Communication Studies Faculty

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Auxier, Randall E., Professor, Ph.D., Emory University, 1992; 2000. Symbol theory and semiotics, philosophy of communication, history of rhetoric and philosophy, popular culture.

Bardhan, Nilanjana R., Professor, Ph.D., University of Ohio, 1998; 1998. Intercultural communication and public relations.

Bhati, Sakshi, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2024; 2023. Leadership and public relations.

Engstrom, Craig L., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2010; 2015. Organizational communication, institutional theory, rhetoric, training and development, social media.

Gingrich-Philbrook, Craig, Professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1994; 1998. Performance studies, queer theory, continental philosophy, performance art.

Graham, Todd, Director of Debate, Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2000.

Gray, Jonathan, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1999; 1999. Rhetorical theory and criticism, popular culture, communication pedagogy, folklore, cultural studies, and performance.

Greenwalt, Dustin, Assistant Professor of Practice, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2015; 2022. Rhetorical criticism and theory, environmental communication, media theory and social media, history and practice of social movements.

Houston, William Josh, Senior Lecturer, M.A., Western Illinois University, 1998.

Ivey, Christina, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016; 2023. Communication pedagogy, gender and religion, queer and feminist rhetorics.

Pensoneau-Conway, Sandra L., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2006; 2012. Critical communication pedagogy, qualitative methods, communication and identity.

Swafford, Shelby, Lecturer, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 2023. Activist performance, reproductive justice, feminist and queer theory, health and disability studies, and autoethnographic and archival methods.

Walker, Rebecca., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2011; 2012. Performance and culture, performance and technology, performance and art, history of performance studies, rhetoric and pop culture, visual rhetoric, culture jamming, tourism and performance.

Young, Justin., Lecturer, M.S., Murray State University, 2003. Public relations, new media, film, video games.

Emeriti Faculty 

Hinchcliff-Pelias, Mary., Associate Professor, Emerita, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1982.

Langsdorf, Lenore., Professor, Emerita, Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook, 1977.

Lanigan, Richard L., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1969.

Pelias, Ronald J., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1979.

Pineau, Elyse., Associate Professor, Emerita, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1990.

Smith, William D., Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1964.

Stucky, Nathan., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1988.