
Department of Communication
Administrative Faculty and Staff
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Scott Dillard
Interim Department Chair, Professor, Rhetoric Coordinator
218 Terrell Hall
478-445-3182
Education
Ph.D., Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University
Biography
Dr. Scott Dillard received his B.A. in Speech Communication from Blackburn College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Dr. Dillard’s specialty is in performance studies. He has published articles in journals such as Text and Performance Quarterly and Storytelling, Self, and Society. He is the co-author with his colleague Dr. Janet Hoffmann of the textbook The Speaker’s Voice. Dr. Dillard is also a performer who has created a number of one-person shows, acted in local theatre, and done voice over work.
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Area of Focus
Mass Communications, Pre-Education, and Rhetoric
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Evelina Galova
Media Lab Coordinator, Advisor to WGUR 95.3 FM
409 Terrell Hall
478-445-8684
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Georgia College
Mass Communication Faculty
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Education
M.A., Journalism and Public Affairs, American University
Research
The new faces of journalism; how politics has remade journalism
Teaching
Media Law & Ethics, Professional Media Writing
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Angela Criscoe,
Assistant Professor, Mass Comm Coordinator, Advisor to Bobcat Studios
411 Terrell Hall
478-445-8255
Education
MFA, Film & Television, Savannah College of Art & Design
Research
New technologies and innovative film and television production processes in storytelling for the purposes of informing, persuading, and entertaining audiences across multiple platforms.
Teaching
Multimedia Storytelling, Documentary Filmmaking, Digital Media Production, Electronic Editing, Senior Career Development, Internships
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Education
M.A., Integrated Marketing Campaigns, Emerson College
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James Schiffman
Associate Professor, Advisor to GC360
316 Terrell Hall
478-445-5991
Education
Ph.D., Georgia State University
Research
Broadcasting and Reacting to the Past
Teaching
Enterprise Journalism, Introduction to Business Journalism, Shooting for News, TV Newscast, History of Broadcasting, Comparative International Media, Media Literacy
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Education
Ph.D., Mass Communication, The University of Iowa
Research
Community Journalism, Sociology of News, Identity and Qualitative Research Methods
Teaching
Race, Class, Gender in Media, Investigative Journalism, Community Journalism, Advocacy Journalism, Feature Writing, Sports Reporting, Professional Media Writing, Media Literacy, Enterprise Journalism, Media Management, GC1Y Critical Thinking: We the People, Interviewing & Listening
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Education
Ph.D., University of Missouri
Research
Crisis communication, news consumption and political knowledge, political communication.
Teaching
Mass Communication Theory and Research, Advanced Strategic Writing.
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Education
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Research
Digital Media, Social Media, Radio/Podcasting, Streaming, Journalism
Teaching
Media Literacy, Professional Media Writing, Radio Operations, Media Management
Rhetoric Faculty
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Scott Dillard
Interim Department Chair, Professor, Rhetoric Coordinator
218 Terrell Hall
478-445-3182
Education
Ph.D., Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University
Biography
Dr. Scott Dillard received his B.A. in Speech Communication from Blackburn College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Dr. Dillard’s specialty is in performance studies. He has published articles in journals such as Text and Performance Quarterly and Storytelling, Self, and Society. He is the co-author with his colleague Dr. Janet Hoffmann of the textbook The Speaker’s Voice. Dr. Dillard is also a performer who has created a number of one-person shows, acted in local theatre, and done voice over work.
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Education
Ph.D., Speech Communication, University of Washington
Biography
Janet Hoffmann, (B.A. Florida State University, M.A. San Jose State University, Ph.D University of Washington) teaches Public Deliberation, Public Speaking, Public Achievement, Persuasion, Parliamentary Debate, Classical Communication Theory, Small Group Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Instructional Communication. Selected as a Georgia Governor’s Teaching Fellow, serves as Coordinator of Georgia College’s American Democracy Project, hosts the campus Times Talk weekly current events discussion series, and is a National Issues Forum Institute Network Partner. Awards include the 2014 Georgia College Irene Rose Community Service Award, inaugural Georgia College ENGAGE Fellow, and the 2018 University Distinguished Service Award.
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Jamie Downing
Assistant Professor, Advisor to Lambda Pi Eta
204 Terrell Hall
478-445-5561
Education
Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Nebraska
Biography
Dr. Jamie Downing teaches the fundamentals of public speaking and small group communication.
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Education
Ph.D., Rhetoric and Political Culture, University of Maryland
Biography
Dr. Meridith Styer teaches courses in rhetorical theory and methods, public address, feminist rhetoric, and argumentation. Her research uses critical feminist rhetorical theory and archival scholarship to study how people in oppressive or marginalizing contexts create a voice for themselves. She has published articles in journals such as Women's Studies in Communication and Rhetoric Review.
Emeritus Faculty
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Mary Jean Land, PhD
Emeritus Faculty
Ginger Carter-Miller, PhD
Emeritus Faculty

Scott Dillard
Education
Ph.D., Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University
Biography
Dr. Scott Dillard received his B.A. in Speech Communication from Blackburn College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Dr. Dillard’s specialty is in performance studies. He has published articles in journals such as Text and Performance Quarterly and Storytelling, Self, and Society. He is the co-author with his colleague Dr. Janet Hoffmann of the textbook The Speaker’s Voice. Dr. Dillard is also a performer who has created a number of one-person shows, acted in local theatre, and done voice over work.

