Faculty
Houston Wells
Senior Lecturer, Media Production, Management and Technology
Director of cultural exchange opportunities
Professor Wells teaches documentary production, cinematography, lighting and video editing.
Study Abroad teaching: Culture of Greece and Sight, Sound and Motion.
Tim Sorel
Professor, Media Production, Management and Technology
Director of study abroad logistics and academics
Professor Sorel creates documentary films concerning pediatric health, literacy and wellness.
Specialties: Digital storytelling, content marketing, cinematography, photography.
Study Abroad teaching: Intercultural Competence in Advertising and Photography.
Bridget Grogan
Adjunct Instructor in Journalism
Professor Grogan teaches writing, TV news, content marketing and data journalism.
Study Abroad teaching: Travel Reporting.
Mickey Nall
Senior Lecturer, Public Relations
Professor Nall worked for 22 years at Ogilvy & Mather in Washington, D.C., New York and Atlanta.
Specialties: Branding, brand management, crisis management, business development.
Study Abroad teaching: Integrated Communications.
Ted Spiker
Professor and Department Chair, Journalism
Professor Spiker teaches journalism, sports journalism. He is the author of several books and nationally distributed magazine articles.
Specialties: Magazine writing, health and fitness writing, online communications.
Study abroad teaching: International Sports Media, Global Creativity.
Kim Walsh-Childers
Professor, Journalism
Professor Walsh-Childers teaches journalism, ethics as well as graduate courses.
Specialties: Health communication, science communication and reporting.
Study abroad teaching: Ethics and News Literacy.
Program Assistants
Renee Mitson
Ph.D. Program, Public Relations Concentration
Affiliate Scholar, Internal Communication Research Hub
Taylor Vasquez
Ph.D. Program, Science/Health Communication