Faculty

The faculty for the School of Mass Communications is an impressive mix of professionals and researchers from a variety of communications backgrounds. Instructors provide office hours at the beginning of each semester. You may dial the office directly to speak to the faculty member or leave a voice message. You also may call the school’s administrative offices at (804) 828-2660. All offices are located on the Monroe Park campus in the Temple Building on W. Main St.

Bajkiewicz, Tim
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Journalism Sequence Coordinator
B.A., M.A. University of Florida
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Office: 1149-D
Phone: (804) 828-4203
Email: tbajkiewicz@vcu.edu

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Byrne, Bradley “Puck”

Instructor, Advertising
B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
Office: 2208
E-mail: byrneb@vcu.edu

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Camden, Bridget
Associate Professor, Advertising
B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
M.S., VCU Adcenter
M.F.A., School of Art Institute of Chicago
Office: 2208E
Phone: (804) 827-3730
Email: bkcamden@vcu.edu

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Farrar, William
Instructor and Undergraduate Public Relations Sequence Coordinator
Office: 2208A
Phone: (804) 827-2051
Email: wfarrar@vcu.edu

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Jin, Yan
Associate Professor, Public Relations and Interim Director
B.A., Peking University (Beijing, China)
M.A., Ph.D., Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia
Office: 2218
Phone: (804) 827-3764
Email: yjin@vcu.edu

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Messner, Marcus
Assistant Professor, Journalism
B.A., Angelo State University, Texas
M.A., Ph.D., University of Miami, Florida
Office: Temple 1110
Phone: (804) 827-0252
Email: mmessner@vcu.edu

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Medina-Messner, Vivian
Instructor, Journalism
B.A., American University of Paris, France
M.A., Florida International University
Office: Temple 1149-C
Phone: (804) 827-3775
Email: vmedinamessn@vcu.edu

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Nicholson, June O.
Associate Professor, Journalism and Director of Graduate Studies
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.A., American University
Office: 1108
Phone: (804) 827-0251
Email: jonichol@vcu.edu

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Oglesby, Bill
Assistant Professor, Journalism
B.A., Washington and Lee University
J.D., Pepperdine University
Office: 1149-E
Phone: (804) 827-2785
Email: boglesby@vcu.edu

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Rowe, Peyton
Associate Professor, Advertising
B.A., University of Virginia
M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
Office: 2208-D
Phone: (804) 827-3733
Email: prowe@vcu.edu

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Sherman, Scott F.
Assistant Professor, Advertising and Undergraduate Advertising Sequence Coordinator
A.D., Northwest Mississippi Junior College
B.S., James Madison University
M.A., Syracuse University
Office: 2203-C
Phone: (804) 827-3777
Email: sfsherman@vcu.edu

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Shoval, Ashley
Instructor, Advertising and Internship Coordinator
M.S., VCU Adcenter
Office: 2208
Phone: (804) 827-3725
E-mail: ashoval@vcu.edu

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Will Sims
Associate Professor, Advertising and Assistant Director
B.A., University of Richmond
M.S., VCU Adcenter
Office: 2210
Phone: (804) 827-4015
Email: wsims@vcu.edu

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South, Jeff
Associate Professor, Journalism and Director of Undergraduate Studies
B.A., University of Texas
Office: 1149-B
Phone: (804) 827-0253
Email: jcsouth@vcu.edu

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Stewart, Sean
Instructor, Public Relations
B.A., M.A.J., Marshall University
Office: 1114
Phone: (804) 827-6695
Email: stewartsm@vcu.edu

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Thomas, Clarence
Associate Professor, Journalism
B.A., Hampton Institute
M.S., Syracuse University
Ph.D., University of Florida
Office: 2203-E
Phone: (804) 827-3772
Email: cwthomas@vcu.edu

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Turk, Judy VanSlyke
Professor, Public Relations and Associate Director for Special Projects
B.S.J., Northwestern University
M.A., Northern Illinois University
Ph.D., Syracuse University
Office: 2208-C
Phone: (804) 827-3707
Email: jvturk@vcu.edu

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Zhang, Yuan
Assistant Professor, Journalism
B.A., Beijing Foreign Studies University
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Office: 1112
Phone: (804) 827-0250
Email: yzhang22@vcu.edu

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Staff

The staff for the School of Mass Communications is an impressive mix of professionals whose efforts help us complete our missions of teaching, scholarship and service. You may dial the office directly to speak to the staff member or leave a voice message. You also may call the school’s administrative offices at (804) 828-2660. All offices are located on the Monroe Park campus in the Temple Building on W. Main St.

Angela Diggs-Parker
Financial Manager
Office: 2208-G
Phone: (804) 827-3717
Email: ardiggs@vcu.edu

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John Geerdes
Broadcast Video Engineer
Office: 1120
Phone: (804) 827-3704
Email: jsgeerde@vcu.edu

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Natasha J. Long
Coordinator of Advising
Office: 2208-I
Phone: (804) 827-3722
Email: longnj@vcu.edu

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Frances Lynch
Receptionist
Office: 2216
Phone: (804) 828-2660
Email: mflynch@vcu.edu

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Pamela Williams
Administrative Assistant
Office: 2220
Phone: (804) 827-3785
Email: ptwilliams2@vcu.edu