Communication and Media Studies Department Faculty and Staff
Members of the Communication and Media Studies department teach, research, and publish in virtually every field of Media Studies. Staff are available to also support student needs and you can find contact for all CMS personnel here.
Amanda Alampi
Adjunct
aalampi@fordham.edu
MAR 702Amy Aronson
Professor
amaronson@fordham.edu
Martino 701
Ph.D., Columbia University
Areas of Interest: Media Studies, Magazines, Feminity, MasculinityJesse Baldwin-Philippi
Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies
jphilippi@fordham.edu
FMH 434
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Areas of Interest: Civic Participation, Citizenship, Social MediaHeidi C. Bordogna
Lecturer
FMH 300
Areas of Interest: Film/TV Production, Screenwriting, Media TheoryChristopher Brandt
Adjunct
cbrandt@fordham.edu
MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
FMH 450
Areas of Interest: Poetry, Theatre, Political historyEli Bromberg
Adjunct
ebromberg2@fordham.edu
Ph.D. English, UMass Amherst
FMH 450
Areas of Interest: Jewish American popular culture, sexual antisemitism, media studiesHopeton Campbell
Director of Walsh Media Lab, A/V Equipment Coordinator
FMH 317
M.A., Fordham UniversityJennifer Clark
Associate Chair, Assistant Professor
djeclark@fordham.edu
Martino 710
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Areas of Interest: Feminist Television Studies, Celebrity Cultures, and Film and Television Production StudiesCornelia Connors
Adjunct
cconnors10@fordham.edu
MAR 702
Areas of Interest: Communications and Public relationsAlan D'Aiello
Lecturer
MAR 714 / FMH 418
PhD Sussex University 2016
Research Interests: Digital Media, digitization of public and private spacesGregory Donovan
Associate Professor
gdonovan4@fordham.edu
Martino 706
Ph.D., City University of New York
Areas of Interest: Digital Geography, Social Justice, Participatory Research and DesignMary Durkin
Adjunct
mdurkin11@fordham.edu
MAR 702Eric English
Adjunct
eenglish4@fordham.edu
MAR 702Ashar Foley
Lecturer
MAR 707
Areas of Interest: Films/TV, Media Theory, CommunicationLewis Freeman
Study Abroad Advisor, Senior Lecturer
lefreeman@fordham.edu
FMH 439
Areas of Interest: Children & Media, Social Awareness, Social JusticeMatthew Hockenberry
Assistant Professor
mhockenberry@fordham.edu
FMH 430
PhD in Media, Culture, and Communication from New York University
Areas of Interest: Media History, Media Industries, Logistics, Infrastructure, and Mobile MediaJames Jennewein
Lecturer
MAR 715
Areas of Interest: Films and TV, Screenwriting, TV DramaDiana Kamin
Internship Coordinator, Advanced Lecturer
PhD, Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University
MAR 712
Areas of Interest: Ethics and policy, visual culture, knowledge production and the public sphereMathias Klang
Associate Chair, Associate Professor
mklang@fordham.edu
FMH 436
Ph.D., University of Göteborg (Sweden)
Areas of Interest: Digital Activism, Privacy & Surveillance, Digital RightsCatherine Katsafouros
Personal Website
NMDD Program Co-Director, Advanced Lecturer
FMH 300
MFA in Studio Art, Stony Brook UniversityKavita Kulkarni
Assistant Professor
kkulkarni2@fordham.edu
MAR 716Beth Knobel
Associate Professor
Ph.D., MPP, Harvard University
Areas of Interest: Journalism, Watchdog Journalism, TV ProductionEmily Krebs
Assistant Professor
ekrebs4@fordham.edu
PhD., Utah University
Areas of Interest: Disability Justice, Mad Studies, Critical SuicidologyDee LaDuke
Adjunct
dladuke@fordham.edu
MAR 702Nick Leshi
Adjunct
nickleshi@aol.com
M.A. Public Communication, Fordham University
FMH 450
Areas of Interest: Public relations, crisis communication, media relationsPaul Levinson
Professor
levinson.paul@gmail.com
FMH 453
Ph.D., New York University
Areas of Interest: Politics in Media, Popular Culture, Media EthicsFrank LoBuono
Adjunct
flobuono@fordham.eduBrandy Monk-Payton
Assistant Professor
bmonkpayton@fordham.edu
FMH 435
Ph.D., Brown University
Areas of Interest: Black Film and Media Cultures, Television Studies, CelebrityJennifer Moorman
Assistant Professor
jmoorman@fordham.edu
FMH 451
Ph.D., UCLA
Areas of Interest: Gender, Sexuality, Queer Theory, Film/TVSharif Mowlabocus
Chair, Professor
smowlabocus@fordham.edu
Martino 717
Ph.D., University of Sussex
Areas of Interest: Sexuality and Media Studies, IdentityMichelle O'Dwyer
Administrator, PMMA, McGannon
FMH 430Michele Prettyman
Assistant Professor
mprettyman@fordham.edu
Martino Hall, Room 711
MA and PhD from Georgia State University
Areas of Interest: Race and Visual Aesthetics, Narrative, Black CinemaElizabeth Ramírez-Soto
Assistant Professor
eramirezsoto@fordham.edu
FMH 437Margaret Schwartz
Associate Professor
bmaschwartz@fordham.edu
Martino 703
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Areas of Interest: Feminism, Embodiment, Communication Ethics.Justin Shanitkvich
Adjunct
Jshanitkvich@fordham.edu
MAR 702Lance Strate
Professor
strate@fordham.edu
FMH 434a
Ph.D., New York University
Areas of Interest: Media Ecology, Tech., Popular CultureLori-Ann Tenn
Senior Executive Secretary
Martino 702Marie Trombetta
Senior Secretary
FMH 430Ralph Vacca
NMDD Program Co-Director, Assistant Professor
rvacca2@fordham.edu
Martino 716
Ph.D., New York University
Areas of Interest: Mental Health, Data Literacy, Participatory DesignKara Van Cleaf
Lecturer
kvancleaf@fordham.edu
704 Martino Hall
PhD in Sociology from The Graduate Center of the CIty University of New York
Areas of Interest: Motherhood, Fashion, FeminismChris Vicari
Educational Technologist, A/V Equipment Coordinator
Martino 709
Areas of Interest: Games for change, digital narrative, educational technologyQun Wang
Assistant Professor
qunwang@fordham.edu
FMH 454
PhD in Communication, Information, and Media, Rutgers University
Areas of Interest: Journalism, Global Media, TechnologyJulianne Welby
Lecturer
welby@fordham.edu
FMH 418
Areas of Interest: Public Media, Audio & Multimedia JournalismTim Wood
Assistant Professor
twood12@fordham.edu
FMH 452
Ph.D., New York University
Areas of Interest: Promotional Culture, Corporate Political AdvocacyKaren Williams
Senior Lecturer
kawilliams@fordham.edu
FMH 438
PhD in Cinema Studies, New York University
Areas of Interest: Film and Television