Communication Studies Faculty
- Colleen Ezzeddine
- Lecturer
- Colleen Ezzeddine is joining us full time as a full-time lecturer in Communication, specifically teaching Com 1010, Intro to Oral Communication. She is an...
- Jane Fitzgibbon
- Senior Lecturer
- 517 Manoogian Hall
- janefitzgibbon@wayne.edu
- Dr. Jane Fitzgibbon (Ph.D., Wayne State University) is a Senior Lecturer and is director of the Business Communication (COM 3300) course. She is a member of...
- Darryl Frazier
MANO 509
- darryl.frazier@wayne.edu
- Darryl Frazier is a full-time lecturer in Communication, primarily teaching Com 1010 - Intro to Oral communication. Prior to his current position, Darryl...
- Rosie Jahng
- Associate Professor
- 525 Manoogian Hall
- jahng@wayne.edu
- Rosie Jahng joined the Department of Communication of Wayne State University, Fall 16. Her research interests broadly include digital media, crisis...
- Katheryn Maguire
- Professor and Chair
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
- Associate Professor
541 Manoogian Hall
- rahul.mitra@wayne.edu
- Rahul Mitra (PhD, Purdue University) is an Associate Professor of organizational communication. His scholarship focuses on environmental organizing,...
- 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...
- Jessica Moorman
- Assistant Professor of Communication
- jdmoorman@wayne.edu
- Dr. Jessica D. Moorman is a fourth generation Detroiter who researches how media shape health and development over the life course. In her primary area of...
- Michele 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
- Distinguished Professor
- 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 more than 30 years. Prior to...
- Pradeep Sopory
- Professor
523 Manoogian Hall
- dz3594@wayne.edu
- Pradeep Sopory (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) conducts research on health, risk, and science communication. He investigates message design 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...
- Kelly Young
- Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
555 Manoogian Hall
- kelly.young@wayne.edu
- Dr. Kelly Michael Young is an associate professor and the director of graduate studies for the department. He primarily teaches courses in argumentation,...