Faculty and Staff

Office of the Dean

Tia C. M. Tyree, PHD

She/Her

Interim Associate Dean

CHSOC Dean's Office

Chuka Onwumechili, Ph.D.

Interim Dean

CHSOC Dean's Office

Farah Pope, MBA IT Management

Assistant Dean of Multi-Media, Technology (CTO) & Facilities

CHSOC Dean's Office

Mikeisha Best

Senior Counselor

CHSOC Dean's Office

Robin C Eury, Ph. D., CCC-SLP

she/her/hers
CHSOC Dean's Office

Ryan Hill, MPA

Counselor/Advisor

CHSOC Dean's Office

Clifton Jones

Director, Tech Center

CHSOC Dean's Office

D'Andre McIntyre, M.S.Ed.

he/him/his

Director of Programming and Planning

CHSOC Dean's Office

Tiwiya Savoy

Administrative Assistant

CHSOC Dean's Office

Calena Smith

Administrative Officer

CHSOC Dean's Office

Communication Culture and Media Studies

Loren Saxton Coleman, Ph.D.

(she/her)
Communication Culture & Media Studies

Frances Gateward, PHD

she/her

Professor and Chair

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Nina Gjoci, PHD

Public Memory

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Gyo Hyun Koo, Ph.D.

she/her/hers

Assistant Professor

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Lance Yong Jin Park, Interim Chair

New Tech

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Monica Lindsey Ponder, PhD

Assistant Professor Health Communication & Culture

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Wei Sun, PHD

Professor

Communication Culture & Media Studies

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Alaina S. Davis

Associate Professor & Departmemt Chair

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Dr. Andi Toliver-Smith

She/Her/Hers

Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Robin C Eury, Ph. D., CCC-SLP

she/her/hers
Communication Sciences & Disorders

OVETTA Lorraine Harris, PHD

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Valencia Perry, PhD, CCC-SLP

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Gentjan Saliu, MA

Administrative Assistant II

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Tahnee Wilder, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Miguelina Zapata, PhD, CCC-SLP

She/Her/Hers

Assistant Professor

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Shahriar Shafiani, PhD

He/Him

Assistant Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Dominic K. McKenzie, M.A., ACB

he/him/his

Director, Howard University Multicultural Media Academy

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Deron Snyder, M.S.

he/him/his

Lecturer

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Jennifer C Thomas, Director, Annenberg Honors Program

Associate Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Quazi Zebunnahar Ahmed, PHD

She, her

Adjunct Lecturer

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Ericka Blount

she/her

Lecturer

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Idit Dvir

Associate Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Heidi Gerber-Salins, M.A.

she/her/hers
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Maha Haddad, MFA, M.A.

She/Her

Master Instructor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Knight Chair in Race and Journalism

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Yanick Rice Lamb, Ph.D.

Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Gracie Lawson-Borders, PHD

Professor and Dean Emerita

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Christine McWhorter, Ph.D.

She/Her

Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Srikanth Nandigama

Assistant Professor and Film-TV Sequence Coordinator

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Akosua Adoma Owusu

she/her

Assistant Professor of Film

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Vasilios Papaioannu, MFA

Assistant Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Stacey Patton, Ph.D.

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Jami Ramberan, MFA

She, Her

Associate Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Vicci Saunders, MFA

Associate Professor
Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Shom Shamapande

He/Him

Lecturer

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Ingrid Sturgis, M.A.

She/Her/Hers

Department Chair

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Sonja Williams

She, her

Professor

Media, Journalism, Film & Communication

Communication Studies

Angela D. Minor, Esq.

Assistant Chair | Associate Professor

Communication Studies

Jae Eun Chung

Professor

Communication Studies

Nicole Dillard, Esq.

She/Her/Hers
Communication Studies

Sheryl C. Johnson-Ross

Associate Professor

Communication Studies

Solyee Kim, Ph.D.

She/her

Assistant Professor

Communication Studies

Charrose King

she/her

Lecturer

Communication Studies

Jean Claude Kwitonda, PhD

Associate Professor

Communication Studies

Kehbuma Langmia

Chair

Communication Studies

Brandale Mills Cox, Ph.D.

she/her/hers

Assistant Professor

Communication Studies

Uchenna Onuzulike

Adjunct Professor

Communication Studies

Samantha Rae Powers, JD, PhD

she/her

Associate Professor

Communication Studies

James Rhee

Johnson Chair of Entrepreneurship

Communication Studies

DANIELLE RICKS

She/Her

Adjunct Professor

Communication Studies

Michael Roy, Esq.

He/Him/His

Adjunct Professor

Communication Studies