People

Department Leadership

Derek Johnson

Department Chair | Professor

Media and Cultural Studies; Film

drjohnson3@wisc.edu

608-262-8788

6110 Vilas Hall

Jenell Johnson

Director of Undergraduate Studies | Professor

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

jenell.johnson@wisc.edu

608-262-4921

6037 Vilas Hall

Jeremy Morris

Director of Graduate Studies | Professor

Media and Cultural Studies

jwmorris2@wisc.edu

608-262-1135

6132 Vilas Hall

Lyn van Swol

Associate Chair | Professor

Communication Science

vanswol@wisc.edu

608-262-1947

6152 Vilas Hall

Faculty

Robert Asen

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Professor

robert.asen@wisc.edu

608-263-1418

6142 Vilas Hall

Anirban Baishya

Rhetoric, Politics, & Culture

Assistant Professor

abaishya@wisc.edu

6014 Vilas Hall

Kelley Conway

Film

Professor

kelleyconway@wisc.edu

608-263-3921

6170 Vilas Hall

Craig Erpelding

Film

Teaching Faculty

cerpelding@wisc.edu

6054 Vilas Hall

Jonathan Gray

Media and Cultural Studies; Film

Professor

jagray3@wisc.edu

608-263-2541

6146 Vilas Hall

Aaron Greer

Film

Associate Professor

adgreer@wisc.edu

608-262-7971

6052 Vilas Hall

Erik Gunneson

Film

Teaching Faculty

gunneson@wisc.edu

608-263-4091

6033 Vilas Hall

Matthew Hannah

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Visiting Associate Professor

mhannah2@wisc.edu

Paxton Haven

Media and Cultural Studies

Visiting Assistant Professor

phaven@wisc.edu

6167 Vilas Hall

Robert Glenn Howard

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Professor

rghoward2@wisc.edu

608-262-2605

6040 Vilas Hall

Eric Hoyt

Media and Cultural Studies; Film

Professor

ehoyt@wisc.edu

608-262-1637

6038 Vilas Hall

Sarah Jedd

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Faculty

sjedd@wisc.edu

608-347-9627

6172 Vilas Hall

Diana Leon-Boys

Media and Cultural Studies

Assistant Professor

leonboys@wisc.edu

6138 Vilas Hall

Jason Kido Lopez

Media and Cultural Studies

Assistant Professor

jason.lopez@wisc.edu

608-262-1872

6136 Vilas Hall

Lori Lopez

Media and Cultural Studies

Professor of Communication Arts

lklopez@wisc.edu

Email only

6134 Vilas Hall

Marie-Louise Mares

Communication Science

Professor

mares@wisc.edu

608-263-2350

6140 Vilas Hall

Mary McCoy

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Faculty

mccoy2@wisc.edu

608-263-1755

0207 Ingraham Hall

Sara McKinnon

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Professor

Darshana Sreedhar Mini

Film

Associate Professor

dmini@wisc.edu

6016 Vilas Hall

Allison Prasch

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Nancy Obin Sukenik Professor | Associate Professor

aprasch@wisc.edu

Jeff Smith

Film

Professor

jpsmith8@wisc.edu

608-263-3132

6150 Vilas Hall

Catalina Toma

Communication Science

Professor

ctoma@wisc.edu

6144 Vilas Hall

Lillie Williamson

Communication Science

Assistant Professor

ldwilliamso2@wisc.edu

Faculty Affiliates

Daniel Bolt

Faculty Affiliate

Nancy C. Hoefs Bascom Professor, Quantitative Methods Area

dmbolt@wisc.edu

(608) 262-4938

1082A Educational Sciences

John Curtin

Faculty Affiliate

Professor

jjcurtin@wisc.edu

(608) 262-0387

Greg Downey

Faculty Affiliate

Evjue-Bascom Professor

gdowney@wisc.edu

Heather Kirkorian

Faculty Affiliate

Professor of Human Development and Family Studies

kirkorian@wisc.edu

Peter McDonald

Faculty Affiliate

Assistant Professor

pdmcdonald@wisc.edu

Evan Polman

Faculty Affiliate

evan.polman@wisc.edu

608-262-1942

4255 Grainger Hall

Reginold Royston

Faculty Affiliate

Assistant Professor

rroyston@wisc.edu

1466 Van Hise

Staff

Megan Aley

Associate Director of Career Advising & Communities/Career & Internship Specialist: Communications, Media & the Arts

