Faculty/Staff Directory
Meet the Department of Communication Studies faculty and staff!
Below is a full directory complete with contact information. We look forward to connecting with you.
If you are looking specifically for COMM faculty who teach and mentor Master's students, please visit our Graduate Faculty Directory page.
Lecturer
Office: HGH 239
Office Hours (in-person): Thursdays 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): Thursdays 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Email: david.amancio@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 209
Office Hours (in-person): Mondays 9:30am - 10:30am
Office Hours (virtual): By Appointment Only
Email: vivian.antonellis@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Studies Program Director
Office: HGH 203
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays 11:00am - 12:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): Wednesdays 11:00am - 12:00pm
Assistant Professor
Office: HGH 205
Office Hours (in-person): Monday & Wednesday 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): Tuesday & Thursday 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Email: bahareh.badiei@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor
Office Hours (virtual): Mondays 3:00pm - 4:00pm & Tuesdays 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Email: andrew.carter@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Office: HGH 259
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays 3:30pm - 4:30pm & Fridays 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Email: melissa.cheng@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer, COMM Center Director
Office: HGH 237
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00pm - 1:30pm in HGH 255
Office Hours (virtual): Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Email: roxanne.cnudde@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Teaching Associate Supervisor
Office: HGH 210
Office Hours (in-person): Thursday 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Every Other Week
Email: kristen.cole@sjsu.edu
Teaching Associate
Office: HGH 240
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Email: diana.esias@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 259
Office Hours (in-person): Thursdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): By appointment
Email: david.galan@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Lead COMM Faculty Mentor
Office: HGH 207
Office Hours (in-person): Wednesdays 10:30am - 11:30am
Office Hours (virtual): Thursdays 10:30am - 11:30am
Email: felipe.gomez@sjsu.edu
Teaching Associate
Office: 240
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesday & Thursday 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Email: alexis.gonsalves@sjsu.edu
Professor
Office: HGH 204
Office Hours (in-person): Thursdays 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): By Appointment
Email: oona.hatton@sjsu.edu
Associate Professor, Graduate Studies Program Director, COMM Faculty Mentor
Office Hours (virtual): Mondays 12:00pm - 1:00pm & Wednesdays 11:30am - 12:30pm
Email: marie.haverfield@sjsu.edu
Teaching Associate
Office: HGH 238
Office Hours (in-person): Wednesdays 9:00am - 10:00am
Email: julianna.hogan@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office Hours (virtual): Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Email: kyle.johnson@sjsu.edu
Teaching Associate
Office: HGH 238
Office Hours (in-person): Thursdays 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Email: paola.leka@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 214
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Email: tina.lim@sjsu.edu
Department Coordinator
Office: HGH 108
Office Hours (in-person): M-Th 8:00am - 5:00pm, F 8:00am - 5:00pm (remotely)
Email: sandra.lustre@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office Hours (virtual): Mondays & Wednesdays 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Email: sarah.mcgaffey@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 211
Office Hours (in-person): Mondays & Wednesdays 8:20am - 8:50am
Email: morgan.mcknight@sjsu.edu
Administrative Analyst
Office: HGH 108
Office Hours (in-person): M-Th 8:00am - 5:00pm, F 8:00am - 5:00pm (remotely)
Email: nikki.mirza@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office Hours (virtual): Wednesdays 10:00am - 12:00pm, Link in Canvas
Email: jennifer.morrison@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Office: HGH 259
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30am - 11:00am
Office Hours (virtual): https://sjsu.zoom.us/j/83332907974?pwd=0g2r5WPVffoqB2BET0fIalt3YTOaEq.1
Email: zaiban.nisa@sjsu.edu
Lecturer, Assistant Teaching Associate Supervisor
Office: HGH 207
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Office Hours (virtual): By Appointment
Email: nancy.park@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 259
Office Hours (in-person): Mondays & Wednesdays 10:25am - 10:55am
Email: rahmon.pashtunyar@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer, COMM Faculty Mentor
Office Hours (virtual): Wednesdays 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Email: carol-lynn.perez@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office Hours (virtual): Mondays & Wednesdays 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Email: dana.morella@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 208
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00am - 10:00am
Email: kathleen.raiff@sjsu.edu
Professor, Director of Academic and Institutional Effectiveness
Email: priya.raman@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Office: HGH 237
Office Hours (in-person): Mondays & Wednesdays 9:15am - 10:15am
Office Hours (virtual): By Appointment
Email: david.a.ramos@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 209
Office Hours (in-person): Thursdays 10:30am - 11:30am
Email: leif.rogers@sjsu.edu
Teaching Associate
Office: HGH 238
Office Hours (in-person): Wednesdays 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Email: xinyang.shan@sjsu.edu
Teaching Associate
Office: HGH 240
Office Hours (in-person): Fridays 10:00am
Email: samantha.sternstein@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 209
Office Hours (in-person): Wednesday 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Email: chingching.tan@sjsu.edu
Lecturer, Social Media Director
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00am - 12:00pm
Email: leigh.via@sjsu.edu
Lecturer
Office: HGH 214
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays 12:30pm -1:30pm
Office Hours (virtual): Thursdays 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Email: lindsay.walsh@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 211
Office Hours (in-person): Mondays 2:50pm - 3:50pm
Office Hours (virtual): By Appointment
Email: kendall.ward@sjsu.edu
Teaching Associate
Office: HGH 240
Office Hours (in-person): Mondays 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): By Appointment
Email: miranda.ward@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer
Office: HGH 208
Office Hours (in-person): Mondays 8:15am - 8:45am & 2:45pm - 3:15pm
Email: karen.williams@sjsu.edu
Professor
Office: HGH 216
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Office Hours (virtual): Thursdays 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Email: andrew.wood@sjsu.edu
Senior Lecturer, Forensics Director
Office: HGH 214
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30am - 11:30am
Email: kim.yee@sjsu.edu
Teaching Associate
Office: HGH 238
Office Hours (in-person): Tuesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm
