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.*
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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).