米歇尔Calka (Ph.D., 俄亥俄大学, 2012) teaches courses in media, small group communication, interpersonal communication, 研究方法, 修辞, 和性别. She also directs the communication studies internship program. Her research interests focus on the intersections of technology, 修辞, identity. Her dissertation focused on performances of identity in virtual worlds. She challenges and encourages students to get excited about the importance of communication, consider how communication theories apply to their own experiences, apply their knowledge outside of the classroom.

贾德案例 (Ph.D., University of Iowa) specializes in media studies, teaches courses in media literacy, 这类数字故事叙述, professional communication, 以及交流理论. He has recently presented at the Popular Culture Association. He is an enthusiastic teacher who encourages the understanding of communication through activities that utilize fan cultures, 电影, 视频游戏, 电视节目, VR, 漫画小说, 流行音乐.

萨拉·考夫曼 (Ph.D., Purdue University, 2022) teaches courses in interpersonal and intercultural communication. She earned her master’s in communication at Portland State University with a research emphasis on language and social interaction, 和Ph值.D. in communication from the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University. Her dissertation research focused on family communication within the context of companion animal end-of-life. 以前, she has worked in industry with roles in internal, external and crisis communication, both in the United States and abroad. Her research broadly focuses on interpersonal and health communication and she is particularly interested in issues related to grief, social support and coping. Her work has been recently published in the Handbook of Research on Communication Strategies for Taboo Topics. 在她的教室里, she focuses on connecting theory to communication in everyday life and aims for students to look back on her class as an engaging, relevant and worthwhile learning experience.

Dr. 蒂姆McKenna-Buchanan (Ph.D., 俄亥俄大学, 2014) teaches courses in public relations, organizational communication, 以及交流理论. He strives to create learning environments that guide, develop and challenge students to recognize the value and importance of communication in (and out of) the workplace. His research interests influence his teaching, which explore the intersection of difference (or diversity) and organizational life, with an emphasis on the ways narratives create, maintain and change individuals’ lived experience. His work has been published in 沟通教育,  Basic Communication Course Annual, Departures in Critical Qualitative Research, 交流的老师, 健康传播. He has a co-authored basic course textbook titled: Communication across Contexts: A Listening-Centered Approach (which is used in COMM110). As well as book chapters in Routledge’s COVID-19 Pandemic Series: Cultural Change and Institutional Adaptations (Vol. 3), Contemporary Issues in Sexuality and Communication, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods, Communicating Hope and Resilience across the Lifespan. 

雅各布·莫顿 (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022) joins the faculty as an Assistant Professor for 沟通研究. He has received awards for teaching and research during his time at UW Madison and has published chapters in two edited collections, Saving New Sounds: Podcasting Preservation and Historiography (2021)和 From Networks to Netflix: A Guide to Changing Channels 2^nd Edition (即将出版), journal articles in Digital Humanities Quarterly (2021), 游戏与文化 (2021)和 International Journal of Cultural Studies (即将出版). He recently finished his dissertation studying digital revisionist practices and update cultures in the video game console industry. His expertise includes digital media studies and production.