Professors/Instructors

Charles Atkin, Chairperson
atkin@msu.edu
mass communication effects, health communication, and communication campaigns

Daniel Bergan
bergan@msu.edu
political communication and campaigns

Franklin Boster
boster@msu.edu
group dynamics, social influence, and research methodology

Mary Jiang Bresnahan, Director of the Masters of Communication Program
bresnah1@msu.edu
culture & identity, spirituality & health, barriers to organ donation

Judee Burgoon
JBurgoon@CMI.Arizona.edu
deception, persuasion, nonverbal and relational communication, and communication technologies

William Donohue, Director of Sales Communication Emphasis
donohue@msu.edu
interpersonal relations, conflict management, mediation, hostage negotiation, language and terrorism

Bradley Greenberg, Professor Emeritus
bradg@msu.edu
social influences of mass communication and themes in media content

Amanda Holmstrom
holmstr6@msu.edu
interpersonal communication and social support

Stephen Lacy
slacy@msu.edu
newspaper and media economics, content analysis methodology, media sociology, newspaper history

Maria Lapinski
lapinsk3@msu.edu
cultural differences in responses to health and environmental risk messages

Tim Levine
levinet@msu.edu
interperpersonal, intercultural comm, deception, persuasion, social influence, and research methods

Janet Lillie
lillieja@msu.edu
campaign design and evaluation, message design and testing

Steve McCornack, Director of Undergraduate Studies
mccornac@msu.edu
interpersonal and relational communication, verbal communication and deception

Vernon Miller
vmiller@msu.edu
organizational members' information seeking, message exchanges related to role negotiation

Kelly Morrison
morris15@msu.edu
interpersonal persuasion and health, communication, work/family balance, and gender

Khadi Ndiaye
ndiayek@msu.edu
Health, International, & Intercultural Communication

Hee Sun Park
heesun@msu.edu
organizational, interpersonal, and cross-cultural communication, research methods and statistics

John Sherry
jsherry@msu.edu
Mass media effects, cognitive and behavioral aspects of video games

Kami Silk, Director of the Masters in Health Communication
silkk@msu.edu
health and organizational communication

Sandi Smith, Director of the Health & Risk Communication Center
smiths@msu.edu
health and interpersonal communication, social influence, portrayal of relationships in the media

Ronald Tamborini, Director of Doctoral Studies
tamborin@msu.edu
Social influence, new and traditional media, and entertainment

Joseph Walther
jwalther-at-msu.edu
computer-mediated communication, nonverbal communication, interpersonal/group relations

Rene Weber
renew@msu.edu
media communication, neuroscientific media effects research, research methods and statistics

Gwen Wittenbaum
gwittenb@msu.edu
interpersonal and small group processes