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Adjunct Professors

Alyssa Aguiar

Alyssa Aguiar

Online Instructor | Advertising and Public Relations Sr. Program Lead, Voice of the Customer Insights and User Experiences, TikTok

ama00055@mix.wvu.edu

Alyssa Aguiar has spent years working in roles across brand marketing, product and ad sales to bring to life inspiring new ad products and campaigns to billions of social media users around the world.

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Dustin Barnes

Dustin Barnes

Online Instructor | Event Planning Communications Coordinator, North Little Rock School District

dtb0016@mix.wvu.edu

Dustin Barnes, APR, serves as the Communications Coordinator for the North Little Rock School District.

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Nicole Beason

Nicole Beason

Online Instructor | Event Planning Executive Director, WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education

nrbeason@mix.wvu.edu

Nicole Beason currently holds the position of executive director for the WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education. In this role, she provides vision, leadership and support for student enrollment efforts.

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Rick Bebout

Rick Bebout

Technology Manager

304-293-5736

RDBebout@mail.wvu.edu

Rick Bebout is a technology specialist; his primary responsibilities are to build and maintain all of the program’s graduate courses and support our online students and instructors.

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Carie Behe

Carie Behe

Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Sr. Global Brand Manager, Cotopaxi

cbehe@mix.wvu.edu

Carie Behe is an accomplished marketing professional, passionate traveler, and outdoor enthusiast with over 15 years of experience crafting global brand campaigns, public relations, and go-to-market strategies for top names in the outdoor and footwear industries.

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Hooi Yin Boey

Hooi Yin Boey

Instructor | Piano School of Music

Hooiyin.Boey@mail.wvu.edu

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Lynn Burkholder

Lynn Burkholder

Online Instructor | Advertising and Public Relations Independent Marketing and Business Development Consultant

rlb00041@mix.wvu.edu

Lynn Burkholder has more than 30 years of marketing, communications, and business development experience. She has served in management and leadership positions with a variety of service industries including hospitality, tourism, gaming, and entertainment.

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Staci Cadalzo

Staci Romine Cadalzo

Part-time Lecturer School of Theatre and Dance

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Yolanda Cal

Yolanda Cal

Online Instructor | Public Relations Associate Professor of Communication, College of Communication and Design, Lynn University

yrc00001@mix.wvu.edu

Dr. Cal brings 20 years of advertising education and integrated marketing strategy experience to WVU.

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Anna Campbell

Anna Campbell

Online Instructor | Event Planning President, Delta Marketing Solutions

abc00034@mix.wvu.edu

Anna Campbell is poised to ignite transformation as an adjunct instructor for the College of Creative Arts and Media at West Virginia University. With an unwavering commitment to lifelong learning, Campbell embodies a relentless pursuit of academic excellence.

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Jasmine Carver

Jasmine Carver

Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Demand Generation Leader, GE Aerospace

jsc00032@mix.wvu.edu

Jasmine Carver is a demand generation leader for GE Aerospace and works part-time as a digital marketing tutor with CareerFoundry.

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Nadia Chochol

Nadia Chochol

Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Marketing and Brand Strategist with 20 Years of Experience

nhc00004@mix.wvu.edu

Nadia Chochol is a marketing and brand strategist with 20 years of experience in the luxury fashion, education, and professional development industries.

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Alan Christopher

Alan Christopher

Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Owner, DAC Marketing

dachristopher@mix.wvu.edu

Alan Christopher has not yet decided what he wants to be when (and if) he grows up. He and his family live in Austin, Texas, the live music capitol of the world.

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Shani Compton

Shani Compton

Online Instructor | Strategic Communication Sports Marketing Consultant

sjcompton@mix.wvu.edu

Shani Compton is currently an adapted physical education specialist.

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Anissa Cooke-Batista

Anissa Cooke-Batista

Online Instructor | Event Planning Marketing Communications and Events Manager

arc00067@mix.wvu.edu

With over 20 years of experience, Anissa Cooke-Batista has a well-developed sense of what it takes to achieve organizational goals.

