Sample Course Offerings:
- Mediated Communication Theory
- Social Media
- Social Networks
- Work and Technology
- Children and Media
Affiliated Faculty:
Mark Aakhus, Marya Doerfel, Jeffrey Lane, Katherine Ognyanova
The Communication area of the interdisciplinary doctoral program in the School of Communication and Information has faculty with research interests in five interconnected areas:
Our world class faculty have been recognized nationally and internationally with various awards for their scholarship, including top paper awards, article awards, book awards, and career awards.
Doctoral students in Communication conduct problem-oriented research at the intersection of these areas that focuses on a variety of prominent contemporary topics, such as social networks, social media, online privacy and anonymity, children's media use, community health programs, health campaigns, medical provider-patient interaction, interaction on emergency and emotional support telephone lines, family involvement in palliative care, global teams, organizational change, corporate social responsibility, and institutional leadership.
For more information contact COM area coordinator, Matthew Weber.
Sample Course Offerings:
Affiliated Faculty:
Mark Aakhus, Marya Doerfel, Jeffrey Lane, Katherine Ognyanova
Sample Course Offerings:
Affiliated Faculty:
Galina Bolden, Kathryn Greene, Alexa Hepburn, Lisa Mikesell, Jonathan Potter, Brent Ruben, Lea Stewart, Jennifer Theiss, Itzhak Yanovitzky
Sample Course Offerings:
Affiliated Faculty:
Sample Course Offerings:
Affiliated Faculty:
Mark Aakhus, Galina Bolden, Alexa Hepburn, Lisa Mikesell, Jonathan Potter
Sample Course Offerings:
Affiliated Faculty:
Communication Ph.D. Faculty:
Mark Aakhus
Galina Bolden
Marya Doerfel
Sohpia Fu
Kathryn Greene
Shawnika Hull
Jeffrey Lane
Matthew Matsaganis
Lisa Mikesell
Katherine Ognyanova
Jonathan Potter
Yonaira Rivera
Brent Ruben
Kristina Scharp
Sarah Shugars
Lea Stewart
Jennifer Theiss
Maria Venetis
Matthew Weber
Dajung Woo
Itzhak Yanovitzky