Meet our doctoral students below and learn more about them by viewing our Graduate Student Spotlights. You will notice that our doctoral students are very productive, and they join us from all over the world as you can see by the map showing hometowns.
We have a strong alumni base and the graduates from our PhD program have taken positions all over the world, including Fulbright Scholar Fellowships. Our graduates have positions in universities and other organizations. You may view the list our PhD graduates’ dissertation titles to learn more about their work. View our PhD Alumni Spotlights to learn more about our alumni.
Meet Our Current PhD Students
| Picture | Name | Position | School | |
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Robert Anderson | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Assistant |
School of Information Sciences | rander39@utk.edu |
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Umana Anjalin | Co-Teacher, Social Media (ADPR 461/561), School of Advertising and Public Relations, UTK, USA Graduate Teaching Assistant, MS Program, CCI, UTK, USA Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh |
School of Advertising & Public Relations | uanjalin@vols.utk.edu |
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Nicole Arrowood | PhD Student | School of Information Sciences | nicolearrowood@utk.edu |
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John Baker | PhD Student | School of Journalism & Electronic Media | jbaker66@vols.utk.edu |
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Regina Beach-Bertin | PhD Student | School of Information Sciences | rbeach1@vols.utk.edu |
| Brandon Boatwright | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Advertising & Public Relations | bboatwr1@vols.utk.edu | |
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Andrew Brown | PhD Student | School of Advertising & Public Relations | abrown36@vols.utk.edu |
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Betsy Byrne | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Advertising & Public Relations | bbyrne1@vols.utk.edu |
| Alexander Carter | School of Advertising & Public Relations | |||
| Lisa Christian | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Information Sciences | lchrist2@utk.edu | |
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Dawn Corwin | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Journalism & Electronic Media | dcorwin1@vols.utk.edu |
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Monique Freemon | PhD Candidate Graduate Teaching Associate Graduate Research Assistant |
School of Journalism & Electronic Media | mfreemo1@vols.utk.edu |
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Meredith Goins | PhD Student | School of Information Sciences | mgoins2@vols.utk.edu |
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Melissa Greene-Blye | PhD Candidate Lecturer |
School of Journalism & Electronic Media | mgreeneb@vols.utk.edu |
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Jamie Greig | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate Senate Chair & CCI PHD Representative, UTK Graduate Student Senate |
School of Journalism & Electronic Media | jgreig@utk.edu |
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Shiela Hawkins | PhD Student | School of Journalism & Electronic Media | shawkin8@vols.utk.edu |
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Li-Min Huang | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Information Sciences | lhuang23@vols.utk.edu |
| Monica Ihli | PhD Student | School of Information Sciences | mihli1@utk.edu | |
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Charli Kerns | PhD Student Graduate Research Assistant Graduate Teaching Assistant |
School of Journalism & Electronic Media | ckerns@vols.utk.edu |
| Minsoo Kim | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Advertising & Public Relations | mkim41@vols.utk.edu | |
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Anna Kochigina | PhD Student | School of Advertising & Public Relations | akochigi@vols.utk.edu |
| Joseph Lybarger | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Communication Studies | jlybarge@vols.utk.edu | |
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Kevin J. Mallary | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Information Sciences | kmallary@utk.edu |
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Abhijit Mazumdar | PhD Candidate Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Journalism & Electronic Media | amazumda@vols.utk.edu |
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Dennis McCarty | PhD Student | School of Communication Studies | dmccar11@vols.utk.edu |
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Brandy Mmbaga | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Communication Studies | bmmbaga@vols.utk.edu |
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Jamie Osborn | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Communication Studies | josbor23@vols.utk.edu |
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Michelle Parker | PhD Candidate Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Information Sciences | mparke48@vols.utk.edu |
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Ivonne Ramirez | PhD Student | School of Information Sciences | iramirez@utk.edu |
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Cassandra Ray | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Communication Studies | cmellon2@vols.utk.edu |
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Darina Sarelska | School of Journalism & Electronic Media | ||
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Scott Sikes | PhD Student | School of Information Sciences | esikes@vols.utk.edu |
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Jason Smethers | PhD Student | School of Communication Studies | jsmether@utk.edu |
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Jason Stamm | PhD Student Graduate Research/Teaching Associate |
School of Journalism & Electronic Media | jstamm1@utk.edu |
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Iman Tahamtan | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Information Sciences | tahamtan@vols.utk.edu |
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Jenilee Williams | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Associate |
School of Communication Studies | jwill366@vols.utk.edu |
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Xu Zhang | PhD Student Graduate Teaching Assistant |
School of Journalism & Electronic Media | xzhan104@vols.utk.edu |