SOJC - Key Persons


Adee Shekar

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean of Finance and Operations

Alex Segrè Cohen

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Science and Risk Communication

Allison VanSciver

Job Titles:
  • Creative Lead and Senior Graphic Designer

Amy Boutell

Job Titles:
  • Director of Graduate Affairs and Student Experience

Andra Brichacek Roe

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communication
  • Media Inquiries and Website

Andrew DeVigal

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director, UO - SOJC 's Agora Journalism Center

Angie Whittington

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Dean

Annie McVay

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Programs Assistant

Annie Reiva

Job Titles:
  • Academic & Career Advisor

Ariel Coburn

Job Titles:
  • Development Coordinator

Attila Schillinger

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice Director, Strategic Communication Master 's Program

Autumn Shafer

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Bish Sen

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Bob Rickert

Job Titles:
  • Instructor

Brent Walth

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Co - Director, Catalyst Journalism Project Co - Director, the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism

Brittany Shoots-Reinhard

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Associate

Bryce Newell


Carolyn Silva Chambers

Job Titles:
  • Carolyn Silva Chambers Distinguished Professor of Advertising / Interim Director, Master 's in Advertising and Brand Responsibility Director, Center for Latina / O and Latin American Studies

Chad Shelton

Job Titles:
  • Social Media Strategist

Charlie Butler

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  • Professor of Practice

Charlie Deitz

Job Titles:
  • Instructor

Christine Wise

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice Director, Advertising Program

Christopher Chávez

Job Titles:
  • Carolyn Silva Chambers Distinguished Professor of Advertising / Interim Director, Master 's in Advertising and Brand Responsibility Director, Center for Latina / O and Latin American Studies

Courtney Munther

Job Titles:
  • Senior Instructor / Director of SOJC Writing

Damian Radcliffe

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice, Carolyn

Dan Miller

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Dan Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice

Daniel Pimentel

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Immersive Psychology

Daniel Zweifach

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Advertising

Dave Koranda

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice Emerit

David Ewald

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice Director, Allen Hall Advertising

Dayna Chatman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Instructor I / Media and Intersectionality

Deb Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
  • Distinguished Professor of Advertising

Derek Brandow

Job Titles:
  • Instructor

Diana Fingal

Job Titles:
  • Managing Editor of Digital and Editorial Content

Diego Cortes

Job Titles:
  • Media Studies

Donna Davis

Job Titles:
  • Director, Immersive Media Communication Master 's Program & Oregon Reality ( or ) Lab
  • Professor

Donnalyn Pompper

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Endowed Chair in Public Relations

Ed Madison

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Edwin L. Artzt Dean

Job Titles:
  • Edwin L. Artzt Dean and Professor

Ellen Peters

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and Professor
  • Director, Center for Science Communication Research ( SCR )
  • Philip H. Knight Chair and Professor

Emily Henkelman-Parker

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Services / Career & Academic Advisor

Eric W. Allen

Job Titles:
  • Journalist

Fred Joe

Job Titles:
  • Info Technology Consultant, SOJC Portland

Gabriela Martínez

Job Titles:
  • Jon Anderson Chair in Journalism and Communication

Gretchen Soderlund

Job Titles:
  • Media History

Hailey Nailor

Job Titles:
  • Career and Academic Advisor

Hayoung Sally Lim

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Professor of Advertising and Brand Responsibility

Henry Wear

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Sports Communication

Hollie Smith

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Science and Environmental Communication

Ivan Miller

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Professor of Practice in Sports Journalism

Jakki Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Media Studies

Janet Wasko

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Media Studies Program

Jeremy Henkelman-Parker

Job Titles:
  • Digital Marketing Specialist

Jesse Abdenour

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Jessica Lovell

Job Titles:
  • Career and Academic Advisor

Jessika Kaiser

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Director for Donor Relations

John McGrath

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development

John Sutter

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Science Communication
  • Science Communication Researchers
SOJC science communication researchers John Sutter, Alex Segrè Cohen, and Ben Bunquin take an interdisciplinary approach to connect science and society and help us build better connections to the natural world.

Jon Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Jon Anderson Chair in Journalism and Communication

Jon Sharpy

Job Titles:
  • Studio Production Specialist

Julianne Newton

Job Titles:
  • Director, Communication and Media Studies Master 's and PhD Programs
  • Professor

Karen McIntyre

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Journalism

Kathryn Kuttis

Job Titles:
  • Senior Instructor I

Kelli Matthews

Job Titles:
  • Senior Instructor II

Kirsta Urben

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Dean

Kym Rohman

Job Titles:
  • Instructor of Advertising and Design

Lauren Hope

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Operations Manager

Leslie Steeves

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor

Lily Hu

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Recruiter & Advisor

Lisa Peyton

Job Titles:
  • Immersive and Strategic Communications Instructor

Lori Shontz

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice

Marcia Stuart

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs

Mark Blaine

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice

Maxwell Ely

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • CAIDe Lab Coordinator

Maxwell Foxman

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Maya Lazaro

Job Titles:
  • Education Program Assistant 2
  • Exhibits, Publications, and Student Competitions Coordinator

Melody Olmsted

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Services Academic Support Specialist

Nick Mahlum

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant and Academic Affairs Project Manager

Nicole Dahmen

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Nikki Dunsire

Job Titles:
  • Oregon Reality Lab Manager / Instructor

Nikki McClaran

Job Titles:
  • Public Relations

Pat Curtin

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emerit

Paul Swangard

Job Titles:
  • Instructor of Advertising and Sport Brand Strategy

Peter Laufer

Job Titles:
  • Professor, James N. Wallace Chair of Journalism

Philip H. Knight

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and Professor
  • Director, Center for Science Communication Research ( SCR )
  • Philip H. Knight Chair and Professor

Rachael Godlove

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager, SOJC Portland

Rachel Allen

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Student Services

Regina Lawrence

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, SOJC Portland / Research Director, Agora Journalism Center

Renee Mitson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Public Relations

Rubi Harney

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Development

S. Senyo Ofori-Parku

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Saima Kazmi

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Advertising

Sally Garner

Job Titles:
  • Director of Student Services
  • Senior Director for Student Success

Scott Maier

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emerit

Seth Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Shirley Papé Chair in Emerging Media Director, Journalism Program

Shan Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Instructor

Steven Asbury

Job Titles:
  • Instructor

Sung Park

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice

Tami Oar

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Services Coordinator

Tessa Freeland

Job Titles:
  • Student Experiences Coordinator

Therese Devoe

Job Titles:
  • Building and Operations Manager

Thomas Bivins

Job Titles:
  • Professor, John L. Hulteng Chair in Media Ethics & Responsibility

Tom McDonnell

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice

Torsten Kjellstrand

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practice

Troy Elias

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • UO Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion

Vanessa Truelove

Job Titles:
  • Career and Academic Advisor

Wes Pope

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Director, Multimedia Journalism Master 's Program

Whitney Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Information Politics and Ethics

Will Yurman

Job Titles:
  • Instructor of Journalism / Director, Journalism Master 's Program