Faculty

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Dr. James Shanahan, Associate Professor and Department Chair
Ph.D. University of Massachusetts at Amherst
DMH 227, ext. 3414
Cultivation Theory, Communication and the Environment, Public Opinion, Communication Theory, Media Effects.

Dr. Robbin D. Crabtree, Professor and Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
DMH 203, ext. 3263
Global Media Systems, Media Criticism, International and Intercultural Communication, Alternative Mass Media, Communication for Social Change, Gender-Related Issues in Communication.

Dr. Gisela Gil-Egui, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Temple University
DMH 222, ext. 3043
Mass Media, Telecommunications Policy, International Communication, Comparative Media Systems, Distance Education, New Information and Communication Technologies.

Dr. David Gudelunas, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
DMH 201, ext. 3084
Mass Media and Popular Culture, Media Institutions, New Media Technologies, Audience Analysis, Political History of the Mass Media.

Dr. James Keenan, Professor
Ph.D. Columbia University
DMH 223, ext. 2839
Organizational Communication, Negotiation and Management, Group Decision-Making, Training and Consulting, Intercultural Communication, Design Communication, Measurement of Human Communications Performance in Complex Systems.

Dr. Michael Pagano, Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
DMH 224, ext. 2897
Health Communication, Communication Theory, Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Communication, Small Groups, Leadership, Research Methods.

Dr. M. Sallyanne Ryan, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Massachusetts at Amherst
DMH 226, ext. 2566
Communication Theory, Interpersonal Communication, Gender and Communication, Children and Media, Persuasion.

Dr. Maggie Wills, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University
DMH 225, ext. 2807
Spiritual Communication, Health Communication, Organizational Communication, Research Design and Methodologies.

Dr. Qin Zhang, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of New Mexico
DMH 205, ext. 3062
Intercultural Communication, Instructional Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Research Design and Methodologies.

Adjunct Instructors:

Dr. Maria Aggestam
DMH 223, ext. 2839
Ph.D. University of Warsaw
International Communication, International-Related Issues in Communication, Ethics in Communication and Worklife, Business Communication, Organizational Communication, Research Methodology.

Mr. John Crowley
DMH 232, ext. 2345
Interpersonal communication, Health Communication

Mr. Thomas Larkin
DMH 232, (203) 761-1274
Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication.

Mrs. Rhonda Trust
DMH 232, ext. 2345
Public Speaking, Argument and Advocacy

Dr. Anna Wood
DMH 203, ext. 3414
Cross-cultural Studies, Diversity, Organizational Communication and Behavior.

Department Secretary:
Mrs. Michelle Lesko
DMH 130, ext. 2214

All faculty mailboxes are in DMH 130
Fairfield University's central telephone number: (203) 254-4000