megan.aley@wisc.edu

Lindsey Cardell

Communications Specialist

ljcardell@wisc.edu

608-265-0048

3159 Vilas Hall

Clara DeBarros

Undergraduate Assistant

cdebarros@wisc.edu

608-263-0747

6117 Vilas Hall

Daniel Feuer

Graduate Coordinator

daniel.feuer@wisc.edu

608-262-3398

6056 Vilas Hall

Phil Gandolph

Shipping & Mailing Associate

phil.gandolph@vilas.uwex.edu

608-262-6245

2096 Vilas Hall

Steffie Halverson

Undergraduate Advisor

halverson2@wisc.edu

608-262-2285

6114 Vilas Hall

Jim Healy

Director of Cinematheque Film Programming

jehealy@wisc.edu

608-263-9643

6031 Vilas Hall

Boyd Hillestad

Media Technician

bjhilles@wisc.edu

608-263-4496

3030 Vilas Hall

Sophie Hougland

Financial Specialist III

sophie.hougland@wisc.edu

608-263-5504

6072 Vilas Hall

Mary Huelsbeck

Assistant Director, Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

huelsbeck@wisc.edu

608-262-9706

6039 Vilas Hall

Kelsey Hughes

Department Administrator

khughes2@wisc.edu

608-262-2544

6112 Vilas

Grace Jezuit

HR Generalist

grace.jezuit@wisc.edu

6072 Vilas Hall

Terry Kerr

Outreach Coordinator - Wisconsin Film Festival

terry.kerr@wisc.edu

Michael King

Academic Curator

msking3@wisc.edu

608-262-3627

4022 Vilas Hall

Jamie Prey

Alumni Relations Officer

jmprey@wisc.edu

5060 Vilas

Ben Reiser

Outreach Program Manager - Wisconsin Film Festival

ben.reiser@wisc.edu

608-262-3627

4022 Vilas Hall

Kathleen Ricci

Development Specialist - Wisconsin Film Festival

kricci@wisc.edu

Mary Rossa

Undergraduate Advisor

mary.rossa@wisc.edu

608-262-0992

6068 Vilas Hall

Ken Sabbar

Computer Specialist

sabbar@wisc.edu

608-263-4090

3158 Vilas Hall

Amy Schultz

Digital Certificate Advisor

amy.schultz@wisc.edu

608-262-2547

6050 Vilas Hall

Peter Sengstock

Director of Media Services

pgsengstock@wisc.edu

608-263-2296

3157 Vilas Hall

Katrina Simyab

Communication Specialist - Wisconsin Film Festival

simyab@wisc.edu

Amanda Smith

Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

Film Archivist

amsmith56@wisc.edu

608-264-6467

435 State Historical Society
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706

Julie Van Esler

IMC Manager

jvanesler@wisc.edu

608-265-4231

3159 Vilas Hall

Gretchen Wagner

Administrative Assistant

gawagner5@wisc.edu

608-262-2277

6116 Vilas

Darby Winchel

Career and Internship Specialist for Communications, Media, and the Arts

darby.winchel@wisc.edu

Graduate Students

Yusuf Akinyemi

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

yakinyemi@wisc.edu

608-263-3997

6067 Vilas Hall

Gaurav Aung

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

wnaung@wisc.edu

608-263-9644

6053 Vilas Hall

Madison Barnes-Nelson

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

barnesnelson@wisc.edu

Kallan Benjamin

Film

Project Assistant

knbenjamin@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2155 Vilas Hall

John Bennett

Film

Teaching Assistant

jpbennett@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2155 Vilas Hall

Eric Boateng

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

eboateng2@wisc.edu

608-263-0490

6164 Vilas Hall

Laura Broman

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

lbroman@wisc.edu

608-263-2039

2153 Vilas Hall

Carter Brown

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

gcbrown7@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2147 Vilas Hall

Minh Bui

Film

Teaching Assistant

mabui@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2155 Vilas Hall

Taylor Burby

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Fellow

tburby@wisc.edu

608-263-0490

6164 Vilas Hall

Jinyoung Choi

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

jinyoung.choi@wisc.edu

608-263-3996

6051 Vilas Hall

Stephanie Chung

Film

Teaching Assistant

tchung27@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2147 Vilas Hall

Ika Dai

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

ydai53@wisc.edu

608-263-9644

6053 Vilas Hall

Ephraim Danquah

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

esdanquah@wisc.edu

608-263-3997

6067 Vilas Hall

Shuvam Das

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

sdas65@wisc.edu

608-265-2222

2157 Vilas Hall

Ben Davis

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

btdavis3@wisc.edu

608-265-6928

2152 Vilas Hall

Linwei Ding

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

linwei.ding@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2147 Vilas Hall

Pate Duncan

Film

Teaching Assistant

pwduncan@wisc.edu

608-263-2039

2153 Vilas Hall

Lily Ferris

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

llferris@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2147 Vilas Hall

Sabrina Finke-Klachko

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

sfinke@wisc.edu

608-263-3998

6166 Vilas Hall

Lore FitzWhittemore

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

twhittemore@wisc.edu

608-265-6909

2158 Vilas Hall

Sarah Mae Fleming

Film

Lecturer, Teaching Assistant

sdfleming@wisc.edu

2156 Vilas Hall

Allyson Gross

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Fellow

aagross2@wisc.edu

608-263-0490

6164 Vilas Hall

Garrett Hartman Strpko

Film

Teaching Assistant

strpko@wisc.edu

608-263-3999

2147 Vilas Hall

Mari Henderson

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Fellow

henderson23@wisc.edu

608-263-0490

6164 Vilas Hall

Hsuan-I Huang

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

hsuani.huang@wisc.edu

608-263-9644

6053 Vilas Hall

Rachel Hutchins

Communication Science

Lecturer

rhutchins2@wisc.edu

608-263-3998

6166 Vilas Hall

Mattie Jacobs

Film

Fellow

mcjacobs4@wisc.edu

2154 Vilas Hall

Samantha Janes

Film

Fellow

sjanes2@wisc.edu

608-265-6928

2152 Vilas Hall

Max Kaplan

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

mwkaplan@wisc.edu

608-265-6909

2158 Vilas Hall

Ashton Leach

Film

Teaching Assistant

aaleach@wisc.edu

608-265-6926

2156 Vilas Hall

Hamin Lee

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

hlee2259@wisc.edu

608-263-3996

6051 Vilas Hall

Zexuan Lin

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

zlin254@wisc.edu

608-263-3996

6051 Vilas Hall

Aranveer Litt

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

aslitt@wisc.edu

608-263-9644

6053 Vilas Hall

Mary Lu

Communication Science

Lecturer

rlu34@wisc.edu

608-263-3996

6051 Vilas Hall

Zhi Luo

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

zluo226@wisc.edu

608-263-3997

6067 Vilas Hall

Josh Martin

Film

Project Assistant

jrmartin8@wisc.edu

608-265-6927

2154 Vilas Hall

David Martinez

Film

Teaching Assistant

david.martinez@wisc.edu

608-265-4856

2151 Vilas Hall

Matthew Meier

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

mlmeier2@wisc.edu

608-263-3998

6166 Vilas Hall

Ailea Merriam-Pigg

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Lecturer

merriampigg@wisc.edu

608-263-0490

6164 Vilas Hall

Shiwei Mo

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

smo5@wisc.edu

608-263-3996

6051 Vilas Hall

Ceci Moffett

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

clmoffett@wisc.edu

608-265-6909

2158 Vilas Hall

Marianne Nacanaynay

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

nacanaynay@wisc.edu

608-265-7525

2150 Vilas Hall

Clare O'Gara

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

cogara@wisc.edu

2151 Vilas Hall

Nicole Pacelli

Film

Teaching Assistant

npacelli@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2147 Vilas Hall

Jiwon Park

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

jiwon.park@wisc.edu

608-265-2222

2157 Vilas Hall

Miranda Perry

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

mnperry@wisc.edu

608-263-9644

6053 Vilas Hall

Areyana Proctor

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

ajproctor@wisc.edu

2150 Vilas Hall

Will Quade

Film

Teaching Assistant

wquade@wisc.edu

608-265-6928

2152 Vilas Hall

Sara Rabon

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

srabon@wisc.edu

608-263-0490

6164 Vilas Hall

Cassidy Rempel

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

crempel@wisc.edu

