Moody College of Communication Experts

Rosental C Alves
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
rosental.alves@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6851
Expertise: journalist; foreign correspondent; international reporting; journalism in Latin America; online journalism

Lucy Atkinson
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
lucyatkinson@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6665
Expertise: communication in the context of sustainability and the environment, focusing on the ways message components (like visual elements, argument frames, source factors) in environmental communication campaigns influence environmental attitudes, beliefs and behaviors.

Dawna Ballard
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
diballard@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5251
Expertise: chronemics: the study of time as its bound to human communication -- time, teams, work, time management, work-life balance, slow movement, speed, mindfulness, overload, availability, 24-7 culture, convenience, scheduling, punctuality, deadlines, children's advocacy centers, secondary/vicarious trauma

Joshua B Barbour
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
barbourjosh@utexas.edu
+1 979 229 9492
Expertise: communication design; change management; organizational safety and reliability; analytics and data-intensive automation

Mary C Beltran
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
mary.beltran@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0021, +1 608 320 9041
Expertise: U.S. Latina/o media studies; racial diversity and the U.S. media industries; mixed race and media culture; U.S. television and film history; feminist media studies; media activism and independent media production

Charles E Berg
Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
charles.ramirezberg@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 9925
Expertise: Latinos in US films; film history; narratology; Mexican cinema

Mary A Bock
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
mary.bock@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0673
Expertise: photo and video journalism; citizen journalism and cop-watching; visual journalism and the criminal justice system; social inequality and media

Laura F Bright
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
laurabright@utexas.edu
+1 512 699 8218
Expertise: social media effects, social media fatigue, big data, advertising personalization, digital wellness

Larry D Browning
Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
lbrowning@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Cooperation in competitive environments; use of information/communication/technologies (ICTs) in the workplace; information and communication technologies in action; use of qualitative research methods, especially interviewing and observation.

Barry S Brummett
Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
brummett@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: popular culture and persuasion; social style, including steampunk; media criticism; apocalyptic rhetoric; epistemology and rhetoric

Michael Butterworth
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
michael.butterworth@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1931
Expertise: sports and politics; sports culture; sports rhetoric; sports myth

Gina Chen
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
gina.masullo@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6323
Expertise: Online incivility, online engagement, news trust, political polarization

Wenhong Chen
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
wenhong.chen@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4952
Expertise: media studies and sociology; digital media in entrepreneurial and civic settings

Hsiang Chyi
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
chyi@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0553
Expertise: new media; online newspaper markets; subscription models; multi-platform newspapers

Erica Ciszek
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
eciszek@utexas.edu
Expertise: advocacy and social change; public relations as activism; activism and strategic communication; LGBT, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer AND strategic communication; cultural studies, qualitative research, corporate activism, activism, advocacy and social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion

Renita B Coleman
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
renita.coleman@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1969
Expertise: Visual communication, ethics, agenda setting, stereotyping in the media, journalism and public relations.

Martin R Cox
Professor of Instruction, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
mrcox@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1957
Expertise: Randy Cox is a Senior Lecturer in the Moody College of Communication and the Department of Communication Studies. He is the founding member of UT's competitive speech team and the administrative director of the Individual Events Program.

Tracy S Dahlby
Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
tracy.dahlby@utexas.edu
Expertise: Journalism and media criticism; coverage of international affairs, including Northeast and Southeast Asia; coverage of U.S. relations with Asia; foreign reporting; journalistic storytelling; professional practice instruction for students

Rene M Dailey
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
rdailey@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4867, +1 512 471 5251
Expertise: family communication; dating relationships

John A Daly
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
daly@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5251
Expertise: Communication effectiveness; customer service and loyalty; advocacy (persuasion and influence); presentation skills; leadership and teamwork; crisis communication; interpersonal communication; practical ways to improve communication skills; idea advocacy

Katherine W Dawson
Professor of Practice, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
katedawson@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6111
Expertise: Journalism, broadcast journalism (TV, radio), documentary film.

Donna De Cesare
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
donna.decesare@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1980
Expertise: Documentary photography; video storytelling; Latin American studies; human rights and visual documentary; journalism and trauma; children at risk; child soldiers; youth gangs; visual storytelling for NGOs and non-profit sector.

Natalie B Devlin
Assistant Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
nataliebdevlin@utexas.edu
Expertise: crisis communication; digital media in sports; big data; digital advertising; data/privacy;

Erin E Donovan
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
erindonovan@utexas.edu
Expertise: How people reveal and conceal illness, such as cancer or HIV/AIDS, among friends and family, the ways people manage information about their illness, topic avoidance as a cancer coping mechanism, health communication and psychology. Interpersonal health communication; how people communicatively cope with illness, stress, and uncertainty

Minette E Drumwright
Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
mdrum@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1101, +1 512 471 2367
Expertise: Advertising; marketing; social marketing; social responsibility in business; service marketing; marketing strategy; business ethics; ethics; leadership; corporate social responsibility; communication for non-profits

Caroline J Frick
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
cfrick@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Film/media preservation and digital libraries. Media history; moving image archiving; online streaming platforms; film history and preservation;

Shiv Ganesh
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
shiv.ganesh@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: collective organizing; globalization and digital technologies; transparency; environmental communication

Roderick P Hart
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
rod.hart@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1956
Expertise: Media and politics; civic participation; political campaigns; political rhetoric

Elin J Hartelius
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
j.hartelius@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: rhetorical theory and criticism; digital rhetoric and culture; rhetoric of expertise

Terry Hemeyer
Associate Professor of Practice, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
hemeyer@austin.utexas.edu
+1 713 819 1322, +1 713 819 1671
Expertise: Crisis management; public, employee, community, government and investor relations; advertising; marketing; consumer segmentation; human resources; communicating corporate layoffs, and corporate security.

