Faculty and Staff Directory
Jesse Abdenour
Associate Professor
Email: jabdenou@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7640
Office: 1715 Franklin Bldg, Rm 137
City: Eugene
Research Interests: journalism studies, news quality, news audiences, documentary film, investigative journalism, broadcast journalism, copyright law
Rachel Allen
Associate Director of Student Services
Email: rallen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2171
Office: 134F Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Shan Anderson
Instructor
Email: shand@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-6618
Office: 311A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Steven Asbury
Instructor
Email: sasbury@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3546
Office: 311A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Thomas Bivins
Professor, John L. Hulteng Chair in Media Ethics & Responsibility
Email: tbivins@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3740
Office: 311B Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Mark Blaine
Professor of Practice
Email: mblaine@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3515
Office: 110B Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Amy Boutell
Director of Graduate Affairs & Student Experience
Email: aboutell@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-6304
Office: 214C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Derek Brandow
Instructor
Email: dbrandow@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 323 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Confidence, Vulnerability, Belonging, Public Speaking, Presenting, Connection
Andra Brichacek Roe
Director of Communication
Email: andra@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5977
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 121
City: Eugene
Brian Bull
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Email: bbull@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 135
City: Eugene
Charlie Butler
Professor of Practice
Email: cbutler3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2008
Office: 235 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Narrative journalism, sports writing, business journalism
Fernanda Cañas Herrera
Career and Academic Advisor
Email: fcana@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2335
Office: 134E Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Lucas Castillo Delgado
Videographer
Email: lucascd@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2361
Office: 319E Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Dayna Chatman
Media Studies Instructor
Affiliated Departments: Black Studies, Clark Honors College, IRES
Email: dchatman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3594
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 147
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Gender, Race, Media
Christopher Chávez
Carolyn Silva Chambers Distinguished Professor of Advertising
Interim Director, Advertising and Brand Responsibility Program; Director, Center for Latina/o and Latin American Studies
Affiliated Departments: IRES, Latin American Studies, Latinx
Email: cchavez4@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9141
Office: 207 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Advertising, TV Commercials, Communication Theory, Persuasive Communication, Cultural Studies, Gender and Race In Media, Media and Diversity, Popular Culture, Media Studies and Globalization
Ariel Coburn
Development Coordinator
Email: acoburn@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 230 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Alex Segrè Cohen
Assistant Professor of Science and Risk Communication
Email: asegreco@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 143
City: Eugene
Diego Cortes
Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Affiliated Departments: Latin American Studies
Email: dcortes@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0915
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 139
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Latin American Media, Alternative/community media, American Christianity, Indigenous People from the Andes
Nicole Dahmen
Professor
Snowden Program Co-Coordinator
Email: ndahmen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2588
Office: 311D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Donna Davis
Professor
Director, Immersive Media Communication Master’s Program & Oregon Reality (OR) Lab
Email: dzdavis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3658
Office: 405 OR Lab, White Stag Building
City: Portland
Research Interests: virtual worlds, identity, avatars, metaverse, digital ethics
Charlie Deitz
Instructor
Email: cdeitz@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3563
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 133
City: Eugene
Andrew DeVigal
Director, UO-SOJC's Agora Journalism Center
Endowed Chair in Journalism Innovation and Civic Engagement; Professor of Practice
Email: adevigal@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3677
Office: 366E White Stag Building
City: Portland
Research Interests: community-centered journalism, multimedia storytelling
Therese Devoe
Building and Operations Manager
Email: t34devoe@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3632
Office: 216 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Nikki Dunsire
Oregon Reality Lab Manager
Instructor
Email: ndunsir5@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3683
Office: 366B White Stag Building
City: Portland
Research Interests: Immersive media development (VR, AR, MR), game design, 3D production, film, advertising, motion graphics
Troy Elias
Associate Professor
UO Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Email: telias@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2020
Office: 235 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Maxwell Ely
CAIDe Lab Coordinator
Email: maxwelle@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 159
City: Eugene
David Ewald
Professor of Practice
Director, Allen Hall Advertising
Email: dewald2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-926-2072
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 155
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Design, Brand Responsibility, Advertising, Technology, Ethics
Diana Fingal
Managing Editor of Digital and Editorial Content
Email: dianaf@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 121
City: Eugene
Maxwell Foxman
Assistant Professor
Email: mfoxman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3615
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 131
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Game Studies, Game Journalism, Esports, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Immersive Media, Gamification
Tessa Freeland
SOJC Student Experiences Coordinator
Email: tessanf@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4260
Office: 319C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Sally Garner
Senior Director for Student Success
Email: sgarner@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0117
