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Dr. Aje-Ori Agbese
Associate Professor
Regent's Outstanding Teaching Fellow
CODESRIA Mentor for African Ph.D. Candidates
Office: ELABS 147
Phone: 956-665-2543
ajeori.agbese@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Journalism - news,feature reporting, writing and editing
• Women and mass media
• Intercultural/international communication
• Development communication
• International relations
• African history and politics
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Dr. Aje-Ori Agbese
Associate Professor
Pulse Magazine advisor
ajeori.agbese@utrgv.edu
ELABS 147
Phone: 956-665-2543
Lisa Casarez
Lecturer I
Office: ELABS 150
Phone: (956)-665-5313
lisa.casarez@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
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Lisa Casarez
Lecturer I
lisa.casarez@utrgv.edu
ELABS 150
Phone: (956)-665-5313
Alyssa Cerroni
Lecturer III
Office: ELANS 171A
Phone: (956) 665-8770
alyssa.cerroni@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Health Communication
• Instructional Communication
• Online Learning
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Alyssa Cerroni
Lecturer III
alyssa.cerroni@utrgv.edu
ELANS 171A
Phone: (956) 665-8770
Dr. Yanrong Chang
Professor
Office: ELABS 151
Phone: (956) 665-7205
yanrong.chang@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Intercultural communication
• Chinese culture and communication
• Persuasion
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Dr. Yanrong Chang
Professor
yanrong.chang@utrgv.edu
ELABS 151
Phone: (956) 665-7205
Dr. Wan-Lin Chang
Assistant Professor
Basic Course Director
Office: ELABS 156
Phone: 956-665-2338
wanlin.chang@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Health Communication
• Instructional Communication
• Intercultural Communication
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Dr. Wan-Lin Chang
Assistant Professor
wanlin.chang@utrgv.edu
ELABS 156
Phone: 956-665-2338
Dr. Louis Falk
Professor
Online Instructor of the Year, 2018
Office: BMAIN 1.210C
Phone: (956) 882-8977
louis.falk@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Advertising and Public Relations
• Marketing
• Communication Theory
• Online Learning
• Communication Technology
• Information Technology
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Dr. Louis Falk
Professor
louis.falk@utrgv.edu
BMAIN 1.210C
Phone: (956) 882-8977
Dr. Juliet Garcia
Professor
Office: BMAIN 2.214
Phone: (956) 882-8297
juliet.garcia@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Language
• Leadership
• Latinas
• Advocacy
• Higher Education Leadership
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Dr. Juliet Garcia
Professor
juliet.garcia@utrgv.edu
BMAIN 2.214
Phone: (956) 882-8297
Eric Garza
Lecturer
eric.garza01@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Communication Studies
• Social Media
• Communication Education
• Health Communication
• Creative Writing
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Eric Garza
Lecturer
eric.garza01@utrgv.edu
Joel Garza
Lecturer I
Office: ELABS 171A
Phone: (956) 665-8770
joel.a.garza04@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Organizational Communication
• Instructional Communication
• General Communication Studies
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Joel Garza
Lecturer I
joel.a.garza04@utrgv.edu
ELABS 171A
Phone: (956) 665-8770
Michell Godinez
Lecturer II
The Rider, student newspaper advisor
Office: ELABS 171
Phone: (956) 665-7076
michell.godinez@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Advertising
• Public Relations
• Marketing
• Print Reporting
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Michell Godinez
Lecturer II
michell.godinez@utrgv.edu
ELABS 171
Phone: (956) 665-7076
David Hinojosa
Lecturer I
Core coordinator of assessment for COMM 1315
Office: BMAIN 1.210J
Phone: (956) 882-7819
david.hinojosa@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Advertising
• Public Relations
• Public Speaking
• Business Communication
• Group Communication
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David Hinojosa
Lecturer I
david.hinojosa@utrgv.edu
BMAIN 1.210J
Phone: (956) 882-7819
Dr. Soo Yun Kim
Assistant Professor
Office: ELABS 149
Phone: (956) 665-2542
sooyun.kim@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Health, Science, and Environmental Communication
• Politicization of Science
• Publics in conspiratorial thinking and Rejection of Science
• Media, Society, and Public Opinion
• News and Information Behavior on Cross-Platforms
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Dr. Soo Yun Kim
Assistant Professor
sooyun.kim@utrgv.edu
ELABS 149
Phone: (956) 665-2542
Dr. Jennifer Lemanski
Professor/Department Chair
Office: ELABS 165
Phone: (956) 665-3583
jennifer.lemanski@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Brands
• Advertising
• Consumers
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Dr. Jennifer Lemanski
Professor/Department Chair
jennifer.lemanski@utrgv.edu
ELABS 165
Phone: (956) 665-3583
Dr. Young Joon Lim
Associate Professor
Office: ELABS 158
Phone: (956) 665-3777
