Mass Media and Communication Doctoral Program
MM&C Faculty
The MM&C faculty is an active community of publishing scholars who have a commitment to graduate study, and who, together, provide expertise across many aspects of communication.
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Nora Alter, Professor
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
20th-21st century cultural and visual studies, avant-garde film, european
film, critical theory, performance studies, women and gender studies, jewish
studies and sound studies
Undrahbuyan Baasanjav, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.,
Ohio University
social and political implications of the Internet, online gaming, gender theories in new media, and international communication with an emphasis on Mongolia and post-communist countries
Deborah Cai, Professor
Ph.D.,
Michigan State University
intercultural communication, persuasion, and negotiation and conflict management, with particular interest in international negotiation as a specific context of persuasive activity within organizations
debcai@temple.edu
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John Edward Campbell, Assistant Professor
Ph.D.,
University of Pennsylvania
Roderick Coover, Associate Professor
Ph.D.,
University of Chicago
philosophy and production of time-based media arts and their uses in the representation of culture
rcoover@temple.edu
Fabienne Darling-Wolf, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa
critical and cultural analysis, international communication with an emphasis on Japan, new media, gender studies
fdarling@temple.edu
http://astro.temple.edu/~fdarling
Jan Fernback, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Colorado
new media, cybercommunity, media institutions
fernback@temple.edu
Renee Hobbs, Professor
Ed.D., Harvard University
media literacy, media/technology in education, youth media production, children and media
reneeh@temple.edu
http://reneehobbs.org
Tom Jacobson, Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington
social change in developing nations, political participation, new information technologies
tlj@temple.edu
Carolyn Kitch, Professor
MM&C Director
Ph.D., Temple University
communication history, magazine industry, gender studies, American studies
ckitch@temple.edu
John Lent, Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa
international communication with an emphasis on Asia, comic art
jlent@temple.edu
Matthew Lombard, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Stanford University
psychological processing of media, (tele)presence
lombard@temple.edu
http://matthewlombard.com
Michael Maynard, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Rutgers University
advertising, international communication, text analysis
maynard@temple.edu
Andrew Mendelson, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri
visual communication, psychological processing of media, new media
amendels@temple.edu
Nancy Morris, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
international communication with an emphasis on Latin America, globalization, identity
nancy.morris@temple.edu
Patrick Murphy, Associate Professor
Ph.D.,
Ohio University
media and globalization with emphasis on Latin America, media and the environment, media ethnography
murphy.p@temple.edu
Priscilla Murphy, Professor
Ph.D., Brown University
public relations, social change, activism, crisis communication, risk and environmental communication, social networks, text mining
murphyp@temple.edu
Donnalyn Pompper, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Temple University
public relations, organizational communication, gender/ethnicity studies, environmental risk, social movements, critical/cultural analysis
dpompper@temple.edu
Hector Postigo, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
social movements and use of digital technologies, hacking culture,
video game culture and political economy of new media.
hrp97001@temple.edu
http://www.hectorpostigo.com
Cornelius B. Pratt, Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
international and intercultural communication, ethics, public relations, health communication
cbpratt@temple.edu
Michael Ryan, Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa
film studies, cultural studies
http://politicsandculture.conncoll.edu
mpryan@temple.edu
Timo Saari, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Tampere, Finland
psychological processing of media with an emphasis on mobile media, media-rich collaboration technologies, emotion in entertainment gaming
Other Graduate Faculty members in the School of Communications and Theater and throughout the University often teach and participate in the research supervision of MM&C doctoral students. Please consult the Temple University Graduate Bulletin for a complete faculty listing.
MM&C Staff
Denise Lannon
Administrative Coordinator - Graduate Office
Dolores Stanley
Administrative Coordinator - Graduate Office