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Craig Davis

Craig Davis

Online Instructor | Advertising Associate Professor of Advertising, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University

cld0048@mix.wvu.edu

With over 20 years of experience, Craig Davis has held integrated and interactive roles for agencies like Denstu Corporation of America, Poppe Tyson, USWeb/CKS, Arnold Worldwide and Saatchi & Saatchi NYC.

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Tim DeWitt

Instructor | Brass Pedagogy School of Music

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Natalie Eddy

Natalie Eddy

Online Instructor | Public Relations Veteran Journalist

neddy@mix.wvu.edu

Natalie Eddy has been an adjunct faculty member for the WVU College of Creative Arts and Media since 2004.

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Kisstaman Epps (Kiss)

Kisstaman Epps (Kiss)

Online Instructor | Advertising

Kdepps@mix.wvu.edu

Kisstaman Epps grew up in Pittsburgh and relocated to Charleston, WV in 1995. She loves the country roads of West Virginia. Epps earned an M.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Corporate and Organizational Communication from West Virginia University.

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Vince Filak

Vince Filak

Online Instructor | Journalism Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

vffilak@mix.wvu.edu

Vincent Filak, Ph.D. is an award-winning teacher, scholar and college media adviser, who currently serves as a full professor and newspaper adviser at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

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Susan Gaide

Susan Gaide

Online Instructor | Entertainment Media Marketing, Public relations and Branding Consultant

sugaide@mix.wvu.edu

Susan Gaide is a marketing/public relations/branding consultant for the music, entertainment and sonic branding industries.

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LaShanta Green

LaShanta Green

Online Instructor | Advertising and Public Relations Director of Marketing and Community Relations at Dow Credit Union

ldg00011@mix.wvu.edu

LaShanta Green is the director of marketing and community relations at Dow Credit Union. Her recognized successes include ideating and implementing measurable and meaningful change.

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Todd Hudak

Todd Hudak

Online Instructor | Public Relations Communications Account Representative, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

tohudak@mix.wvu.edu

Todd Hudak is a communications account representative at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and manages a wide variety of marketing communications projects.

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Ranata Hughes

Ranata Hughes

Online Instructor | Public Relations Internship Director and Educator at Florida A&M University

rmh00022@mix.wvu.edu

Ranata M. Hughes, a Florida native, works as an internship director and educator at Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication.

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Gretchen Hurd

Gretchen Hurd

Lecturer | Dance School of Theatre and Dance

gretchen.hurd@mail.wvu.edu

Gretchen Hurd is an adjunct faculty member at West Virginia University, and an instructor at Altered Productions Institute, Dance Unleashed, PK’s School of Dance, and Studio 412.

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Patrick Jones

Patrick Jones

Lecturer | Art History, Foundations, Painting School of Art and Design

patrick.jones@mail.wvu.edu

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April Kaull (Stolzenbach)

April Kaull (Stolzenbach)

Online Instructor | Journalism Executive Director of Communications for WVU Strategic Communications and Marketing

akaull@mix.wvu.edu

April Kaull is the Director of News for University Relations, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the unit, which is charged with telling West Virginia University’s story.

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Kathy Keltner-Previs

Kathy Keltner-Previs

Online Instructor | Public Relations Assistant Professor of Communication, Eastern Kentucky University

kakeltnerprevis@mix.wvu.edu

Dr. Kathy Previs earned a Ph.D. in Communication from The Ohio University’s E.W. Scripts College of Communication in 2007.

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Jeri Knowlton

Jeri Knowlton

Online Instructor | Integrated Marketing Communications Owner, WV Content Marketing Queen

jsk00018@mix.wvu.edu

Jeri Knowlton is the WV Content Marketing Queen (LLC) that specializes in helping businesses grow through strategic marketing initiatives, authentic content, and data-supported tactics that solve problems for the client.

