Faculty Directory

Marc
J.
Ambinder
Adjunct Instructor
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Digital Media, Ethics, Global, History, Leadership, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Technology and Innovation
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Kasia
Anderson
Adjunct Instructor
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Entertainment, Media Literacy, Politics, Popular Culture
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA)
Communication
Journalism

Jonathan
D.
Aronson
Professor of Communication
Jonathan Aronson, professor of international communication and international relations, focuses on international policy and regulation issues.
Arts and Culture, Business, Global, Leadership, Organizations and Networks, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Global Communication (MA), Communication (PhD)
Communication

Annelise
Bamberg
Adjunct Instructor
Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

Susy
Garciasalas
Barkley
Adjunct Instructor
Entertainment, Ethics, Organizations and Networks
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Matthew
Belloni
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Business, Digital Media, Entertainment
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Clarissa
S.
Beyah
Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
Clarissa Beyah is a communications executive, educator and nonprofit founder with more than 25 years of global experience leading communication organizations at some of the world’s largest companies.
Arts and Culture, Business, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Global, Health, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Media Literacy, Organizations and Networks
Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Communication
Journalism

Peggy
Bustamante
Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
A longtime journalist and web developer, Peggy Bustamante teaches creative professionals to code, empowering them to push the boundaries of innovative storytelling in the digital sphere.
Data and Coding, Digital Media, Technology and Innovation
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

Rook
Campbell
Lecturer of Communication
Advertising, Global, Marketing, Policy and Law, Politics, Sports
Communication (BA), Public Diplomacy (MPD)
Communication

Christina
J.
Campodonico
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Los Angeles, Popular Culture
Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

Laura
Castañeda
Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
Throughout her distinguished career as a journalist, educator and scholar, Laura Castañeda has centered her writing, teaching and research on issues of diversity — particularly the Latino experience — and the pedagogy of journalism.
Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Gender and Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Sara
Catania
Adjunct Instructor
Digital Media, Leadership, Management, Media Literacy
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Megan
Chao
Adjunct Instructor
Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Health, Organizations and Networks, Science, Technology and Innovation
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Michael
I.
Chavez Booth
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Popular Culture, Sports
Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Melanie
Cherry
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Marketing, Race and Ethnicity
Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Dana
Chinn
Lecturer of Journalism
Dana Chinn has pioneered interdisciplinary analytic approaches throughout her varied career in the media industry and academia, but most enjoys making math and data accessible to numbers-phobic students and journalists.
Business, Data and Coding, Digital Media, Management
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Peter
Clarke
Professor of Communication
An experienced academic administrator, Peter Clarke focuses his research and social action on communication that improves health, including creating and evaluating both traditional and digital media.
Health, Politics
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Communication (PhD)
Communication

Theresa
Corigliano
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Management
Public Relations (BA)
Public Relations

Geoffrey
Cowan
University Professor
Geoffrey Cowan is a lawyer, academic administrator, government official, best-selling author, distinguished professor, nonprofit executive, and Emmy Award-winning producer.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Education, Entertainment, Ethics, Leadership, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA), Public Relations (BA), Specialized Journalism (MA)
Communication
Journalism
Public Relations

Nicholas
Anthony
Cuccia
Adjunct Instructor
Journalism (BA), Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Journalism
Public Relations

Nicholas
J.
Cull
Professor of Communication
A pioneer scholar and educator in the field of public diplomacy, Nick Cull is a historian of the role of mass communication in foreign policy.
History, Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy
Communication (BA), Public Diplomacy (MPD), Communication (PhD)
Public Relations

Jenn
de la Fuente
Adjunct Instructor
Data and Coding, Digital Media, Sports, Technology and Innovation
Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Clayton
Dube
Director, USC U.S.-China Institute
Clayton Dube leads the USC U.S.-China Institute, which focuses on the multidimensional and evolving U.S.-China relationship.
Business, Education, Global, History, Politics, Public Diplomacy
Communication (BA)
Communication

Les
Dunseith
Adjunct Instructor
Business, Digital Media, Education, Ethics, History, Leadership, Los Angeles, Management, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Technology and Innovation
Journalism (BA), Public Relations (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Journalism
Public Relations

Summer
Dunsmore
Adjunct Instructor
Journalism (BA), Public Relations (BA)
Journalism
Public Relations

