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Kembrew McLeod
Kembrew McLeod

Kembrew McLeod, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Department Chair
Professor
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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.
Liz Cecil
Liz Cecil

Liz Cecil

Title/Position
Departmental Administrator
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Ebenezer Aidoo
Ebenezer Aidoo

Ebenezer Aidoo

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Kristiana Baez
Kristiana Baez

Kristiana Baez

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Brittany Bahl
 

Brittany Bahl

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Leslie Baxter
 

Leslie Baxter, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Austin Beattie
Austin Beattie

Austin Beattie

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Andrew Boge
Andrew Boge

Andrew Boge

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Andrew Boge is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication Studies with a concentration in Rhetoric, Culture, Engagement. He studies rhetorics of race/racism and specializes in South Asian American racialization.
Cameron Brown
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Cameron Brown

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Micki Burdick
Micki Burdick

Micki Burdick

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Shelly Campo
Shelly Campo

Shelly Campo, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Phone
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.
Berkley Conner
Berkley Conner

Berkley Conner

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Jordan Conrad
 

Jordan Conrad

Title/Position
Graduate Student
E Cram
E Cram

E Cram, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
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E Cram is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies at the University of Iowa. Their expertise includes queer ecologies, queer theory, settler colonialisms, environmental cultural studies, rhetorical criticism and publicly engaged collaborative scholarship. They are also an Associate Editor of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Queer Studies & Communication.
David Depew
 

David Depew, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Morgan DiCesare
Morgan DiCesare

Morgan DiCesare

Title/Position
Graduate Student
John Durham Peters
 

John Durham Peters, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Abigail Escatel
 

Abigail Escatel

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz
Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz

Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, Ph.D.

Title/Position
F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor
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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.
Michelle Flood
Michelle Flood

Michelle Flood

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Matthew Griffin
Matthew Griffin

Matthew Griffin

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Elizabeth Hansen
 

Elizabeth Hansen

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Tim Havens
Tim Havens

Tim Havens, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor
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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.
Joy Elizabeth Hayes
Joy Hayes

Joy Elizabeth Hayes, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
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Joy Hayes is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies 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.
Mike Hendrickson
 

Mike Hendrickson

Title/Position
IT Consultant
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David Hingstman
David Hingstman

David Hingstman, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
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Celeste Howington
 

Celeste Howington

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Corrine Jones
 

Corrine Jones

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Jiyeon Kang
Jiyeon Kang

Jiyeon Kang, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
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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.
Andrea Krekel
Andrea Krekel

Andrea Krekel

Title/Position
Senior Academic Advisor
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Marcus Leyton
Marcus Leyton

Marcus Leyton

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Helen Lillie
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Helen Lillie

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Nikki Linderholm
 

Nikki Linderholm

Title/Position
Equipment Checkout Manager
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Mengmeng Liu
Mengmeng Liu

Mengmeng Liu

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Angela Looney
 

Angela Looney

Title/Position
Instructional Services Manager
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Timothy Looney
Tim Looney

Timothy Looney

Title/Position
Lecturer
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Tim Looney is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. He also continues to operate Looney Productions, his self-owned company that has produced numerous top-selling long-form DVDs, an award-winning weekly cable television show, and numerous multi-media projects.
Kate Magsamen-Conrad
Kate Magsamen-Conrad

Kate Magsamen-Conrad, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor
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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.
Angelina Malenda
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Angelina Malenda

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Rachel McLaren
Rachel McLaren

Rachel McLaren, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
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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.
Sylvia Mikucki-Enyart
Sylvia Mikucki-Enyart

Sylvia Mikucki-Enyart, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
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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
Sarah Moeller
Sarah Moeller

Sarah Moeller

Title/Position
Administrative Services Coordinator (Curriculum)
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Kristine Muñoz
Elizabeth Pearce
 

Elizabeth Pearce, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Lecturer
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Liz Pearce earned both her Master of Arts Degree and her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and has been involved with teaching, research, and administration at the UI for over 25 years.
Jaclyn Reed
Jaclyn Reed

Jaclyn Reed

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Jenny Ritchie
 

Jenny Ritchie

Title/Position
University Shared Services Representative
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Randy Schildmeyer
 

Randy Schildmeyer

Title/Position
Instructional Service Specialist
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Ana Silva
 

Ana Silva

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Erin Slattery
Erin Slattery

Erin Slattery

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Tyler Snelling
Tyler Snelling

Tyler Snelling

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Samantha Spurgin
 

Samantha Spurgin

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Claire Stevenson
 

Claire Stevenson

Title/Position
Graduate Student
David Supp-Montgomerie
David Supp-Montgomerie

David Supp-Montgomerie, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Instruction
Director, Iowa Program for Public Life
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Dr. David Supp-Montgomerie is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies and Director of the Iowa Program for Public Life at the University of Iowa. His current research examines the role of rhetoric in U.S. public and political culture and addresses the ethical and political demands that citizens face when communicating deliberatively in public.
Jenna Supp-Montgomerie
Jenna Supp-Montgomerie

Jenna Supp-Montgomerie, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
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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.
Shannon Sweeney
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Shannon Sweeney

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Xiaofan Yang
 

Xiaofan Yang

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Rita Zajacz
Rita Zajacz

Rita Zajacz, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Rita Zajacz is an Associate Professor 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.
Michala Zilkey
 

Michala Zilkey

Title/Position
Graduate Student