Graduate Program Alumni | Department of Communication at USF

department of communication — doctoral alumni

Linda Andrews-Crotwell (2000) is an Educational and Training Coordinator at the University of South Florida.

Michael Arrington (2002) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Kentucky.

Margaret (Vi) Asmuth (2004) is an independent researcher.

Deborah A. Austin (1998) is the Community Services, Communication, and Outreach Manager, The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, College of Public Health, University of South Florida

Jay Baglia (2003) is a medical educator at Lehigh Valley Hospital with joint appointment in the Department of Family Medicine and the Division of Education. Jay received the 2006 Book of the Year Award from the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender for his work The Viagra Ad Venture: Masculinity, Media, and the Performance of Sexual Health.

Cynthia J. Bean (2003) is an assistant professor of Management at the University of South Florida—St. Petersburg. (homepage)

Leigh Berger Serrie (2000) is a professional writer residing in Atlanta.

Patrick Cannon (2007) is Coordinator, Florida Kids and Families at the Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies at the University of South Florida.

Keith Cherry (1997) is Director of Federal Health Practice for Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he works in health care research and consulting.

Sandra M. Cooper (2007) is Interim Director of Environmental Health and Safety at the University of South Florida.

Dennis Cox (2001) is a professor of Counseling at Trinity College of Florida.

Elizabeth Curry (2005) is Director for Public Services, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, FL.

Christine Davis (2005) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Joan George Eldridge (2003) is an academic counselor/advisor in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Florida--St. Petersburg, where she also teaches Communication courses. She won the Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award in 2006.

Laura L. Ellingson (2001) is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Santa Clara University. She is the author of Communicating in the Clinic: Negotiating Frontstage and Backstage Teamwork (Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 2005).

Beth Eschenfelder (2007) is assistant professor of communication at the University of Tampa.

Daniel French (1998) is a comedian and writer in Los Angeles.

Elissa Foster (2002) is a medical educator at Lehigh Valley Hospital with joint appointment in the Department of Family Medicine and the Division of Education. She is the author of Communicating at the End of Life: Finding Magic in the Mundane (Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006).

Melissa J. (Frame) Cancel (2001) is an associate professor of Speech Communication in the Division of Fine Arts at Clearwater Christian College. She is the author of Blind Spots: The Communicative Performance of Visual Impairment in Relationships and Social Interaction (Charles C. Thomas, 2004)

May Hongmei Gao (2005) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA.

Kim Golombiski (2001) is an associate professor in the School of Mass Communications at the University of South Florida.

Bethany Goodier (2002) is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the College of Charleston (SC).

Charles Grant (1997) is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC.

Kimberly Weller Gregory (2001) teches organizational communication in the masters program at Queens University.

Krista Hirschmann (2001) is Director of Clinical Education at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, PA.

Barbara J. Jago (1998) is Director of the Communication Arts Program and an associate professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester (homepage).

Janna Jones (1998) is an associate professor in the School of Communication at Northern Arizona University.

Christine Kiesinger (1995) teaches in the Communication Program at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Slavica Kodish (2004) is an assistant professor in the Department of Speech, Theatre, & Journalism at Arkansas Tech University.

Virginia Kohl (2002) teaches courses in the School of Mass Communications at the University of South Florida.

Robert Kreisher (2003) is director of marketing and sales for Vinovation, Inc. in Sabastopol, CA.

Linda E. Laine (1999) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Central College in Pella, Iowa.

Dennis Leoutsakas (2003) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts at Salisbury College in Maryland.

Daniel Makagon (2001) is an associate professor in the College of Communication at DePaul University. Daniel's book Where the Ball Drops: Days and Nights in Times Square won the 2005 Outstanding Book Award from the Urban Communication Foundation and the National Communication Association Critical/Cultural Studies Division 2005 Book of the Year Award. He is also co-author of Recording Culture: Audio Documentary and the Ethnographic Experience.

Nigel Malcolm (2005) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication, Journalism, and Philosophy at Keene State College in New Hampshire.

Virgil (Pete) Moberg (1995) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Jacksonville University.

Shane Moreman (2005) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at California State University, Fresno.

Alexandra G. Murphy (1998) is an associate professor in the College of Communication at DePaul University.

Tonja Olive (1996) is a visiting professor in the Department of Feminist and Gender Studies at Colorado College.

Margaret (Peg) Ostrenko (2002) is an assistant professor of Communication Management at St. Leo University in St. Leo, FL.

Judith L. Perry (2001) is a freelance researcher who splits her time between Tampa and Franklin, NC.

Lori West Peterson (1995) is an associate professor in the Communication Department at St. Edwards University in Austin, TX.

Leanne Stuart Pupchek (1998) is an associate professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at Queens University of Charlotte.

Honey Rand (2000) is president of The Environmental Communications Group.

John Reffue (2005) is an assistant professor of Communication at Hillsborough Community College. (homepage).

Laura Sells (1997) teaches communication at Baton Rouge Community College.

Eric Shouse (2004) is an assistant professor in the School of Communication at East Carolina University.

Timothy Simpson (1996) is an associate professor and Head of the Communication Department at the University of Macau.

G'han Singh (2001) is the director of Hillsborough County's Literacy Program.

Elena Strauman (2001) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the College of Charleston.

Adi Thelen (2007) is assistant professor of communication at Dixie State College in St. George, Utah.

Lisa M. Tillmann-Healy (1998) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Rollins College. She is the author of Between Gay and Straight: Understanding Friendship Across Sexual Orientation (AltaMira, 2001).

Linda Vangelis (2006) is an assistant professor in the School of Commmunication at East Carolina University.

Deborah Walker (2005) is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Communication, and Journalism at Coastal Carolina University.

Zhang (June) Wang (2006) is Senior Director of Global Marketing for ZTE USA in San Diego.

Shirlan Williams (2007) is assistant professor of communication at St. George's University in Grenada.

J. Emmett Winn (1999) is an associate professor of Communication and Journalism at Auburn University. He is coordinator of the Radio, TV, and Film program, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Teaching in the College of Liberal Arts, and Executive Director of the Southern States Communication Association.

Thomas Ely Woodward (2001) is a professor of Bible and Theology at Trinity College of Florida, where he also directs the Center for University Ministries and the C.S. Lewis Society. He is the author of Doubts about Darwin (2003) and Darwin Strikes Back: Defending the Science of Intelligent Design (2006).