Communication Faculty & Staff
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
Yen Hua-Nguyen, Administrative Support Coordinator
Office: MUS 105
(323) 343-4200
Communication Studies Faculty
Kamran Afary
Kamran Afary, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Mohammad A. Auwal
Mohammad A. Auwal, Professor; Ph.D., Ohio University
Intercultural and Organizational Communication, Ethics.
Kevin Baaske (FERP)
Kevin Baaske, Professor; Ph.D., USC
Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Argumentation and Forensics.
Chungsheng Bai
Chunsheng Bai, Professor; Ph.D., USC
Intercultural, Interpersonal, and Business Communication.
Beryl Bellman (FERP)
Beryl Bellman, Professor; Ph.D., U.C. Irvine
Organizational and Intercultural Communication, New Technologies.
Sierra Bray
Sierra Bray, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California
Lena Chao
Lena Chao, Professor; Ph.D., USC
Intercultural, Interpersonal, and Business Communication.
Angela Cooke-Jackson
Angela Cooke-Jackson, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Kate S. Kurtin
Kate S. Kurtin, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Advertising, Mass Media, Media Effects, Children and Media
Bingjie Liu
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
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
Nina F. O’Brien, Associate Professor; Ph.D., USC
Organizational Communication, Social and Organizational Networks, Entertainment
David Olsen, Department Chair
David Olsen, Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern University
Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, Public Address, Performance Studies
Kristina Ruiz-Meza
Kristina Ruiz-Mesa, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Instructional Communication, Intersecting Identities, and Organizational Communication
Cynthia Wang
Cynthia Wang, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., USC
Digital Technologies, Social Media and Networks, Critical Theory/Cultural Studies, Time and Temporality, Health Care
Elaine Wittenberg
Elaine Wittenberg, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Mu Wu
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
Robert Allen, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Sarah Black
Sarah Black, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Geoffrey BrodakSilva
Geoffrey BrodakSilva, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Long Beach
Frances Chee
Frances Chee, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Charles Degelman
Charles Degelman, Lecturer, MFA, California State University, Los Angeles
Jenna Delgado
Jenna Delgado, Lecturer, Ph.D, University of California, Los Angeles
Alice Fritz
Alice Fritz, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Irene Grau
Irene Grau, Lecturer, Ph.D, University of Iowa
Jaime Guzmán
Jaime Guzmán, Lecturer, Ph.D, University of Denver
Jared Herman
Jared Herman, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Brian Hy
Brian Hy, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Kidogo Kennedy
Kidogo Kennedy, Lecturer, Ed.D., University of Southern California
Steve Lopez
Steve Lopez, Lecturer, San Jose State University
Julie Matos
Julie Matos, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Kevin Recinos
Kevin Recinos, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Maritza Rios
Maritza Rios, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Holland Smith
Holland Smith, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Chantel Solomon
Chantel Solomon, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Diana Solorzano
Diana Solorzano, Lecturer, MA, Ball State University
Jackson Spencer
Jackson Spencer, Lecturer, MA, California State University, Los Angeles