Faculty & Staff

Kristen Christman, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

kpthomps@uncg.edu
101 Curry Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Introduction to Communication Studies, Communication and Community, Positive Communication and Lifespan Communication

Kimberly M. Cuny, MFA

Senior Academic Professional

kmcuny@uncg.edu
3332 MHRA Building
336-256-1346
Website

Specializations: Speaking Centers, Communication Activism Pedagogy, Storytelling

Cristiane S. Damasceno, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

csdamasc@uncg.edu
106 Ferguson Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Communication education, online/hybrid learning, cultural studies, digital cultures, digital inclusion, qualitative methods, digital ethnography.

David Errera, M.A.

Lecturer

dserrera@uncg.edu
103B Curry Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Communication Ethics, Rhetorical Studies, Argument and Advocacy, Religious Communication, Philosophy of Communication

Ms. Marnya Forbes

Administrative Support Staff Specialist

mlforbes@uncg.edu
103A Ferguson Building
336-334-5297

Erin Ellis Harrison, M.A.

Senior Academic Professional, Director of Speaking Center

edellis@uncg.edu
3334 MHRA Building
336-256-1389

Specializations: Speaking Centers, Public Speaking, Business and Professional Communication

Pete Kellett, Ph.D.

Professor

pmkellet@uncg.edu
209 Curry Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Narrative Inquiry, Relational Conflict and Peacebuilding, Health Communication, Disability

Etsuko Kinefuchi, Ph.D.

Professor

e_kinefu@uncg.edu
105 Ferguson Building
336-334-5297
Affiliate Faculty Member: Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability

Specializations: Critical Intercultural Communication, Community Engagement, Qualitative Methods, Environmental Communication

Marianne LeGreco, Ph.D.

Professor, Graduate Program Director

melegrec@uncg.edu
110 Ferguson Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Health Communication, Research Methods, Food Policy

Katie Lind, Ph.D.

Lecturer

kdlind@uncg.edu
114 Ferguson Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Environmental Communication, Visual Rhetoric, Social Movement Communication, Communication and Rhetorical Theory, Film and Media Studies, Public Speaking

Jessica D. McCall, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer, Basic Course Director

jedelk@uncg.edu
207 Curry Building
336-334-5297
Website

Specializations: Communication Education, Relational Communication, Small Group and Team Communication

Loreen Olson, Ph.D.

Professor

lnolson@uncg.edu
107 Ferguson Building
336-334-5297
Affiliate Faculty Member: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

Specializations: Gender, Family Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Dark Side of Close Relationships

Christopher N. Poulos, Ph.D.

Professor and Department Head

cnpoulos@uncg.edu
115 Ferguson Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Ethnography/Autoethnography, Family Communication, Communication and Friendship, Dialogue,Film and Relationships, Communication Ethics

Marc H. Rich, Ph.D.

Lecturer

mhrich@uncg.edu
301B Curry Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Rhetoric, Communication Theory, Public Sphere Theory, German Critical Theory, Nuclear Weapons, Spiritual Communication

Patrick Sawyer, Ph.D.

Lecturer

wpsawyer@uncg.edu
103B Curry Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Public Speaking, Relational Communication, Workplace Communication, Public Relations, Media Studies

Jenni Simon, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Studies

jmsimon@uncg.edu
116 Ferguson Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Social Movement, Gender, Political Communication and Media Studies

Jenny Southard, M.A.

Lecturer

jskelly@uncg.edu
102 Curry Building
336-334-5297

Specializations: Communication Education, Communication Center Practice and Theory, Critical Pedagogy, Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Group and Team Communication