Faculty Profiles
Juanita Anderson
Lecturer
519 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-4145
Juanita Anderson (M.A. University of Michigan) is a Lecturer of Media Arts and Studies and a veteran producer, director and executive producer....
jbanderson@wayne.edu
Lecturer
519 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-4145
Juanita Anderson (M.A. University of Michigan) is a Lecturer of Media Arts and Studies and a veteran producer, director and executive producer....
jbanderson@wayne.edu
Colin R Baker
Assistant Professor
541 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-0492
Colin Baker (PhD., Michigan State University, 2007) is in his sixth year as a faculty member in the Communication Studies Area in the Department of Communication....
cbaker@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor
541 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-0492
Colin Baker (PhD., Michigan State University, 2007) is in his sixth year as a faculty member in the Communication Studies Area in the Department of Communication....
cbaker@wayne.edu
James L. Cherney
Assistant Professor
539 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-0794
Jim Cherney (PhD., Indiana University) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication. He studies rhetorical and critical theory, visual rhetoric, public address, and...
ee4523@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor
539 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-0794
Jim Cherney (PhD., Indiana University) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication. He studies rhetorical and critical theory, visual rhetoric, public address, and...
ee4523@wayne.edu
Kelly Donnellan
Assistant Professor, Media Arts and Studies
585 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2943
Kelly Donnellan (MFA, American University) is an Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Studies. She is highly experienced in production, post-production technologies and editing.Ar...
eu2266@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor, Media Arts and Studies
585 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2943
Kelly Donnellan (MFA, American University) is an Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Studies. She is highly experienced in production, post-production technologies and editing.Ar...
eu2266@wayne.edu
Jane Elizabeth Fitzgibbon
Lecturer
517 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-6297
Dr. Jane Fitzgibbon (Ph.D., Wayne State University) is a Lecturer and the Director of the Business Communication Course. She is the current faculty advisor for WSU EcoCAR2 Team. Se...
janefitzgibbon@wayne.edu
Lecturer
517 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-6297
Dr. Jane Fitzgibbon (Ph.D., Wayne State University) is a Lecturer and the Director of the Business Communication Course. She is the current faculty advisor for WSU EcoCAR2 Team. Se...
janefitzgibbon@wayne.edu
Mary Garrett
Associate Professor
542 Manoogian
Phone: 313-577-9610
Mary Garrett (Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley ) is an Associate Professor of Rhetorical Theory and Criticism. ...
mary.garrett@wayne.edu
Associate Professor
542 Manoogian
Phone: 313-577-9610
Mary Garrett (Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley ) is an Associate Professor of Rhetorical Theory and Criticism. ...
mary.garrett@wayne.edu
Loraleigh Keashly
Associate Professor and Interim Chair
585 Manoogian Hall
Phone: (313) 577-2959
Loraleigh Keashly is Interim Chair and Associate Professor in the Dept. of Communication. She is also the Academic Director for the MA program in Dispute Resolution. Dr. Keashly&r...
ad8889@wayne.edu
Associate Professor and Interim Chair
585 Manoogian Hall
Phone: (313) 577-2959
Loraleigh Keashly is Interim Chair and Associate Professor in the Dept. of Communication. She is also the Academic Director for the MA program in Dispute Resolution. Dr. Keashly&r...
ad8889@wayne.edu
Jack Lessenberry
Lecturer
563 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-993-4083
Jack Lessenberry (M.A., University of Michigan) primarily teaches History and Law of Journalism and Issues in News Media Management, supervises interns for the entire Department of...
ad3337@wayne.edu
Lecturer
563 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-993-4083
Jack Lessenberry (M.A., University of Michigan) primarily teaches History and Law of Journalism and Issues in News Media Management, supervises interns for the entire Department of...
ad3337@wayne.edu
Katheryn Maguire
Associate Professor
525 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-8069
Katheryn Maguire (Ph.D., the University of Texas at Austin), associate professor, rejoined the faculty at Wayne State as an assistant professor in August of 2008 after a three-year...
kmaguire@wayne.edu
Associate Professor
525 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-8069
Katheryn Maguire (Ph.D., the University of Texas at Austin), associate professor, rejoined the faculty at Wayne State as an assistant professor in August of 2008 after a three-year...
kmaguire@wayne.edu
Bryan J. McCann
Assistant Professor
540 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-5493
My work broadly engages the intersection of rhetorical and cultural studies, with an emphasis on late 20th and 21st Century popular and political cultures of race, violence, and cr...
bryan.mccann@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor
540 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-5493
My work broadly engages the intersection of rhetorical and cultural studies, with an emphasis on late 20th and 21st Century popular and political cultures of race, violence, and cr...
bryan.mccann@wayne.edu
Patricia K. McCormick
Associate Professor
513 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-4168
Patricia K. McCormick holds a Ph.D. in Mass Media/Telecommunications and an M.A. in Telecommunications from Michigan State University.She also holds an M.A. in African Studies from...
pmccormak@gmail.com
Associate Professor
513 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-4168
Patricia K. McCormick holds a Ph.D. in Mass Media/Telecommunications and an M.A. in Telecommunications from Michigan State University.She also holds an M.A. in African Studies from...
pmccormak@gmail.com
Karen McDevitt
Lecturer
Phone: 313-577-0417
Karen McDevitt received an Individual Interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Wayne State University (2002), with a specialization in computer-mediated communication and gender studies. She...
aa6545@wayne.edu
Lecturer
Phone: 313-577-0417
Karen McDevitt received an Individual Interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Wayne State University (2002), with a specialization in computer-mediated communication and gender studies. She...
aa6545@wayne.edu
Alicia Nails
Lecturer
559 Manoogian
Phone: 313-577-6304
Alicia Nails (J.D. Wayne State Univ.) is the Director of the Journalism Institute for Media Diversity....
ANails@wayne.edu
Lecturer
559 Manoogian
Phone: 313-577-6304
Alicia Nails (J.D. Wayne State Univ.) is the Director of the Journalism Institute for Media Diversity....
ANails@wayne.edu
Michele Najor
Lecturer
538 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-1556
Shelly Najor has both the PhD and MA degree in communication and public relations from Wayne State University. She also has her secondary education certification....
m.a.najor@wayne.edu
Lecturer
538 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-1556
Shelly Najor has both the PhD and MA degree in communication and public relations from Wayne State University. She also has her secondary education certification....
m.a.najor@wayne.edu
Julie M. Novak
Associate Professor
529 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2950
My approach to learning and research takes theory and infuses it with praxis or praxis and infuses it with theory to mediate a better world. I agree with Swartz (1997) by defining ...
jmnovak@wayne.edu
Associate Professor
529 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2950
My approach to learning and research takes theory and infuses it with praxis or praxis and infuses it with theory to mediate a better world. I agree with Swartz (1997) by defining ...
jmnovak@wayne.edu
Hayg Oshagan
Director of Media Arts & Studies, Associate Professor
509 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-9315
Hayg Oshagan (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison ) is the Department of Communication's Director of Media Arts and Studies and an Associate Professor of Mass Media Effects and ...
h.oshagan@wayne.edu
Director of Media Arts & Studies, Associate Professor
509 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-9315
Hayg Oshagan (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison ) is the Department of Communication's Director of Media Arts and Studies and an Associate Professor of Mass Media Effects and ...
h.oshagan@wayne.edu
Donyale R. Padgett
Assistant Professor -- Diversity, Culture & Communication
515 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-3544
Professor Padgett has been a faculty member in the Department of Communication at Wayne since the fall of 2002 and on the tenure-track since 2006.Her professional background includ...
drpadge@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor -- Diversity, Culture & Communication
515 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-3544
Professor Padgett has been a faculty member in the Department of Communication at Wayne since the fall of 2002 and on the tenure-track since 2006.Her professional background includ...
drpadge@wayne.edu
Kimmerly S. Piper-Aiken
Senior Lecturer & Manager of the 5057 Midtown TV Studio
565 Manoogian
Phone: 313-577-0538
Kimmerly Piper-Aiken, Ph.D. Is a Senior Lecturerin the Department of Communication at Wayne State University with a primary teaching emphasis in broadcast journalism and television...
kpiperaiken@wayne.edu
Senior Lecturer & Manager of the 5057 Midtown TV Studio
565 Manoogian
Phone: 313-577-0538
Kimmerly Piper-Aiken, Ph.D. Is a Senior Lecturerin the Department of Communication at Wayne State University with a primary teaching emphasis in broadcast journalism and television...
