SOJC Leadership
Juan-Carlos Molleda
Edwin L. Artzt Dean and Professor
Email: jmolleda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3602
Office: 217A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Leslie Steeves
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor
Affiliated Departments: African Studies
Email: lsteeves@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3751
Office: 209 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Deb Morrison
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Professor
Email: debmor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1797
Office: 215 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
Adee Shekar
Assistant Dean of Finance and Operations
Email: adee@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3806
Office: 216C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
John McGrath
Director of Development
Email: mcgrathj@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3726
Office: 320 White Stag Bldg.
City: Portland
Dave Koranda
Professor of Practice Emerit
Interim Director, Advertising Program
Email: dkoranda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3754
Office: 238 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
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
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
Dean Mundy
Associate Professor
Director, Public Relations Program
Email: dmundy@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2079
Office: 232 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
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, 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
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
Donna Davis
Associate 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
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
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
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
Andra Brichacek Roe
Director of Communication
Email: andra@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5977
Office: 121 Franklin Building
City: Eugene