Faculty and Staff Directory

This directory contains links to contact information for full-time faculty and staff of the College of Information and Communications.  Use the box below to do a quick search for a specific individual, program of study (information science, advertising, public relations, mass communications, journalism, broadcast, visual communications) or school: SLIS (School of Library and Information Science); SJMC (School of Journalism and Mass Communications.)

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Faculty/Staff	Name	Title	Secondary Title	Phone	Email	Keywords	Department
Staff	Acosta, Rachel M.	Academic Advisor		803-777-3311	acostar@mailbox.sc.edu	advisor, cic, student services
Staff	Arnold, Elaine	Senior Director of Development		803-777-6898	earnold@sc.edu	CCI, staff, development
Faculty	Arns, Jennifer Weil, Ph.D.	Associate Professor		803-777-2319	jarns@mailbox.sc.edu	SLIS,library	School of Library and Information Science
Staff	Bierbauer, Charles	Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus			bierbauer@sc.edu		School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Bowen, Shannon A., Ph.D.	Professor		803-777-3764	sbowen@sc.edu	sjmc, public relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Brannon, Greg	Instructor		803-777-9313	jgbranno@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, broadcast	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Brook, Nina	Instructor		803-576-6322	nmbrook@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Bullard, Lauren	Dean's Office Coordinator		803-777-4102	bullard5@mailbox.sc.edu	cic, staff
Faculty	Burns, Andy	Instructor		803-262-6016	burnssa4@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, broadcast	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Campbell, Kenneth, Ph.D.	Mass Communications Sequence Head	Associate Professor	803-777-3316	kcampbell@sc.edu	sjmc,mass communications	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Carter, Shirley Staples, Ph.D.	Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion	Professor	803-777-3324	sscarter@mailbox.sc.edu	cic ,public relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Cato, Camea	Graduate Student Services Manager		803-777-5166	catocam@mailbox.sc.edu	SJMC, student services, Ph.D., MMC, M.A. Graduate program	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Chappell-Fail, Jill	Senior Information Resource Consultant		803-777-1928	jillfail@sc.edu	cic, IT staff,
Faculty	Click, Carolyn	Instructor		803-777-2307	clickmc@mailbox.sc.edu	SJMC, journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Collins, Erik, Ph.D., J.D.	Interim Director of the Journalism School	Professor Emeritus	803-777-3310	erik.collins@sc.edu	SJMC	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Copeland, Clayton A., Ph.D.	Instructor		803-777-4311	copelan2@mailbox.sc.edu	slis,library	School of Library and Information Science
Staff	Corbo, Michael	SLIS Office and Communication Coordinator		803-777-3858	mcorbo@mailbox.sc.edu	slis, staff	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Covington, Randy David	Director of Special Projects	Director of Newsplex	803-777-5998	randy.covington@sc.edu	cic,newsplex,journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	D'Autel, Jens Pierre Eugene	Network Administrator		803-777-2750	pierred@sc.edu	cic,IT staff,	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Davis, Kelly	Instructor		803-777-3427	kellydavis@sc.edu	sjmc, pr, public relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Dennis, Leslie	Director of Scholastic Media Organizations		803-777-6146	dennislc@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc,scholastic organizations,sipa,scspa,cji	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Drewniany, Bonnie	Advertising Sequence Head	Professor	803-777-6093	drewniany@sc.edu	sjmc,advertising	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Farlowe, Art	Senior Academic Advisor		803-777-5168	afarlowe@mailbox.sc.edu	student services, cic	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Farrand, Scott	Senior Instructor		803-777-6422	farrand@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc,visual communications, viscom	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Fisher, Doug	Senior Instructor		803-777-3315	dfisher@sc.edu	sjmc,journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne, Ph.D.	Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor		803-777-4614	fitzpatm@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, mass communications	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Fort, Valerie Byrd	Instructor	Coordinator, Cocky's Reading Express	803-777-1730	valbyrd@mailbox.sc.edu	slis, cre	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Freeburg, Darin, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-0446	darinf@mailbox.sc.edu	slis,information science	School of Library and Information Science
Staff	Friedman, Rebekah	Communications Manager		803-576-7270	rebekahb@mailbox.sc.edu	cic, communications
Faculty	Gavigan, Karen W., Ph.D.	Professor		803-777-1676	kgavigan@mailbox.sc.edu	slis,school library	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Grant, August (Augie) E., Ph.D.	J. Rion McKissick Professor of Journalism	Director, Center for Teaching Excellence	803-777-4464	augie@sc.edu	sjmc,journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Green, Lucy Santos, Ed.D.	Associate Professor		803-777-2381	lgreen2@mailbox.sc.edu	slis	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Grigg, Ernie	Instructor	Faculty Advisor, The Carolina Agency	803-777-5479	egrigg@mailbox.sc.edu	SJMC, public relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Habib, Sabrina H., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-576-6746	shabib@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, vis com, visual communications	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Hall, Patty A.	Webmaster		803-777-6931	phall@sc.edu	cic, IT
Staff	Hartnett, Elizabeth J., Ph.D.	Program Coordinator, South Carolina Center for Community Literacy		803-777-9714	lizjh@sc.edu	SCCCBL, SLIS	School of Library and Information Science
Staff	Hogg, Britt	Greenhouse Studio Operation Manager	Digital Sign Content Administrator	803-777-3248	bhogg@mailbox.sc.edu	SJMC, IT	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Holmes, Cecile S.	Associate Professor		803-777-5913	cholmes@sc.edu	sjmc,journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Hull, Kevin, Ph.D.	Journalism Sequence Head	Assistant Professor	803-777-4746	khull@mailbox.sc.edu	journalism, broadcast, sjmc	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	James, Rushondra J.	Assistant Dean for Student Services		803-777-7066	jamesrj@mailbox.sc.edu	student services, cic
Faculty	Jang, S. Mo, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-3321	jangsm@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc,journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Jenkins, Marne B.	Administrative Coordinator		803-777-3244	marnej@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, staff	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Jun, Jungmi, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-576-5982	junj@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Karami, Amir, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-0197	karami@mailbox.sc.edu	slis,information science	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Kawooya, Dick, Ph.D.	Interim Director	Associate Professor	803-777-4949	kawooya@sc.edu	slis,bsis,information science	School of Library and Information Science
Staff	Keeling, Sarah, Ph.D.	Student Services Manager	Adjunct Faculty	803-777-0270	skeeling@sc.edu	SLIS, Graduate	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Kenney, Keith R., Ph.D.	Associate Professor		803-777-3302	kkenney@sc.edu	sjmc,visual communications,viscom	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Kim, Sei-Hill, Ph.D.	Associate Director for Graduate Studies and Research	Eleanor M. & R. Frank Mundy Professor	803-777-7037	kim96@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc,public relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Kitzie, Vanessa Lynn, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-1136	kitzie@mailbox.sc.edu	slis, faculty,	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Kornegay, Van	Visual Communications Sequence Head	Associate Professor	803-777-6147	kornegay@sc.edu	sjmc,viscom,visual communications	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Kotti, Laura	Student Services Program Coordinator		803-777-3887	kotti@mailbox.sc.edu	slis, student services, graduate	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	LaRoche, Michelle	Baldwin Business and Financial Chair in Journalism		803-576-5941	mlaroche@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Lankes, R. David, Ph.D.	Director, School of Library and Information Science	Associate Dean, College of Information and Communications	803-777-3858	rdlankes@mailbox.sc.edu	slis, director, administration	Library and Information Science
Staff	Leigh, Brytnee	Assistant Dean for Administration and Finance		803-777-5066	bleigh@sc.edu	cic, finance
Faculty	Lewis, Elise C., Ph.D.	Instructor		803-777-4688	elewis@sc.edu	slis,information science	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Mallia, Karen L.	Associate Professor	CreateAthon@USC Coordinator	803-777-1154	kmallia@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc,advertising	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Maye, Carmen, J.D., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-3301	cmaye@sc.edu	sjmc,advertising	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	McGill, Denise Ann	Associate Professor		803-777-8707	mcgilld@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc,viscom, visual communications	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	McKeever, Brooke Weberling, Ph.D.	Master of Mass Communication Coordinator	Associate Professor	803-777-2050	brookew@sc.edu	sjmc,public relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	McKeever, Robert, Ph.D.	Associate Professor		803-777-1155	robert.mckeever@sc.edu	sjmc,public relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Metcalf, Kevin	First-Year Academic Advisor		803-777-0333	kevin@sc.edu	cic, advisor, student services
Faculty	Mohammadi, Ehsan, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-2324	ehsan2@mailbox.sc.edu	slis	School of Library and Information Science
Staff	Moody, Elexus Laporshia	Administrative Assistant		803-777-6549	elmoody@email.sc.edu	SJMC, staff	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Moorer, Terri S.	Contracts and Grants Administrator	Special Projects Program Coordinator	803-777-4663	moorert@mailbox.sc.edu	cic
Faculty	Mortensen, Tara Marie, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-3762	taram@sc.edu	sjmc,viscom, visual communications	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Moscowitz, David, Ph.D.	Instructor			moscowit@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Moscowitz, Leigh, Ph.D.	Public Relations Sequence Head	Associate Professor	803-777-4417	moscowil@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, public relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Mudunuri, Shirisha	Career Services Manager		803-777-3347	mudunuri@mailbox.sc.edu	cic
Faculty	Overton, Holly, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-5238	overton@sc.edu	SJMC, Public Relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Pardun, Carol J., Ph.D.	Professor		803-777-9572	pardunc@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc,advertising	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Park, Kaitlyn	Manager, Social Media Insights Lab		803-331-0236	parkkm@mailbox.sc.edu	cic, staff, communications development
Faculty	Pellizzaro, Kirstin	Instructor		803-576-5914	kirstinp@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Penka, Jeffrey	Instructor		803-777-0207	penka@mailbox.sc.edu	SLIS	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Peterson, Rick	Senior Instructor		803-777-5203	rspeter@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc,broadcast journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Portney, Charles	Manager of Student Recruitment		803-777-5067	portnecl@mailbox.sc.edu	staff, cic
Faculty	Rathbun-Grubb, Susan R., Ph.D.	Associate Professor		803-777-0485	srathbun@mailbox.sc.edu	slis	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Reichert, Tom, Ph.D.	Dean		803-777-4105	reichert@sc.edu	CIC, administration, dean
Faculty	Robinson, Eric P., J.D., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-9290	erobinso@mailbox.sc.edu	SJMC, Journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Rolli, Rachel Nichole	Executive Assistant to the Dean	Human Resources Manager	803-777-4105	rhansfor@mailbox.sc.edu	cic	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Rosser, Dora Gale	First-Year Academic Advisor		803-777-4028	rosserd@mailbox.sc.edu	cic, student services, advisor, advising
Staff	Salter, Jeff	Information Resource Consultant II		803-777-3185	jcsalter@sc.edu	cic, IT
Staff	Shelek, Christine	Executive Director, South Carolina Center for Community Literacy		803-777-1339	christineshelek@sc.edu	slis,scccbl	School of Library and Information Science
Staff	Singletary, Chinell S.	Academic Advisor		803-777-2818	single63@mailbox.sc.edu	cic, student services, advisor
Faculty	Sisk, Lisabeth (Lisa) D.	Senior Instructor			lisasisk@sc.edu	sjmc,public relations	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Smith, Laura K., Ph.D.	Hearst Lecturer of Journalism		803-777-5232	lksmith@sc.edu	broadcast, sjmc	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Spiering, Jenna, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-2298	spiering@mailbox.sc.edu	slis	School of Library and Information Science
Staff	Stewart, Daniel M., III	Manager of Technical Services	Broadcast Engineer	803-777-8410	stewa263@mailbox.sc.edu	staff, sjmc, IT	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Stoehr, Madonna L.	Program Coordinator for Distributed Learning		803-777-8068	mstoehr@mailbox.sc.edu	slis,information science	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Tanner, Andrea, Ph.D.	Professor	Associate Dean, South Carolina Honors College	803-576-5633	atanner@sc.edu	sjmc,broadcast journalism,director	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Terry, Karson G.	Alumni and Donor Relations Manager		803-777-7118	kgterry@mailbox.sc.edu	cic, staff, development
Faculty	Thompson, Kim M., Ph.D.	Associate Professor		803-777-0224	kthompso@mailbox.sc.edu	slis	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Tu-Keefner, Feili, Ph.D.	Associate Professor		803-777-1026	feilitu@sc.edu	slis	School of Library and Information Science
Staff	Wallace, Debi	Student Services Administrative Assistant		803-777-0068	wallacdc@mailbox.sc.edu	cic,student services
Staff	Watson, Shana	Student Services Program Coordinator		803-777-8750	watsoncs@mailbox.sc.edu	slis, student services, graduate	School of Library and Information Science
Faculty	Wei, Ran, Ph.D.	Gonzales Brothers Professor of Journalism	Editor-in-Chief, Mass Communication & Society	803-777-5762	wei2@sc.edu	sjmc, mass communications	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Weintraub, David	Senior Instructor		803-777-3314	weintraub@sc.edu	sjmc,viscom,visual communications	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Wen, Taylor, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-3312	jwen2@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, advertising,	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Wiggins, Ernest L.	Associate Professor		803-777-3325	wigginel@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc,journalism	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Williams, Jeffrey S., MFA	Instructor		803-777-6827	jeffwill@mailbox.sc.edu	advertising, SJMC	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty	Wu, Linwan, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor		803-777-0771	linwanwu@mailbox.sc.edu	sjmc, advertising	School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Staff	Zeigler, Lewis	Information Resources Consultant		803-777-6496	lzeigler@sc.edu	cic, IT