Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 6:00pm
Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Music Building, Room 104
Phone: (323)343-4200 · Fax: (323)343-6467
Chair: David Olsen · Associate Chair: Lena Chao
Department Staff
Office: MUS 105
(323) 343-4200
Communication Studies Faculty
Kamran Afary, Assistant 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.
Beryl Bellman, Professor; Ph.D., U.C. Irvine
Organizational and Intercultural Communication, New Technologies.
Sierra Bray, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California
Lena Chao, Professor; Ph.D., USC
Intercultural, Interpersonal, and Business Communication.
Angela Cooke-Jackson, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Kate S. Kurtin, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Advertising, Mass Media, Media Effects, Children and Media
Bingjie Liu, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Human-computer interaction, human-machine communication, technology-mediated communication, AI for social good
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
Nina F. O’Brien, Associate Professor; Ph.D., USC
Organizational Communication, Social and Organizational Networks, Entertainment
David Olsen, Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Public Address, Performance Studies
Kristina Ruiz-Mesa, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Instructional Communication, Intersecting Identities, and Organizational Communication
Cynthia Wang, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., USC
Digital Technologies, Social Media and Networks, Critical Theory/Cultural Studies, Time and Temporality, Health Care
Elaine Wittenberg, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Mu Wu, Assistant 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, MA, California State University, Long Beach
Frances Chee, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Charles Degelman, Lecturer, MFA, California State University, Los Angeles
Jenna Delgado, Lecturer, Ph.D, University of California, Los Angeles
Alice Fritz, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Irene Grau, Lecturer, Ph.D, University of Iowa
Jaime Guzmán, Lecturer, Ph.D, University of Denver
Jared Herman, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Brian Hy, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Kidogo Kennedy, Lecturer, Ed.D., University of Southern California
Steve Lopez, Lecturer, San Jose State University
Julie Matos, 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
Holland Smith, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Chantel Solomon, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Diana Solorzano, Lecturer, MA, Ball State University
Jackson Spencer, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles