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Faculty

Emily Moore

Emily Moore

Department Head

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Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 204D

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 359

919-866-5307 (office)

Angela Smedley

Angela Smedley

Associate Department Head

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[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 359

919-532-5850 (office)

Communication

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Megan Bell

Professor

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[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332A

919-532-5640 (office)

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Megan Bell
Professor

Education

  • BA Journalism, University of Alabama
  • MA Mass Communication, University of Alabama
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Debra Buchanan

Associate Professor

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[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 203

919-866-5791 (office)

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Debra Buchanan
Associate Professor

Education

  • BA Psychology and Asian Studies, St. Olaf College
  • MA Communication, University of Illinois
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Karl Feld, Ph.D.

Instructor

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[email protected]

Wake Tech Online

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Dr. Paul Hesman

Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 205

919-866-5134  (office)

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Dr. Paul Hesman
Assistant Professor

Education

  • ThB Theology, Piedmont International University
  • MEd Speech Communication, UNCG
  • ThM New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
  • PhD Religion, University of Johannesburg
Brittany  Hochstaetter

Brittany Hochstaetter

Senior Professor

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[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 157A

919-866-5790  (office)

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Brittany  Hochstaetter
Brittany Hochstaetter
Senior Professor

Education

  • MA, Communication, Regent University
  • BA, Broadcast Communication, Cedarville University
Ginny Hupp

Ginny Hupp

Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 335

919-532-5757 (office)

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Ginny Hupp
Ginny Hupp
Instructor

Education

  • BA Communication, Davis & Elkins College
  • MA Communication, West Virginia University
Kate Jones

Kate C. Jones

Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 325

919-532-5543 (office)

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Kate Jones
Kate C. Jones
Assistant Professor

Education

  • BA Communication Studies, Virginia Tech
  • MA Organizational Communication, Miami University
Kirsten  Lechner

Kirsten Lechner

Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 209

919-866-5189  (office)

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Kirsten  Lechner
Kirsten Lechner
Assistant Professor

Education

  • BA Languages, University of Richmond (Virginia)
  • MA Communication, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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La'eeqa Mathews

Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 325

919-532-5565 (office)

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La'eeqa Mathews
Assistant Professor

Education

  • BS Mass Communication, University of North Carolina Pembroke
  • MA Liberal Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Graduate Certification, Strategic Communication and Leadership, Seton Hall University
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Dr. Kerri Mercer

Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 203

919-866-5094 (office)

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Dr. Kerri Mercer
Professor

Education

  • BA Communication, University of Central Florida
  • MS Communication, North Carolina State University
  • EdD Higher Education Administration - Community College Leadership, North Carolina State University
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Lindsay Miller

Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Eastern Wake Campus
Building C - 210L

919-532-5612 (office)

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Lindsay Miller
Instructor

Education

  • BS, Communication Studies, Wingate University
  • MA, Communication and Leadership, Gonzaga University
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Marsha McCoy Patterson

Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 341

919-532-5782 (office)

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Marsha McCoy Patterson
Associate Professor

Education

  • BA, Campbell University
  • MA Communication Studies, Florida State University
Heather  Peterson

Heather Peterson

Assistant Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 205

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Heather  Peterson
Heather Peterson
Assistant Professor

Education

  • BA Speech Communication, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
  • MA Communication and Leadership, Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
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Dennis Porch

Senior Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 335

919-532-5537 (office)

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Dennis Porch
Senior Professor

Education

  • BA Communication, North Carolina State University
  • MS Organizational Communication, North Carolina State University
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Dr. Jonathan Riehl

Assistant Professor

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[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 332A

919-335-1202 (office)

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Dr. Jonathan Riehl
Assistant Professor

Education

  • BA History, University of Virginia
  • JD, University of Virginia
  • PhD Communication Studies, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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Dr. Rochelle Robertson

Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 325

919-532-5982 (office)

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Dr. Rochelle Robertson
Instructor

Education

  • BA, Theater and Creative Writing, St. Joseph’s College (Indiana)
  • MA, Rhetoric and Performance, Purdue University Calumet (Purdue Northwest)
  • Ph.D., Speech Communication and Critical Pedagogy, Southern Illinois University
Traci  Rowe

Traci Rowe

Senior Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 157A

919-866-5864 (office)

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Traci  Rowe
Traci Rowe
Senior Professor

Education

  • BA Communication, North Carolina State University
  • MS Communication, North Carolina State University
Kristin  Shalkowski

Kristin Shalkowski

Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 157A

919-866-5865 (office)

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Kristin  Shalkowski
Kristin Shalkowski
Instructor

Education

  • BA Public Relations & Health Communication, Campbell University
  • MA Health Communication, East Carolina University
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Jessica Soto

Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 209

919-866-5224  (office)

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Jessica Soto
Professor

Education

  • BS Communication, James Madison University
  • MA Organizational Communication, University of New Mexico
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Kenia Thompson

Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 457

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Ashley Trahan

Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

Eliyanah Baldwin

Dr. Eliyanah Baldwin

Adjunct Instructor

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[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Michael Catalano

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Theresa Chu

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus

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Mandy Geiger

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Danielle Henderson

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building E - 457

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Danielle Henderson
Adjunct Instructor

Education

  • MA, Strategic Communication, East Carolina University
  • Graduate Certificate, Health Communication, East Carolina University
  • BS, East Carolina University
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Tasnim Jannat

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Kelly Jones

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Dr. Kurt Laudicina

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Joshua Matthews

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus

Whitneye McCoy

Whitneye McCoy

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

RTP Campus
Building 1 - 306A

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Caitlin Reagan

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Caitlin Reagan
Adjunct Instructor

Education

  • MA, Journalism and Media Studies, University of South Florida
  • BA, English, Stetson University

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Callie Banholzer

Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

Lauren La May

Dr. Lauren La May

Associate Professor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus
Building B - 203

919-866-5873 (office)

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Lauren La May
Dr. Lauren La May
Associate Professor

Education

  • Ph.D., Theatre, University of Georgia
  • MA, Theatre, University of Toronto
  • BA, Theatre Design and Tech, UNC-Asheville
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Brooklin Green

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus

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Anne Knight

Adjunct Instructor

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[email protected]

Scott Northern Wake Campus

Kristin Lundberg

Kristin Lundberg

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Anne Rivera

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Mary Rowland

Adjunct Instructor

~ Contact Info ~

[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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Holly Williams

Adjunct Instructor

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[email protected]

Southern Wake Campus

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