Daniel
T.
Durbin
Clinical Professor of Communication
Founder and director of the USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society and creator of the African-American Experience in Major League Baseball research program, Daniel Durbin examines the meaning of sport as a rhetorical process.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, History, Los Angeles, Popular Culture, Sports
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Justin
Edwards
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Entertainment, Gaming, Media Literacy, Popular Culture
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA)
Communication
Journalism

Susan
H.
Evans
Research Scientist
Susan Evans is an award-winning creator of media for improving public health. Her works have focused on better nutrition for low-income people, coping with cancer treatment side-effects, and other conditions.
Health
Communication (BA)
Communication

Laurel
Felt
Part-Time Lecturer of Communication
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Heather
John
Fogarty
Adjunct Instructor
Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Popular Culture
Journalism (BA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

Robeson
Taj
Frazier
Associate Professor of Communication
Robeson Taj Frazier explores Black and Afro-diasporic political cultures, popular cultures and intellectual histories, with an emphasis on cross-cultural contact, media and art.
Arts and Culture, Global, History, Los Angeles, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD)
Communication

Henry
Fuhrmann
Adjunct Instructor
Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethics
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Susan
P.
Gavigan
Adjunct Instructor
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Business, Ethics, Leadership, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics
Journalism (BA), Public Relations (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism
Public Relations

Carlos
Gustavo
Godoy
Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication
A former consultant for the National Academy of Sciences on health policy issues affecting LGBT populations, Carlos Godoy is an expert on evidence-based argumentation and advocacy strategies designed to improve the lives of underrepresented groups.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Diversity and Inclusion, Health, Policy and Law, Politics
Communication (BA)
Communication

Lauren
Lamkin
Grancio
Adjunct Instructor
Business, Los Angeles, Marketing, Sports
Public Relations (BA)
Public Relations

Ron
Grover
Adjunct Instructor
Business, Entertainment
Journalism (BA), Public Relations (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism
Public Relations

Andrea
B.
Hollingshead
Professor of Communication
As a leading group communication scholar, Andrea Hollingshead studies the connections between group communication, performance, and wellbeing in work, interpersonal and online settings.
Leadership, Organizations and Networks
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Global Communication (MA), Communication (PhD)
Communication

Kevin
Hung
Adjunct Instructor
Advertising, Business, Digital Media, Entertainment, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Technology and Innovation
Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Journalism

Laura
Min
Jackson
Adjunct Instructor
Ethics
Public Relations (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Kate
Flynn
Jacobs
Adjunct Instructor
Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Shirley
Jahad
Adjunct Instructor
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA)
Journalism

Stephen
Jones
Adjunct Instructor
Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Gabriel
Kahn
Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
Gabriel Kahn studies the disruption and evolution of the news industry and works on data-driven projects that promote innovation in the profession of journalism.
Business, Data and Coding, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Technology and Innovation
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA)
Journalism

Martin
Kaplan
Research Professor of Communication and Journalism, Norman Lear Chair in Entertainment, Media and Society
His wide-ranging experience in politics, journalism, entertainment and academia led Marty Kaplan to found the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, which has been studying and shaping the difference media makes for more than 20 years.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Entertainment, Ethics, Health, Media Literacy, Politics, Popular Culture, Science
Communication
Journalism

Claudia
L.
Keith
Adjunct Instructor
Education, Leadership, Management
Public Relations (BA)
Public Relations

Tom
Kemper
Adjunct Lecturer
Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Popular Culture
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Sean
Kennedy
Lecturer of Communication Studies
Sean directs the Trojan Debate Squad and researches rhetorics of economics and technological innovation.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Entrepreneurship, Policy and Law, Politics, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA)
Communication

Matthew
Lait
Adjunct Instructor
Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

May
Lee
Adjunct Instructor
Digital Media, Entertainment, Global, Los Angeles, Race and Ethnicity
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

Edward
Lifson
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Los Angeles
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

Allan
J.
Lopez
Adjunct Instructor
Diversity and Inclusion, Los Angeles, Race and Ethnicity
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Pat
Maio
Adjunct Instructor
Business
Journalism (BA), Public Relations (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism
Public Relations

Susanne
S.
Manheimer
Adjunct Instructor
Advertising, Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Leadership, Marketing
Communication (BA), Public Relations (BA)
Communication
Public Relations

Cynthia
A.
Martinez
Instructor of Communication
Business, Education, Leadership, Management, Organizations and Networks
Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Julia
M.
Matthews
Instructor of Communication
Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership, Management
Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