Office: 134G Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Rachael Godlove
Business Manager, SOJC Portland
Email: godlove@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3662
Office: 70 NW Couch St
City: Portland
Rubi Harney
Associate Director of Development
Email: rubi@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9728
Office: 230 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Emily Henkelman
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Services
Career & Academic Advisor
Email: ehenkel@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8709
Office: 134D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Lauren Hope
Finance and Operations Manager
Email: lhope@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2372
Office: 216D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Lily Hu
Graduate Career & Academic Advisor
Email: lhu@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3941
Office: 216D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Jessika Kaiser
Assistant Director for Donor Relations
Email: jkaiser2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3819
Office: 228 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Torsten Kjellstrand
Professor of Practice
Email: torstenk@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8907
Office: 1715 Frankling Blvd., Rm 141
City: Eugene
Dave Koranda
Professor of Practice Emerit
Interim Director, Advertising Program
Email: dkoranda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3754
Office: 238 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Kathryn Kuttis
Senior Instructor I
Email: kuttis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4891
Office: 310 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Peter Laufer
Professor, James N. Wallace Chair of Journalism
Affiliated Departments: European Studies
Email: laufer@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2109
Office: 203 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Regina Lawrence
Associate Dean, SOJC Portland
Research Director, Agora Journalism Center
Email: rgl@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3659
Office: 341 White Stag Building
City: Portland
Research Interests: journalism norms and practices, political communication, engaged journalism, civic engagement
Maya Lazaro
Exhibits, Publications, and Student Competitions Coordinator
Education Program Assistant 2
Email: mlazaro@uoregon.edu
Phone: 408-781-6197
Office: 319 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Avery Lemons
Outreach and Events Manager
Email: alemons@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-0467
Office:
City: Portland
Seth Lewis
Professor and Shirley Papé Chair in Emerging Media
Director, Journalism Program
Email: sclewis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7342
Office: 231 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: digital journalism, journalism studies, emerging media, algorithms, artificial intelligence, media sociology, media work, social media, communication research
Sally Lim
Assistant Professor of Cultural Diversity and Brand Responsibility
Email: hslim@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 236 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Brand activism, CSR Marketing, Consumer behavior/psychology, Brand crisis comn, Brand identification, Social media
Sam Lorenzo
Center for Science Communication Research Program Manager
Email: slorenzo@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3891
Office: 110D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Jessica Lovell
Career and Academic Advisor
Email: jlov@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0383
Office: 134D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Ed Madison
Associate Professor
Interim Director, Journalism Master's Program
Affiliated Departments: Education Research and Outreach
Email: madison2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9140
Office: 324 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Nick Mahlum
Executive Assistant and Academic Affairs Project Manager
Email: nmahlum@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3587
Office: 217 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Gabriela Martínez
Professor
Affiliated Departments: Climate Studies, CLLAS, Latin American Studies
Email: gmartine@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1997
Office: 315 Hendricks Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Areas of Media Studies and Journalism
Kelli Matthews
Senior Instructor II
Email: kmatthew@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3565
Office: 321 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Tom McDonnell
Professor of Practice
Email: tomm@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2087
Office: 222 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
John McGrath
Director of Development
Email: mcgrathj@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3726
Office: 320 White Stag Bldg.
City: Portland
Annie McVay
Graduate Programs Assistant
Email: amcvay@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3394
Office: 219 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Abby Miller
Advising Office Manager
Email: amille@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1647
Office: 134 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Dan Miller
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: Cinema Studies Program
Email: drmiller@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3747
Office: 309B Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Juan-Carlos Molleda
Edwin L. Artzt Dean and Professor
Email: jmolleda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3602
Office: 217A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Dan Morrison
Professor of Practice
Email: danmor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2793
Office: 322 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Deb Morrison
Distinguished Professor of Advertising
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Email: debmor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1797
Office: 215 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Dean Mundy
Associate Professor
Director, Public Relations Program
Email: dmundy@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2079
Office: 232 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Courtney Munther
Senior Instructor
Director of SOJC Writing
Email: cmunther@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3550
Office: 321 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Hailey Nailor
Career and Academic Advisor
Email: hnailor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7115
Office: 134E Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Bryce Newell
Associate Professor
Coordinator, SOJC Honors Program
Email: bcnewell@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3843
Office: 330 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Surveillance; Privacy; Law, Technology, and Society; Information Behavior; Social Informatics; Information/Data Ethics; Information Politics; Cybercrime; Policing and Criminal Procedure; Immigration and Border Enforcement.
