faculty

Faculty in the Department of Communication Studies are committed to excellence in teaching, advising, scholarship, and service. Present and past students praise the Department for its warm, caring attitude toward students. All faculty members teach undergraduate courses and advise undergraduate students in addition to working in the graduate program.

The tenured and tenure-track faculty includes award-winning teachers, advisers, and scholars. They hold the Ph.D. from prestigious institutions around the country. All are student oriented and dedicated to the education and success of individuals seeking the B.A. or M.A. degree in Communication Studies.

Tenured & Tenure-Track Faculty Phone # (970) Office Address E-mail Address
Dr. Sue D. Pendell
Department Chair
Ph.D., Univ. of Utah
491-6140 202 Eddy Sue.Pendell@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Karrin Vasby Anderson
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University
  209 Eddy Karrin.Anderson@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Eric Aoki
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Univ. of Washington
  214 Eddy Eric.Aoki@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Kirsten Broadfoot
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
  216 Eddy Kirsten.Broadfoot@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Carl Burgchardt
Professor
Ph.D., Univ. of Wisconsin
  220 Eddy Carl.Burgchardt@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Martín Carcasson
Associate Professor
Ph.D, Texas A&M Univ.
491-5628 210A Eddy Martin.Carcasson@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Greg Dickinson
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Univ. of Southern Cal.
491-6893 219 Eddy Greg.Dickinson@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Scott Diffrient
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., U.C.L.A.
  213-D Eddy Scott.Diffrient@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Ann Gill
Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Ph.D., Univ. of Denver
491-5421 C138 Clark Ann.Gill@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Cindy Griffin
Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University
491-6749 215 Eddy Cindy.Griffin@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Jonathan Lupo
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
213B Eddy Jonathan.Lupo@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Andy Merolla
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Ohio State Univ.
  209-A Eddy Andy.Merolla@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Leah Sprain
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Univ. of Washington
217 Eddy Leah.Sprain@ColoState.EDU
Dr. David Vest
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan
213A Eddy David.Vest@ColoState.EDU





Special Instructors Phone # (970) Office Address E-mail Address
Dr. Jennifer Bone
Special Instructor
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder
213C Eddy Jennifer.Bone@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Chani Marchiselli
Special Instructor
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
210B Eddy CMarch@Lamar.ColoState.EDU
Elizabeth Meyers-Bass
Special Instructor
M.A., Colorado State Univ.
210B Eddy Beth.Meyers-Bass@ColoState.EDU
Sonja Modesti
Special Instructor
Ph.D. Candidate
Colorado State University
210B Eddy SModesti@PSDSchools.ORG
Kurt North
Special Instructor
M.A., Colorado State Univ.
13 Eddy Kurtis.North@ColoState.EDU
Mark Saunders
Special Instructor
M.A., Colorado State Univ.
13 Eddy Mark.Saunders@ColoState.EDU
Elizabeth Sink
Special Instructor
M.A., Colorado State Univ.
13 Eddy Elizabeth.Sink@ColoState.EDU
Kirstin Slattery
Special Instructor
M.A., Colorado State Univ.
231 Eddy Kristin.Slattery@ColoState.EDU
Dr. Jeanette Valenti
Special Instructor
Ph.D. University of Denver
210B Eddy Jeanette.Valenti@ColoState.EDU
Amanda Wright
Special Instructor
M.A., Colorado State Univ.
13 Eddy Amanda.Wright@ColoState.EDU





Staff Phone # (970) Office Address E-mail Address
Marian Hall
Office Manager
491-6858 203 Eddy Marian.Hall@ColoState.EDU
Deidra McCall
Administrative Assistant
491-6140 202 Eddy Deidra.McCall@Colostate.EDU
Toni-Lee Viney
Academic Adviser
491-3117 C203 Eddy Tonilee.Viney@Colostate.EDU