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Rebecca Kreider

Instructor | Music School of Music

Rebecca.Kreider@mail.wvu.edu

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Scott Lituchy

Scott Lituchy

Online Instructor | Journalism Visual Storytelling Director, West Virginia University

snlituchy@mix.wvu.edu

In 1988, back when photographers souped Tri-X by hand, Scott Lituchy began his photojournalism career at The Jersey Journal.

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Joe Londergan

Joe Londergan

Online Instructor | Journalism Marketing and Communications Professional

jel00022@mix.wvu.edu

Londergan has spent more than a decade in the sports and entertainment industry in several different marketing and communications roles.

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Stephanie Lorenze

Stephanie Lorenze

Lecturer | Dance School of Theatre and Dance

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Renee Martin-Kratzer

Online Instructor | MDIA

rakratzer@mix.wvu.edu

Renee Martin-Kratzer earned her doctorate and master’s degrees from the University of Missouri. She worked five years as an assistant professor at the University of Florida and now teaches online for different universities.

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Kirsten McAlpin

Kirsten McAlpin

Online Instructor | Event Planning Reed School of Media and Communications

Kum00002@mix.wvu.edu

Kirsten McAlpin is the director of marketing and public relations for Conger LP Gas, Inc., a propane marketer that serves over 40 counties in Georgia.

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Stephanie Miclot

Stephanie Miclot

Online Instructor | Advertising Principal Consultant, WORD IT! Strategic Marketing in Communications Freelance Writer and Editor

stmiclot@mix.wvu.edu

Dr. Stephanie Miclot has 20+ years in integrated marketing across various fields including social media, journalism, PR, advertising, and pharmaceutical marketing.

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Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller

Online Instructor | Entertainment Media Director of Performing Arts Admission, Baldwin Wallace University

mmille79@mix.wvu.edu

Matthew Miller, a 2009 WVU graduate, brings 24 years of sales/marketing experience to higher education. He's now Director of Performing Arts Admission at Baldwin Wallace University.

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Ron J. Miller

Ron J. Miller

Online Instructor | Advertising Director of Marketing and Communications, Kennon

rjmiller1@mix.wvu.edu

Ron Miller loves marketing and design. Miller first landed at printing giant RR Donnelley. While managing marketing communications for the billion-dollar telecommunications business unit, he created new business ventures for the company, working on Mapquest, the first online Yellow Pages, and a suite of online retail merchandising tools.

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Jad-Evangelo Nasser

Jad-Evangelo Nasser

Online Instructor | Integrated Marketing Communications Multicultural Strategist, Educator and Storyteller

jn00026@mix.wvu.edu

Jad-Évangelo Nasser brings 8+ years of experience as a global and multicultural-focused media/communications professional with expertise in creative marketing strategies, client relationship management, and strategic communications.

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Bill Nevin

Bill Nevin

Adjunct Professor Associate Vice President of Communications for the WVU Foundation

wjnevin@mix.wvu.edu

Bill Nevin is associate vice president of communications for the West Virginia University Foundation, the private fundraising arm of West Virginia University.

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Adam Osmianski

Instructor | Music School of Music

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Carol Pasquariello

Carol Pasquariello

Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Vice President of Marketing, Thompson Restaurant Group

cjp00049@mix.wvu.edu

With over 35 years of marketing experience, Carol Pasquariello knows what it takes and how to build a brand.

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Bobbie Rathjens

Bobbie Rathjens

Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Seasoned Marketing and Communication Professional

blr00008@mix.wvu.edu

Bobbie Rathjens has 15 years of industry experience in marketing and communications. Rathjens most recently worked as the director of marketing at Boyne Highlands Resort (a nationally recognized golf and ski resort).

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Danielle Rohe

Danielle Rohe

Online Instructor | Public Relations Digital Marketing Professional

dnr00003@mix.wvu.edu

Danielle Rohe is a digital marketing professional with 15 years of experience. She has worked across nearly all aspects of digital marketing after starting out as a “new media” assistant for a radio group.

