Meet the CDS Faculty

 

Emily Deering Crosby. Assistant Professor. Rhetorical criticism; digital rhetoric; popular culture and critical theory; sports communication; gender studies; rhetorical strategy; visual rhetoric.

 

 

 

Adria Goldman. Assistant Professor. Media Representations (influences/effects), Race and Gender Studies, Black Women’s Studies, Organizational Communication, Publicity and Public Relations.

 

 

Elizabeth Johnson-Young. Assistant Professor. Health communication; health and media; media effects; public relations and campaigns; social science research methods.

 

 

 

P. Anand Rao. Department Chair, Professor, and Director of the Speaking Intensive Program. Rhetorical theory and criticism; visual rhetoric; public argument; rhetoric of science.

 

 

 

Sushma Subramanian. Assistant Professor and Faculty Adviser to The Weekly Ringer.  Journalism.

 

 

 

 

J.D. Swerzenski. Assistant Professor of Digital Studies: Video, Audio, and Multimedia Production

 

 

 

 

Zach Whalen. Associate Professor and Director of the Minor Program in Digital Studies. Digital studies; game studies; electronic literature; comics/graphic narrative; creative coding.

Affiliated and Part-Time Faculty in CDS

 

 

 

Cartland Berge. Interim Director, Digital Knowledge Center. Adjunct Instructor of digital studies.

Brenta Blevins. Assistant Professor of English and Digital Studies, Department of English and Linguistics

Danielle Hartman. Adjunct Instructor of communication.

John T. Morello. Professor Emeritus of Communication. Public speaking; argumentation and debate; political communication; rhetoric; small group communication.

Timothy M. O’Donnell. Professor of Communication and UMW Provost.  Public argument; debate; rhetoric of science; rhetorical theory and criticism.

Shavonne Shorter. Associate Professor of Communication and Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer. Organizational communication.