Madeleine R Holland
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
mholland@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: relational communication; romantic relationships; perceptions; stigma; identity; stereotypes; sexual activity; queer relationships; LGBTQ; professional communication

Noah Isenberg
Department Chair, Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
noah.isenberg@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6680
Expertise: film historian; author

Sharon E Jarvis
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
sjarvis@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1961, +1 512 471 5251
Expertise: political persuasion, communication, research methods

David S Junker
Associate Professor of Instruction, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
junker@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 9466
Expertise: Public relations and strategic communications; Black Music and the media; race relations; and popular music.

Lee Ann Kahlor
Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
kahlor@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 791 5726
Expertise: Public relations, health and environmental risk communication, science communication, and information seeking. Cultural and racial norms related to health behaviors, message processing

Stuart D Kelban
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
skelban@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6037
Expertise: Screenwriting, television and film industry.

Deena Kemp
Assistant Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
dkemp@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: persuasion; emotion; behavioral economics in decision-making

Rajinder Koul
Department Chair, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Moody College of Communication
rajinder.koul@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Understanding the symbol, referent, and instructional variables that influence graphic symbol learning in people with severe communication impairments as a consequence of developmental or acquired disabilities.

Wei-Na Lee
F. J. Heyne Centennial Professor Emerita in Communication, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
weina@utexas.edu
Expertise: cross-cultural consumer behavior, multicultural marketing communication, consumer response to new media

Brad Love
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
lovebrad@utexas.edu
Expertise: persuasive capabilities of mass media; public health

Josephine Lukito
Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
jlukito@utexas.edu
Expertise: Intersection of computational sociolinguistics and global political communication; power and the role of systems in societies, especially political and economic systems.

Michael S Mackert
Director of the Center for Health Communication, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
mackert@utexas.edu
+1 512 348 8490
Expertise: Telemedicine, health communication, health literacy and online communities, health communication, communicating about complex health issues, audience targeting, tailoring messages, media campaigns, translating research into practice, social media

Madeline M Maxwell
Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
mmaxwell@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: interaction of language and culture

Jennifer McClearen
Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
jennifer.mcclearen@utexas.edu
Expertise: feminist media; gender, race and sexuality in sports media; women's sports

Kathleen O McElroy
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
kathleen.mcelroy@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: longtime newspaper editor; racial discourse; collective memory; sports media; obituaries

Matthew S McGlone
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
matthew_mcglone@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1920
Expertise: Cognition, persuasion and prejudice in interpersonal communication, stereotypes and stereotype threats, spatial performance, identity and sex differences. Social influence, persuasion and deception and the key role of language

Rachel Davis Mersey
Associate Dean, Research, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
rdm@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: how and why individuals consume or avoid media experiences; craft media products that encourage pro-social behavior

John H Murphy
Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
jhmurphy@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1101
Expertise: Advertising and marketing communication management; current; issues in advertising practice; ethical issues in marketing; media management issues; advertising agency issues; business, integrated brand promotion, campaign planning and media management

Curran J Nault
Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
cnault@utexas.edu
Expertise: grassroots queer transmedia
Jeeyun Oh
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
jeeyunoh@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8134
Expertise: user interaction with new media interface and its impact on health/environmental message processing and persuasion

Alisa H Perren
Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
aperren@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1524
Expertise: business of Hollywood; TV and film production; distribution and exhibition; talent management/representation; streaming services; American comic book industry; history/contemporary indie film sector
James B Philpott
Managing Editor for KUT News, KUT Radio, Moody College of Communication
bphilpott@kut.org
+1 512 232 5418
Expertise: Texas Governor Rick Perry, Texas politics

Paula M Poindexter
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
paula.poindexter@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 695 6879
Expertise: Newspaper and television journalism, including audience, content and diversity in coverage, and leadership and management in the industry; the relationship African-Americans, women and youth have with the news; ethics in research methodologies in the media; media framing; polling, specifically the validity and interpretation of election polls; news coverage of presidential elections; women and young voters; millennials; social media

Kathrynn Pounders
Associate Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
kate.pounders@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: emotion and identity in communication effectiveness and health communication; emotional appeals, advertising and consumer well-being; advertising and gender; health communication.

