Office Hours:
Monday: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location: Music Building, Room 104
Phone: (323)343-4200 · Fax: (323)343-6467
Acting Chair: Cynthia Wang · Associate Chair/Graduate Program Director: Mu Wu
Department Staff
Office: MUS 105
(323) 343-4200
Office: MUS 104
(323) 343-4200
Communication Studies Faculty
Kamran Afary, Professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Mohammad A. Auwal, Professor; Ph.D., Ohio University
Intercultural and Organizational Communication, Ethics.
Kevin Baaske, Professor; Ph.D., USC
Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Argumentation and Forensics.
Chunsheng Bai, Professor; Ph.D., USC
Intercultural, Interpersonal, and Business Communication.
Sierra Bray, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California
Lena Chao, Professor; Ph.D., USC
Intercultural, Interpersonal, and Business Communication.
Angela Cooke-Jackson, Professor; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Kate S. Kurtin, Professor; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Advertising, Mass Media, Media Effects, Children and Media
Oscar Alfonso Mejía, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Utah
Communication and Rhetorical Theory, Critical/Cultural Studies, Postcolonial and Decolonial Theory, Latinx Studies, Critical Migration Studies, Border(ing) Rhetorics, and Indigeneity
David Olsen, Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Public Address, Performance Studies
Kristina Ruiz-Mesa, Professor; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Instructional Communication, Intersecting Identities, and Organizational Communication
Cynthia Wang, Professor; Ph.D., USC
Digital Technologies, Social Media and Networks, Critical Theory/Cultural Studies, Time and Temporality, Health Care
Elaine Wittenberg, Professor; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Mu Wu, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
New media, Psychology of Human-computer Interaction, AD/PR, Media Effects
Communication Studies Lecturers
For lecturers not listed, please visit our bulletin board by MUS 104 for their contact information.
Robert Allen, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Sarah Black, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Geoffrey BrodakSilva, Lecturer, PhD, The European Graduate School
Frances Chee, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Alice (Marianne) Fritz, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Irene Grau, Lecturer, Ph.D, University of Iowa
Jared Herman, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Julie Matos, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Karina Rebolledo, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Kevin Recinos, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Maritza Rios, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles