Communication Studies Faculty
- Jane Fitzgibbon
- Lecturer
- 517 Manoogian Hall
- janefitzgibbon@wayne.edu
- Dr. Jane Fitzgibbon (Ph.D., Wayne State University) is a lecturer and is director of the business communication course. She is a member of the university's...
- Brandon Hensley
- Lecturer
- gf8822@wayne.edu
- Brandon Hensley serves as Lecturer in the Department of Communication. He received his Master of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University, specializing...
- Kelly Jakes
- Assistant Professor
- 540 Manoogian
- kelly.jakes@wayne.edu
- Kelly Jakes (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin) joined the Wayne State communication studies faculty, Fall 2014. Her research focuses broadly on issues...
- Katheryn Maguire
- Professor
585 Manoogian Hall
- kmaguire@wayne.edu
- Katheryn C. Maguire is Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication here at Wayne State University. Her research centers on how individuals use...
- Rahul Mitra
- Assistant Professor
541 Manoogian Hall
- rahul.mitra@wayne.edu
- Rahul Mitra is an assistant professor of organizational communication. Prior to obtaining his PhD from Purdue University, he worked in the news broadcast...
- Anita Mixon
- Assistant Professor and Basic Course Director COM 1010
- 539 Manoogian Hall
- anita.mixon@wayne.edu
- Dr. Anita Mixon received her doctoral degree in Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she specialized in Rhetoric and...
- Michele (Shelly) Najor
- Senior Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Public Relations Program
- m.a.najor@wayne.edu
- Shelly Najor is director of the undergraduate public relations program at Wayne State University in Detroit. As a faculty member in the Department of...
- Julie Novak
- Associate Professor
- 529 Manoogian Hall
- jmnovak@wayne.edu
- 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...
- Donyale Padgett
- Associate Professor -- Diversity, Culture & Communication
- 515 Manoogian Hall
- drpadge@wayne.edu
- 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...
- Matthew Seeger
- Professor and Dean
- 5104 Gullen Mall - The Linsell House
- matthew.seeger@wayne.edu
- Matthew W. Seeger, (Ph.D., 1982, Indiana University) has been a faculty member and administrator at Wayne State University for 32 years. He is currently...
- Pradeep Sopory
- Associate Professor
523 Manoogian Hall
- dz3594@wayne.edu
- Pradeep Sopory (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) conducts research on message effects related to persuasion and influence, in both interpersonal and...
- Ronald Stevenson
- Senior Lecturer and Director of Debate
- 537 Manoogian Hall
- stevenson.ron@gmail.com
- Dr. Stevenson grew up in Michigan and was recruited by his mentor, Distinguished Professor George Ziegelmueller, to attend Wayne State University and...
- Stephanie Tong
- Associate Professor
- 569 Manoogian Hall
- stephanie.tong@wayne.edu
- Stephanie Tong is an associate professor in the communication studies area. Her research interests lie at the intersection of interpersonal communication...
- Denise Vultee
- Lecturer
- 511 Manoogian Hall
- dx8298@wayne.edu
- Denise Vultee (Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001) is a lecturer in the communication department. She teaches COM 1010 (Oral...
- Kelly Young
- Associate Professor and Director of Forensics
- 536 Manoogian Hall
- kelly.young@wayne.edu
- Dr. Kelly Michael Young is an associate professor of communication and the director of forensics (competitive speech & debate teams). He teaches courses...