Media Studies Master's Program Faculty and Staff

Jesse Abdenour

Associate Professor

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.