Professional Communication Faculty

J. Robyn Goodman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Department of Advertising

2022 Weimer

James Babanikos, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs – Professional Advising and Teaching Hub

Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

1060 Weimer

Jane Bambauer

Director – Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, Brechner Eminent Scholar

2060 Weimer

Cynthia Barnett

Senior Lecturer and Environmental Journalist in Residence

Director – Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives

3063 Weimer

Ted Bridis

Michael and Linda Connelly Senior Lecturer in Investigative Reporting – Department of Journalism

2066C Weimer

Christen Buckley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Public Relations

3045 Weimer

Elizabeth Calienes, Ph.D.

Associate Instructional Professor – Department of Advertising

3108 Weimer

Sylvia M. Chan-Olmsted, Ph.D.

Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

Director of Media Consumer Research

1200A Weimer

Huan Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair – Department of Advertising

2088 Weimer

Ann Searight Christiano

Director, Center for Public Interest Communications
Clinical Professor – Department of Public Relations

3200 Weimer

Haoran “Chris” Chu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Public Relations

Graduate Coordinator – Science and Health Communication

Affiliate Scholar – Internal Communication Research Hub

2066A Weimer

Roxane Coche, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

2079 Weimer

Marcia DiStaso, Ph.D., APR

Associate Dean for Research
Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Professor – Department of Public Relations

2024 Weimer

Eric C. Esterline

Director – Sports Journalism and Communication,
Sports Newsroom Manager – Innovation News Center,
Senior Lecturer in Sports Media and Communication,
Lecturer in Sport Management

2311 Weimer

Yang Feng, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence – Department of Advertising, Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology

1200 Weimer

Juliana Fernandes, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Advertising

3056 Weimer

Rebecca Frazer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Public Relations

2066B Weimer

Rachel Grant, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Journalism

3057 Weimer

Joanna Hernandez

Director of Community and Culture

Senior Lecturer – Department of Journalism

3046 Weimer

Jay Hmielowski, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Department of Public Relations

Graduate Coordinator – Public Relations

3040C Weimer

Harrison Hove

Interim Director – Innovation News Center

Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair – Department of Journalism

3045 Weimer

Myiah Hutchens, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair – Department of Public Relations

2085 Weimer

Benjamin Johnson, Ph.D.

Director – STEM Translational Communication Center
Associate Professor – Department of Advertising

3210 Weimer

Tom Kelleher, Ph.D.

Professor – Department of Advertising

UF Graduate School Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Santiago Kember

Lecturer – Department of Advertising

3058 Weimer

Spiro K. Kiousis, Ph.D., APR

Executive Associate Dean

Professor – Department of Public Relations

2096 Weimer

Evan Kropp, Ph.D.

Executive Director – Distance Education

Affiliate Faculty – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

2011 Weimer

Yu-Hao Lee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

3051 Weimer

Michael Leslie, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

Global Leadership Trainer

3060 Weimer

Norman P. Lewis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Department of Journalism

James M. Cox, Jr. Foundation/The Palm Beach Post Professorship in New Media

3052 Weimer

Herbert Lowe

Senior Lecturer – Department of Journalism

3101 Weimer

Mindy McAdams

Professor – Department of Journalism

Knight Chair, Journalism Technologies and the Democratic Process

3049 Weimer

Jasmine McNealy, Ph.D.

Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
Director – Infrastructure for Communities, Ecology for Data (ICED) Hub

3062 Weimer

Linjuan Rita Men, Ph.D., APR

Professor – Department of Public Relations

Director – Internal Communication Research

3054 Weimer

Won-Ki Moon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Advertising

2074 Weimer

Cynthia R. Morton Padovano, Ph.D.

Professor – Department of Advertising

2082 Weimer

Seungahn Nah, Ph.D.

Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and Research Director – Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology

Professor – Department of Journalism

1200 Weimer

Mickey G. Nall, APR, Fellow PRSA

Senior Lecturer and Professional-In-Residence – Department of Public Relations

2084 Weimer

David H. Ostroff, Ph.D.

Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

3058 Weimer

Andrew Selepak, Ph.D.

Associate Instructional Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

3053 Weimer

Jieun Shin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

2066D Weimer

Tim Sorel

Professor and Associate Chair – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

1080B Weimer

Ted Spiker

Professor and Chair – Department of Journalism

Director of Pro Master’s – Division of Graduate Studies

2070 Weimer

Yuan Sun

Assistant Professor – Department of Advertising

3061 Weimer

Bernell Tripp, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Department of Journalism

3055 Weimer

Frank Waddell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Department of Journalism

3067 Weimer

Kim Walsh-Childers, Ph.D.

Professor – Department of Journalism

3044 Weimer

Jinping Wang

Assistant Professor – Department of Advertising

2080 Weimer

Houston Wells

Senior Lecturer – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

3066 Weimer

Dan Windels

Lecturer – Department of Advertising

Adviser – The Agency

2078 Weimer

Kasey Windels, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Department of Advertising

3050 Weimer

Kun Xu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in Emerging Technologies – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

3065 Weimer

Iman Zawahry

Senior Lecturer – Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology

3048 Weimer