People

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Kembrew McLeod		Kembrew McLeod, PhD Title/Position Department Chair Professor, Communication Studies Email kembrew-mcleod@uiowa.edu Phone 319-353-2259 Kembrew McLeod is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa and an independent documentary producer.
Liz Cecil		Liz Cecil Title/Position Departmental Administrator Email elizabeth-cecil@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-2357 Liz oversees Communication Studies, Rhetoric, and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Brittany Bahl		Brittany Bahl Title/Position Graduate Student Email brittany-bahl@uiowa.edu Third-year PhD student in the rhetoric track of Communications Studies.
Leslie Baxter		Leslie Baxter, PhD Title/Position Professor Emeritus Email leslie-baxter@uiowa.edu 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.
Cameron Brown		Cameron Brown Title/Position Graduate Student Email cam-brown@uiowa.edu Cameron Brown is a Graduate Student in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.
Shelly Campo		Shelly Campo, PhD Title/Position Associate Professor, Communication Studies Email shelly-campo@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-2136 Shelly Campo is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies, as well as the Department of Community and Behavioral Health.
Jordan Conrad		Jordan Conrad Title/Position Assistant Professor of Instruction, Communication Studies Email jordan-conrad@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-1615 Learn more about Jordan Conrad at the Department of Communication Studies.
Emerson Cram		Emerson Cram, PhD Title/Position Associate Professor of Communication and Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies. Email e-cram@uiowa.edu Phone 319-353-2267 Dr. Emerson Cram is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Communication and Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies at the University of Iowa.
David Depew		David Depew, PhD Title/Position Professor Emeritus Email david-depew@uiowa.edu Selected Works
John Durham Peters		John Durham Peters, PhD Title/Position Professor Emeritus Email john-peters@uiowa.edu Selected Writings
Abigail Escatel		Abigail Escatel Title/Position Graduate Student Email abigail-escatel@uiowa.edu
Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz		Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, PhD Title/Position F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor, Communication Studies Email natalie-fixmer-oraiz@uiowa.edu Phone 319-353-2263 Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz joined the faculty after completing her PhD 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.
Tim Havens		Tim Havens, PhD Title/Position Professor, Communication Studies Email timothy-havens@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-0580 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 Elizabeth Hayes, PhD Title/Position Professor, Communication Studies Email joy-hayes@uiowa.edu Phone 319-353-2265 Joy Hayes is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.
Mike Hendrickson		Mike Hendrickson Title/Position IT Consultant Email mike-hendrickson@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-2768
David Hingstman		David Hingstman, PhD Title/Position Professor Emeritus Email david-hingstman@uiowa.edu Phone 319-353-2258
Celeste Howington		Celeste Howington Title/Position Graduate Student Email celeste-howington@uiowa.edu Celeste Howington is a Carroll Arnold Fellow and first year PhD student in the Media, History, and Culture track of Communication Studies.
Corrine Jones		Corrine Jones Title/Position Graduate Student Email corrine-jones@uiowa.edu Corrine is a PhD Candidate in Media Studies within the Communication Studies department. She is currently working on her dissertation about the popular music industry, fans, and feminism.
Jiyeon Kang		Jiyeon Kang, PhD Title/Position Associate Professor, Communication Studies Email jiyeon-kang@uiowa.edu Phone 319-353-2266 Jiyeon Kang’s academic interests include digital media, publics and counterpublics, global higher education, and East Asia.
Amanda Wright		Amanda Wright Title/Position Academic Advisor Email amanda-wright@uiowa.edu Phone 319-467-4471 Amanda Wright is an advisor in Communication Studies for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Helen Lillie		Helen Lillie Title/Position Assistant Professor, Communication Studies Email helen-lillie@uiowa.edu Phone 319-467-4681 Dr. Helen M. Lillie studies heath and interpersonal communication at the Department of Communication Studies.
Mengmeng Liu		Mengmeng Liu Title/Position Graduate Student Email mengmeng-liu@uiowa.edu Mengmeng is a doctoral candidate in Communication Studies. Her research focuses on digital feminist activism and queer resistance in China’s authoritarian context. Her work has appeared in Feminist Media Studies, Popular Communication, and the edited book Feminist Activism in the Post-2010s Sinosphere.
Angela Looney		Angela Looney Title/Position Instructional Services Manager Email angela-looney@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-0583 https://clas.uiowa.edu/produnit/
Tim Looney		Tim Looney Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction, Communication Studies Head of Media Production Email timothy-looney@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-0582 Tim Looney is an Associate Professor of Instruction, focused on Television and Digital Media Production.
Kate Magsamen-Conrad		Kate Magsamen-Conrad, PhD Title/Position Professor, Communication Studies Email kate-c-magsamen@uiowa.edu Phone 319-353-2254 Dr. Kate Magsamen-Conrad is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at The University of Iowa.
Rachel McLaren		Rachel McLaren, PhD Title/Position Associate Professor, Communication Studies Email rachel-mclaren@uiowa.edu Phone 319-384-3382 Dr. Rachel McLaren studies interpersonal communication, social cognition, and hurtful messages.
Sylvia Mikucki-Enyart		Sylvia Mikucki-Enyart, PhD Title/Position Associate Professor, Communication Studies Email sylvia-mikucki-enyart@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-0579 Dr. Sylvia L. Mikucki-Enyart studies interpersonal and family communication at the Department of Communication Studies.
Sarah Moeller		Sarah Moeller Title/Position Administrative Services Coordinator (Curriculum) Email sarah-moeller@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-0207
Kristine Muñoz		Kristine Muñoz, PhD Title/Position Professor Email kristine-fitch@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-0633 Kristine Muñoz is a professor in the Department of Communications Studies at the University of Iowa.
