Graduate Faculty

Meet our COMM Studies Graduate Faculty!

Graduate faculty members hold PhDs and have specialized training in communication. They teach courses in our MA program, mentor graduate students, and serve on thesis and project committees.

If you are looking for the full faculty/staff directory complete with office hour information, please navigate to the Faculty/Staff Directory page.  

	COMM Graduate Faculty	Contact
	Kristen Cole Assistant Professor Critical Health Communication, Rhetoric, Cultural Studies	kristen.cole@sjsu.edu
	Felipe Gómez Associate Professor Organizational Communication	felipe.gomez@sjsu.edu
	Rona Halualani Professor Critical Intercultural Communication	rona.halualani@sjsu.edu
	Tabitha Hart Associate Professor & GTA Program Director Ethnography of Communication, High Impact Educational Practices	tabitha.hart@sjsu.edu
	Oona Hatton Assistant Professor & Graduate Coordinator Performance Studies	oona.hatton@sjsu.edu
	Marie Haverfield Assistant Professor Health, Interpersonal, and Family Communication	marie.haverfield@sjsu.edu
	Kathleen McConnell Professor Rhetorical Studies, Critical Communication Education (on leave SP 2022)	kathleen.mcconnell@sjsu.edu
	Priya Raman Associate Professor Media & Communication (on loan to the University SP 2022)	priya.raman@sjsu.edu
	Matthew Spangler Professor Performance Studies (on loan to the Department of Film and Theatre SP 2022)	matthew.spangler@sjsu.edu
	Shawn Spano Professor Applied Interpersonal Communication, Dialogue Theory & Practice	shawn.spano@sjsu.edu
	Andrew Wood Professor Department Chair Rhetoric, Urban Studies, Tourism (not teaching SP 2022)	andrew.wood@sjsu.edu