
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



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




Lindsay Harrison
Lecturer and Lambda Pi Eta Faculty Advisor





Joe Lybarger
Teaching Assistant Professor





Laura Miller
Associate 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


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
Staff

Diana Aleshire
Administrative Assistant

Sarah Bunch
Administrative Specialist II