Faculty & Staff Directory

Dr. Melissa Adams Associate Professor Public Relations	Walker Hall 126 (828) 262-2482 adamsmb2@appstate.edu
Tim Anderson Chief Engineer and Production Manager	Beasley Media Complex 211 (828) 262-3295 andersontz@appstate.edu
Dr. Frank A. Aycock Professor Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 234 (828) 262-2400 aycockfa@appstate.edu
Austin Bartolomei-Hill AppTV Student Media Adviser & Director Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 213 (828) 262-2409 bartolomeihillae@appstate.edu
Mark Bentley Senior Lecturer Director of Forensics Communication Studies	Walker Hall 107A (828) 262-8371 bentleyml1@appstate.edu
Katie Bentley Senior Lecturer Communication Studies	Walker Hall 222 (828) 262-2172 bentleykl1@appstate.edu
Elisabeth Borowicz Administrative Support Associate	Walker Hall 141 (828) 262-2221 borowiczea@appstate.edu
Dr. Edward C. Brewer Professor Communication Studies	(online) (828) 262-2221 brewerec@appstate.edu
Laura Leigh Brittain Senior Lecturer Advertising	Beasley Media Complex 212 (828) 262-6343 brittainll@appstate.edu
Sydney Brittain Adjunct Advertising	(online) (828) 262-2221 brittainsg@appstate.edu
Dennis T. Busher Lecturer Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 221 (828) 262-8803 busherdt@appstate.edu
Dr. Kelly Chernin Assistant Professor Public Relations	Walker Hall 123 (828) 262-2406 cherninka@appstate.edu
Dr. Linda A. Coutant Adjunct Public Relations	(online) (828) 262-2221 coutantla@appstate.edu
Dr. Emory Stephen Daniel Jr. Associate Professor Advertising	Walker Hall 129 (828) 262-2407 danieles@appstate.edu
Dr. Andrew Davis Assistant Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 239 (828) 262-7760 davisag2@appstate.edu
Dr. Kelly Davis Associate Professor Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 237 (828) 262-2403 daviskk@appstate.edu
Susan Davis WASU FM Student Media Adviser & Director Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 214 (828) 262-7621 davisse11@appstate.edu
Dr. Jean L. DeHart Interim Assistant Chair Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 128 (828) 262-2402 dehart2jl@appstate.edu
Robert Dillner Practitioner-in-Residence AppTV Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 306 (828) 262-8817 dillnerr@appstate.edu
Dr. Carolyn M. Edy Professor Digital Journalism Faculty Director of University Accreditation Compliance	Beasley Media Complex 235 (828) 262-7759 edycm@appstate.edu
Jason English Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 133B (828) 262-7349 englishjm@appstate.edu
Dr. Keeli Fawcett Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 133A (828) 262-7349 fawcettks@appstate.edu
Judy F. Geary Senior Lecturer Media Publishing	Walker Hall 133B (828) 262-7349 gearyjf@appstate.edu
Dr. Lynn Gibbard Professor Communication Studies Co-Director of Frontline to Farm	Walker Hall 223 (828) 262-2218 gibbardlg@appstate.edu
Roger S. Gonce Senior Lecturer Advertising	Walker Hall 238 (828) 262-2886 goncers@appstate.edu
Dr. Jennifer B. Gray Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 131 (828) 262-7201 grayjb@appstate.edu
Dr. Jiangxue (Ashley) Han Associate Professor Public Relations	Walker Hall 130 (828) 262-8165 hanj2@appstate.edu
Ginger Hansen Senior Lecturer Advertising	Walker Hall 246 (828) 262-8910 hansengy@appstate.edu
Steven Hart Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 133A (828) 262-7349 harts@appstate.edu
Dr. Lynette Holman Professor Digital Journalism	Beasley Media Complex 202 (828) 262-2487 holmanlm1@appstate.edu
Reggie Hunt Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 133A (828) 262-7349 huntrk@appstate.edu
Jack Jeffery Lecturer Public Relations	Walker Hall 134 (828) 262-2222 jefferyjo@appstate.edu