David
Measer
Adjunct Instructor
Advertising, Technology and Innovation
Public Relations (BA)
Public Relations

David
Medzerian
Adjunct Instructor
Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

Peter
Monge
Professor Emeritus of Communication; Professor Emeritus of Management and Organization
Peter Monge’s scholarship and teaching focus on organizational communication, social networks and quantitative research methods, especially as these social and global phenomena are enlightened by ecological and evolutionary theories.
Organizations and Networks
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG), Global Communication (MA), Communication (PhD)
Communication

Cindy
Mori
Adjunct Instructor
Entertainment, Management, Popular Culture, Sports
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Nick
Morr
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Digital Media, Entertainment, Media Literacy
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Zahra
A.
Nealy
Adjunct Instructor
Health
Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Tien
Nguyen
Adjunct Instructor
Los Angeles, Popular Culture
Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

A. Michael
Noll
Professor Emeritus of Communication
A. Michael Noll served as dean of USC Annenberg from 1992 to 1994 and was a very early pioneer in digital computer art, 3D animation and tactile communication.
Arts and Culture, Business, Computation and Informatics, Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, History, Management, Marketing, Policy and Law, Science, Technology and Innovation
Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Ashley
Owen
Adjunct Instructor
Advertising, Leadership, Management, Marketing
Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Paula
Patnoe Woodley
Part-Time Lecturer of Communication
Advertising, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Health, Leadership, Marketing
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Adam
G.
Perez
Adjunct Instructor
Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Gender and Sexuality, Los Angeles, Race and Ethnicity
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Jennifer
A.
Petersen
Associate Professor of Communication
Gender and Sexuality, History, Policy and Law, Politics, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD)
Communication
Jillian
K.
Pierson
Clinical Associate Professor
Jillian Pierson’s primary focus is teaching undergraduate courses in the social science side of communication, with special attention to cultural issues.
Business, Diversity and Inclusion, Gender and Sexuality, Organizations and Networks, Race and Ethnicity
Communication (BA)
Communication

Ben
Poston
Adjunct Instructor
Data and Coding, Los Angeles, Policy and Law
Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Adam
Clayton
Powell III
Senior Fellow
Adam Clayton Powell III has more than 50 years of experience in journalism and technology, including news manager at CBS News; VP of news at NPR; director of the IMSC NSF Engineering Research Center; executive producer for Quincy Jones; and vice provost of global at USC.
Arts and Culture, Business, Computation and Informatics, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Global, Management, Politics, Public Diplomacy, Race and Ethnicity, Science, Technology and Innovation
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Elisabeth
Raff
Adjunct Instructor
Business, Digital Media, Media Literacy
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Ezekiel
R.
Reed
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Los Angeles, Politics, Technology and Innovation
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Graham
Robertson
Adjunct Instructor
Digital Media, Los Angeles
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Darryl
Ryan
Adjunct Instructor
Business, Management, Marketing, Politics
Public Relations (BA)
Public Relations

Daniel
Schnur
Adjunct Instructor
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Ethics, Leadership, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Politics
Public Relations (BA)
Public Relations

Paolo
Sigismondi
Clinical Professor of Communication
Combining theoretical frameworks in communication, economics and management with an international media industry background as an executive, Paolo Sigismondi explores diverse facets of the field of global media communication and entertainment.
Business, Digital Media, Entertainment, Global, Management, Marketing
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Sarah
A.
Springer
Adjunct Instructor
Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Race and Ethnicity
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Gordon
Stables
Clinical Professor of Communication and Journalism
Trained as a rhetorical and argumentation scholar, Gordon Stables is an experienced academic administrator with ongoing research and teaching interests at the intersection of of journalism, political communication, public discourse and debate.
Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Media Literacy, Policy and Law, Politics, Public Diplomacy
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA), Public Relations (BA), Public Diplomacy (MPD), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Communication
Journalism

David
Stamper
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Business, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management
Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Nan
Sumski
Adjunct Instructor
Advertising, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
Public Relations (BA)
Public Relations

Lisa
Cracchiolo
Tush
Adjunct Instructor
Education
Public Relations (BA), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication
Public Relations

Marlon
Twyman II
Assistant Professor of Communication
An expert on social networks, teams and digital collaboration, Twyman merges diverse perspectives gained from training in the social sciences and STEM to understand how people communicate and engage with technology.
Computation and Informatics, Organizations and Networks, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD)
Communication

