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Full-Time Faculty


Eve-Anne Doohan

Department Chair
(415) 422-5367

Eve-Anne Doohan joined the faculty at USF in 2004. She studies the communication of married couples, with a particular interest in relational history...

Education:

PhD/MA, Speech Communication, University of Washington | BA, Communication Arts, Gonzaga University

Courses:

Communication & Everyday Life, Relational Communication, Family Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Directed Project, Communication Studies Internship

Sarah Burgess

Associate Professor
(415) 422-6055

Sarah Burgess is an Associate Professor in Communication Studies, Gender and Sexualities Studies, and Critical Diversity Studies. Working at the...

Education:

PhD/MA, Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley | MA/BA, Communication Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Courses:

Rhetoric & the Public Sphere, Rhetoric of Social Movements, Rhetorics of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality, Directed Project, Topics in Comm Studies, Communication Studies Internship, Special Topics, Special Topics

Zifei Chen

Assistant Professor

Zifei “Fay” Chen is an assistant professor of public relations and strategic communication in the Communication Studies department. Specifically, her...

Education:

PhD, Communication, University of Miami | MA, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia | BA, Zhejiang University

Courses:

Public Relations Principles and Practices, Social Media Strategies for PR, Public Relations Campaigns, Topics in Comm Studies

Marilyn DeLaure

Associate Professor
(415) 422-2289

Marilyn (Bordwell) DeLaure teaches courses in rhetoric, criticism, and social movements. Her research investigates how people effect social change,...

Education:

PhD/MA, Communication Studies, University of Iowa | BA, Speech Communication, Drake University

Courses:

Rhetoric and Consumer Culture, Special Topics, Directed Study, Critical and Rhetorical Methods, Rhetoric of Social Movements, Environmental Communication, Directed Project, Communication Studies Internship, Expedition USF

Evelyn Ho

Professor
(415) 422-6061

Evelyn Y. Ho is a Professor of Communication Studies, Asian Pacific American Studies, and Critical Diversity Studies at the University of San...

Education:

PhD/MA, Communication Studies, University of Iowa | BA, Speech Communication, University of Washington

Courses:

Communication & Culture, Directed Study, Communication & Culture, Qualitative Research Methods, Asian American Culture and Communication, Directed Study, Directed Project, Topics in Comm Studies, Communication Studies Internship, From Acupuncture to Yoga, Special Topics

Marco Jacquemet

Professor
(415) 422-5543

Marco Jacquemet teaches courses in communication and culture, intercultural communication, geographies of communication, and justice and social...

Education:

PhD, Cultural/Linguistic Anthropology, UC Berkeley | MA, Linguistics/Semiotics, EHESS, Paris | BA, Communication Studies, U. of Bologna

Courses:

Communication & Culture, Communication for Justice and Social Change, Geographies of Communication, Communication Studies Internship, Special Topics

Brandi Lawless

Associate Professor
(415) 422-4133

Brandi Lawless is an Associate Professor in the Communication Studies department. Broadly, her area of research can be defined as critical...

Education:

PhD, Communication, University of New Mexico | MA, Communication Studies, San Francisco State University | BA, California State University, Northridge

Courses:

Directed Study, Qualitative Research Methods, Intercultural Communication, Organizational Comm., Communication Education, Communication for Justice and Social Change, Intl Conflict & Alliance Bldg, Directed Study, Directed Project, Communication Studies Internship, Expedition USF

Allison Thorson

Associate Professor
(415) 422-5703

Allison Thorson joined the faculty at USF in 2009. She is a committee member on the Interdisciplinary Minor in Aging and Gerontology and Chair of the...

Education:

PhD, Communication Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | MA, Missouri State University | BA, University of Northern Iowa

Courses:

Communication & Everyday Life, Quantitative Research Methods, The Dark Side of Interpersonal/Family Communication, Family Communication, Communication & Aging, Directed Project, Communication Studies Internship, Research Methods

Bryan Whaley

Professor
(415) 422-6448

Bryan Whaley teaches courses in social influence, message design in health interaction, communication and disability, and experimental research...

Education:

PhD, Purdue University

Courses:

Special Topics, Quantitative Research Methods, Health Communication, Persuasion & Social Influence, Communication, Disability, and Social Justice, Directed Study, Public Speaking, Public Spkng/Health Profession

Part-Time Faculty


Kimberly Stoddard

Adjunct Professor

Kimberly Stoddard started her PR career in 1995, and her marketing experience spans public relations, analyst relations, investor relations and...

Education:

BS, Communication-Journalism, Castleton State College

Emeriti Faculty