Communication Studies

Faculty

Communication Studies

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Main Hall Room 512

Phone: 610-436-2500

Faculty

L.Meghan Mahoney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

E-mail: Meghan Mahoney

Office: Main Hall 511
Phone: (610) 430-4414

Office Hours:

Fall 2017 M 8-9 am & 1-2 pm; W 8-9 am; F 11 am - 1 pm

Elizabeth Munz, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Munz

Assistant Professor

E-mail: Elizabeth Munz

Office: Main 509
Phone: 610-436-2180

Office hours: M - 12:00-1:00pm & 5:30-6:00pm, W - 12:00-2:30pm, F - 9:00-10:00am

Matthew R. Meier, Ph.D.

Matthew Meier

Assistant Professor

E-mail: Matthew R. Meier

Office: Main Hall 317
Phone: x6943

Office Hours: Fall 2017: MW noon-2PM, W 3PM-4PM

Timothy J. Brown, Ph.D.

Timothy J. Brown

Professor

E-mail: Timothy J. Brown

Office: Main Hall 512
Phone: (610) 436-2500

Office Hours:

Anita Foeman, Ph.D.

Anita Foeman

Professor

E-mail: Anita Foeman

Office: Main Hall 508
Phone: (610) 436-2283

Office Hours: Mondays: 11am - noon & 2-3pm Wednesdays: 11am - noon & 2-3pm Fridays: 11am - noon & 2-3pm

Maxine Gesualdi, Ph.D.

Maxine Gesualdi

Assistant Professor

E-mail: Maxine Gesualdi

Office: Main Hall 510
Phone: 610-436-2450

Office Hours: M - 12:00-1:45 p.m., T - (Center City Campus) 5:00-5:45 p.m., W - 12:00-1:45 p.m., F - 1:00-1:45 p.m.

Elaine B. Jenks, Ph.D.

Elaine B, Jenks

Professor

E-mail: Elaine B. Jenks

Office: Main Hall 515
Phone:

Office Hours: T & R - 7:00-8:00am & 3:15-4:15pm, W - 1:00-2:00pm

Ola Kopacz, Ph.D.

Ola Kopacz

Associate Professor

E-mail: Ola Kopacz

Office: Main Hall 519
Phone: (484) 604-0758

Office Hours: Fall 2017: M/W/F 1:00-11:50am, 2:00-2:45pm. Click here to schedule a meeting.

Bessie Lawton, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor

E-mail: Bessie Lawton

Office: Main Hall 519
Phone: (610) 436-6991

Office Hours: M - 9:00-12:00 pm, W - 10:00-11:00 am, F - 10:00-11:00 am

David Levasseur, Ph.D.

David Levasseur

Professor

E-mail: David Levasseur

Office: Main Hall 510
Phone: (610) 436-2450

Office Hours: Tuesday - 11:00am-12:00pm, Wednesday - 9:30am-12:30pm, Thursday - 11:00am-12:00pm

Edward Lordan, Ph.D.

Edward Lordan

Professor

E-mail: Edward Lordan

Office: Main Hall 502
Phone: (610) 436-2114

Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11:00 to 1:00, Wednesday 9:00 to noon and 1:00 to 4:00

Lisa Millhous, Ph.D.

Lisa Millhous

Associate Professor

E-mail: Lisa Millhous

Office: Main Hall 501
Phone: (610) 436-3167 (during office hours)

Office Hours: T 12:30-2, W 9-11, Th 12:30-2 Note: If you have an APSCUF concern contact Monika Mayer at the APSCUF office (811 Roslyn Ave 610-436-1064; mmayer@wcupa.edu).

Denise Polk, Ph.D.

Denise Polk

Professor and Chair

E-mail: Denise Polk

Office: Main Hall 512
Phone: (610) 436-2500

Office Hours: Fall 2017 Office Hours: T: 1:45-3:30; TH: 10:00-12:00 noon. Advisees must bring their updated COM advising sheet for advising.

Martin S. Remland, Ph.D.