Geralyn Jordan Adjunct Public Speaking	PSU 2nd Floor (828) 262-2180 mitchellgb@appstate.edu
Dr. Volha Kananovich Assistant Professor Digital Journalism	Beasley Media Complex 302 (828) 262-8498 kananovichv@appstate.edu
Dr. Twange Kasoma Associate Professor Digital Journalism	Walker Hall 124 (828) 262-8878 kasomat@appstate.edu
Dr. Shanshan Lou Chair & Professor Advertising	Walker Hall 143 (828) 262-4035 lous@appstate.edu
Carey Maple Senior Lecturer Communication Studies	Walker Hall 245 (828) 262-6531 maplec@appstate.edu
Dr. Christina May Adjunct Fund Raising	Anne Belk Hall 351C (828) 262-6871 maycm@appstate.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Melton Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 133B (828) 262-7349 meltonem@appstate.edu
Amanda Mlekush Adjunct Social Media Strategies	Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences 448R (828) 262-7798 brasieran@appstate.edu
Chris Moody Lecturer Electronic Media/Broadcasting Digital Journalism	Walker Hall 244 (828) 262-5387 moodycs1@appstate.edu
Dr. Nina-Jo Moore Professor Emerita Communication Studies	Walker Hall 133A (828) 262-2171 moorenj@appstate.edu
Thomas S. Mueller, PhD MBA Professor Advertising	Walker Hall 221 (828) 262-2228 muellerts@appstate.edu
Dr. Chris Patti Associate Professor Communication Studies Affiliate Faculty: Center for Judaic, Holocaust, & Peace Studies	Walker Hall 125 (828) 262-2481 patticj@appstate.edu
Dr. Cliff Poole Adjunct Public Speaking	East Hall (828) 262-7129 pooleco@appstate.edu
Susan S. Poorman Senior Lecturer Communication Studies	Walker Hall 127 (828) 262-7287 poormanss@appstate.edu
Dr. Janice T. Pope Professor Public Relations	Walker Hall 122 (828) 262-6147 popejt@appstate.edu
Debra G. Poulos Senior Lecturer Communication Studies	Walker Hall 248 (828) 262-2264 poulosdg@appstate.edu
Dr. Heather Paige Preston Senior Lecturer Public Relations Internship Coordinator	Walker Hall 121 (828) 262-2449 prestonhp@appstate.edu
Dr. Matthew S. Richards Assistant Chair Associate Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 120 (828) 262-7527 richardsms@appstate.edu
Dr. Evan Ringel Assistant Professor Media Law	Walker Hall 247 (828) 262-6296 ringeles@appstate.edu
Karah Smith Adjunct Advertising	(online) (828) 262-2221 smithkm17@appstate.edu
Katherine Stucke Adjunct Communication	(online) (828) 262-2221 stuckeka@appstate.edu
Leigh Tauss The Appalachian and The Peel Student Media Adviser & Director Digital Journalism	Plemmons Student Union 235 Beasley Media Complex 216 (828) 262-6770 taussl@appstate.edu
Leah Tucker Administrative Support Specialist	Walker Hall 141 (828) 262-2401 tuckerlg@appstate.edu
Raven Walker Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 133B (828) 262-7349 walkerre@appstate.edu
Dr. Daniel C. Walsh Associate Professor Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 308 (828) 262-8142 walshdc@appstate.edu
Anne Ward, MFA Associate Professor Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 307 (828) 262-2408 wardac@appstate.edu
Kayla Pack Watson Adjunct Communication Studies	Hickory Campus 1464B packkn@appstate.edu
Dr. Scott M. Welsh Associate Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 240 (828) 262-2607 welshsm@appstate.edu
Dr. Valerie Wieskamp Associate Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 225 (828) 262-2226 wieskampvn@appstate.edu
Deb Williams Adjunct Southern Motorsports	Walker Hall 133A (828) 262-7349 williamsdr@appstate.edu
P.J. Wirchansky Adjunct Public Speaking	East Hall 112 (828) 262-7249 wirchanskypj@appstate.edu
Ryan Witt Lecturer Electronic Media/Broadcasting, Production	Beasley Media Complex 236 (828) 262-3007 wittrm@appstate.edu
Dr. Hongwei "Chris" Yang Associate Professor Advertising	Walker Hall 137 (828) 262-6972 yangh@appstate.edu

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