Area of Focus
Mass Communications, Pre-Education, and Rhetoric

Evelina Galova
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Georgia College

Education
M.A., Journalism and Public Affairs, American University
Research
The new faces of journalism; how politics has remade journalism
Teaching
Media Law & Ethics, Professional Media Writing

Angela Criscoe,
Education
MFA, Film & Television, Savannah College of Art & Design
Research
New technologies and innovative film and television production processes in storytelling for the purposes of informing, persuading, and entertaining audiences across multiple platforms.
Teaching
Multimedia Storytelling, Documentary Filmmaking, Digital Media Production, Electronic Editing, Senior Career Development, Internships

Education
M.A., Integrated Marketing Campaigns, Emerson College

James Schiffman
Education
Ph.D., Georgia State University
Research
Broadcasting and Reacting to the Past
Teaching
Enterprise Journalism, Introduction to Business Journalism, Shooting for News, TV Newscast, History of Broadcasting, Comparative International Media, Media Literacy

Education
Ph.D., Mass Communication, The University of Iowa
Research
Community Journalism, Sociology of News, Identity and Qualitative Research Methods
Teaching
Race, Class, Gender in Media, Investigative Journalism, Community Journalism, Advocacy Journalism, Feature Writing, Sports Reporting, Professional Media Writing, Media Literacy, Enterprise Journalism, Media Management, GC1Y Critical Thinking: We the People, Interviewing & Listening

Education
Ph.D., University of Missouri
Research
Crisis communication, news consumption and political knowledge, political communication.
Teaching
Mass Communication Theory and Research, Advanced Strategic Writing.

Education
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
Research
Digital Media, Social Media, Radio/Podcasting, Streaming, Journalism
Teaching
Media Literacy, Professional Media Writing, Radio Operations, Media Management
Rhetoric Faculty
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Scott Dillard
Interim Department Chair, Professor, Rhetoric Coordinator
218 Terrell Hall
478-445-3182
Education
Ph.D., Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University
Biography
Dr. Scott Dillard received his B.A. in Speech Communication from Blackburn College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Dr. Dillard’s specialty is in performance studies. He has published articles in journals such as Text and Performance Quarterly and Storytelling, Self, and Society. He is the co-author with his colleague Dr. Janet Hoffmann of the textbook The Speaker’s Voice. Dr. Dillard is also a performer who has created a number of one-person shows, acted in local theatre, and done voice over work.
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Education
Ph.D., Speech Communication, University of Washington
Biography
Janet Hoffmann, (B.A. Florida State University, M.A. San Jose State University, Ph.D University of Washington) teaches Public Deliberation, Public Speaking, Public Achievement, Persuasion, Parliamentary Debate, Classical Communication Theory, Small Group Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Instructional Communication. Selected as a Georgia Governor’s Teaching Fellow, serves as Coordinator of Georgia College’s American Democracy Project, hosts the campus Times Talk weekly current events discussion series, and is a National Issues Forum Institute Network Partner. Awards include the 2014 Georgia College Irene Rose Community Service Award, inaugural Georgia College ENGAGE Fellow, and the 2018 University Distinguished Service Award.
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Jamie Downing
Assistant Professor, Advisor to Lambda Pi Eta
204 Terrell Hall
478-445-5561
Education
Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Nebraska
Biography
Dr. Jamie Downing teaches the fundamentals of public speaking and small group communication.
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Education
Ph.D., Rhetoric and Political Culture, University of Maryland
Biography
Dr. Meridith Styer teaches courses in rhetorical theory and methods, public address, feminist rhetoric, and argumentation. Her research uses critical feminist rhetorical theory and archival scholarship to study how people in oppressive or marginalizing contexts create a voice for themselves. She has published articles in journals such as Women's Studies in Communication and Rhetoric Review.
Emeritus Faculty
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Mary Jean Land, PhD
Emeritus Faculty
Ginger Carter-Miller, PhD
Emeritus Faculty

Scott Dillard
Education
Ph.D., Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University
Biography
Dr. Scott Dillard received his B.A. in Speech Communication from Blackburn College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Dr. Dillard’s specialty is in performance studies. He has published articles in journals such as Text and Performance Quarterly and Storytelling, Self, and Society. He is the co-author with his colleague Dr. Janet Hoffmann of the textbook The Speaker’s Voice. Dr. Dillard is also a performer who has created a number of one-person shows, acted in local theatre, and done voice over work.

Education
Ph.D., Speech Communication, University of Washington
Biography
Janet Hoffmann, (B.A. Florida State University, M.A. San Jose State University, Ph.D University of Washington) teaches Public Deliberation, Public Speaking, Public Achievement, Persuasion, Parliamentary Debate, Classical Communication Theory, Small Group Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Instructional Communication. Selected as a Georgia Governor’s Teaching Fellow, serves as Coordinator of Georgia College’s American Democracy Project, hosts the campus Times Talk weekly current events discussion series, and is a National Issues Forum Institute Network Partner. Awards include the 2014 Georgia College Irene Rose Community Service Award, inaugural Georgia College ENGAGE Fellow, and the 2018 University Distinguished Service Award.

Jamie Downing
Education
Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Nebraska
Biography
Dr. Jamie Downing teaches the fundamentals of public speaking and small group communication.

Education
Ph.D., Rhetoric and Political Culture, University of Maryland
Biography
Dr. Meridith Styer teaches courses in rhetorical theory and methods, public address, feminist rhetoric, and argumentation. Her research uses critical feminist rhetorical theory and archival scholarship to study how people in oppressive or marginalizing contexts create a voice for themselves. She has published articles in journals such as Women's Studies in Communication and Rhetoric Review.