Jenny Ritchie		Jenny Ritchie Title/Position University Shared Services Representative Email uss-commstudies@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-6320
Randy Schildmeyer		Randy Schildmeyer Title/Position Instructional Service Specialist Email randal-schildmeyer@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-0583
Samantha Rose		Samantha Rose Title/Position Graduate Student Email samantha-spurgin@uiowa.edu 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.
David Supp-Montgomerie		David Supp-Montgomerie, PhD Title/Position Associate Professor of Instruction, Communication Studies Faculty Fellow, Division of Student Life Director of Undergraduate Studies Email david-supp-montgomerie@uiowa.edu Phone 319-353-2262 David Supp-Montgomerie is an Associate Professor of Instruction at the Department of Communication Studies.
Jenna Supp-Montgomerie		Jenna Supp-Montgomerie, PhD Title/Position Associate Professor, Communication Studies Email jenna-supp-montgomerie@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-2177 Jenna Supp-Montgomerie earned a PhD in religious studies with a certificate in cultural studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Shannon Sweeney		Shannon Sweeney Title/Position Graduate Student Email shannon-sweeney@uiowa.edu Shannon Sweeney is a PhD student in the Media, History, and Culture program.
Xiaofan Yang		Xiaofan Yang Title/Position Graduate Student Email xiaofan-yang@uiowa.edu
Rita Zajacz		Rita Zajacz, PhD Title/Position Associate Professor, Communication Studies Director of Graduate Studies Email rita-zajacz@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-2396 Rita Zajacz is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.
Zhangpei (Jade) Xu		Zhangpei (Jade) Xu Title/Position Graduate Student Email jade-xu@uiowa.edu Jade Xu is a PhD student in the Department of Communication Studies.
Junyi (June) Wang		Junyi (June) Wang Title/Position Graduate Student Email junyi-wang@uiowa.edu June Wang is an MA student in the Department of Communication Studies. Drop In Hours: Tuesdays 10:00-11:30am Wednesdays, 2:30-4:00pm
Caroline Parish		Caroline Parish Title/Position Graduate Student Email caroline-parish@uiowa.edu Caroline Parish is an MA student in the Department of Communication Studies.
Dorcas Doku		Dorcas Doku Title/Position Graduate Student Email dorcas-doku@uiowa.edu Dorcas Doku is a PhD student in the Department of Communication Studies, with a research focus on interpersonal and health communication.
Nic Cloyd		Nic Cloyd Title/Position Graduate Student Email nic-cloyd@uiowa.edu Nic Cloyd is a PhD student in the Department of Communication Studies.
Maggie Atkinson		Maggie Atkinson Title/Position Graduate Program Coordinator Email maggie-atkinson@uiowa.edu
Angelina Malenda		Angelina Malenda Title/Position Graduate Student Email angelina-malenda@uiowa.edu
Amy Benfer		Amy Benfer Title/Position Teaching Assistant Email amy-benfer@uiowa.edu
Ling Lei		Ling Lei Title/Position Graduate Student Email ling-lei@uiowa.edu Ling received her bachelor’s degree as a double-major in Political Science and East Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in Korean Studies from Korea University in Seoul, South Korea.
Yijin Li		Yijin Li Title/Position Graduate Student Email yijin-li@uiowa.edu Yijin Li is a first-year PhD student in Department of Communication Studies.
Ewen Xiao		Ewen Xiao Title/Position Graduate Student Email ewen-xiao@uiowa.edu Ewen is a Ph.D. student in Communication Studies at the University of Iowa, with interdisciplinary training in culture and media studies.
Xinyue Tao		Xinyue Tao Title/Position Graduate Student Email xinyue-tao@uiowa.edu Xinyue is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. While her research interests are still developing, she has found herself using rhetorical approaches to look at issues of global culture, public memory, and the intersections of race, gender, and national identity.
Bryleigh De Jong		Bryleigh De Jong Title/Position Graduate Student Email bryleigh-dejong@uiowa.edu Bryleigh DeJong is a masters student in the Communication Studies Department.
Logan Brown		Logan Brown Title/Position Assistant Professor of Platform Studies, Communication Studies Email logan-brown-2@uiowa.edu Logan Brown joined the faculty after completing a dual PhD in Media Studies and Informatics at Indiana University in 2024.
Kelvin Nucico		Kelvin Nucico Title/Position Equipment Checkout Manager Email kelvin-nucico@uiowa.edu Phone 319- 335-0587 CLAS Production Unit Website Kelvin handles all of the equipment for the Cinematic Arts, Mass Communication, and Communication Studies programs at the University of Iowa.
Chia-Hsuan Lee		Chia-Hsuan Lee Title/Position Graduate Student Email chia-hsuan-lee@uiowa.edu Phone 319-512-6270 Chia-Hsuan is a third-year Ph.D. student in Communication Studies at the University of Iowa, specializing in the Rhetoric, Culture, and Engagement track.
Akintunde Babatunde		Akintunde Babatunde Title/Position Graduate Student Email akintunde-babatunde@uiowa.edu Akintunde Babatunde is a Ph.D. student in Media and Communication at the University of Iowa. His research examines the geopolitics of digital platform governance, focusing on how power, regulation, and democratic accountability intersect in the global media ecosystem.
Ashley Hall		Ashley Hall Title/Position Assistant Professor, Communication Studies Email ashley-hall@uiowa.edu Phone 319-335-1761 Dr. Ashley R. Hall is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.