Martin Remland

Professor

E-mail: Martin Remland

Office: Main Hall 507
Phone: (610) 436-2658

Office Hours:

J. Kanan Sawyer, Ph.D.

Kanan Sawyer

Associate Professor

E-mail: J. Kanan Sawyer

Office: Main Hall 511
Phone: (610) 430-4414 (SHARED PHONE) (no personal messages please)

Office Hours: MWF 11am-1pm (these are open office hours; no appointments made in this time but drop in when it works for you; please let Dr. Sawyer know if you are waiting outside the office - we often work with many students at the same time but could not have time for you if we do not know that you are waiting)

Philip A. Thompsen, Ph.D.

Philip Thompsen

Professor

E-mail: Philip A. Thompsen

Office: Main Hall 508
Phone: (610) 436-2283

Office Hours: Dr. Thompsen is on sabbatical during Fall 2017

Schedule an appointment online with Dr. Thompsen

Julia Waddell, Ph.D.

Julia Waddell

Assistant Professor

E-mail: Julia Waddell

Office: Main Hall 304
Phone: (610) 436-6987

Office Hours: MWF 10-11, 4-5

Roger Davis Gatchet, Ph.D.

Roger Gatchet

Assistant Professor

E-mail: Roger Davis Gatchet

Office: Main Hall 317
Phone: (610) 436-6943

Office Hours: (Fall 2017) Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10-11 a.m.; Monday 1-3 p.m.; or by appointment

Michael P. Boyle, Ph.D.

Michael Boyle

Professor

E-mail: Michael P.Boyle, Ph.D.

Office: Main Hall 502
Phone: 610-436-2114

Office Hours: T/Th 10:00-11:00am and W 9:00am-12:00pm

Courses Taught:

COM212: Mass Communication
COM224: Research Methods

Michael Pearson, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor

E-mail: Michael Pearson

Office: #515 Main Hall and #203 Graduate Business Center (GBC)
Phone: 610-436-2494 (GBC) 610-436-2550 (Main Hall)

Office Hours: Fall 2016: Tuesdays 11:00a-12:15p, Wednesdays 11:00a-12 noon, Thursdays 11:00a-12:15p

Jan Crump

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Jan Crump

Office: Main Hall 522
Phone:

Office Hours: T- 2:30-4:25pm and by appt.

Laura Brown, Ph.D.

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Laura Brown

Office: Main Hall 211
Phone: (610) 430-4974

Office Hours: W & F - 11:00am - 12pm, T - 8:00am - 11:00am

Julia Pfaff

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Julia Pfaff

Office: Main Hall 211
Phone:

Office Hours: M - 12:15-2:45, W - 12:45-2:45, R -12:15-12:45

Jesse Piersol

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Jesse Piersol

Office: Main Hall 104
Phone: (610) 436-2500

Office Hours: M - 3:30-4:15, W - 3-4:15 & 7-10pm, R - 3:30-4:15

Wendy Smythe

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Wendy Smythe

Office: Main Hall 104
Phone: (610) 436-3087 (Unable to accept messages)

Office Hours: MW 10:00am - 11:45am MWF 1:00pm - 1:45pm Also by appointment.

Eryn Travis

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Instructor

E-mail: Eryn Travis

Office: Main Hall 404
Phone:

Office Hours: M - 2:00 - 3:30, T - 9:00 to 11:00, W - 2:00 - 3:30

Ric Winston

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Ric Winston

Office: Main Hall 104
Phone: (610) 430-4974

Office Hours: Tuesday 3:15-4:15 Wednesday 1:15-4:15 Thursday 3-4

Jeslin Joseph

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Jeslin Joseph

Office: Main Hall 522
Phone: (610) 436-3220

Office Hours: M- 8:00-9:00am & W- 1:00-2:00pm, W-8:00-9:00am & W- 1:00-2:00pm, F- 8:00am-9:00am

Angel Bigas

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Angel Bigas

Office: Main Hall 522
Phone:

Office Hours: M 2:25-4:25pm, T/Th 1:30-3pm

Andrea M. Pampaloni, Ph.D.

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Andrea Pampaloni

Office: WCU Center City Campus
Phone:

Office Hours: M - 4:30-6:00pm

Anne Walsh, M.A.

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Adjunct Professor

E-mail: Anne Walsh

Office: Main Hall 116
Phone: 610-436-3220

Office Hours: T: 3:20-4:20 W: 2:20-4:20 TH: 2:20-4:20