Bob Schieffer College of Communication Directory
Kristie Bunton,
Dean
Wendy Macias, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Julie O'Neil, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Administration
Communication Studies
TIMOTHY BETTS,
Assistant Professor, B.S. (Texas Christian University), 2017; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 2019; Ph.D. (University of South Florida), 2022. Since 2022.
ERYN BOSTWICK, Assistant Professor, B.A. (The Ohio State University), 2010; M.A. (University of Oklahoma), 2014; Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma), 2018. Since 2022.
KRISTEN CARR, Associate Professor. B.A. (Stonehill College), 2001; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 2009; Ph.D. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), 2012. Since 2012
KATHERINE E. FORSYTHE, Instructor. B.A. (Texas Christian University), 2010; M.A. (Texas Christian University), 2013. Since 2014.
ZACHARY FROHLICH, Instructor, B.S. (North Dakota State), 2004; M.A. (Ibid.) 2006. Since 2022.
JOHNY GARNER, Professor. B.A. (Abilene Christian University), 1999; M.A. (Ibid.), 2001; Ph.D. (Texas A & M University), 2006. Since 2010.
BRITNEY GILMORE, Assistant Professor. B.S. (Texas A&M University - Texarkana), 2012; M.A., (Stephen F. Austin University), 2013; Ph.D (University of Oklahoma), 2020. Since 2020.
CHRIS HARPER, Instructor II. B.A. (Arkansas State University), 1994; B.A. (Ibid.), 1994; M.A. (Ibid), 1996; Ed.S (Arkansas State University), 2011; Ed.D. (Ibid.) 2008. Since 2017.
AMORETTE N. HINDERAKER, Assistant Professor. B.A. (South Dakota State University), 1997; M.A. (North Dakota State University), 2009; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2012. Since 2012.
DEBI L. IBA, Senior Instructor. B.S. (Southwest Missouri State University), 1984; M.A. (Ibid.), 1987; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 2007. Since 2005.
ANDREW LEDBETTER, Professor. B.S. (Wheaton College), 2002; M.A. (University of Kansas), 2004; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2007. Since 2010.
CARRIE MOORE, Instructor II. B.S. (West Texas A & M University), 2002; M.A. (Texas Tech University), 2004. Since 2011.
JIHYUN (ESTHER) PAIK, Assistant Professor. B.B.A. (Yonsei University), 2010; M.S. (University of Michigan - Ann Arbor), 2012; M.A. (Michigan State University), 2014; Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin - Madison), 2020. Since 2020.
CHRIS R. SAWYER, Professor. B.A. (Houston Baptist University), 1976; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 1980; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 1992. Since 1999.
PAUL SCHRODT, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. B.A. (University of Texas, Arlington); 1997; M.A. (University of North Texas), 2000; Ph.D. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), 2003. Since 2006.
MELISSA Y. SCHROEDER, Associate Professor and Chair. B.A. (State University of New York), 1991; M.A. (Ibid.), 1993; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 1995.
QINGHUA (CANDY) YANG, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Capital Normal University Beijing, China), 2009; M.A. (Ibid.), 2011; M.A. (Ibid.), 2012; Ph.D. (University of Miami), 2015. Since 2017.
JIE (JACKIE) ZHUANG, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Fudan University, P.R. China), 2007; M.A. (Michigan State University.), 2009; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2014. Since 2017.
Film, Television and Digital Media
RICHARD J. ALLEN,
Professor. B.F.A. (New York University), 1981; M.F.A. (Indiana University), 1984. Since 1993.
DUSTIN HAHN, Associate Professor. B.A. (Harding University), 2009; M.A. (Texas Tech University), 2012; Ph.D. (Texas Tech University), 2014. Since 2016.
KYLO-PATRICK HART, Professor and Chair. A.B. (University of California), 1988; M.A. (University of Southern California), 1993; M.A. (Ibid.), 1993; M.A. (Wayne State University), 1999; M.A. (Dartmouth), 2009; Ph.D. (University of Michigan), 1999. Since 2010.
RONALD ANDREW HASKETT, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film, Television, and Digital Media. B.S. (East Texas State), 1979; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 1982. Since 1980.
TRICIA JENKINS, Professor. B.A. (Ambassador University), 1997; M.A. (Western Michigan University), 2003; Ph.D. (Michigan State University), 2007. Since 2008.
CHARLES J. LAMENDOLA, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film, Television, and Digital Media and Studio/Video Production Supervisor. B.S. (Arkansas State University), 1981; M.S. (Ibid.), 1988. Since 1994.
ANNE MAJOR, Assistant Professor. B.A. (University of South Carolina), 2008’; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2012; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 2019. Since 2022.
