Faculty and Staff

All members of the Communication faculty hold advanced degrees in the discipline of Communication. They have worked professionally in social media, journalism, advertising, public relations, and a variety of other fields in communication. Faculty members have published articles in professional and scholarly journals and written numerous books.

Kara Alaimo
Program Coordinator for Communication and Professor of Communication

Social Media, Gender, International Communication, Political Communication

Christopher Caldiero
Professor of Communication 

Public Relations, Crisis Communication

Kathleen Haspel
Associate Professor of Communication 

Interpersonal Communication, Discourse Analysis, and Narrative Communication

Stacie Lents 
Professor of Theatre and Communication

Oral Communication, Acting, Playwriting, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Speech Writing, Theater Literature/Dramaturgy

Christine Foster
Senior Lecturer in Communication 

Organizational Communication, Leadership, Conflict Management

Tina Alaimo LoPonte
Senior Lecturer of Communication

Advertising, Professional and Intercultural Communication, and Public Speaking

Franklin Bridges
Lecturer in Media Studies

Media Ethics, Digital Communication, Media Studies