Simon
Uwins
Adjunct Lecturer
Advertising, Business, Management, Marketing
Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Jay
Wang
Associate Professor of Journalism
A scholar and consultant in the fields of strategic communication and public diplomacy, Jian (Jay) Wang is director of the Center on Public Diplomacy and an associate professor at USC Annenberg.
Management, Marketing, Public Diplomacy
Public Relations (BA), Public Diplomacy (MPD), Public Relations and Advertising (MA), Communication (PhD)
Communication
Public Relations

Susan
Resnick
West
Adjunct Lecturer, Retired Clinical Professor
Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, Global, Leadership, Management
Communication Management (MCG), Global Communication (MA), Communication (PhD)
Communication

Diane
Winston
Associate Professor of Journalism
Diane Winston is a national authority on religion and the media as both a journalist and a scholar. Her expertise includes religion, politics and the news media as well as religion and the entertainment media.
Arts and Culture, Global, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Religion
Communication (BA), Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Public Diplomacy (MPD), Specialized Journalism (MA), Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Communication
Journalism

Michael
Wissot
Adjunct Lecturer
Advertising, Argumentation, Advocacy and Rhetoric, Business, Digital Media, Education, Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Global, Health, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Organizations and Networks, Policy and Law, Politics, Public Diplomacy, Sports, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA)
Communication

Jose
Zavala
Adjunct Instructor
Arts and Culture, Entertainment
Public Relations (BA)
Public Relations

Alan Abrahamson
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Specialized Journalism (MA), Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Mike Ananny
Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Journalism (BA)
Communication
Journalism

Sasha Anawalt
Professor of Professional Practice; Director of Specialized Journalism, the Arts
Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (MA)
Journalism

Robert Banks
Clinical Associate Professor of Communication
Communication (BA), Public Diplomacy (MPD)
Communication

Manuel Castells
University Professor and the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Global Communication (MA)
Communication

Bill Celis
Associate Professor
Specialized Journalism (MA), Journalism (MS), Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Michael Cody
Professor of Communication
Communication (PhD), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Christina Dunbar-Hester
Associate Professor of Communication
Computation and Informatics, Digital Media, Gender and Sexuality, History, Science, Technology and Innovation
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD)
Communication

Jeff Fellenzer
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Jennifer Floto
Professor of Professional Practice; Director of Undergraduate Public Relations Studies
Public Relations (BA), Public Relations and Advertising (MA)
Public Relations

Vince Gonzales
Professor of Professional Practice; Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Associate Director for Journalism Graduate Programs
Journalism (MS)
Journalism

G. Thomas Goodnight
Professor of Communication
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Public Diplomacy (MPD)
Communication

Jerrold D. Green
Research Professor of Communication, Business, and International Relations
Communication

Rebecca Haggerty
Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Director of Undergraduate Journalism Studies
Journalism (BA)
Journalism

Colleen Keough
Clinical Professor of Communication
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Doe Mayer
Professor; Mary Pickford Chair, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Alan Mittelstaedt
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Sheila Murphy
Professor of Communication
Communication (PhD), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Patricia Riley
Associate Professor of Communication; Director, Global Communication Master's Degree Program
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Global Communication (MA)
Communication

Joe Saltzman
Professor of Journalism and Communication
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Entertainment, Ethics, Gender and Sexuality, Health, History, Los Angeles, Media Literacy, Popular Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice, Social Media, Sports
Journalism (MS)
Journalism

Mark Schoofs
Visiting Professor of Journalism
Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), Specialized Journalism (MA)
Journalism

Philip Seib
Professor of Journalism
Journalism (BA), Public Diplomacy (MPD)
Communication
Journalism

Brad Shipley
Clinical Associate Professor of Communication
Communication (BA), Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Pamela Starr
Associate Professor (Teaching) of International Relations
Public Diplomacy (MPD)
Communication

Cristina Mejia Visperas
Assistant Professor of Communication
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD)
Communication

Rebecca Weintraub
Clinical Professor of Communication; Director, Master of Communication Management Program
Communication Management (MCG)
Communication

Ernest J. Wilson III
Professor of Communication and Political Science; Former USC Annenberg Dean; Founder, Center for Third Space Thinking
Communication (BA), Communication (PhD), Public Diplomacy (MPD)
Communication