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
Deb Morrison
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Email: debmor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3561
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 Block
City: Portland
Research Interests: journalism norms and practices, political communication, engaged journalism, civic engagement
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
Interim Director, Advertising Program
Email: dkoranda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3754
Office: 311B 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, news communities, algorithms and automation, media sociology, media work, social media
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
Kelli Matthews
Senior Instructor 1
Acting Director, Public Relations Program
Email: kmatthew@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3565
Office: 321 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
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 M.A. and Ph.D. Program
Affiliated Departments: Clark Honors College
Email: jhnewton@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2167
Office: 206 Allen Hall
City: Eugene, Portland
Research Interests: visual ethics, journalism, visual journalism, visual behavior, cognitive theory
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
Wes Pope
Associate Professor
Director, Multimedia Journalism Master’s Program
Email: wpope@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3759
Office: 366F White Stag Bldg. SOJC Portland
City: Portland
Donna Davis
Associate Professor
Director, Strategic Communication Master’s Program & Oregon Reality (OR) Lab
Email: dzdavis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3658
Office: 405 Or Lab, White Stage Bldg. Sojc Portland
City: Portland
Research Interests: virtual worlds, identity, avatars, metaverse, digital ethics
Andra Brichacek
Director of Communication
Email: andra@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5977
Office: 121 Franklin Bldg
City: Eugene