Media Studies Master's Program Faculty and Staff
Jesse Abdenour
Associate Professor
Email: jabdenou@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7640
Office: 1715 Franklin Bldg, Rm 137, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
City: Eugene
Research Interests: journalism studies, news quality, news audiences, documentary film, investigative journalism, broadcast journalism, copyright law
Jakki Bailey
Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Email: jakkib@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3663
Office: 301B Innovation Building
City: Portland
Thomas Bivins
Professor
Email: tbivins@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3740
Office: 205 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
Dayna Chatman
Associate Teaching Professor
Media and Intersectionality
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, Fandom
Christopher Chávez
Carolyn Silva Chambers Distinguished Professor of Advertising
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, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
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
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, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Latin American Media, Alternative/community media, American Christianity, Indigenous People from the Andes
Nicole Dahmen
Professor
Email: ndahmen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2588
Office: 232 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Donna Davis
Professor, Endowed Chair in Public Relations
Director, Immersive Media Communication Master’s Program and Strategic Communication Master’s Program
Email: dzdavis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3658
Office: 301C Innovation Building
City: Portland
Research Interests: virtual worlds, identity, avatars, metaverse, digital ethics
Troy Elias
Associate Professor
Director, Advertising and Brand Responsibility Master’s Program; UO Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Email: telias@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2020
Office: Johnson Hall
City: Eugene
Maxwell Foxman
Assistant Professor
Email: mfoxman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3615
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 131, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Game Studies, Game Journalism, Esports, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Immersive Media, Gamification
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, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Regina Lawrence
Interim Dean
Email: rgl@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3659
Office: 217 Allen Hall (Eugene) / 318 Innovation Building (Portland)
City: Eugene
Research Interests: journalism norms and practices, political communication, engaged journalism, civic engagement
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, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Research Interests: digital journalism, journalism studies, emerging media, algorithms, artificial intelligence, AI, media sociology, media work, social media, communication research, news
Ed Madison
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: Education Research and Outreach
Email: madison2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9140
Office: 324 Allen Hall, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Gabriela Martínez
Jon Anderson Chair in Journalism and Communication
Professor
Affiliated Departments: Climate Studies, CLLAS, Latin American Studies
Email: gmartine@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 315 Hendricks Hall / 237 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Areas of Media Studies and Journalism
Dan Miller
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: Cinema Studies
Email: drmiller@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3747
Office: 309B Allen Hall, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Juan-Carlos Molleda
Professor
Email: jmolleda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3602
Office: 331 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, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Bryce Newell
The David and Nancy Petrone Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor
Faculty Director, SOJC Honors Program
Email: bcnewell@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3843
Office: 330 Allen Hall, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Law and Technology; Surveillance Studies; Information Studies (social informatics, information behavior, information ethics); Privacy and Data Protection Law; Law and Society; Cybercrime; Policing; 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, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Research Interests: visual ethics, journalism, visual journalism, visual behavior, cognitive theory
Donnalyn Pompper
Professor
Affiliated Departments: Clark Honors College
Email: pompper@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2342
Office: 204 Allen Hall, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Bish Sen
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: Asian Studies, Clark Honors College, Cinema Studies
Email: bsen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2880
Office: 329 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Autumn Shafer
Associate Professor
Email: ashafer@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7641
Office: 311C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Health Promotion
Hollie Smith
Associate Professor of Science and Environmental Communication
Associate Director, Center for Science Communication Research (SCR)
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, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
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
Janet Wasko
Professor of Media Studies
Knight Chair in Communication Research Emeritus; Affiliated Faculty, New Media & Culture Program
Affiliated Departments: Cinema Studies
Email: jwasko@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4174
Office: 208 Allen Hall, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene