Faculty and Staff Directory

Jesse Abdenour

Associate Professor
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
Phone: 541-346-2171
Office: 134F Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Shan Anderson

Instructor
Phone: 541-346-6618
Office: 311A Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Steven Asbury

Instructor
Phone: 541-346-3546
Office: 311A Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Thomas Bivins

Professor, John L. Hulteng Chair in Media Ethics & Responsibility
Phone: 541-346-3740
Office: 311B Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Mark Blaine

Professor of Practice
Phone: 541-346-3515
Office: 110B Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Mitchell Block

Professor of Documentary & Film Studies, Jon Anderson Chair
Phone: 541-346-2528
Office: 238 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Amy Boutell

Director of Graduate Affairs & Student Experience
Phone: 541-346-6304
Office: 214A Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Derek Brandow

Instructor
Phone:
Office: 323 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Confidence, Vulnerability, Belonging, Public Speaking, Presenting, Connection

Andra Brichacek Roe

Director of Communication
Phone: 541-346-5977
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 121
City: Eugene

Brian Bull

Assistant Professor of Journalism
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 135
City: Eugene

Charlie Butler

Instructor
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
Phone: 541-346-2335
Office: 134E Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Lucas Castillo Delgado

Videographer
Phone: 541-346-2361
Office: 319E Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Dayna Chatman

Assistant Professor
Affiliated Departments: Black Studies, Clark Honors College, IRES
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, Latinx
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
Phone:
Office: 216A Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Alex Segrè Cohen

Assistant Professor of Science and Risk Communication
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 143
City: Eugene

Diego Cortes

Assistant Professor of Media Studies
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

Pat Curtin

Professor Emerit
Phone:
Office:
City: Eugene

Nicole Dahmen

Professor
Snowden Program Co-Coordinator
Phone: 541-346-2588
Office: 311D Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Donna Davis

Associate Professor
Director, Immersive Media Communication Master’s Program & Oregon Reality (OR) Lab
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
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
Phone: 503-412-3677
Office: 366E White Stag Building
City: Portland
Research Interests: community-centered journalism, multimedia storytelling

Therese Devoe

Building and Operations Manager
Phone: 541-346-3632
Office: 216 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Nikki Dunsire

Oregon Reality Lab Manager
Instructor
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
Phone: 541-346-2020
Office: 235 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Maxwell Ely

CAIDe Lab Coordinator
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 159
City: Eugene

David Ewald

Professor of Practice
Director, Allen Hall Advertising
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
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 121
City: Eugene

Maxwell Foxman

Assistant Professor
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
Phone: 541-346-4260
Office: 319C Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Sally Garner

Senior Director of Student Success
Phone: 541-346-0117
Office: 134G Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Rachael Godlove

Business Manager, SOJC Portland
Phone: 503-412-3662
Office: 70 NW Couch St
City: Portland

Rachael Greenhaw

Professional Masters Program Recruitment Manager
Phone: 503-412-3706
Office:
City: Eugene

Rubi Harney

Associate Director of Development
Phone: 541-346-9728
Office: 1720 E 13th Ave., Ste 312
City: Eugene

Emily Henkelman

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Services
Career & Academic Advisor
Phone: 541-346-8709
Office: 134D Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Lauren Hope

Finance and Operations Manager
Phone: 541-346-2372
Office: 216D Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Fred Joe

Equipment Manager, SOJC Portland
Phone:
Office:
City: Portland

Jessika Kaiser

Assistant Director for Donor Relations
Phone: 541-346-3819
Office: 216B Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Torsten Kjellstrand

Professor of Practice
Phone: 541-346-8907
Office: 1715 Frankling Blvd., Rm 141
City: Eugene

Dave Koranda

Professor of Practice Emerit
Interim Director, Advertising Program
Phone: 541-346-3754
Office: 238 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Kathryn Kuttis

Senior Instructor I
Phone: 541-346-4891
Office: 310 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Peter Laufer

Professor, James N. Wallace Chair of Journalism
Affiliated Departments: European Studies
Phone: 541-346-2109
Office: 203 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Regina Lawrence

Associate Dean, SOJC Portland
Research Director, Agora Journalism Center
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
Phone: 408-781-6197
Office: 319 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Seth Lewis

Professor and Shirley Papé Chair in Emerging Media
Director, Journalism Program
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
Phone:
Office: 236 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Brand activism, CSR Marketing, Consumer behavior/psychology, Brand crisis comn, Brand identification, Social media

Jessica Lovell

Career and Academic Advisor
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
Phone: 541-346-9140
Office: 324 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Nick Mahlum

Executive Assistant and Academic Affairs Project Manager
Phone: 541-346-3587
Office: 214C Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Gabriela Martínez

Department Head of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Professor
Affiliated Departments: Climate Studies, CLLAS, Latin American Studies
Phone: 541-346-1997
Office: 315 Hendricks Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Areas of Media Studies and Journalism