608-263-3997

6067 Vilas Hall

Olivia Riley

Media and Cultural Studies

Lecturer

ojriley@wisc.edu

608-265-2222

2157 Vilas Hall

Ethan Robinson

Film

Teaching Assistant

erobinson28@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2147 Vilas Hall

Alicen Rushevics

Rhetoric, Politics, & Culture

Teaching Assistant

rushevics@wisc.edu

608-263-9644

6053 Vilas Hall

Nick Sansone

Film

Teaching Assistant

nsansone@wisc.edu

608-265-7525

2150 Vilas Hall

Nimish Sarin

Film

Teaching Assistant

nsarin@wisc.edu

608-265-6926

2156 Vilas Hall

Cheryl Shea

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

cheryl.shea@wisc.edu

608-263-3996

6051 Vilas Hall

Liwei Shen

Communication Science

Dissertator

lshen36@wisc.edu

608-263-3996

6051 Vilas Hall

Bengisu Şimşek

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

bsimsek@wisc.edu

608-263-3998

6166 Vilas Hall

Shreya Singh

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Lecturer

shreya.singh@wisc.edu

608-263-3997

6067 Vilas Hall

Lance St. Laurent

Film

Teaching Assistant

stlaurent@wisc.edu

608-265-6927

2154 Vilas Hall

Lesley Stevenson

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

lcstevenson@wisc.edu

608-265-6909

2158 Vilas Hall

Aubrey Studebaker

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

mstudebaker@wisc.edu

608-263-3997

6067 Vilas Hall

Casper Su

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Teaching Assistant

csu56@wisc.edu

608-263-3997

6067 Vilas Hall

Macie Thomas

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

mthomas48@wisc.edu

608-263-3998

6166 Vilas Hall

Ying Wang

Media and Cultural Studies

Fellow

wang3677@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2147 Vilas Hall

Shannon Weidner

Film

Teaching Assistant

scweidner@wisc.edu

608-263-2039

2153 Vilas Hall

Anya Williams

Film

Teaching Assistant | Career Advisor: Communications, Media, & the Arts

akwilliams7@wisc.edu

608-263-2039

2153 Vilas Hall

Nathan Workman

Media and Cultural Studies

Teaching Assistant

nworkman@wisc.edu

608-265-4856

2151 Vilas Hall

Ryna Yeoh

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

ryeoh@wisc.edu

608-263-3998

6166 Vilas Hall

Xiaotong Zhang

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

xiaotong.zhang@wisc.edu

608-263-3998

6166 Vilas Hall

Han Zhou

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

hzhou365@wisc.edu

608-263-3996

6051 Vilas Hall

Rhea Zhu

Communication Science

Teaching Assistant

rzhu228@wisc.edu

608-263-9644

6067 Vilas Hall

Additional Instructors

Kaitlyn Case

Teaching Assistant

kecase2@wisc.edu

608-263-5488

2078 Vilas Hall

Maggie Cremers

Teaching Assistant

mcremers@wisc.edu

608-263-5488

2078 Vilas Hall

Payton Cushman

Teaching Assistant

pcushman@wisc.edu

608-263-5488

2078 Vilas Hall

Zach Holden

Teaching Assistant

zholden2@wisc.edu

608-263-5488

2078 Vilas Hall

Gaofei Li

Lecturer

gli223@wisc.edu

608-263-3133

2147 Vilas Hall

Ivan Loncharich Pacheco

Teaching Assistant

loncharichpa@wisc.edu

608-263-5488

2078 Vilas Hall

Zoe Miller

Teaching Assistant

zemiller3@wisc.edu

608-263-5488

2078 Vilas Hall

Kate Rihel

Teaching Assistant

rihel@wisc.edu

608-263-5488

2078 Vilas Hall

Claire Whitney

Teaching Assistant

crwhitney2@wisc.edu

608-263-5488

2078 Vilas Hall

Emeriti

Tino Balio

Film

Professor Emeritus

tbalio@wisc.edu

David Bordwell

Film

Professor Emeritus

bordwell@wisc.edu

Joanne Cantor

Communication Science

Professor Emerita

jrcantor@wisc.edu

Michele Hilmes

Media and Cultural Studies

Professor Emerita

mhilmes@wisc.edu

Lea Jacobs

Film

Professor Emeritus

lea.jacobs@wisc.edu

Nietzchka Keene

Film

Professor Emerita

Vance Kepley

Film

Professor Emeritus

vikepley@wisc.edu

Stephen Lucas

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Professor Emeritus

selucas@wisc.edu

J.J. Murphy

Film

Professor Emeritus

jjmurphy@wisc.edu

Zhongdang Pan

Communication Science

Professor

zhongdangpan@wisc.edu

Susan Zaeske

Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture

Professor Emerita

szaeske@wisc.edu