Faculty and Staff Directory
Jesse Abdenour
Associate Professor
Email: jabdenou@uoregon.edu
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
Email: rallen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2171
Office: 134F Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Shan Anderson
Instructor
Email: shand@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-6618
Office: 311A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Steven Asbury
Instructor
Email: sasbury@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3546
Office: 311A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Thomas Bivins
Professor, John L. Hulteng Chair in Media Ethics & Responsibility
Email: tbivins@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3740
Office: 311B Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Mark Blaine
Professor of Practice
Email: mblaine@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3515
Office: 110B Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Mitchell Block
Professor of Documentary & Film Studies, Jon Anderson Chair
Email: mwblock@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2528
Office: 238 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Amy Boutell
Director of Graduate Affairs & Student Experience
Email: aboutell@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-6304
Office: 214A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Derek Brandow
Instructor
Email: dbrandow@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 323 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Confidence, Vulnerability, Belonging, Public Speaking, Presenting, Connection
Andra Brichacek Roe
Director of Communication
Email: andra@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5977
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 121
City: Eugene
Brian Bull
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Email: bbull@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 135
City: Eugene
Charlie Butler
Instructor
Email: cbutler3@uoregon.edu
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
Email: fcana@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2335
Office: 134E Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Lucas Castillo Delgado
Videographer
Email: lucascd@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2361
Office: 319E Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Dayna Chatman
Assistant Professor
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
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
Ariel Coburn
Development Coordinator
Email: acoburn@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 216A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Alex Segrè Cohen
Assistant Professor of Science and Risk Communication
Email: asegreco@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 143
City: Eugene
Diego Cortes
Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Email: dcortes@uoregon.edu
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
Nicole Dahmen
Professor
Snowden Program Co-Coordinator
Email: ndahmen@uoregon.edu
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
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
Charlie Deitz
Instructor
Email: cdeitz@uoregon.edu
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
Email: adevigal@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3677
Office: 366E White Stag Building
City: Portland
Research Interests: community-centered journalism, multimedia storytelling
Therese Devoe
Building and Operations Manager
Email: t34devoe@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3632
Office: 216 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Nikki Dunsire
Oregon Reality Lab Manager
Instructor
Email: ndunsir5@uoregon.edu
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
Email: telias@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2020
Office: 235 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Maxwell Ely
CAIDe Lab Coordinator
Email: maxwelle@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 159
City: Eugene
David Ewald
Professor of Practice
Director, Allen Hall Advertising
Email: dewald2@uoregon.edu
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
Email: dianaf@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 121
City: Eugene
Maxwell Foxman
Assistant Professor
Email: mfoxman@uoregon.edu
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
Email: tessanf@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4260
Office: 319C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Sally Garner
Senior Director of Student Success
Email: sgarner@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0117
Office: 134G Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Rachael Godlove
Business Manager, SOJC Portland
Email: godlove@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3662
Office: 70 NW Couch St
City: Portland
Rachael Greenhaw
Professional Masters Program Recruitment Manager
Email: rgreenha@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3706
Office:
City: Eugene
Rubi Harney
Associate Director of Development
Email: rubi@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9728
Office: 1720 E 13th Ave., Ste 312
City: Eugene
Emily Henkelman
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Services
Career & Academic Advisor
Email: ehenkel@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8709
Office: 134D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Lauren Hope
Finance and Operations Manager
Email: lhope@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2372
Office: 216D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Jessika Kaiser
Assistant Director for Donor Relations
Email: jkaiser2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3819
Office: 216B Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Torsten Kjellstrand
Professor of Practice
Email: torstenk@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8907
Office: 1715 Frankling Blvd., Rm 141
City: Eugene
Dave Koranda
Professor of Practice Emerit
Interim Director, Advertising Program
Email: dkoranda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3754
Office: 238 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Kathryn Kuttis
Senior Instructor I
Email: kuttis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4891
Office: 310 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
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
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
Maya Lazaro
Exhibits, Publications, and Student Competitions Coordinator
Education Program Assistant 2
Email: mlazaro@uoregon.edu
Phone: 408-781-6197
Office: 319 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Avery Lemons
Outreach and Events Manager
Email: alemons@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-0467
Office:
City: Portland
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
Sally Lim
Assistant Professor of Cultural Diversity and Brand Responsibility
Email: hslim@uoregon.edu
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
Email: jlov@uoregon.edu
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
Email: madison2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9140
Office: 324 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Nick Mahlum
Executive Assistant and Academic Affairs Project Manager
Email: nmahlum@uoregon.edu
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
Email: gmartine@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1997
Office: 315 Hendricks Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Areas of Media Studies and Journalism
Kelli Matthews
Senior Instructor 1
Email: kmatthew@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3565
Office: 321 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Tom McDonnell
Professor of Practice
Email: tomm@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2087
Office: 222 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
John McGrath
Director of Development
Email: mcgrathj@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3726
Office: 320 White Stag Bldg.