Julianne Newton
Professor
Director, Communication and Media Studies Master's and PhD Programs
Email: jhnewton@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2167
Office: 206 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: visual ethics, journalism, visual journalism, visual behavior, cognitive theory
Tami Oar
Faculty Services Coordinator
Email: toar@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2134
Office: 219 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
S. Senyo Ofori-Parku
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: African Studies
Email: ofori@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2338
Office: 327 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Melody Olmsted
Instructional Services Academic Support Specialist
Email: molmsted@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2321
Office: 214D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Sung Park
Professor of Practice
Email: spark@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8458
Office: 326 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Jeremy Parker
Digital Marketing Specialist
Email: jparker9@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3504
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 129
City: Eugene
Ellen Peters
Philip H. Knight Chair and Professor
Director, Center for Science Communication Research (SCR)
Email: ellenpet@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3828
Office: 110A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Science Communication, Judgment and Decision Making, Numeracy, Affect and Emotion, Adult Aging
Lisa Peyton
Immersive and Strategic Communications Instructor
Email: lpeyton@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 153
City: Eugene
Whitney Phillips
Assistant Professor of Digital Platforms and Ethics
Affiliated Departments: Folklore Program
Email: wphilli2@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 202 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: US politics and popular culture, media ethics, media history, public debate and controversy, humor studies, religion and politics, rightwing media cultures, moral panics, conspiratorial belief, narrative and identity, true crime media
Daniel Pimentel
Assistant Professor of Immersive Psychology
Email: pimend@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3661
Office: 366C White Stag Building
City: Portland
Donnalyn Pompper
Professor, Endowed Chair in Public Relations
Affiliated Departments: Clark Honors College
Email: pompper@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2342
Office: 204 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Wes Pope
Associate Professor
Director, Multimedia Journalism Master’s Program
Email: wpope@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3759
Office: 366F White Stag Building
City: Portland
Damian Radcliffe
Professor of Practice, Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism
Affiliated Departments: Middle East and North African Studies, SOJC-Journalism
Email: damianr@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7643
Office: 201 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: digital trends, social media, technology, the business of media, evolution of journalism, Middle East tech, media policy
Annie Reiva
Academic & Career Advisor
Affiliated Departments: IRES
Email: anner@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2134
Office: 134B Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Bob Rickert
Instructor
Email: brickert@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2519
Office: 323 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Kym Rohman
Instructor of Advertising and Design
Email: kymr@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 309C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Attila Schillinger
Professor of Practice
Director, Strategic Communication Master’s Program
Email: attilas@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3511
Office: 325 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Matt Schmidt
Academic IT Manager
Email: matts@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2170
Office: 112 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Bish Sen
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: Asian Studies, Cinema Studies Program, Clark Honors College
Email: bsen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2880
Office: 311C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Autumn Shafer
Associate Professor
Email: ashafer@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7641
Office: 329 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Health Promotion
Jon Sharpy
Studio Production Specialist
Email: jsharpy@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 319 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Adee Shekar
Assistant Dean of Finance and Operations
Email: adee@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3806
Office: 216C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Chad Shelton
Social Media Strategist
Email: sheltonc@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 125
City: Eugene
Lori Shontz
Professor of Practice
Email: lshontz@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2347
Office: 328 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Brittany Shoots-Reinhard
Senior Research Associate
Email: britrein@uoregon.edu
Phone: 16144406258
Office: 110 A Allen Hall
Research Interests: Social Psychology; Judgment and Decision Making; Persuasive Communication; Numeracy, Risk Perception; Affect; Legal, Health, and Financial Decision Making; Organizational Psychology; Attitude Measurement; Social Cognition
Hollie Smith
Associate Professor of Science and Environmental Communication
Affiliated Departments: SOJC
Email: hollies@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0150
Office: 110C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Gretchen Soderlund
Associate Professor of Media History
Director, Media Studies Program
Email: gsoderlu@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8922
Office: 309A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Leslie Steeves
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor
Affiliated Departments: African Studies, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: lsteeves@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3751
Office: 214A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Marcia Stuart
Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs
Email: marciams@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3708
Office: 214D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Paul Swangard
Instructor of Advertising and Sport Brand Strategy
Email: pswangar@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3262
Office: 309C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Kirsta Urben
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Email: kirstau@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1498
Office: 217 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Allison VanSciver
Creative Lead and Senior Graphic Designer
Email: allisonv@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0213
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 127
City: Eugene
Brent Walth
Associate Professor
Co-Director, Catalyst Journalism Project; Co-Director, The Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism
Email: bwalth@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7642
Office: 234 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Janet Wasko
Professor and Emeritus Knight Chair in Communication Research
Affiliated Faculty, New Media & Culture Program
Affiliated Departments: Folklore Program
Email: jwasko@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4174
Office: 208 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Henry Wear
Assistant Professor of Sports Communication
Email: hwear@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7254
Office: 232 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Sports Communication, Sport Brand Management, Sport Marketing, Fan Engagement, Public Relations, New Technologies
Angie Whittington
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Email: acanaday@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3510
Office: 216A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Christine Wise
Professor of Practice
Director, Advertising Program
Email: cwis@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office:
City: Eugene
Kyu Ho Youm
Professor, Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Chair
Affiliated Departments: Asian Studies
Email: youm@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2178
Office: 205 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Will Yurman
Instructor of Journalism
Interim Director, Journalism Master's Program
Email: yurman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3754
Office: 310 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Documentary, photojournalism, narrative storytelling
Daniel Zweifach
Assistant Professor of Advertising
Email: zweifach@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 143
City: Eugene