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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

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

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

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
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
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