Faculty and Staff 

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The Department of Communication holds high standards for our faculty and staff. Every faculty and staff member is dedicated to teaching and advising students to best suit their individual need.

 

Department Chairperson
Dr. Robert Coleman
Department Chairperson (Interim)
Full-time Faculty 
Dr. George Bovenizer*
Assistant Professor
Ms. Nadia Bush
Senior Instructor
Dr. Jung Hwa Choi*
Associate Professor / Graduate Coordinator
Mrs. Katherine Koury 
Senior Instructor / Alumni Committee Chair
Dr. Soya Nah*
Assistant Professor
Dr. Max Romanowski*
Assistant Professor
Mrs. Megan Sparks
Senior Instructor / Internship Coordinator
Mr. Johnny Stevens
Instructor
Dr. April DuPree Taylor*
Assistant Professor of Instruction / Public Speaking Course Director
Ms. Melissa Walter 
Instructor
 
*Graduate Faculty
Part-time Faculty
Bailey, Muriel
mrbailey@southalabama.edu
Beauchamp, Kate
kbeauchamp@southalabama.edu
Bennett, MeLeah
meleahmiller@southalabama.edu
Brink, Sharla
sharlabrink@southalabama.edu
Chandler, Brittney
bchandler@southalabama.edu
Collins, Ashley
admcdaniel@southalabama.edu
Davis, Dr. Stephanie
stephaniedavis@southalabama.edu
Gannon, Adrienne
agannon@southalabama.edu
Head, Mary
maryhead@southalabama.edu
Herndon, Mike
mherndon@southalabama.edu 
Hewes, Mark
mhewes@southalabama.edu
Lakemon, Thomas
tlakemon@southalabama.edu
Marr, Evan
marr@southalabama.edu
Messick, Marti
mnormand@southalabama.edu 
Mistrot, Brooke
briddle@southalabama.edu
Parker, Andrea
andreaparker@southalabama.edu
Robinson, Edward
elrobinson@southalabama.edu
Sheffield, Dr. Sarah
ssheffield@southalabama.edu
Taylor, Kelly
ktaylor@southalabama.edu
Tucker, Cynthia (Journalist-in-Residence)
cynthiatucker@southalabama.edu
Ward, Dr. Richard
rward@southalabama.edu
Wesson, Judy
jwesson@southalabama.edu
Graduate Assistants
Jamie Carpenter
Rachel Gonzales
Ryler Gould
Anindita Islan
Eleonora Newell
Sara Grace Overstreet
Madelyn Rottger
Simura Sayeda
Learn about our graduate teaching and research assistants!
Staff
Cheryl Kirkland
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