Communication Graduate Faculty and Staff

Cindy McElroy | Academic Assistant to the Chair

(931) 221-7378

Robert Baron | Associate Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.A., M.A., PhD., University of Minnesota

Jamie Bowen | Assistant Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.A., M.A., University of Utah, PhD., Arizona State University

Karen Bullis | Associate Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.A. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, M.S. Columbia University, M.F.A. New York Film Academy

Kakali Chakrabarti | Associate Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.A., M.A. University of Calcutta. Kolkata, India., PhD. Washington State University, M.S. Austin Peay State University

Christina Hicks-Goldston | Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.S. Texas Christian University, M.A. Emerson College, PhD. The University of Southern Mississippi

Pamela Gray | Professor of Communication

Degrees: A.A.S. Henderson Community College, B.A. University of Kentucky, PhD. Western Kentucky University

Barry Gresham | Associate Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.A., M.A. Western Kentucky University

Jeeyoun Kathy Lee Heuston | Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.J.M.C., M.A. University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Jessica R. Morris | Assistant Professor of Communication

B.S., M.A., Austin Peay State University, PhD., Regent University

Tracy Nichols | Associate Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.A., M.A. Austin Peay State University, PhD. Trevecca University

David von Palko | Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.S. Arizona State University, M.A. Northern Arizona University, J.D. Nashville School of Law

Yunying Zhang | Professor of Communication

Degrees: B.A. Xi’an Foreign Languages University, M.A., PhD. Washington State University

Xu Zhang | Assistant Professor of Communication

B.A. Inner Mongolia University, China, M.A. Texas Tech University, Phd. University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN