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Communications Faculty and Staff

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Kevin M. Moist, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communications
Coordinator, Communications Program
[email protected]
814-949-5779
Eiche Library, 152
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Robert C. Trumpbour, Ph.D.

Professor, Communications
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814-949-5769
Eiche Library, 146
James H. Albanese

James H. Albanese

Part-time Instructor, Communications
[email protected]
814-949-5207
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Gary Baranec

Part-time Instructor, Communications
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814-949-5000
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Patrick Breslin

Part-time Instructor, Communication Arts and Sciences
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J. Louis Campbell, III, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences
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814-949-5370
Penn Building, 212B
Rachel Foose

Rachel S. Foose

Part-time Instructor, Communication Arts and Science and Religious Studies
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814-949-5258
Hawthorn Building, 103
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Wendy M. Fox

Faculty and Program Assistant, Business, Communications, and Information Sciences and Technology
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814-949-5742
Aaron Building, 2nd Floor
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Lucy Harlow

Part-time Instructor, Communications
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Amber M. Heaton

Adjunct Instructor, Communication Arts and Sciences
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Stef Davis Kempton

Stefanie Davis Kempton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Communications
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814-949-5446
Eiche Library, 145
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Linda L. Lang

Part-time Instructor, Communication Arts and Sciences
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814-949-5258
Hawthorn Building, 103
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Shaheed N. Mohammed, Ph.D.

Professor, Communications
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814-940-3325
Eiche Library, 151
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Margaret Moses

Part-time Instructor, Communications
[email protected]
814-867-1524
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Elizabeth M. Seymour, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor, Anthropology, Communications, History, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Coordinator, Study Away
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814-949-5335
Eiche Library, 125E
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Brian Shoenfelt

Part-time Instructor, Communications
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814-949-5258
Hawthorn Building, 103
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Jim Westrick

Part-time Instructor, Communications
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William White, Ph.D.

Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences
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814-949-5689
Jerry Zolten

J. Jerome Zolten, Ph.D.

Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences and Integrative Arts
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814-949-5113
Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts, 134

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  • To GET AHEAD for those students ready to take the next steps in their education.
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See Also

  • LiveWire: Online Multimedia Magazine
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  • Division of Arts and Humanities
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