Faculty & Staff Directory

Dr. Melissa Adams Assistant Professor Public Relations	Walker Hall 126 (828) 262-2482 adamsmb2@appstate.edu
Dr. Frank A Aycock Professor Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 234 (828) 262-2400 aycockfa@appstate.edu
Mark Bentley Lecturer Communication Studies	Walker Hall 107A (828) 262-8371 bentleyml1@appstate.edu
Katie Bentley Lecturer Communication Studies	Walker Hall 222 (828) 262-2172 bentleykl1@appstate.edu
Amy Blake Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 133A (828) 262-7349 blakear1@appstate.edu
Dr. Edward C. Brewer Professor Communication Studies	Edwin Duncan 202E (828) 262-2405 brewerec@appstate.edu
Laura Leigh Brittain Senior Lecturer Advertising	Walker Hall 246 (828) 262-6343 brittainll@appstate.edu
Dennis Busher Lecturer Video Production	Walker Hall 133B (828) 262-2408 busherdt@appstate.edu
Dr. Kelly Chernin Assistant Professor Public Relations	Walker Hall 123 (828) 262-2406 cherninka@appstate.edu
Melissa Daniel Administrative Support Associate	Walker Hall 141 (828) 262-2221 danielmm@appstate.edu
Dr. Emory Stephen Daniel Jr. Assistant 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 Assistant Chair	Beasley Media Complex 237 (828) 262-2403 daviskk@appstate.edu
Dr. Jean L. DeHart Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 128 (828) 262-2402 dehart2jl@appstate.edu
Allison Bennett Dyche News Adviser Journalism	Plemmons Student Union 217 Walker Hall 124 (828) 262-6770 dycheab@appstate.edu
Dr. Carolyn M. Edy Associate Professor Journalism	Beasley Media Complex 235 (828) 262-7759 edycm@appstate.edu
Jason English Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 133A (828) 262-7349 englishjm@appstate.edu
Keeli Fawcett Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 133A (828) 262-7349 fawcettks@appstate.edu
Dr. Paul H. Gates Professor Emeritus	Walker Hall 141 (828) 262-2221 gatesph@appstate.edu
Judy F. Geary Lecturer Media Publishing	Walker Hall 123 (828) 262-7349 gearyjf@appstate.edu
Dr. Lynn Gibbard Associate Professor Communication Studies	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 Assistant Professor Public Relations	Walker Hall 130 (828) 262-8165 hanj2@appstate.edu
Ginger Hansen Lecturer Advertising	Walker Hall 221 (828) 262-8910 hansengy@appstate.edu
Dan Vallie Hill Practitioner-in-Residence General Manager WASU FM Director of the Kellar Radio Talent Institute	Beasley Media Complex 208 (828) 262-7621 valliehill@appstate.edu
Dr. Lynette Holman Associate Professor Journalism	Beasley Media Complex 202 (828) 262-2487 holmanlm1@appstate.edu
David Jackson Adjunct Public Speaking	Walker Hall 141 (828) 262-2221 jacksondm@appstate.edu
Jack Jeffery Lecturer Public Relations	Walker Hall 134 (828) 262-2222 jefferyjo@appstate.edu
Dr. Volha Kananovich Assistant Professor Journalism	Beasley Media Complex 221 (828) 262-8498 kananovichv@appstate.edu
Dr. Shanshan Lou Associate Professor Advertising	Walker Hall 247 (828) 262-4035 lous@appstate.edu
Carey Maple Lecturer Communication Studies	Walker Hall 221 (828) 262-6531 maplec@appstate.edu
Emily Mason Chief Engineer and Production Manager Beasley Media Complex	Beasley Media Complex 210 (828) 262-3295 masonek@appstate.edu
Christina May Adjunct Fund Raising	Anne Belk Hall 351C (828) 262-6871 maycm@appstate.edu
Dr. Stephen McCreery Associate Professor Electronic Media Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 230 (828) 262-6532 mccreerysp@appstate.edu
Geralyn Mitchell Adjunct Public Speaking	PSU 2nd Floor (828) 262-2180 mitchellgb@appstate.edu
Dr. Kathryn Montalbano Assistant Professor Journalism	Walker Hall 240 (828) 262-8878 montalbanoka@appstate.edu
Carlos Montero Practitioner-in-Residence AppTV Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 302 (828) 262-8817 monteroce1@appstate.edu
Dr. Nina-Jo Moore Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 133A (828) 262-2171 moorenj@appstate.edu
Thomas S. Mueller, PhD MBA Professor Advertising	Walker Hall 244 Office hours: Monday and Tuesday 10 am - 1 pm (828) 262-2228 muellerts@appstate.edu
James Newman Lecturer Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 307 (828) 262-8803 newmanjb2@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. Gregory Perreault Associate Professor Journalism	Walker Hall 245 (828) 262-2024 perreaultgp@appstate.edu
Sarah Pinnix Adjunct Social Media Strategies	Walker Hall 133B (828) 262-7349 pinnixsm@appstate.edu
Dr. Cliff Poole Adjunct Public Speaking	Edwin Duncan 201E (828) 262-7167 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 Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 120 (828) 262-7527 richardsms@appstate.edu
Dr. David Spiceland Associate Professor Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 236 (828) 262-3007 spicelandrd@appstate.edu
Dr. Daniel C. Walsh Associate Professor Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 308 (828) 262-8142 walshdc@appstate.edu
Anne Ward, MFA Assistant Professor Electronic Media/Broadcasting	Beasley Media Complex 222 (828) 262-2408 wardac@appstate.edu
Dr. Scott M. Welsh Chair & Associate Professor Communication Studies	Walker Hall 143 (828) 262-2607 welshsm@appstate.edu
Dr. Valerie Wieskamp Associate Professor Communication Studies Assistant Chair	Walker Hall 225 (828) 262-2226 wieskampvn@appstate.edu
Kevon Wilson General Manager, AppTV	Beasley Media Complex 306 (828) 262-2409 wilsonk7@appstate.edu
Dr. Hongwei "Chris" Yang Associate Professor Advertising	Walker Hall 137 (828) 262-6972 yangh@appstate.edu

Promotion & Tenure

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Current Positions

Administrative Support Associate

Staff, Full Time Position
Application Closes: 2/1/2022

Electronic Media/Broadcasting, Advanced Video Production

Lecturer, Full Time Position
Non-Tenure Track
Proposed Date of Hire: 08/01/2022

Electronic Media/Broadcasting, Journalism

Lecturer, Full Time Position
Non-Tenure Track
Proposed Date of Hire: 08/01/2022

Faculty/Staff Highlights

RiverRun International Film Festival 2021

Anne Ward

Fog Likely Farm: An Appalachian Story directed and produced by Fine & Applied Arts faculty members Anne Ward (Communication) and Chip Williams (Commercial Photography) is the official selection...