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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

FACULTY AND STAFF

Meet Our Faculty

Thomas B. Ksiazek, Ph.D.
Professor
Department Chair
(610) 519-8944
Amy K. Way, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
CoSMIC Program Coordinator
(610) 519-3591
Derek Arnold, M.A.
Senior Instructor
Faculty Advisor, Office of Undergraduate Students
(610) 519-5163
Jared Bishop
(610) 519-5245
Sheryl Perlmutter Bowen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Faculty Director, Program in Intergroup Relations (IGR)
(610) 519-6172
Gordon Coonfield, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(610) 519-7754
William L. Cowen, IV, EdD
Teaching Professor
Public Relations and Advertising Specialization Coordinator
Villanova Communication Alumni Network Founder
Villanova at the Agency Faculty Director
(610) 519-7921
Hezekiah L. Lewis III, M.F.A.
Associate Professor
Director, Waterhouse Family Institute for the Study of Communication and Society
(610) 519-5569
Susan Mackey-Kallis, PhD
Professor
Fulbright Scholar 2016; ACE Fellow 2012-2013
(610) 519-7460
Dron M. Mandhana, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Area Coordinator, Organizational Communication
(610) 519-7923
Billie Murray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Assistant Director for Academics, Center for Peace and Justice Education
(610) 519-7898
Teresa A. Nance, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Chief Diversity Officer; Professor
(610) 519-4077
John A. O'Leary, Ph.D.
Teaching Professor
(610) 519-4454
Ashley Pattwell, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor
Heidi M. Rose, Ph.D.
Professor, Performance Studies
ASL Area Coordinator
(610) 519-6939
Evan Mitchell Schares, PhD.
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Performance Studies Area
(610) 519-4895
Raka Shome, Ph.D.
Elected Fellow, International Communication Association

Distinguished Scholar, National Communication Association

Harron Family Endowed Chair of Communication
Allyson Volinsky Levin, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor
Qi Schlupp, PhD
Professor
Area Coordinator, Interpersonal Communication
(610) 519-4439
Juanita Weaver, M.A.
Senior Instructor
Coordinator, Department Internship Programs
(610) 519-4794
Emory H. Woodard, IV, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate Studies in Liberal Arts & Sciences
Chair, Institutional Review Board
Associate Professor in Communication
(610) 519-7093
Jie Xu, Ph.D.
Professor
(610) 519-5882

Meet Our Staff

Laura Capriotti
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
(610) 519-7488
Loretta Chiaverini
Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate Program
(610) 519-4750

Chair

Tom Ksiazek, PhD

Professor

610-519-8944

Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Laura Capriotti

Garey Hall, Room 111

610-519-7488

Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate Program 

Loretta Chiaverini

Garey Hall, Room 28

610-519-4750

Administrative Assistant, Graduate Program

Kelly Doyle 

Garey Hall, Room 28

610-519-6434