kpiperaiken@wayne.edu
Katie Lorene Rasmussen
Lecturer and Interim Basic Course Director
MANO 521
Phone: 313.577.6295
I am a Lecturer in the Department of Communication where I teach COM 1010. Currently, I'm finishing my PhD in Communication and I will defend my dissertation in the Fall of 2011. ...
dx1649@wayne.edu
Lecturer and Interim Basic Course Director
MANO 521
Phone: 313.577.6295
I am a Lecturer in the Department of Communication where I teach COM 1010. Currently, I'm finishing my PhD in Communication and I will defend my dissertation in the Fall of 2011. ...
dx1649@wayne.edu
Marc Ruiz
Assistant Professor
569 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-4080
Marc Ruiz is an assistant professor of Media Arts and Studies. His short films have been accepted and nominated in national and international film festivals and competitions includ...
ee5558@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor
569 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-4080
Marc Ruiz is an assistant professor of Media Arts and Studies. His short films have been accepted and nominated in national and international film festivals and competitions includ...
ee5558@wayne.edu
Matthew Seeger
Professor and Dean
5104 Gullen Mall - The Linsell House
Phone: (313) 577-5342
Matthew W. Seeger (Ph.D. , 1982, Indiana University) is dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts and a professor of communication . The College of...
matthew.seeger@wayne.edu
Professor and Dean
5104 Gullen Mall - The Linsell House
Phone: (313) 577-5342
Matthew W. Seeger (Ph.D. , 1982, Indiana University) is dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts and a professor of communication . The College of...
matthew.seeger@wayne.edu
Pradeep Sopory
Associate Professor & Interim Director of Graduate Studies
523 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313.577.3543
Pradeep Sopory (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) is an associate professor of communication at Wayne State University, where he teaches courses in persuasion, health com...
psopory@wayne.edu
Associate Professor & Interim Director of Graduate Studies
523 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313.577.3543
Pradeep Sopory (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) is an associate professor of communication at Wayne State University, where he teaches courses in persuasion, health com...
psopory@wayne.edu
Ronald Stevenson
Senior Lecturer
537 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2951
Ron Stevenson is the Associate Director of Forensics and a Lecturer in the Department of Communication....
rj_stevenson@hotmail.com
Senior Lecturer
537 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2951
Ron Stevenson is the Associate Director of Forensics and a Lecturer in the Department of Communication....
rj_stevenson@hotmail.com
Stephanie Tong
Assistant Professor
569 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-9519
Dr. Tong is an assistant professor in the communication studies area. Her main research interests lie at the intersection of interpersonal communication and new media. Specifically...
stephanie.tong@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor
569 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-9519
Dr. Tong is an assistant professor in the communication studies area. Her main research interests lie at the intersection of interpersonal communication and new media. Specifically...
stephanie.tong@wayne.edu
William (Bill) Warters
Assistant Professor (Research)
585 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-993-7482
Dr. Bill Warters is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution Program. Dr. Warters teaches courses such as Roots of Social Conflict and Neutral Interventio...
w.warters@wayne.edu
Assistant Professor (Research)
585 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-993-7482
Dr. Bill Warters is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution Program. Dr. Warters teaches courses such as Roots of Social Conflict and Neutral Interventio...
w.warters@wayne.edu
Kelly M. Young
Associate Professor and Director of Forensics
536 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2953
Dr. Kelly Young (Ph.D. Wayne State University) is an Associate Professor and the Director of Forensics. He teaches courses in argumentative theory, debate and rhetoric. Kelly's res...
kelly.young@wayne.edu
Associate Professor and Director of Forensics
536 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2953
Dr. Kelly Young (Ph.D. Wayne State University) is an Associate Professor and the Director of Forensics. He teaches courses in argumentative theory, debate and rhetoric. Kelly's res...
kelly.young@wayne.edu
George W. Ziegelmueller
Distinguished Professor: Emeritus
529 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2950
George Ziegelmueller (Ph.D., Northwestern University) is a Distinguished Professor and was the Director of Forensics at Wayne State for over 45 years....
ziegelmueller@wayne.edu
Distinguished Professor: Emeritus
529 Manoogian Hall
Phone: 313-577-2950
George Ziegelmueller (Ph.D., Northwestern University) is a Distinguished Professor and was the Director of Forensics at Wayne State for over 45 years....
ziegelmueller@wayne.edu