Our People

Communication

Meet Our People

Welcome to the people directory for the Department of Communication at the University of Delaware. The comprehensive guide is intended to help students, colleagues, and collaborators connect with our diverse and talented team.

Our faculty members are committed to the study and practice of human communication in a wide variety of contexts, including interpersonal communication, media communication, political communication, and public relations. They have achieved regional and national distinction in research and scholarship, teaching, and service and engagement. Explore, connect, and discover the people at the heart of UD's social sciences community.

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Kami Silk

Social Sciences | Communication

Chair of Communication
Rosenberg Professor of Communication

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Ste. 250, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Phone: (302) 831-7149

Email: kamisilk@udel.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers
James Angelini

Social Sciences | Communication

Associate Chair

Associate Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 233B, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: angelini@udel.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his
Carolyn White Bartoo

Social Sciences | Communication

Instructor, Public Relations

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 242, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: bartoo@udel.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Amy Bleakley

Social Sciences | Communication

Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 238, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: bleakley@udel.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Paul Brewer

Social Sciences | Communication

Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 241, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: prbrewer@udel.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his
Scott Caplan

Social Sciences | Communication

Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 235, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: caplan@udel.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his
John P. Crowley

Social Sciences | Communication

Associate Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 237, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: jpcrow@udel.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his
Morgan Ellithorpe

Social Sciences | Communication

Associate Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 246, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: mellitho@udel.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Andrew Gambino

Social Sciences | Communication

Assistant Professor

Office: University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 250, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: gambino@udel.edu
Chanda Gilmore

Social Sciences | Communication

Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication and Public Relations

Office: University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 250, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: cgilmore@udel.edu
Lindsay Hoffman

Social Sciences | Communication

Associate Professor

Office: University of Delaware, 111 Academy St, Suite 190A, Graham Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: lindsayh@udel.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Tracey Quigley Holden

Social Sciences | Communication

Associate Professor

Office: 248 Pearson Hall

Email: tqholden@udel.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Nancy Karibjanian

Social Sciences | Communication

Director and Instructor, Journalism

Office: University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716

Email: nancyk@udel.edu
Jennifer Lambe

Social Sciences | Communication

Associate Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 234, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: jlambe@udel.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Steven Mortenson

Social Sciences | Communication

Associate Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 247, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: rocket@udel.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his
Tara L. Smith

Social Sciences | Communication

Instructor and Director of M.A. in Strategic Communication Program

Office: University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 248, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: taralynn@udel.edu
Xi Tian

Social Sciences | Communication

Assistant Professor

Office: University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 247, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: xtian@udel.edu
Lydia Timmins

Social Sciences | Communication

Associate Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 244, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: lydiat@udel.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Dannagal G. Young

Social Sciences | Communication

Professor

University of Delaware, 125 Academy St, Rm. 240, Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716

Email: dgyoung@udel.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Adjunct Faculty

Name	E-mail Address	Title
Alyson Cook	aecook@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Michael Corey	mcorey@udel.edu	Adjunct Faculty
Jamie Farnsworth Finn	jffinn@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Tim Furlong	furlong@udel.edu	Adjunct Faculty
Keith Green	kagreen@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Jennifer Heinly	heinly@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Jeff Jackson	jeffj@udel.edu	Instructor, Public Relations
Shirley Johnson	svj@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Kevin Liedel	kliedel@udel.edu	Adjunct Faculty
Steve Momorella	smomo@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Scott Rappaport	scottrap@udel.edu	Adjunct Faculty
Greg Rossi	grossi@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Doug Rozman	drozman@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Joe Schulz	jgschulz@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Brian Southwell	bgs@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Jonathan Starkey	starkeyj@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Judith Weiner	weinerjl@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Christopher Wilson	ckwilson@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Kent Wissinger	kentwiss@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication
Bill Wohl	wohlwa@udel.edu	Instructor, M.A. in Strategic Communication

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Joint Faculty

Name	E-mail	Title
Erin Cassese, Ph.D.	ecassese@udel.edu	Professor, Political Science & International Relations
Jean-Phillipe Laurenceau, Ph.D.	jlaurenc@udel.edu	Unidel A. Gilchrist Sparks III Chair in the Social Sciences & Professor
Barbara Ley, Ph.D.	bley@udel.edu	Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies
Joanne Miller, Ph.D.	jomiller@udel.edu	Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science & International Relations
Timothy Shaffer, Ph.D.	tshaffer@udel.edu	Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., School of Public Policy & Administration
Danilo Yanich, Ph.D.	dyanich@udel.edu	Professor, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., School of Public Policy & Administration; Policy Scientist, Center for Community Research & Service

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Retired / Emeritus Faculty

Name	Title
Ralph J. Begleiter, M.S.	Professor Emeritus
John Courtright, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus
Juliet Dee, Ph.D.	Retired
Beth Haslett, Ph.D.	Professor Emerita
Charles Pavitt, Ph.D.	Professor Emeritus
Elizabeth Perse, Ph.D.	Professor Emerita
Nancy Signorielli, Ph.D.	Professor Emerita

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Departmental Staff

Name	Email	Title
Melissa Betau	mbetau@udel.edu 302-831-7771	Program Coordinator
Susan Donley-Bolner	sdonley@udel.edu 302-831-8041	Academic Program Coordinator
David Hannah	dhannah@udel.edu 302-831-8041	Business Administrator II
Juan "Carlos" Hervas	chervas@udel.edu 302-388-3200	Video Producer
Jessica Smith	jessmith@udel.edu 302-831-8041	Graduate Academic Program Coordinator

Graduate Student

Name	Email	Title
Michele Boehm	mboehm@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Alexis A. Caraccilo	acaracci@udel.edu	M.A. Student
Liam Cuddy	lmcuddy@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Sarah Cummings	stc@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Wyatt Dawson	wyattd@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Marie Devlin	mmvosika@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Ariella Dodyk	adodyk@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Tim Edwards	tsedward@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Drew Hanley	xhanley@udel.edu	M.A. Student
Avi Holtz	aholtz@udel.edu	M.A. Student
Ebuka Ifeanyichukwu	ebukai@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Gilbert Kipkoech Rotich	grotich@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Katelynn Kuijpers	katelk@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
K. (Brooke) Molokach	molokach@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Mackenzie Myer	mmyer@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Hira Nadeem	hnadeem@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Erin Oittinen	oittinen@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Mike Ottone	miottone@udel.edu	M.A. Student
Emily Pfender	epfender@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Huma Rasheed	huma@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Christian Reilly	cmreilly@udel.edu	M.A. Student
Litty Samuel	litty@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Aysha Siddika	asiddika@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Max Sierzenski	msierzen@udel.edu	M.A. Student
Robert Stise	rstise@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Dan Sweeney	dsween@udel.edu	M.A. Student
Nicole Travis	ntravis@udel.edu	M.A. Student
Claire Wanzer	cwanzer@udel.edu	Ph.D. Student
Kayla Wentzel	kwentzel@udel.edu	M.A. Student
Holly Wright	hjwright@udel.edu	M.A. Student