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Faculty and staff

Faculty and staff

 

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

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

Farrar, William
Instructor and Undergraduate Public Relations Sequence Coordinator
Office: 1102
Phone: (804) 827-2051
Email: wfarrar@vcu.edu

Jin, Yan
Associate Professor, Public Relations
B.A., Peking University (Beijing, China)
M.A., Ph.D., Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia
Office: 2203D
Phone: (804) 827-3764
Email: yjin@vcu.edu

Martin, Ernest F.
Associate Professor, Public Relations
B.A., Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa
M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri, University of Missouri-Columbia
Phone: (804) 827-3767
Email: efmartin2@vcu.edu
Office: 2208C

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

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

Nicholson, June O.
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

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

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

Sherman, Scott F.
Associate Professor 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

Shoval, Ashley
Assistant Professor, Advertising
M.S., VCU Adcenter
Office: 2208
Phone: (804) 827-3725
E-mail: amshoval@vcu.edu

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

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

Stewart, Sean
Instructor, Public Relations and Special Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies
B.A., M.A.J., Marshall University
Office: 1114
Phone: (804) 827-6695
Email: stewartsm@vcu.edu

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

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

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.


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

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

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

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

McDearmon, Maggie
Career Development Adviser
Office: 2208A
Phone: (804) 828-1100
Email: mcdearmonme@vcu.edu

Stewart, Lauren
Assistant Director for Development
Office: 2208B
Phone: (804) 827-3761
Email: stewartla@vcu.edu

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