School of Communication

Faculty

FACULTY

Jeffrey Bolt       
Senior College Lecturer 
Ph.D., Kent State University
Courses Taught: Communication Inquiry, Professional Communication, Sports Communication, Managing Organizational Teams, Mass Media and Society, Intercultural Communication
Research Interests: Effects of Media Framing, Cultivation through Reality Television, Impact of Music on Regulating Emotional States

Phone: 216-687-3996
Email: J.BOLT@csuohio.edu

Ramune Braziunaite
Assistant College Lecturer
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Courses Taught: Gender and Communication, Managing Organizational Teams, Health Communication, Interracial Communication
Research Interests: Intercultural Communication, Comparative Media Studies, Organizational Communication, Health Communication and Political Communication

Phone: 216-687-4634
Email: R.BRAZIUNAITE@csuohio.edu

Edward Horowitz
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Course Taught: Communication Technology and Social Change, Foundations of Journalism and Promotional Communication, International Communication, Advanced Reporting and Editing
Research Interests: News Studies, Mass Media Effects, Mass Communication Theory, Political Communication

Phone: 216-687-4511
Email: E.HOROWITZ@csuohio.edu

Gwen Hullman
Associate Visiting Professor
Phone: 216-687-4630
Email: g.hullman@csuohio.edu 


Guowei Jian 
Full Professor, Graduate Director
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Course Taught: Leadership Communication, Communication in Organizations, Organizational Communication Theory, Qualitative Research Methods, Communication and Relationships in East Asian Societies
Research Interests: Organization, Civic, Political and Organizational Engagement

Phone: 216-687-3995
Email: G.JIAN@csuohio.edu

John Jirik
Assistant College Lecturer
Ph.D., University of Texas
Course Taught: Media Writing, Multimedia Storytelling , Digital Publication Design and Graphics, JPC capstone (Cleveland Stater)
Research Interests: Journalism Theory and Practice, Digital, Online and Mobile Journalism, Local Journalism, Convergence of Legacy and Emergent Media, The Emerging Convergent Newsroom, The 24/7 News Cycle and Multimedia Journalism, Global Media Systems, Public Service News and Journalism, International News Agency Journalism

Phone: 216-687-6927
Email: j.c.jirik@vikes.csuohio.edu

Anup Kumar
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Course Taught: Principles of Social Media, Media Law, Economics and Ethics, Social Issues in News, Media Writing
Research Interests: Media and Politics, Peace Communication, Indian Elections Studies

Phone: 216-687-4642
Email: A.KUMAR64@csuohio.edu

Yuchen Liu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Course Taught: Principles of Social Media, Principles of Public Relations, Communication Campaigns, Psychology Processing of Media
Research Interests: Use and Effects of Social Media in Public Relations, Strategic Communication

Phone: 216-687-6944
Email: Y.LIU13@csuohio.edu

Elizabeth Pask
Associate Professor, Communication Studies Major Director, and Director of Internships
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Course Taught: Advanced Health Communication, Advanced Relational Communication, Family Communication, Health Communication, Communication Research Methods, Relational Communication Theory
Research Interests: The Intersection of Relational Communication and Public Health Problems

Phone: 216-687-6921
Email: E.PASK@csuohio.edu

Richard Perloff
Full Professor of Communication, Psychology, and Political Science
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Course Taught: Persuasive Communications and Attitude, Social Issues in News, Political Communication, Pyschological Processing of Media
Research Interests: Persuasion Studies

Phone: 216-687-4632
Email: R.PERLOFF@csuohio.edu

Jill Rudd
Full Professor
Ph.D., Kent State University
Course Taught: Group Process and Decision Making, Problems in Communication, Communication and Negotiation, Mediation and Collaborative Problem Solving, Family Communication, International Negotiation Strategy and Practice
Research Interests: Negotiation and Mediation, Violence, Aggression

Phone: 216-687-3993
Email: J.RUDD@csuohio.edu

Elizabeth Thomas
Assistant College Lecturer, Director of Journalism and Public Relations
Ph.D., Kent State University
Course Taught: Mass Media and Society, Media Metrics and Analytics, Promotional Production, Digital Content Production, Journalism and Media Laboratory
Research Interests: Strategic Communication in Social Media

Phone: 216-687-4639
Email: E.A.THOMAS88@csuohio.edu

Robert Whitbred
Associate Professor & School Director
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Course Taught: Comprehension Examination, Communication and Training in Organizations, Managing Organizational Teams, Public and Professional Speaking, Strategic Communication
Research Interests: Organizational Communication, Dynamic Analysis of Informal Networks

Phone: 216-687-5083
Email: R.WHITBRED@csuohio.edu

Qiwei (Luna) Wu
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Course Taught: Health Communication, Gender Communication, Group Processes and Decision Making
Research Interests: Strategic Health Communication, Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

Phone: 216-687-4641
Email: Q.WU59@csuohio.edu

EMERITUS
Robert Abelman
R.ABELMAN@csuohio.edu
Eileen Berlin Ray
E.BERLINRAY@csuohio.edu
Leo Jeffres
L.JEFFRES@csuohio.edu
Susan Kogler Hill
S.HILL@csuohio.edu
Jae-Won Lee
J.LEE@csuohio.edu
George Ray
G.RAY@csuohio.edu
Kim Neuendorf
K.NEUENDORF@csuohio.edu