School of Communication Studies
Faculty & Staff Directory
The School of Communication Studies is located on the second floor of the Communication and Information Building in Room 293.
You can contact the school by email at [email protected] and by phone at 865-974-0696.
Faculty
Jon Hess
Professor and Director, School of Communication Studies, John Haas Director’s Chair
Abigail Barnes
Assistant Professor of Practice and Debate Coach
Ryan Beaty
Assistant Professor
Quinten Bernhold
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the School of Communication Studies
Caitlin Brooks
Lecturer
Elizabeth Carlson
Assistant Professor
Christopher J. Carpenter
Associate Professor
Jenny Crowley
Associate Professor and CCI Director for College-Wide Graduate Programs
Leslie Deatrick
Lecturer
Alyson Farzad-Phillips
Teaching Assistant Professor
Megan Fields
Distinguished Lecturer and Director of Public Speaking
Kody Frey
Associate Professor and Director of Public Speaking
Lindsay Harrison
Lecturer and Lambda Pi Eta Faculty Advisor
Joe Lybarger
Teaching Assistant Professor
Laura Miller
Professor and Director of the Bohan Center for Global Engagement
Emily Paskewitz
Associate Professor and CCI Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
Macy Pearson
Senior Lecturer
Felicia Slattery
Lecturer
Katelyn Grayson-Sneed
Teaching Assistant Professor
Michelle Violanti
Associate Professor
Tayler Wahl
Lecturer
Melissa Weaver
Lecturer
Courtney N. Wright
Associate Professor & Director of Honors Program
Part-time Faculty
Linda Cox-Leija
Lecturer
Emeritus Faculty
John Haas
Associate Professor Emeritus
Virginia Kupritz
Professor Emeritus
Staff
Diana Aleshire
Administrative Assistant
Sarah Bunch
Administrative Specialist II