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    Apr 20, 2024  
American University Catalog 2020-2021 
    
American University Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC Administration and Faculty


Administration

Interim Dean  Laura DeNardis
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs  Laura BonDurant
Assistant Dean for Administration and Strategic Initiatives  Kristi Plahn-Gjersvold
Assistant Dean for Budget and Technology  Laura Ragusa
Assistant Dean for Graduate Academic Services  Katerina Kulagina
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Services  Justin Bernstine

Faculty

The SOC full-time faculty blends traditional academic scholarship with hands-on professional experience. Faculty regularly develop ground-breaking courses, publish books and articles, speak at national and international conferences and forums, produce award-winning films, work for social justice, and help shape ethical practices in their individual fields. Full-time faculty have won Emmys and Academy Awards, been nominated for Pulitzer Prizes, and worked on presidential campaigns. SOC also appoints outstanding adjunct faculty, who bring depth and insight into the classroom. The adjunct faculty are working professionals in all four fields of study, including reporters who cover the White House, documentary filmmakers, and political strategists.

Full Time Faculty

University Professor  P. Aufderheide
Professor  W.J. Campbell, L. DeNardis, L. Jayaswal, C. Lewis, A. Phelps, A. Sinnreich, L. Steinhorn, M. Stogner, R.A. Streitmatter, R.S. Zaharna
Associate Professor  R. Blair, J.S. Douglass, L. Engel, J. Hall, B. Maher, W. Melillo, C. Myers, J.A. Olmsted, J. Watson
Assistant Professor  K. Braddock, K. Brannon, C. Borum-Chattoo, A. Eisman, J. Graf, P. Kumar, E. Menchen-Trevino, S. Menke-Fish, K. Pietroszek, G. Puglisi, S. Shahin, B. Stokes, M. Susca, S. Talan, F. Trevisan, L. Waters-Hinson, S. Williams
Senior Professorial Lecturer  D. Bernardini, T. Bryant, P. Doshi, A. Karavanov, D. Martinez, C. Parell, P. Weissmann
Professorial Lecturer  R. Bhaskar, K. Llerena, J. Mollica, J. Patterson, L. Shane, V. Simon
Distinguished Filmmaker-in-Residence  R. Williams
Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence  J. Sullivan
Data Journalist-in-Residence  J. LaFleur
Executive-in-Residence  M. O’Rourke
Investigative Broadcaster-in-Residence  C. Halsne
Journalist-in-Residence  W. Gentile, L. Perri
Director of Writing Programs  C. Lawrence

Emeriti Faculty

Dean Emeritus/a  Larry Kirkman
Professor Emeritus/a  G.P. Harnden, J.A. Hendrix, L. Kirkman, K. Montgomery, C. Simpson, R.E. Sutton, L.W. Wolfson, J.S. Yamauchi
Associate Professor Emeritus/a  B.J. Diggs Brown, W. Cochran, J. Doolittle, L.M. Furber, J.C. Seigle, R.A. Stack, W. Swallow, A. Zelle
Assistant Professor Emeritus/a  C. Lawrence
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer Emeritus/a  R.A. Robertson