Graduate student alumni in Communication Studies (CS) and Rhetorical Studies (RS) have found rewarding jobs in academe, government agencies and the private sector. Some examples are provided below: Name Employer Job Title Abbott, Blake (RS) Towson University Associate Professor Achter, Paul (RS) University of Richmond Associate Professor and Department Chair Andersen, Kristin (IIH) Concord University Irvine Lecturer Arata, Kevin (IIH) United Service Organizations Military Public Relations Manager Atchinson, Jarrod (RS) Wake Forest University Assistant Professor/Director of Debate Atkins-Sayre, Wendy (RS) University of Memphis, Department of Communication and Film Department Chair and Professor Aughtman, LaQuae (IIH) Western Washington University Case Manager/Conduct Officer Bailey, Rachel (RS) University of Maryland Lecturer Banister, John (RS) University of Georgia Adjunct Lecturer Barrientos, Samantha (IIH) U.S. Army Contracting Command Advertising and Army Recruiter Basinger, Erin Diane University of North Carolina at Charlotte Associate Professor Bates, Ben (RS) Ohio University Professor Bell (Abbott), Leslie (IIH) Medical University of South Carolina Program Coordinator Bellon, Joe (RS) Georgia State University Principal Senior Lecturer, Course Director Bevan, Jennifer (IIH) Chapman University Professor Bigsby, Elisabeth (Betsy) (IIH) University of Illinois Associate Professor Blackmar (Nowicki), Angela Nicole AFLAC Public Relations Manager Brockmann, Breena (RS) Gustavus Adolphus College Visiting Assistant Professor Brooks, Carolyn (IIH) UnitedHealth Group Vice President of Quality Strategy, Innovation, and Experience Brown-Givens, Sonja (IIH) Medaille College Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Brown, Brittany (IIH) iDonate Strategic Enterprise Account Director Caban, Sarah James Madison University Associate Professor in Health Communication Caudill, Sally (RS) Town of Canmore Chief Administrative Officer Caudle, Courtney Alexis Vanderbilt University Principle Senior Lecturer Cisneros, J. David (RS) University of Illinois Associate Professor Coleman, Marcus (IIH) U.S. House of Representatives Professional Staffer Coles Cone, Valerie (IIH) SCAD Professor Comer, Sarah (IIH) Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital Inpatient Speech-Language Pathologist Cunill, Mary Lee (IIH) TRY Communication CEO Curran, Timothy (IIH) Utah State University Associate Professor Deeb, Anna Dudney Brenau University Assistant Professor Dillow, Megan (IIH) West Virginia University Professor Dorgan, Kelly (IIH) East Tennessee State University Professor Downing, Savannah (RS) College of Coastal Georgia Assistant Professor of Communication Dubriwny, Tasha N. (RS) Texas A&M University Associate Professor Duggan, Ashley (IIH) Boston College Professor Duong, Hue (IIH) Georgia State University Assistant Professor Edwards Tassie, Keisha (IIH) Morehouse College Associate Professor Egbert, Nicole (IIH) Kent State University Professor Faust, Andrew (IIH) Tate & Lyle Global Digital Marketing Manager Fay, Isabel (IIH) Longwood University Associate Professor Fedd, Andre (IIH) University of Florida Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Journalism and Communications, STEM Translational Communication Center Fellows, Kelli (IIH) UNC-Wilmington Associate Professor Fitzmaurice, Megan Irene The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Teaching Assistant Professor Flores, Lisa (RS) University of Colorado, Boulder Professor Formo, Andrea (RS) Georgia-Pacific LLC Public Affairs Manager Frank, Robert (RS) Retired Garton (Valeria), Rebekah Karen Falls Church Anglican Assistant Director, Middle School Youth Gerrits, Debra (IIH) University of Georgia Academic Advisor Greene, Kathryn (IIH) Rutgers University Professor Gronnvoll, Marita (RS) Eastern Illinois University Professor; Assistant Chair Groscurth, Christopher (IIH) Gallup Grossman, Jeremy Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs Lecturer Guan, Mengfei University of Oklahoma, Department of Communication Assistant Professor Hallsby, Atilla University of Minnesota Assistant Professor Harris, Shawna Gwynne Missouri Western State University Associate Professor Harris, Tina M. (IIH) Louisiana State University Endowed Chair of Race, Media, and Cultural Literacy Hart, Andrew (RS) University of Georgia Limited Term Lecturer Hasian, Marouf (RS) University of Utah Distinguished Professor Holland, Shannon (RS) Southwestern University Householder, Brian (IIH) Rutgers University Director of Undergraduate Studies Hovick, Shelly (IPH) Ohio State University Associate Professor Huggins, Christin Bates (IIH) University of Georgia Senior Lecturer Humphreys, Laura (IIH) Meredith College Hurt, Nicole (RS) College of St. Benedict at St. John’s University Professor Jang, Kyungeun Yonsei University Doctoral Student Jenkins, Eric (RS) University of Cincinnati Professor Jenson, Will (RS) Trinity University Associate Professor & Director of Debate Jordan, John (RS) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Associate Professor Keck, Laura (IIH) The Polling Place, Inc. Keeley-Jonker, Bethany Lynn Trinity Christian College Professor Kline, Kim (RS) University of Texas at San Antonio Professor Kollar, Laura Min Mercer (IIH) National Center for Injury Prevention and ControlCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Senior Health Scientist Laliker, Melanie (IIH) Bridgewater College Professor & Department Chair of Communication Studies Landau, Jamie (RS) Valdosta State University Director of Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching and Center for eLearning Lannutti, Pam (IIH) Widener University Professor & Director of Center for Human Sexuality Studies Lemieux, Robert (IIH) McDaniel College Associate Professor Long, Lynette M. (RS) Middle Tennessee State University Lynch, John (RS) University of Cincinnati Professor Macera, Devon (IIH) Highspring Manager of Strategy, Technology & Transformation Maddux, Kristy (RS) University of Maryland Professor Malsin, Mikaela (RS) Georgetown University Director of Debate Marinelli, Kevin (RS) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Executive Director & Teaching Assistant Professor Markle, Lauren Marie McCauliff, Kristen (RS) Ball State University Dean of the College of Communication McNaughton, Melanie Joy (RS) Bridgewater State University Professor & Chair of the Department of Communication McNeal, Demetria (IIH) School of Medicine at the Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Assistant Professor Miller, Ann Neville (IIH) Central Florida University Associate Professor Miller, Charles Oliver Miller, Diane (RS) University of Georgia Director of Student Academic Services Miller, Henry (RS) Mulholand, Robert Edward Murphy, Molly Utah State University Associate Professor Murray, Athena (RS) Colorado Mountain College Professor of Communications Myres, Jason (RS) University of Georgia Lecturer Ogata-Jones, Karen (IIH) Clemson University Department Chair & Associate Professor Palevitz, Caren Elizabeth Palmer, Hillary (RS) University of Georgia Senior Lecturer, Public Speaking Basic Course Director Parker, Rhonda (IIH) Samford University Professor Pierce, Lee SUNY, Genesco Associate Professor Pittman (Abbott), Tara (IIH) Medical University of South Carolina Recruitment Manager for SCTR's SUCCESS Center Poirot, Kristan (RS) Texas A & M University Executive Associate Head & Associate Professor Porter, Emily Jan Tulane University Executive Director of Advancement Information Services Powell, Kimberly (RS) Luther College Retired Radanielina-Hita, Marie Louise (IIH) HEC Montréal Lecturer & Researcher Ramsey, E. Michele (RS) Penn State Berks Professor Reid-Brinkley, Shanara (RS) University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor Rush, Katie (RS) Leidos Vice President of Communicaitons S, Divya (IIH) Scales, Monica (IIH) RTI International Health Communication Researcher Scheinfeld, Emily Nicole Kennesaw State University Associate Professor Sheedy, Kristin (IIH) CDC Retired Silk, Kami (IIH) University of Delaware Chair of Communicaiton Sloop, John M. (RS) Vanderbilt University Associate Provost for Education Development and Technologies Spalding, Sally (RS) Southeast Missouri State University Assistant Professor Spencer, Leland (RS) University of South Carolina Professor Srader, Doyle (RS) Bushnell University Professor Stokes (Quesinberry), Ashli (RS) University of North Carolina at Charlotte Interim Department Chair of WRDS; Professor Strawder (Wright), Lanelle Danise Arizona State University Sutton, Chadwick Alexander Thorson, Rae Amanda (RS) United Benefit Advisors Manager, Education and Partner Relations Thorton, Davi Johnson (RS) Tighe, M. Rachel (IIH) University of Virginia-Wise Chair, Department of Communication Studies Trego, Alison (IIH) Arizona State University Instructor Tuck, Sarah Mink (IIH) Mohawk Carpeting Turner, John Cameron Dartmouth College Director of Forensics Union Valerie Coles (IIH) Savannah College of Art and Design Professor Volkening, Lisa Slawter (RS) University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Walling, Anna (RS) Start Up Company in Denver Watson, William Hays (RS) Self-employed Consultant Wheaton, Patrick G. (RS) Georgia Southern University Assistant Professor Williams Hilfiker, Sandy (IIH) CommunicateHealth, Inc. Co-Chief Executive Officer Williams, Melanie (IIH) GSG Talent Solutions Research Specialist Wilson, Kathi (IIH) CDC Winderman, Emily (RS) University of Minnesota Collegiate Affiliation Winn, Laura (IIH) Florida Atlantic University Faculty Wolfe, Dylan (RS) Mercer County Community College Wong, Norman (IIH) University of Oklahoma Associate Professor Worley, Timothy (IIH) Penn State University Assistant Professor Yachao, Li (IIH) College of New Jersey Assistant Professor Zuckerman Hyman, Cynthia (IIH) North Carolina State Advisor in Communication Studies, Doctoral Student in Public Affairs ATTENTION: If you would like us to add or update your information to one of our alumni lists, email comm@uga.edu with the subject line "Update UGA Communication Studies (or Rhetoric) Alumni." Please include your full name, and current university (or other professional) affiliation; feel free to include other information, i.e. your job title or year of graduation/degree from UGA's communication studies program.
