Research, mentorship, community
The School of Communication Studies focuses on the core academics of the field: interpersonal communication and organizational communication. Our faculty’s fundamental expertise in these areas allows doctoral students to tailor their academic journeys to focus on these two main reasons why people evolved the ability to communicate, relate, and organize with each other.
Our goal is to produce graduates of the program who are prepared to work at a research-intensive institutions.
Organizational Communication
Elizabeth Carlson
Assistant Professor
Christopher J. Carpenter
Associate Professor
Jon Hess
Professor and Director, School of Communication Studies, John Haas Director’s Chair
Kody Frey
Associate Professor and Director of Public Speaking
Emily Paskewitz
Associate Professor and CCI Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
Michelle Violanti
Associate Professor
Interpersonal Communication
Quinten Bernhold
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the School of Communication Studies
Jenny Crowley
Associate Professor and CCI Director for College-Wide Graduate Programs
Laura Miller
Professor and Director of the Bohan Center for Global Engagement
Courtney N. Wright
Associate Professor & Director of Honors Program
My time in the School of Communication Studies has not just been an education but a life-changing experience. While attending UT, I have had the opportunity to be involved in stimulating and meaningful research and teach exciting and inspiring groups of students.
Perhaps most importantly, the connections I have formed with both faculty and classmates have become relationships that will last long after graduation. The Volunteer Spirit is alive and well in the School of Communication Studies and I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given here.
tori Bertram
PhD Alumna
Research at the School of Communication Studies
As part of a Research 1 institution, our faculty is constantly engaged in innovative and cutting-edge research. Students working with faculty will work either in the fundamental areas of interpersonal communication or organizational communication, as listed below.
