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Faculty/Staff Directory

Our faculty are doers. They offer insights that come from years of significant academic and professional experience. They have presented research nationally and internationally. They work alongside local nonprofit and charitable organizations. They live and breathe messaging – from news to research to public relations – and look forward to helping students lay the foundation for their futures.

Full-Time Faculty

Kathy Battles
Professor & Chairperson
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Office: 316 Wilson
(248) 370-4277

Jacob Cayanus
Associate Professor
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Office: 322 Wilson
(248) 370-4987

Rose Cooper
Professor Emerita

Scott Crabill
Associate Professor
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Office: 303 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4132

Thomas Discenna
Professor
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Office: 326 Wilson
(248) 370-4128

Rebekah Farrugia
Professor & Graduate Director
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Office: 306 Wilson
(248) 370-2065

Garry J. Gilbert
Adjunct Instructor & Journalism Interim Director
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Office: 107 Vandenberg
(248) 370-2105

Holly Shreve Gilbert
Adjunct Instructor & Senior Adviser for Journalism and Public Relations
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Office: 315 Wilson
(248) 370-4138

Kellie D. Hay
Professor
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Office: 304A Wilson
(248) 370-4133

Jennifer Heisler
Associate Professor
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Office: 305A Wilson
(248) 370-4139

Sharon Howell
Professor Emerita

S. Lily Mendoza
Professor
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Office: 330 Wilson
(248) 370-2685

Rebecca Mercado Jones
Associate Professor
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Office: 305 Wilson
(248) 370-2514

Erin Meyers
Professor
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Office: 308A Wilson
(248) 370-2507

Valerie Palmer-Mehta
Professor & Internship Advisor
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Office: 328 Wilson

Adina Schneeweis
Professor & Journalism Program Director
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Office: 109 Vandenberg
(248) 370-2776

Robert Sidelinger
Professor & Communication Program Director
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Office: 329 Wilson
(248) 370-4126

Sam Srauy
Associate Professor
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Office: 334 Wilson
(248) 370-4352

Christine Stover
Instructor of Practice & Communication Adviser
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Office: 308 Wilson
(248) 370-4525

Chiaoning Su
Associate Professor & Public Relations Program Director
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Office: 107A Vandenburg
(248) 370-4049

Beth Talbert
Professor Emerita

Guolan Yang
Assistant Professor
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Office: 306A Wilson
(248) 370-4127

Jeff Youngquist
Associate Professor
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Office: 325 Wilson
(248) 370-4122

Part-Time Faculty

Lisa Campbell
Special Lecturer
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Tina Collins
Special Lecturer
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Emily Cutlip
Lecturer
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Susan Evans
Lecturer
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Paul Fugate
Special Lecturer
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Tim Johnston
Special Lecturer
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John Kirsh
Lecturer
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Kelly Kozlowski
Lecturer
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Kim Madeleine
Special Lecturer
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Nick Monacelli
Lecturer
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Jason Pennington
Lecturer
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Jim Perkinson
Lecturer
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Charlie Rinehart
Special Lecturer
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Kate Roff
Special Lecturer
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Ritu Sehgal
Lecturer
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Marty Shafer
Special Lecturer
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Kelly Skillin
Lecturer
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Shannon Stefanide
Special Lecturer
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Debbie Youngquist
Special Lecturer
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Staff

Main Office
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Office: 316 Wilson Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4120
Fax: (248) 370-4208

Crystal Bell
Administrative Secretary
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Office: 317 Wilson Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4121
Fax: (248) 370-4208

Department of Communication, Journalism, and Public Relations

Wilson Hall, Room 316
371 Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, MI 48309-4486
(location map)
(248) 370-4120

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