebenezer Aidoo |
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Brittany Bahl |
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Leslie Baxter |
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Leslie's research focuses on communication in friendship and romantic, marital, and kin relationships. She is particularly interested in applying quantitative and qualitative analysis to study the contradictions that face relationship parties in their communicative practices.
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Cameron Brown |
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Shelly Campo |
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Shelly Campo is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies, as well as the Department of Community and Behavioral Health. She is also the director of the Center for Health Communication and Social Marketing. Her areas of expertise include health campaigns, risk communication, and persuasion.
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Berkley Conner |
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Jordan Conrad |
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E Cram |
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E Cram is an interdisciplinary scholar and Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies at the University of Iowa. Their primary area of research includes how race, gender, sexuality, and disability in North America shape environmental relationships. Cram’s expertise includes queer and disability ecologies, queer & trans public culture, environmental cultural studies, and publicly engaged scholarship. They are an Associate Editor of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Queer Studies & Communication.
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David Depew |
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John Durham Peters |
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Abigail Escatel |
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Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz |
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Title/Position
F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor
Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz joined the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa after completing her Ph.D. in Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012 with a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies from Duke University.
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Elizabeth Hansen |
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Tim Havens |
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Tim Havens' research and teaching interests include television studies; media globalization; race, ethnicity, and media; and critical analysis of media industries.
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Joy Elizabeth Hayes |
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Joy Hayes is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. Her research and teaching interests include radio studies, media history, Latin American media, media theory, race, ethnicity and media, and Latin American Studies.
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Mike Hendrickson |
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David Hingstman |
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Celeste Howington |
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Corrine Jones |
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Jiyeon Kang |
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Jiyeon Kang’s academic interests include digital media, publics and counterpublics, global higher education, and East Asia. She is especially interested in how marginalized groups reshape dominant discourses and create livable conditions in an inhospitable environment. She has studied this communicative process in a variety of contexts in the U.S. and East Asia.
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Andrea Krekel |
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Helen Lillie |
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Dr. Helen M. Lillie studies heath and interpersonal communication. Her primary research areas include (a) how resilience is built via communication with close others and (b) how narratives can educate and persuade the public about illness prevention. She is interested in connections between narratives, emotion, topic avoidance, and resilience communication.
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Mengmeng Liu |
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Mengmeng received her M.A. degree in Media Studies from the Radio, Television and Film department at the University of Texas at Austin. As a feminist media scholar, Mengmeng is interested in gender, feminist activism, and queerness in the Chinese digital media sphere.
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Angela Looney |
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Title/Position
Instructional Services Manager
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Tim Looney |
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Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction
Tim Looney is an Associate Professor of Instruction, focused on Television and Digital Media Production. He joined the Department of Communication Studies after decades as an international award-winning video director, producer, writer, editor, and videographer. Tim's courses include Introduction to Media Production, Writing and Producing Sitcoms, and Writing and Producing Commercials.
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Kate Magsamen-Conrad |
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Dr. Kate Magsamen-Conrad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at The University of Iowa. Her scholarship is at the intersection of health and interpersonal communication, and it prioritizes partnerships with community groups to improve lives.
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Angelina Malenda |
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Rachel McLaren |
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Title/Position
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Dr. Rachel McLaren studies interpersonal communication, social cognition, and hurtful messages. Her research seeks to clarify the interplay of communication, cognition, and emotion in response to significant experiences, such as hurtful interactions, within personal relationships. She also examines how relationship and situational characteristics influence people’s ability to process relational messages.
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Sylvia Mikucki-Enyart |
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Dr. Sylvia L. Mikucki-Enyart studies interpersonal and family communication. Her work examines how relational partners and families communicate during times of transition
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Sarah Moeller |
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Title/Position
Administrative Services Coordinator (Curriculum)
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Kristine Muñoz |
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Jenny Ritchie |
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Title/Position
University Shared Services Representative
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Randy Schildmeyer |
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Title/Position
Instructional Service Specialist
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Erin Slattery |
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Tyler Snelling |
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Samantha Rose |
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I am currently pursuing my PhD in Interpersonal Communication. My research goals are focused on engaging collaboratively with community members to reform systems that do not adequately serve the community's needs. I am primarily interested in how people manage stigmatized information and social support.
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David Supp-Montgomerie |
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Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction
Faculty Fellow, Division of Student Life
David Supp-Montgomerie is an Associate Professor of Instruction. His areas of expertise include difficult dialogues, political communication, and public deliberation. As a Faculty Fellow in the Division of Student Life, he partners with campus and community groups to encourage healthy communication about issues that matter.
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Jenna Supp-Montgomerie |
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Jenna Supp-Montgomerie earned a Ph.D. in religious studies with a certificate in cultural studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She holds a joint appointment in Religious Studies and Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. Her research examines the relationships of religion, media, and infrastructure.
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Shannon Sweeney |
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Xiaofan Yang |
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Rita Zajacz |
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Title/Position
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Rita Zajacz is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. Rita seeks to understand the challenges and opportunities available to states as they seek control over the global communications infrastructure. She is interested in the application of enduring legal and geopolitical thinking to new technologies.
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Michala Zilkey |
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Chia-Hsuan Lee |
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Kelvin Nucico |
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Title/Position
Equipment Checkout Manager
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Brooklynn McClinton |
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Ashley Hall |
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Dr. Ashley R. Hall is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. Her research and teaching interests include critical Black studies; rhetorical theory; race, gender, and media; radical Black American traditions.
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Cassie Moeller |
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Title/Position
Graduate Program Coordinator
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Akintunde Babatunde |
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