Kelli Matthews

Senior Instructor 1
Phone: 541-346-3565
Office: 321 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Tom McDonnell

Professor of Practice
Phone: 541-346-2087
Office: 222 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

John McGrath

Director of Development
Phone: 503-412-3726
Office: 320 White Stag Bldg.
City: Portland

Annie McVay

Graduate Programs Assistant
Phone: 541-346-3394
Office: 219 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Abby Miller

Advising Office Manager
Phone: 541-346-1647
Office: 134 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Dan Miller

Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: Cinema Studies Program
Phone: 541-346-3747
Office: 309B Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Briselda Molina Ortega

Academic & Career Advisor
Phone: 541-346-3727
Office: 143J Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Juan-Carlos Molleda

Edwin L. Artzt Dean and Professor
Phone: 541-346-3602
Office: 217A Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Dan Morrison

Professor of Practice
Phone: 541-346-2793
Office: 322 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Deb Morrison

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Professor
Phone: 541-346-1797
Office: 215 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Dean Mundy

Associate Professor
Director, Public Relations Program
Phone: 541-346-2079
Office: 232 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Courtney Munther

Senior Instructor
Phone: 541-346-3550
Office: 321 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Bryce Newell

Associate Professor
Coordinator, SOJC Honors Program
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
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
Phone: 541-346-2134
Office: 219 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

S. Senyo Ofori-Parku

Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: African Studies
Phone: 541-346-2338
Office: 327 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Melody Olmsted

Instructional Services Academic Support Specialist
Phone: 541-346-2321
Office: 214D Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Sung Park

Senior Instructor 1
Phone: 541-346-8458
Office: 326 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Jeremy Parker

Digital Marketing Specialist
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)
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
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 153
City: Eugene

Whitney Phillips

Assistant Professor of Digital Platforms and Ethics
Phone:
Office: 202 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Political communication, digital cultures, media ecologies, media ethics, online ethics, rightwing media cultures, moral panics, conspiratorial belief, narrative and identity

Daniel Pimentel

Assistant Professor of Immersive Psychology
Phone: 503-412-3661
Office: 366C White Stag Building
City: Portland

Donnalyn Pompper

Professor, Endowed Chair in Public Relations
Affiliated Departments: Clark Honors College
Phone: 541-346-2342
Office: 204 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Wes Pope

Associate Professor
Director, Multimedia Journalism Master’s Program
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
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
Phone: 541-346-2134
Office: 134B Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Bob Rickert

Instructor
Phone: 541-346-2519
Office: 323 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Lance Robertson

Part-time Instructor
Phone: 541-346-2227
Office: 323 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Kym Rohman

Instructor of Advertising and Design
Phone:
Office: 309C Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Attila Schillinger

Professor of Practice
Director, Strategic Communication Master’s Program
Phone: 541-346-3511
Office: 325 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Matt Schmidt

Academic IT Manager
Phone: 541-346-2170
Office: 112 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Bish Sen

Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: Asian Studies, Cinema Studies Program, Clark Honors College
Phone: 541-346-2880
Office: 311C Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Autumn Shafer

Associate Professor
Phone: 541-346-7641
Office: 329 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Health Promotion

Jon Sharpy

Studio Production Specialist
Phone:
Office: 319 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Adee Shekar

Assistant Dean of Finance and Operations
Phone: 541-346-3806
Office: 216C Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Chad Shelton

Social Media Strategist
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 125
City: Eugene

Lori Shontz

Professor of Practice
Phone: 541-346-2347
Office: 328 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Brittany Shoots-Reinhard

Senior Research Associate
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
Phone: 541-346-0150
Office: 110C Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Gretchen Soderlund

Associate Professor of Media History
Director, Media Studies Program
Phone: 541-346-8922
Office: 309A Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Leslie Steeves

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor
Affiliated Departments: African Studies
Phone: 541-346-3751
Office: 209 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Marcia Stuart

Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs
Phone: 541-346-3708
Office: 214D Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Paul Swangard

Instructor of Advertising and Sport Brand Strategy
Phone: 541-346-3262
Office: 309C Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Kirsta Urben

Executive Assistant to the Dean
Phone: 541-346-3602
Office: 217 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Allison VanSciver

Creative Lead and Senior Graphic Designer
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
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
Phone: 541-346-4174
Office: 208 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Henry Wear

Assistant Professor of Sports Communication
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
Phone: 541-346-3510
Office: 217 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Kyu Ho Youm

Professor, Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Chair
Phone: 541-346-2178
Office: 205 Allen Hall
City: Eugene

Will Yurman

Instructor of Journalism
Interim Director, Journalism Master's Program
Phone: 541-346-3754
Office: 310 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Documentary, photojournalism, narrative storytelling