Faculty and Staff

Faculty photo Pictured Above: Our Full-time faculty accepting awards for "Most Spirited Major" and the department "Most Likely to Get You to Change Your Major" after the Second Year Experience Major Connections Event

From L to R: Dr. George Bovenizer, Ms. Melissa Walter, Mrs. Megan Sparks, Dr. Delaware Arif, Mr. Johnny Stevens, Dr. April DuPree-Taylor, Dr. Jung Hwa Choi, Ms. Nadia Bush, Dr. Robert Coleman (Interim Chair)

Not Pictured: Mrs. Katherine Koury

The Department of Communication holds high standards for our faculty and staff. Every faculty and staff member is dedicated to teaching and advising students to best suit their individual need.

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Department Chairperson
Dr. Robert Coleman Department Chairperson (Interim)

Full-time Faculty
Dr. Delaware Arif* Associate Professor / Graduate Coordinator
Dr. George Bovenizer* Assistant Professor
Ms. Nadia Bush Senior Instructor
Dr. Jung Hwa Choi* Assistant Professor
Mrs. Katherine Koury Senior Instructor / Alumni Committee Chair
Mrs. Megan Sparks Senior Instructor / Internship Coordinator
Mr. Johnny Stevens Instructor
Dr. April DuPree Taylor* Assistant Professor of Instruction / Public Speaking Course Director
Ms. Melissa Walter Instructor

*Graduate Faculty

Part-time Faculty
Bailey, Muriel mrbailey@southalabama.edu
Beauchamp, Kate kbeauchamp@southalabama.edu
Bennett, MeLeah meleahmiller@southalabama.edu
Brink, Sharla sharlabrink@southalabama.edu
Chandler, Brittney bchandler@southalabama.edu
Collins, Ashley admcdaniel@southalabama.edu
Davis, Dr. Stephanie stephaniedavis@southalabama.edu
Gannon, Adrienne agannon@southalabama.edu
Head, Mary maryhead@southalabama.edu
Herndon, Mike mherndon@southalabama.edu
Hewes, Mark mhewes@southalabama.edu
Lakemon, Thomas tlakemon@southalabama.edu
Marr, Evan marr@southalabama.edu
Messick, Marti mnormand@southalabama.edu
Mistrot, Brooke briddle@southalabama.edu
Parker, Andrea andreaparker@southalabama.edu
Pence, Dr. Michelle pence@southalabama.edu
Robinson, Edward elrobinson@southalabama.edu
Sheffield, Dr. Sarah ssheffield@southalabama.edu
Taylor, Kelly ktaylor@southalabama.edu
Tucker, Cynthia (Journalist-in-Residence) cynthiatucker@southalabama.edu
Ward, Dr. Richard rward@southalabama.edu
Wesson, Judy jwesson@southalabama.edu

Graduate Assistants
Jamie Carpenter
Rachel Gonzales
India Hall
Emily Keith
Deavionne Lee
MD Oliullah
Kate Wall
Angie Yerovi

Staff
Cheryl Kirkland Secretary V