CJ Faculty + Staff
Creating connections
Our faculty and staff are dedicated to giving you the education you deserve –the best. Through collaborations, office hours, and spending time in the classroom, we feel like we get to know you pretty well. We are excited to get to know you and hope you're ready to get to know us.
Not only did the UWEC Communication and Journalism department arm me with the knowledge and skills to pursue whatever professional dream I had, but it also introduced me to some of the greatest, most helpful professors around. I constantly felt challenged, yet comfortable to ask for help when I needed it.
Faculty + Staff
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Kristine Knutson, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Communication and Journalism
Department Chair | Associate Professor
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 158, Eau Claire | Directions
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Karen Morris (she/her/hers)
Communication and Journalism
Senior Lecturer
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 157, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: Tuesday/Thursdays 12:30-1:30 pm and Wednesdays from 11:00 am-12:00 pm and by appointment with bookings link https://outlook.office365.com/book/KarensStudentHours@universityofwieauclaire.onmicrosoft.com/.
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Kelly Jo Wright
Communication and Journalism | Forensics
Senior Lecturer | Assistant Director of Forensics
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 173, Eau Claire | Directions
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Dr. Peter Hart-Brinson (he/him/his)
Sociology | Communication and Journalism
Professor
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 620, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: Monday, 10-12, Thursday 2-3, or email for appointment
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Mary F. Hoffman (she/her/hers)
Academic Affairs/Provost | Communication and Journalism | Graduate Studies
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Interim Dean of Graduate Studies
- Schofield Hall 206B, Eau Claire | Directions
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Won Yong Jang, Ph.D.
Communication and Journalism
Professor
Won is Professor of Integrated Strategic Communication at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire and a Non-Resident Scholar at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Sigur Center for Asian Studies.
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 164, Eau Claire | Directions
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Peter Knutson (He/him/his)
Communication and Journalism
Assistant Professor
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 165, Eau Claire | Directions
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Ellen Mahaffy, M.F.A. (she/her/hers)
Communication and Journalism | Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Professor
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 105D, Eau Claire | Directions
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Pechulano Ngwe Ali
Communication and Journalism
Assistant Professor of Communication, Journalism & Digital Storytelling | Co-Adviser, The Spectator
Pechulano teaches introductory and advanced journalism (writing and editing) and storytelling across platforms, and introductory public speaking and communication.
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Chris Outzen (he/him/his)
Communication and Journalism
Senior Lecturer | Director of Forensics
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 174, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: MW 9-11am
TTH 1-2pm
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Nicole Schultz, Ph.D.
Communication and Journalism | Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Professor
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 159, Eau Claire | Directions
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David Tschida, Ph.D.
Communication and Journalism | Liberal Studies | Public Health and Environmental Studies
Director of Liberal Studies
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 166, Eau Claire | Directions
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Ganga Vadhavkar, Ph.D.
Communication and Journalism
Associate Professor
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 105C, Eau Claire | Directions
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Mary Worley, Ph.D. (she/her)
Communication and Journalism
Associate Professor
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 156, Eau Claire | Directions
- Office hours: Students can sign up for in person (HHH156) or virtual (Zoom) office hours using Calendly (copy/paste the link below)
https://calendly.com/drworley/student-office-hours
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Julia A Perkins (she/her/hers)
Communication and Journalism
Department Assistant
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 152, Eau Claire | Directions
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Mengyan Ma, Ph.D. (She/her)
Communication and Journalism
Senior Lecturer
- Hibbard Humanities Hall 171, Eau Claire | Directions
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