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Matt Saffron

Matt Saffron

Lecturer | Dance School of Theatre and Dance

msaffron@mail.wvu.edu

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Jimmy Sanderson

Jimmy Sanderson

Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Visiting Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

jwsanderson@mix.wvu.edu

Jimmy Sanderson teaches at WVU College of Creative Arts and Media's online programs and leads Sanderson Media Group, focusing on social media strategy and sports research.

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Richard Stalnaker

Richard Stalnaker

Online Instructor | Journalism Motion Graphics Artist, West Virginia University

rbstalnaker@mix.wvu.edu

Inspired by his grandfather, Stalnaker began drawing at age 4. He's now a Motion Graphics Artist at WVU, contributing to national ads and animations for WVU landmarks. He also teaches at the George Romero Filmmaking Program in Monessen, PA.

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Matthew Staudt

Matthew Staudt

Adjunct Professor Vice President of Podcast Programming at iHeartRadio

mas00059@mix.wvu.edu

Matty Staudt started in broadcasting at 16 in Keyser, WV. He's worked at top stations like WJFK in DC, WNEW in NYC, and Alice Radio in San Francisco.

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Daryl Stevens

Daryl Stevens

Online Instructor | Advertising Lecturer in Graphic Communications, Clemson University

wds00013@mix.wvu.edu

Daryl Stevens has 30 years of experience in design and advertising, catering to a wide range of clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies. His work has earned international awards for websites and has been featured in national magazines.

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Katlin Swisher

Katlin Swisher

Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Director of Strategy Planning, SimpsonScarborough

kstinesp@mix.wvu.edu

Katlin Swisher, a senior strategist at Campus Sonar, specializes in using social listening research to help higher education professionals. She also teaches media at WVU.

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Barbara-Leigh Tonelli

Barbara-Leigh Tonelli

Online Instructor | Advertising Special Features Editor, Huntington Beach Local News

batonelli@mix.wvu.edu

Dr. Tonelli prioritizes her students' success in course facilitation, bringing extensive experience in journalism, public relations, marketing, advertising, research, mass media, sociology, international travel, economics, and commercial real estate.

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Cara Verwholt

Cara Verwholt

Online Instructor | Public Relations Founder & Principal, Cara Verwholt Consulting

cmv00012@mix.wvu.edu

Cara Verwholt is Founder & Principal at Cara Verwholt Consulting, which provides strategic guidance to marketing leaders during transformational events such as go-to-market launches, rebrands, and distribution strategy pivots.

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Patrick Warner

Patrick Warner

Online Instructor | Strategic Communication District Manager of OnStar and Loyalty at General Motors

pww0006@mix.wvu.edu

Patrick Warner has worked in marketing since 2003, and has spent over seven years at The Nielsen Company, a global leader in market research.

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Rob Weber

Rob Weber

Online Instructor | Health Promotion Patient Marketing Manager, Heartland Dental

dweber3@mix.wvu.edu

Rob Weber has 7+ years in healthcare marketing and 12+ years in marketing communications. He's taught digital marketing, integrated marketing, and marketing strategy for over 6 years at Southern New Hampshire University and Black Hills State University.

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Michael Wigton

Michael Wigton

Online Instructor | Advertising Teaching Professor, Iowa State University

mew00044@mix.wvu.edu

Michael Wigton, based in Des Moines, IA, is a Teaching Professor at Iowa State University, his alma mater. He holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication from Concordia University, with a thesis on "Student Learning Through Social Media."

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Kathryn Wilson

Kathryn Wilson

Online Instructor | Integrated Marketing Communications Over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry

kwilso27@mix.wvu.edu

Kathryn Wilson has over 25 years of experience, including leadership roles such as the following: corporate compliance officer, human resources director, corporate communications director, customer services director and staff development director.

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Renee Wyatt

Renee Wyatt

Music Education School of Music

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Hirali Shah

Hirali Shah

Lecturer | Dance School of Theatre and Dance

hirali.shah@mail.wvu.edu

Hirali Shah, is a professional Kathak teacher.

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