Faculty & Staff Directory

Department Chair

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Lisa Keränen, PhD Lisa B. Keränen PhD
Department Chair • Professor • University President’s Teaching Scholar & Faculty Fellow
Department of Communication
303-315-1916

Program Assistant

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Michelle Medal Michelle A. Médal MA
Program Assistant II • CLAS Staff Council Chair
Department of Communication
303-315-1919

Emeriti

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Brenda J. Allen Brenda J. Allen PhD
Professor Emerita
Department of Communication
Sonja Foss, Ph.D. Sonja Foss PhD
Professor Emerita
Department of Communication
James Stratman PhD James Stratman PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus
Department of Communication
Barbara Walkosz Barbara Walkosz PhD
Professor Emerita
Department of Communication

Professor Adjoint

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Monique Snowden headshot Monique L. Snowden PhD
Professor Adjoint of Communication
Department of Communication
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Professor

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Hamilton Bean, Ph.D. Hamilton Bean PhD, MBA, APR
Professor • Incoming Chair • Director of Strategic Communication Certificate Program
Department of Communication
303-315-1909
Sarah K. Fields, PhD, JD Sarah K. Fields JD, PhD
Professor • Undergraduate Advisor • Faculty Coordinator for the Honors Scholars Program
Department of Communication
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Stephen J. Hartnett Stephen J. Hartnett PhD
Professor • Director, College in Prison Program
Department of Communication
303-315-1914

Associate Professor

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Soumia Bardhan, PhD Soumia Bardhan PhD
Associate Professor • Acting Director of International Studies
Department of Communication
303-315-0485
Larry Erbert Larry A. Erbert PhD
Associate Professor • Director of Mediation Certificate Program
Department of Communication
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Picture of Mia Fischer Mia Fischer PhD
Associate Professor • Affiliate Faculty Women and Gender Studies program • LGBTQ+ Faculty Assembly Committee
Department of Communication
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A white woman with short brown hair and glasses. Amy A. Hasinoff PhD
Associate Professor • Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Communication
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Assistant Professor

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Patrick Dodge, PhD. Patrick Shaou-Whea Dodge PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
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Assistant Professor of Teaching Practice

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Vicki Cann profile picture Victoria E. Cann PhD
Assistant Professor of Teaching Practice • International College Beijing
Department of Communication
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picture of Xiyuan Liu Xiyuan Liu PhD
Associate Program Chair, International College Beijing • Assistant Professor of Teaching Practice
Department of Communication
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Tamara Powell, PhD Tamara Powell PhD
Assistant Professor of Teaching Practice
Department of Communication
303-315-0310

Senior Instructor

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Yvette Bueno-Olson Yvette Bueno-Olson PhD
Senior Instructor • Undergraduate Advisor • Online Course Coordinator
Department of Communication
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Kristy Frie Kristy Frie MA
Senior Instructor • CU Succeed Liaison
Department of Communication
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James McNeil James McNeil MA
Senior Instructor • ICB Media Lab Coordinator • International College Beijing
Department of Communication
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Ali Nassiri Ali Nassiri MA
Senior Instructor
Department of Communication
303-261-7362
e.j. Yoder e.j. Yoder PhD
Senior Instructor • Director of Global & Intercultural Certificate Program
Department of Communication
303.918.6549

Instructor

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Miroslav Atanassov Miroslav Atanassov PhD
Instructor • International College Beijing
Department of Communication
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Lacy Lowrey photo Lacy Lowrey MA
Instructor
Department of Communication
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Bryan Reckard, PhD Bryan Reckard PhD
Instructor • CLAS Media Lab Coordinator
Department of Communication
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Zhenzhu Zhang Zhenzhu Zhang PhD
Instructor • International College of Beijing
Department of Communication
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Lecturer

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Ben Boyce Ben Boyce PhD
Lecturer • College in Prison Program
Department of Communication
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Kaylee Browning Kaylee Browning MA
Lecturer
Department of Communication
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Steve Charbonneau Steve Charbonneau MA
Lecturer
Department of Communication
303-717-2167
Lisa Dicksteen Lisa Dicksteen MAT
Lecturer
Department of Communication
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Rob Hatcher Rob Hatcher MA
Lecturer
Department of Communication
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Tracey C. Mahoney Lecturer Tracey C. Mahoney MA
Lecturer
Department of Communication
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Kathryn Yazgulian Kathryn Yazgulian MA
Lecturer
Department of Communication
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Graduate Teaching Assistant

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Alibi August headshot Alibi August BA
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Communication
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Camila Lacerda Photo Camila Lacerda BA
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Communication
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 Yiming Ran Yiming Ran BA
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Communication
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