PJ Raval
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
pjraval@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4071
Expertise: filmmaker; subcultures and identities

Stephen D Reese
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
steve.reese@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1845, +1 512 471 1966
Expertise: Journalism, media framing, press performance; globalization of journalism

Maggie M Rivas-Rodriguez
Director, Center for Mexican American Studies, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
mrivas@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 293 3411, +1 512 471 0405
Expertise: Journalism; the intersection of oral history and journalism; Latinos and the news media, both as producers of news and as consumers; U.S. Latinos & Latinas of the World War II generation; diversity in the news media, National Association of Hispanic Journalists

Joel D Rollins
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
jd.rollins@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1918
Expertise: Dr. Rollins is a senior lecturer in the Moody College of Communication in the Department of Communication Studies. He teaches courses in the undergraduate level which focus on argumentation theory and practice and the way in which rhetorical movements affect social change. His current research projects include investigating the role of rhetoric in pedagogy as well as writing a textbook for high school debaters.

Amy K Sanders
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
amy.sanders@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: international and comparative media law; First Amendment; law and emerging technology; journalism; media literacy; media ethics

Thomas G Schatz
Professor Emeritus, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
tschatz@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Film and television history and criticism; media industry studies (history, economics, etc.); Hollywood studios and the ''studio system''; film genre; Hollywood filmmaking; American cinema
John R Schwartz
Professor of Practice, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
john.schwartz@austin.utexas.edu

JoAnn M Sciarrino
Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
joann.sciarrino@austin.utexas.edu
+1 404 402 3384
Expertise: digital marketing; analytics; brand attachment

Craig R Scott
Department Chair, Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
craig.scott@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Dr. Craig R. Scott is the incoming Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. His research and teaching are primarily focused on organizational communication, where he examines issues of anonymity and identity/identification in various organizational settings. His current interests center around hidden organizations, which are found when an organization and/or its members conceal key aspects of their identity from various audiences.

Suzanne Scott
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
suzanne.scott@utexas.edu
Expertise: fan studies; media convergence; participatory culture; transmedia storytelling; comic book culture

Adrien P Sebro
Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
asebro@utexas.edu
Expertise: critical media studies at the intersection of television, film, comedy, gender and African Diaspora

Andrew B Shea
Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
andrew.shea@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5303
Expertise: director; screenwriter; producer; documentary filmmaker

Ya'Ke Smith
Associate Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
yake@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: social cinema; independent cinema; storytelling; television writing and directing; directing actors

Stacey K Sowards
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
stacey.sowards@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: racial, gendered, language, and classed politics of marginalization and standing in various communities, states, and nations; Latina/o/x communities in the United States and South America.

Paul J Stekler
Professor Emeritus, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
paul.stekler@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Politics, Southern politics, political campaigns, political advertising and how polls affect campaigns and campaign messaging; documentary filmmaking

Keri K Stephens
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
keristephens@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0554
Expertise: communication technology in the workplace; social media; crisis and emergency communication; sales communication; meetings; presentation skills; communication overload, workplace efficiency, remote work, disaster communication, communicating flood risk

Patricia A Stout
John P. McGovern Regents Professor Emerita in Health and Medical Science in Communication, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
patstouttx@gmail.com
Expertise: Advertising copy research and consumer behavior; emotional response to advertising; health communications and social marketing issues; business. Health communication, including HIV/AIDS, immunization, and obesity.

Natalie J Stroud
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
tstroud@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1934
Expertise: Political behavior, partisan media use, political communication, public opinion, political research.

Scott R Stroud
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
sstroud@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5251, +1 512 471 6561
Expertise: Comparative rhetoric, narrative theory, communication ethics and philosophy. Communication and culture, rhetoric and philosophy; rhetorical experience and political activity.

Sharon L Strover
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
sharon.strover@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6652
Expertise: The Information Society; telecommunications policy, including telephone cable and satellite systems; international cultural policy with respect to film and television; and the digital divide.

George E Sylvie
Associate Professor Emeritus, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
g.sylvie@utexas.edu
Expertise: Media management; Internet newspaper economics; motivation and satisfaction in the newsroom; change and newspapers; newspaper organizational cooperation; technology''s role in media management; black press economics; mass media and minorities; newspaper reporting and editing; communication; journalism

Sean J Upshaw
Assistant Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
sean.upshaw@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: health disparity and communication in the context of visual information and persuasion; how underserved populations in the United States engage with health messages

Anita L Vangelisti
Associate Dean, Moody College of Communication
vangelisti@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5251
Expertise: communication and emotion in context of close, personal relationships; family communication; communication in romantic relationships; secrecy; hurt feelings; social pain

Craig Watkins
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
craig.watkins@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4071, +1 512 471 6676
Expertise: Race and pop culture; youth culture; digital media and social media; hip-hop culture and music; video games; the history of Black American cinema and the films of Spike Lee; digital media; young people and behaviors with social and online media.

Gary B Wilcox
Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication
burl@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0917
Expertise: Alcohol advertising; cigarette advertising; interactive communication social media; unstructured data analysis and media mix marketing models.

Kristopher Wilson
Journalism Affiliate, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
drkris5.kw@gmail.com
Expertise: Environmental Journalism, Climate Change, Global Warming, Weather, Broadcast News, Media Convergence

Samuel C Woolley
Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
swoolley@utexas.edu
Expertise: computational propoganda