Newcomb Hall, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

Department of Communication

Faculty & Staff

Communication Department Administration

Mauro Porto Associate Professor Tulane University Department of Communication

Mauro Porto

Department Chair, Professor

Laura-Zoë Humphreys, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

Laura-Zoë Humphreys

Associate Chair, Associate Professor

William Saas, Tulane University

William Saas

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Senior Professor of Practice

Peter Kunze Communication Department Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

Peter Kunze

Internship Coordinator, Assistant Professor

Hongwei Thorn Chen, Tulane University

Hongwei Thorn Chen

Cinema Studies Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Communication and Asian Studies

Ava L'Herisse, Communication Department, Tulane University

Ava L'Herisse

Operations Manager

Donnie T. Parharm, Tulane University

Donnie T. Parharm

Communication Administrative Secretary

Core Faculty

Constance J. Balides Associate Professor Department of Communication Tulane University

Constance J. Balides

Associate Professor, Communication

Ko Bragg, Tulane University

Ko Bragg

Professor of Practice, Communication

Kai-man Chang, Tulane University

Kai-man Chang

Professor of Practice, Communication

Tupur Chatterjee

Assistant Professor, Communication

Hongwei Thorn Chen Assistant Professor Department of Communication Tulane University

Hongwei Thorn Chen

Assistant Professor, Communication and Asian Studies

Krystal Cleary, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

Krystal Cleary

Senior Professor of Practice, Communication and Gender and Sexuality Studies

Jerome Dent, Communication and Africana Studies, Tulane University

Jerome Dent

Assistant Professor, Communication and Africana Studies

Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor in the Humanities

Edmond Ernest dit Alban, Tulane University

Edmond Ernest dit Alban

Assistant Professor, Communication

Nathan Halverson, Department of Communication Tulane University

Nathan Halverson

Professor of Practice, Communication and Digital Media Practices

Laura-Zoë Humphreys Assistant Professor Department of Communication Tulane University

Laura-Zoë Humphreys

Associate Professor, Communication

Associate Chair

Peter Kunze, Tulane University

Peter Kunze

Assistant Professor, Communication and Internship Coordinator

Vicki Mayer Professor Tulane University Department of Communication

Vicki Mayer

Professor of Communication and Senior Advisor to the Dean

Muira McCammon, Tulane University

Muira McCammon

Assistant Professor, Communication

Esra Özcan, Department of Communication Tulane University

Esra Özcan

Senior Professor of Practice, Communication

Jolene Pinder, Tulane University

Jolene Pinder

Professor of Practice, Communication and Digital Media Practices
Program Director, Digital Media Practices

Assistant Professor Watufani M. Poe

Watufani M. Poe

Assistant Professor, Communication

Mauro Porto Associate Professor Tulane University Department of Communication

Mauro Porto

Professor and Department Chair of Communication

Jane Pyo, Tulane University

Jane Pyo

Assistant Professor, Communication

William Saas, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

William Saas

Senior Professor of Practice, Communication and Digital Media Practices

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Ferruh Yilmaz Associate Professor Department of Communication Tulane University

Ferruh Yilmaz

Associate Professor, Communication

Daniella Zalcman, Tulane University

Daniella Zalcman

Professor of Practice, Communication

Affiliated Faculty

Kate Baldwin, Professor of English and Communication, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

Kate A. Baldwin

Professor of English and Communication

W. Ron Gard

Ron Gard

Professor of Practice, Communication and Strategy, Leadership & Analytics Minor

Cinema Studies Faculty

Constance J. Balides Associate Professor Department of Communication Tulane University

Constance J. Balides

Associate Professor, Communication

Casey Beck, Tulane University

Casey Beck

Professor of Practice

Hongwei Thorn Chen Assistant Professor Department of Communication Tulane University

Hongwei Thorn Chen

Assistant Professor, Communication and Asian Studies

Jerome Dent, Communication and Africana Studies, Tulane University

Jerome Dent

Assistant Professor, Communication and Africana Studies

M. Kathryn Edwards, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

M. Kathryn Edwards

Associate Professor, History

Antonio Gómez Department of Spanish & Portuguese at Tulane University

Antonio Gómez

Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese

Laura-Zoë Humphreys Assistant Professor Department of Communication Tulane University

Laura-Zoë Humphreys

Associate Professor, Communication

Felicia McCarren, Tulane University

Felicia McCarren

Professor of French

Michael Syrimis Associate Professor Department of French & Italian Tulane University

Michael Syrimis

Associate Professor of Italian

Justin Wolfe Associate Professor Department of History Tulane University

Justin Wolfe

Associate Professor of History

Karen Zumhagen-Yekplé, Tulane University

Karen Zumhagen-Yekplé

Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature

Visiting Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Instructors

Aidan Smith, Communication Department, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

Aidan Smith

Adjunct Professor

Emeritus Professor

Carole Spitzack Daruna, Communication Department, Tulane University

Carole Spitzack Daruna

Professor Emerita

Michele White Professor Department of Communication Tulane University

Michele White

Professor Emerita of Communication

In Memoriam

Christine Capetola, Tulane University

Christine Capetola

Ana López, Communication Professor, Tulane University. Photo Paula Burch-Celentano

Ana M. López

James Mackin, Communication Department, Tulane University

James Mackin

Benjamin Pearson, Tulane University

Benjamin Pearson

N. Frank Ukadike, Department of Communication, Film Studies, and Africana Studies

Frank Ukadike