Loyola's Communication Department is an actively engaged group that focuses on excellence in teaching and work outside the classroom. The curriculum prepares students to be communication experts for their professional career after Loyola and as lifelong learners.
Faculty members encourage students to become involved in the program beyond the classroom experience through engagement in co-curricular activities including GreyComm Studios, The Greyhound and WLOY. The faculty also assists upperclassmen in obtaining internships for credit throughout the year. The hope is that all students will want to become involved in department activities and contribute to an engaging academic environment and the Baltimore community.
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Dr. Sara Magee
Associate Professor and Chair
scmagee@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Broadcast and Backpack Journalism, Media Ethics and Social Media & Culture
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Dr. Masudul Biswas
Professor and Assistant Chair
Office number: 410-617-6753
mkbiswas@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Web I, Web II, Mobile Media, Digital Tools, Capstone in Web & Print, User Experience, and Emerging Media & Society.
Research Interests: Community and Ethnic Media, Online News and Public Affairs, Global Media, Diversity and Communication/Media Education, Curriculum Development on Communication for Development.
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Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty |
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Dr. Elliot King
Professor
eking@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Media Culture and Society, Digital Culture, Emerging Media
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Dr. Amy Becker
Professor
abbecker@loyola.edu
Website: https://amybreebecker.com/
Twitter: @amybree
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Communication, Media, Culture and Society, Political Communication, Public Opinion and Political Entertainment
Research Areas: Public Opinion, Political Entertainment & Comedy, Elections & Political Engagement, and New Media
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Dr. Greg Hoplamazian
Associate Professor
gjhoplamazian@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Advertising, Advertising and Society, Ad Copywriting
Research Areas: Advertising & Consumer Identity, Crisis Communication on Social Media, and Native Advertising
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Dr. Jonathan Lillie
Associate Professor
jlillie@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Journalism, Interactive Media, Online Journalism, Web Design
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Dr. Paola Pascual-Ferrá
Associate Professor
ppascualferra@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Fundamentals of Advertising & Public Relations, Communication Research Methods, Health Communication and User Experience
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Dr. Tania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno
Professor
tcrosasmoreno@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Public Relations, Writing for Public Relations, International Public Relations, Senior Capstone in Public Relations
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Dr. Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead
Professor
kewhitehead@loyola.edu
Executive Director, The Karson Institute for Race, Peace, & Social Justice
Website: http://kayewisewhitehead.com/
Academic Page: http://loyola.academia.edu/KayeWiseWhitehead
Twitter: @kayewhitehead
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Communication, Story Development and Scripting, Documentary Tradition, Documentary Production, Baltimore Stories Project
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Assistant Teaching Professors |
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David Belz
Lecturer in Advertising and Public Relations
dbelz@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Communication, Fundamentals of Advertising and Public Relations, Writing for Advertising and Public Relations
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Gerard Blair
Lecturer in Advertising
grblair@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Advertising, Senior Capstone in Advertising, Ad Copywriting
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Noelle Dichiera
Lecturer in Digital Media
ndichiera@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Graphics I, Graphics II, Web I, Digital Tools
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Jenny Glick
Lecturer in Journalism
jlglick@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Reporting & Writing, Media Storytelling, Broadcast News, Public Speaking
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April Newton
Lecturer in Multimedia
aanewton@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Mass Media Ethics, Multimedia Storytelling, Writing for Mass Media, Documentary Traditions & Production, and Advanced TV Reporting
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Nguyen Nguyen
Lecturer in Digital Media
nknguyen@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Video I, Video II, Animation & Motion Graphics, Multimedia Storytelling, Graphics I
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Molly Robey
mkrobey@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Multimedia Storytelling, Media Writing |
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Katie Wollman
kwollman@loyola.edu
Teaching Area: Digital Media, Media Writing |
Part-Time Affiliate Faculty
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Bryan Babcock
bbabcock@loyola.edu
Digital Media, Emerging Media |
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Nora Frenkiel
Lecturer in Communication/Writing
nfrenkiel@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Media Writing, Travel Reporting & Journalism Capstone
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Elli Lieberman
elieberman@loyola.edu
Teaching Area: Media and the Political Process
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Dr. Timothy Tooten, Sr.
ttooten@loyola.edu
Teaching Area: Broadcast Journalism |
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Reagan Warfield
rwarfield@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Radio, Advanced Radio Production, Podcasting |
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Joseph Winter
jwinter@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Public Relations and Writing for Public Relations |
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Charles Yankovich
cyankovich@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Free Speech, Free Expression
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Staff |
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Erin Richardson, M.A.
Director of Program Operations, Emerging Media Graduate Program
erichardson@loyola.edu
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Chris Kimani
Program Assistant
ckimani@loyola.edu
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Apprentice House Director |
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Dr. Kevin Atticks
katticks@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Communication, Public Relations, Graphic Design, Magazine and Book Publishing
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Campus Media Managers |
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Mr. John Devecka
WLOY-Radio, Bellarmine Hall
410-617-5349
jdevecka@loyola.edu
Advising Area: WLOY-Radio Operations Manager
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H. Jay Dunmore
College Center M012B
410-617-5119
hjdunmore@loyola.edu
Teaching Areas: Video I, Video Animation
Advising Area:GreyComm Studios
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