Faculty and Student Bios
Administration
Ann Bainbridge Frymier, Ed.D., Director, School of Communication Studies
Roger Aden, Ph.D., Director of Studies, Communication Studies, Honors Tutorial College
Benjamin R. Bates, Ph.D., Associate Director for Graduate Studies
Jerry L. Miller, Ph.D., Director of Political Communication Certificate
Jennifer Talbert, M.A., John A. Cassese Director of Forensics
Candice Thomas-Maddox, Ed.D., Associate Director for Online Graduate Programs (Lancaster Campus)
Candice Rios Wenmoth, M.A., Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies
Athens Campus Faculty
*Denotes Graduate Faculty on Athens campus
Roger Aden, Ph.D.*
Jonathan Baker, Ph.D.*
Benjamin R. Bates, Ph.D.*
Christina S. Beck, Ph.D.*
Amy E. Chadwick, Ph.D.*
Devika Chawla, Ph.D.*
Matthew deTar, Ph.D.*
Ann Bainbridge Frymier, Ed.D.*
Lynn Harter, Ph.D.*
Angela M. Hosek, Ph.D.*
Sarah E. Jones, Ph.D.*
Benjamin R. LaPoe II, Ph.D.*
Jerry L. Miller, Ph.D.*
Brittany L. Peterson, Ph.D.*
Jennifer Talbert, M.A.
Samuel J. Taylor, Ph.D.
Scott Titsworth, Ph.D.*
China Billotte Verhoff, Ph.D.*
Candice Rios Wenmoth, M.A.
Course Coordinators
COMS 1010 – Jerry L. Miller, Ph.D.
COMS 1030 – Angela M. Hosek, Ph.D.
COMS 1100 – Purba Das, Ph.D.
COMS 2020 – Amy E. Chadwick, Ph.D.
COMS 2040 – Christina S. Beck, Ph.D.
COMS 2050 – Laura W. Black, Ph.D.
COMS 2060 – China Billotte Verhoff, Ph.D.
COMS 2150 – Matthew DeTar, Ph.D.
COMS 3200 – Brittany L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Regional Campus Faculty
*Denotes Graduate Faculty on on Regional campuses
Nicole Blau, Ph.D.,* Lancaster campus
Purba Das, Ph.D.,* Southern campus
Pamela A. Kaylor, Ph.D., Lancaster campus
Sarah E. Mahan-Hays, Ph.D.,* Eastern campus
Rita M. Ng, Ph.D., Zanesville campus
Candice Thomas-Maddox, Ed.D.,* Lancaster campus
Lisa Wallace, Ph.D., Chillicothe campus
Administrative Support Team
The Scripps School Support Team provides administrative support to the five Schools in the Scripps College.
Email ScrippsSchoolSupport@ohio.edu for assistance or questions regarding any of the five schools (Communication Studies, Emerging Communication Technology, Journalism, Media Arts and Studies, and Visual Communication).
Administrative Specialist
email address
conradj1@ohio.edu
phone number
740.593.2539
Scripps College of Communication
building location
Schoonover Center 223
Brittan Posey
Administrative Specialist
email address
bposey@ohio.edu
phone number
740-593-4861
Scripps College of Communication
building location
Schoonover Center 321
Marlene Shostak
Department Administrator
email address
shostakm@ohio.edu
phone number
740.597.1332
building location
Schoonover 251