City: Portland
Annie McVay
Graduate Programs Assistant
Email: amcvay@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3394
Office: 219 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Abby Miller
Advising Office Manager
Email: amille@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1647
Office: 134 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Dan Miller
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: Cinema Studies Program
Email: drmiller@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3747
Office: 309B Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Juan-Carlos Molleda
Edwin L. Artzt Dean and Professor
Email: jmolleda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3602
Office: 217A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Dan Morrison
Professor of Practice
Email: danmor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2793
Office: 322 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
Dean Mundy
Associate Professor
Director, Public Relations Program
Email: dmundy@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2079
Office: 232 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Courtney Munther
Senior Instructor
Email: cmunther@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3550
Office: 321 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Bryce Newell
Associate Professor
Coordinator, SOJC Honors Program
Email: bcnewell@uoregon.edu
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
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
Tami Oar
Faculty Services Coordinator
Email: toar@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2134
Office: 219 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
S. Senyo Ofori-Parku
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: African Studies
Email: ofori@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2338
Office: 327 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Melody Olmsted
Instructional Services Academic Support Specialist
Email: molmsted@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2321
Office: 214D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Sung Park
Senior Instructor 1
Email: spark@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8458
Office: 326 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Jeremy Parker
Digital Marketing Specialist
Email: jparker9@uoregon.edu
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)
Email: ellenpet@uoregon.edu
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
Emerging Technology & Strategic Communications Professor
Email: lisa.peyton@gmail.com
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 153
City: Eugene
Whitney Phillips
Assistant Professor of Digital Platforms and Ethics
Email: wphilli2@uoregon.edu
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
Email: pimend@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3661
Office: 366C White Stag Building
City: Portland
Donnalyn Pompper
Professor, Endowed Chair in Public Relations
Affiliated Departments: Clark Honors College
Email: pompper@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2342
Office: 204 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 Building
City: Portland
Damian Radcliffe
Professor of Practice, Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism
Affiliated Departments: Middle East and North African Studies, SOJC-Journalism
Email: damianr@uoregon.edu
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
Email: anner@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2134
Office: 134B Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Bob Rickert
Instructor
Email: brickert@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2519
Office: 323 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Lance Robertson
Part-time Instructor
Email: lancer@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2227
Office: 323 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Kym Rohman
Instructor of Advertising and Design
Email: kymr@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 309C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
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
Matt Schmidt
Academic IT Manager
Email: matts@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2170
Office: 112 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Bish Sen
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments: Asian Studies, Cinema Studies Program, Clark Honors College
Email: bsen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2880
Office: 311C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Autumn Shafer
Associate Professor
Email: ashafer@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7641
Office: 329 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Health Promotion
Jon Sharpy
Studio Production Specialist
Email: jsharpy@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 319 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Adee Shekar
Assistant Dean of Finance and Operations
Email: adee@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3806
Office: 216C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Chad Shelton
Social Media Strategist
Email: sheltonc@uoregon.edu
Phone:
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 125
City: Eugene
Lori Shontz
Professor of Practice
Email: lshontz@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2347
Office: 328 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Brittany Shoots-Reinhard
Senior Research Associate
Email: britrein@uoregon.edu
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
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
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
Marcia Stuart
Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs
Email: marciams@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3708
Office: 214D Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Paul Swangard
Instructor of Advertising and Sport Brand Strategy
Email: pswangar@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3262
Office: 309C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Kirsta Urben
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Email: kirstau@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1498
Office: 217 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Allison VanSciver
Creative Lead and Senior Graphic Designer
Email: allisonv@uoregon.edu
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
Email: bwalth@uoregon.edu
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
Email: jwasko@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4174
Office: 208 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Henry Wear
Assistant Professor of Sports Communication
Email: hwear@uoregon.edu
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
Email: acanaday@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3510
Office: 217 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Kyu Ho Youm
Professor, Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Chair
Email: youm@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2178
Office: 205 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
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