Faculty and Student Bios

Administration

Ann Bainbridge Frymier, Ed.D. ,  Director, School of Communication Studies

Roger Aden, Ph.D., Director of Studies, Communication Studies, Honors Tutorial College
Benjamin R. Bates, Ph.D. ,  Associate Director for Graduate Studies
Jerry L. Miller, Ph.D. ,  Director of Political Communication Certificate
Jennifer Talbert, M.A. ,  John A. Cassese Director of Forensics
Candice Thomas-Maddox, Ed.D. ,  Associate Director for Online Graduate Programs (Lancaster Campus)
Candice Rios Wenmoth, M.A. , Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies

Athens Campus Faculty

*Denotes Graduate Faculty on Athens campus

Roger Aden, Ph.D. *
Jonathan Baker, Ph.D. *
Benjamin R. Bates, Ph.D. *
Christina S. Beck, Ph.D. *
Laura W. Black, Ph.D. *
Amy E. Chadwick, Ph.D. *
Devika Chawla, Ph.D. *
Matthew deTar, Ph.D. *
Ann Bainbridge Frymier, Ed.D. *
Lynn Harter, Ph.D. *
Angela M. Hosek, Ph.D. *
Sarah E. Jones, Ph.D. *
Benjamin R. LaPoe II, Ph.D. *
Jerry L. Miller, Ph.D. *
Brittany L. Peterson, Ph.D. *
Jennifer Talbert, M.A.
Samuel J. Taylor, Ph.D.
Scott Titsworth, Ph.D. *
China Billotte Verhoff, Ph.D. *
Candice Rios Wenmoth, M.A.

Course Coordinators

COMS 1010 –  Jerry L. Miller, Ph.D.
COMS 1030 –  Angela M. Hosek, Ph.D.
COMS 1100 – Purba Das, Ph.D.
COMS 2020 –  Amy E. Chadwick, Ph.D.
COMS 2040 –  Christina S. Beck, Ph.D.
COMS 2050 –  Laura W. Black, Ph.D.
COMS 2060 –  China Billotte Verhoff, Ph.D.
COMS 2150 – Matthew DeTar, Ph.D.
COMS 3200 –  Brittany L. Peterson, Ph.D.

Regional Campus Faculty

*Denotes Graduate Faculty on on Regional campuses

Nicole Blau, Ph.D. ,*  Lancaster campus
Purba Das, Ph.D. ,*  Southern campus
Pamela A. Kaylor, Ph.D. ,  Lancaster campus
Sarah E. Mahan-Hays, Ph.D. ,*  Eastern campus
Rita M. Ng, Ph.D. ,  Zanesville campus
Candice Thomas-Maddox, Ed.D. ,*  Lancaster campus
Lisa Wallace, Ph.D. , Chillicothe campus

Administrative Support Team

The Scripps School Support Team provides administrative support to the five Schools in the Scripps College.

Email  ScrippsSchoolSupport@ohio.edu  for assistance or questions regarding any of the five schools (Communication Studies, Emerging Communication Technology, Journalism, Media Arts and Studies, and Visual Communication).

Emeriti Faculty

Doctoral Students