MICHAEL MARTIN, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Film, Television, and Digital Media. B.S. (Kansas State University), 1993; M.S. (University of Oklahoma), 2000; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 2009. Since 2009.
KIMBERLY OWCZARSKI, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Michigan), 1997; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin) 2001; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2008. Since 2010.
CHARITY ROBINSON, Instructor. B.A. (University of Texas at Arlington), 2011; M.A. (University of Florida), 2013. Since 2019.
JORDAN SCHONIG, Assistant Professor. B.A. (University of California, Irvine), 2009; Ph.D. (University of Chicago), 2017. Since 2022.
JOEL TIMMER, Professor. B.S. (Miami), 1988; J.D. (University of California-Los Angeles), 1993; Ph.D. (Indiana University), 2002. Since 2002.
Department of Journalism
JEAN MARIE BROWN, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Journalism. B.S. (Northwestern University), 1986; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 2013. Since 2013.
KRISTIE BUNTON, Professor and Dean. B.J. (University of Missouri), 1983; M.A. (Ibid.), 1989; Ph.D. (Indiana University), ye1993ar. Since 2015.
SHUGOFA DASTGEER, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan), 2009; M.A. (University of Oklahoma), 2013; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2017. Since 2017.
MELISSA HARRISON, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice. B.A. (Baylor University), 1995; M.A. (Columbia University), 2005. Since 2019.
JAIME LOKE, Associate Professor. B.A. (Indiana University). 2002; M.A. (University of Texas) 2005; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2011. Since 2017.
UCHE ONYEBADI, Professor. B.S. (University of Benin, Nigeria), 1981; M.S. (University of Lagos, Nigeria), 1983; M.A. (University of Missouri), 2005; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2008. Since 2016.
DAXTON STEWART, Professor. B.A. (Southern Methodist University), 1994; J.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 1998; M.A. (University of Missouri), 2004; LL.M. (Ibid.), 2007; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2009. Since 2008.
JOHN R. TISDALE, Associate Professor. B.S. (Lamar University), 1983; M.A. (Ibid.), 1988; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 1996. Since 2002.
PATTY ZAMARRIPA, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice. B.S./B.A. (Texas Christian University), 2010; M.A. (University of California - Berkeley), 2013. Since 2018.
Department of Strategic Communication
SARAH ANGLE,
Instructor & Faculty Advisor for ROXO. M.S. (Texas Christian University), 2004; B.S. (Southern Illinois University), 2002. Since 2018.
JOSH BENTLEY, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. B.S. (John Brown University), 2002; M.S. (Oklahoma State University), 2010; Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma), 2013. Since 2015.
TAE RANG CHOI, Assistant Professor, B.A. (Michigan State University), 2011; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 2015; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2019. Since 2020.
CATHERINE COLEMAN, Professor and Chair. B.A. (University of the South, Sewanee), 1998; B.A. (Ibid.), 1998; Ph.D. (University of Illinois), 2009. Since 2010.
ASHLEY ENGLISH, Assistant Professor. B.S. (University of North Texas), 2006; M.S. (Ibid.), 2008; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2015. Since 2016.
DUKE GREENHILL, Instructor, B.S. (The University of Texas at Austin), 2002; M.F.A (Columbia University), 2011. Since 2022.
AMISO GEORGE, Professor. B.S. (Ohio University), 1986; M.A. (Ibid.), 1987; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1992. Since 2005.
GUY GOLAN, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Florida), 1992; M.A. (New York University), 1996; Ph.D. (University of Florida), 2003. Since 2020.
JONG-HYUOK JUNG, Associate Professor. B.A. (Korea University, Seoul, South Korea), 2001; M.A. (University of Florida), 2005; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 2009. Since 2012.
EUNSEON (PENNY) KWON, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Southern Illinois University), 2005; M.A. (Syracuse University), 2012; Ph.D. (University of Missouri), 2016. Since 2016.
STEVE LEVERING, Instructor II. B.S. (Samford University), 1990; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 2006. Since 2002.
LIANG (LINDSAY) MA, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Dalian University of Foreign Languages, Dalian, China), 2005; M.A. (New Mexico State University), 2011; Ph.D. (University of Maryland), 2016. Since 2016.
WENDY MACIAS. Associate Professor. B.A. (University of Minnesota), 1992; M.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1997; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2000. Since 2010.
RUSSELL MACK, Instructor. B.A. (American University), 1990; J.D. (George Washington Law School), 2006. Since 2017.
JULIE O'NEIL, Professor. B.B.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1992; B.J. (Ibid.), 1992; M.A. (St. Mary's University), 1997; Ph.D. (University of Utah), 2001. Since 2001.
BROXON SEARS, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice. B.F.A. (Kansas State University), 1977; M.F.A. (Texas A & M University-Commerce), 2012. Since 2008.