Faculty/Staff Directory

Meet the Department of Communication Studies faculty and staff!

Below is a full directory complete with contact information. We look forward to connecting with you.

If you are looking specifically for COMM faculty who teach and mentor Master's students, please visit our Graduate Faculty Directory page.

 

 

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Vivian Antonellis

(She/Her)

Senior Lecturer

vivian.antonellis@sjsu.edu

 

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Alejandro  Artiga-Purcell

(He/Him)

Assistant Professor

alejandro.artiga-purcell@sjsu.edu

 

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Philip Bair

Lecturer

philip.bair@sjsu.edu

 

 

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Joe Biagini

Senior Lecturer

joseph.biagini@sjsu.edu

 

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Bettina Brockmann

(She/Her)

Senior Lecturer

bettina.brockmann@sjsu.edu

 

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Arjun Buxi

Senior Lecturer

arjun.buxi@sjsu.edu

 

 

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Kaitlin Cannava

Lecturer

kaitlin.cannava@sjsu.edu

 

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Sukanya Chakrabarti

Associate Professor of Theater Arts

sukanya.chakrabarti@sjsu.edu

 

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Spencer Choate

Graduate Teaching Associate

spencer.choate@sjsu.edu

 

 

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Roxanne Cnudde

(She/Her)

Senior Lecturer
COMM Center Director

roxanne.cnudde@sjsu.edu

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Nicholas Coburn-Palo 

Lecturer

nicholas.coburn-palo@sjsu.edu

 

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Kristen Cole

(She/Her)

Assistant Professor

kristen.cole@sjsu.edu

 

 

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Stephanie Coopman

Professor

stephanie.coopman@sjsu.edu

 

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Patricia Daley-Harms

Lecturer

patricia.daley-harms@sjsu.edu

 

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Gina Firenzi

Senior Lecturer

gina.firenzi@sjsu.edu

 

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Ge Gao

Professor

ge.gao@sjsu.edu

 

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Felipe Gómez

(He/Him)

Associate Professor

felipe.gomez@sjsu.edu

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Rona Halualani

(She/Her)

Professor

rona.halualani@sjsu.edu

 

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Tabitha Hart

Professor
GTA Program Director

tabitha.hart@sjsu.edu

 

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Zaki Hasan

Senior Lecturer

zaki.hasan@sjsu.edu

 

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Lucas Hatton

(He/Him)

Lecturer

lucas.hatton@sjsu.edu

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Oona Hatton

Associate Professor

oona.hatton@sjsu.edu

 

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Marie Haverfield

(She/Her)

Assistant Professor
Graduate Program Director

marie.haverfield@sjsu.edu

 

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Minna Holopainen

Senior Lecturer
Social Media Team Director

minna.holopainen@sjsu.edu

 

Chloe Huynh

Chloe Huynh

(She/Her)

Graduate Teaching Associate

chloe.huynh@sjsu.edu

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Anya Iyengar

(She/Her)

Senior Lecturer

anya.iyengar@sjsu.edu

 

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Kyle Johnson

(He/Him)

Senior Lecturer

kyle.johnson@sjsu.edu

 

 

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J.P. Lacrampe

Senior Lecturer

jean-pierre.lacrampe@sjsu.edu

 

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Tina Lim

Senior Lecturer

tina.lim@sjsu.edu



 

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Joanne Loos

Lecturer

joanne.loos@sjsu.edu

 

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Amarissa Mathews

Lecturer

amarissa.mathews@sjsu.edu

 

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Kathleen McConnell

Professor

kathleen.mcconnell@sjsu.edu

 

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Morgan McKnight

Lecturer

morgan.mcknight@sjsu.edu

 

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Beth McMurray

Senior Lecturer

elizabeth.mcmurray@sjsu.edu

 

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Cristina Mejia-Salinas

Lecturer

diana.mejiasalinas@sjsu.edu

 

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Nikki Mirza

Staff: Administrative Analyst

nikki.mirza@sjsu.edu

Mon-Thur: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Available remotely on Fridays 8:00am-5:00pm

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Karina Momary

(She/Her)

Lecturer

karina.momary@sjsu.edu

 

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Jennifer Morrison

(They/Them)

Senior Lecturer
Advising Director

jennifer.morrison@sjsu.edu

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Zainab Nisa

Lecturer

zainab.nisa@sjsu.edu

 

Beth

Beth Noronha

Staff:                    Department Coordinator

beth.noronha@sjsu.edu

Mon-Thur: 8:00am - 5:00pm Available remotely on Fridays 8:00am - 5:00 pm

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Nancy Park

(She/Her)

Lecturer

nancy.park@sjsu.edu

 

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Rahmon Pashtunyar

(He/Him)

Lecturer

rahmon.pashtunyar@sjsu.edu

 

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Nico Peck

(They/Them)

Senior Lecturer

nico.peck@sjsu.edu 

 

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Carol-Lynn Perez

Senior Lecturer

carol-lynn.perez@sjsu.edu

 

 

Laura Bell Perez

Laura Bell Perez

Lecturer

laura.bell@sjsu.edu

 

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Dana Pozzi

(She/Her)

Senior Lecturer

dana.morella@sjsu.edu

 

Ashiyan Rahmani

Ashiyan Rahmani

Lecturer

ashiyan.rahmani@sjsu.edu

 

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Kathleen Raiff

Senior Lecturer

kathleen.raiff@sjsu.edu

 

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Priya Raman

Associate Professor

priya.raman@sjsu.edu

 

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David Ramos

Lecturer

david.a.ramos@sjsu.edu

 

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Leif Rogers

(He/Him)

Lecturer

leif.rogers@sjsu.edu

 

Matt Spangler

Matthew Spangler

Professor
Interim Chair, Film and Theatre Department

matthew.spangler@sjsu.edu

 

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Mary Anne Sunseri

(She/Her)

Senior Lecturer

mary.sunseri@sjsu.edu

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Ching Ching Tan

Senior Lecturer

chingching.tan@sjsu.edu

 

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Julie Terebkov

(She/Her)

Graduate Teaching Associate

julie.terebkov@sjsu.edu

 

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Jody Ulate

Lecturer

jody.ulate@sjsu.edu

 

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Leigh Via

(She/Her)

Graduate Teaching Associate

leigh.via@sjsu.edu

 

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Lindsay Walsh

(She/Her)

Lecturer

lindsay.walsh@sjsu.edu

 

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Kendall Ward

(She/Her)

Senior Lecturer

kendall.ward@sjsu.edu


 

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Kathy Werking

Senior Lecturer

kathy.werking@sjsu.edu

 

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ren (Karen) Williams

(She/Her)

Senior Lecturer

karen.williams@sjsu.edu

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Andrew Wood

Professor
Department Chair

andrew.wood@sjsu.edu

 

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Kim Yee

(She/Her)

Lecturer

kim.yee@sjsu.edu