young.lim@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Public Relations
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Dr. Young Joon Lim
Associate Professor
young.lim@utrgv.edu
ELABS 158
Phone: (956) 665-3777
Dr. Jeffrey McQuillen
Associate Professor
Office: ELABS 153
Phone: (956) 665-2376
jeffrey.mcquillen@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Communication and Social Influence
• Communication Research
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Dr. Jeffrey McQuillen
Associate Professor
jeffrey.mcquillen@utrgv.edu
ELABS 153
Phone: (956) 665-2376
Marcy McQuillen
Lecturer III
Office: ELABS 171
Phone: (956) 665-7076
marcolfa.mcquillen@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Communication
• Leadership Studies
• Freshman Success
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Marcy McQuillen
Lecturer III
marcolfa.mcquillen@utrgv.edu
ELABS 171
Phone: (956) 665-7076
Dustin Pruitt
Lecturer I
Office: ELIBR 2.303
Phone: (956)665-8075
dustin.pruitt@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Video editing
• Broadcasting, TV Production
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Dustin Pruitt
Lecturer I
dustin.pruitt@utrgv.edu
ELIBR 2.303
Phone: (956)665-8075
Dr. Dora Saavedra
Associate Professor
Office: ELABS 157
Phone: (956) 665-5278
dora.saavedra@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Collegiality
• Bullying
• Entitlement
• Conflict Management
• Shared Governance
• STEM Leadership Development
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Dr. Dora Saavedra
Associate Professor
dora.saavedra@utrgv.edu
ELABS 157
Phone: (956) 665-5278
Dr. Gregory Selber
Professor
Office: ELABS 154
Phone: (956) 665-7201
gregory.selber@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Philosophy and anthropology of Technology
• Race, ethnicity and historical civil rights
• Journalism
• Sport and society
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Dr. Gregory Selber
Professor
gregory.selber@utrgv.edu
ELABS 154
Phone: (956) 665-7201
Dr. Kimberly A. Selber
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Coordinator
Regents Outstanding Teaching Fellow
Office: ELABS 146
Phone: (956) 665-3583
kimberly.selber@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Advertising and Advertising History
• Art Direction and Copywriting
• Design
• Brand Strategy
• Social Media
• Higher Ed Marketing
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Dr. Kimberly A. Selber
Associate Professor
kimberly.selber@utrgv.edu
ELABS 146
Phone: (956) 665-3583
Dr. William Strong
Professor
Associate Chair
Office: BMAIN 1.210B
Phone: (956) 882-8874
william.strong@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Persuasion and Influence
• Intercultural Communication
• Communication Law
• Storytelling
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Dr. William Strong
Professor
william.strong@utrgv.edu
BMAIN 1.210B
Phone: (956) 882-8874
Dina Vera
Lecturer I
Office: ELIBR 2.220
Phone: (956) 665-7470
dina.vera01@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Broadcast newswriting
• Filming and TV production
• Video editing
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Dina Vera
Lecturer I
dina.vera01@utrgv.edu
ELIBR 2.220
Phone: (956) 665-7470
Dr. Ben Wasike
Professor
Office: BMAIN 1.210F
Phone: (956) 882-3878
ben.wasike@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Social media
• Political communication
• Rhetorical complexity
• Law and policy
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Dr. Ben Wasike
Professor
ben.wasike@utrgv.edu
BMAIN 1.210F
Phone: (956) 882-3878
Valentin Guerra
Adjunct Lecturer
valentin.guerra@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Communication Studies
• Public Speaking
• Early Childhood Education
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Valentin Guerra
Adjunct Lecturer
valentin.guerra@utrgv.edu
Christina Harris Vela
Adjunct Lecturer
christina.vela01@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Communication Studies
• Public Speaking
• Mass Media
• Public Relations
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Christina Harris Vela
Adjunct Lecturer
christina.vela01@utrgv.edu
Joe Martinez
Adjunct Lecturer
joe.martinez02@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
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Joe Martinez
Adjunct Lecturer
joe.martinez02@utrgv.edu
Adjunct Lecturer
Lecturer
telisa.munoz@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Public Speaking
• Interpersonal Communication
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Adjunct Lecturer
Lecturer
telisa.munoz@utrgv.edu
Kelly Bryan Smith
Adjunct Lecturer
bryan.smith@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
Areas of Expertise:
• Public Speaking
• Strategic Communication Writing
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Kelly Bryan Smith
Adjunct Lecturer
bryan.smith@utrgv.edu
Carlos Perez
Adjunct Lecturer
carlos.perez.03@utrgv.edu
Faculty Profile
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Carlos Perez
Adjunct Lecturer
carlos.perez.03@utrgv.edu
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