List of Faculty Members
Alyssa Aguiar
Online Instructor | Advertising and Public Relations Sr. Program Lead, Voice of the Customer Insights and User Experiences, TikTok
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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Cynthia Anderson
Professor | Oboe & Music Theory School of Music
2096 Creative Arts Center
Thomas Erik Angerhofer
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Nina Assimakopoulos
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Dustin Barnes
Online Instructor | Event Planning Communications Coordinator, North Little Rock School District
Dustin Barnes, APR, serves as the Communications Coordinator for the North Little Rock School District.
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Nicole Beason
Online Instructor | Event Planning Executive Director, WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education
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 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
Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Sr. Global Brand Manager, Cotopaxi
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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Teaching Assistant Professor | Music Technology School of Music
2028 Creative Arts Center
Lara Berich
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Katelyn Best
Teaching Assistant Professor | Musicology School of Music
4093 Canady Creative Arts Center
Hakeem Bilal
Assistant Professor | Trombone School of Music
1146 Creative Arts Center
Lee Blair
Director of Performance | Associate Professor, Acting & Musical Theatre School of Theatre and Dance
3043 Canady Creative Arts Center
Kelly Burke
School of Music Director School of Music
4105 Canady Creative Arts Center
Lynn Burkholder
Online Instructor | Advertising and Public Relations Independent Marketing and Business Development Consultant
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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Hannah Bush
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Yolanda Cal
Online Instructor | Public Relations Associate Professor of Communication, College of Communication and Design, Lynn University
Dr. Cal brings 20 years of advertising education and integrated marketing strategy experience to WVU.
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Anna Campbell
Online Instructor | Event Planning President, Delta Marketing Solutions
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
Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Demand Generation Leader, GE Aerospace
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
Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Marketing and Brand Strategist with 20 Years of Experience
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
Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Owner, DAC Marketing
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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Heather Cole
Teaching Assistant Professor | Game Design and Interactive Media School of Art and Design
As an interdisciplinary artist, Heather works and teaches in a variety of media. She currently teaches for the Interactive Design for Media major program offered by the College of Creative Arts and Media at West Virginia University.
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Dylan Collins
Associate Professor | Sculpture School of Art and Design
1503 Canady Creative Arts Center
Dylan Collins was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in rural east central Illinois. He attended Eastern Illinois University and received both a BA in 2-D Studio Art in 1996 and an MA in Sculpture in 1997.
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Shani Compton
Online Instructor | Strategic Communication Sports Marketing Consultant
Shani Compton is currently an adapted physical education specialist.
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Anissa Cooke-Batista
Online Instructor | Event Planning Marketing Communications and Events Manager
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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Debanjan Das
Assistant Professor | Fashion Design and Merchandising School of Art and Design
704J Allen Hall
Debanjan Das is an assistant professor in the Fashion, Dress and Merchandising department in the School of Design and Community Development.
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Craig Davis
Online Instructor | Advertising Associate Professor of Advertising, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
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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Natalie Eddy
Online Instructor | Public Relations Veteran Journalist
Natalie Eddy has been an adjunct faculty member for the WVU College of Creative Arts and Media since 2004.
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Erin Ellis
Assistant Professor | Cello School of Music
2106 Creative Arts Center
Kisstaman Epps (Kiss)
Online Instructor | Advertising
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
Online Instructor | Journalism Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
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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Julia Daisy Fraustino
Associate Professor | Public Relations Reed School of Media and Communications
Julia Daisy Fraustino, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of strategic communication at the WVU Reed College of Media. She is founding director of the Public Interest Communication Research Lab (PIC Lab) in the WVU Media Innovation Center.
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Susan Gaide
Online Instructor | Entertainment Media Marketing, Public relations and Branding Consultant
Susan Gaide is a marketing/public relations/branding consultant for the music, entertainment and sonic branding industries.
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Joseph Galbreath
Associate Professor | Graphic Design School of Art and Design
4033A Canady Creative Arts Center
Joe Galbreath received his MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art and his BFA from the University of Akron. His interests in graphic design include exploring and documenting vernacular design traditions and manual design making processes.
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Radhica Ganapathy
Director of Graduate Studies | Associate Professor | Theatre History and Criticism School of Theatre and Dance
radhica.ganapathy@mail.wvu.edu
3045 Canady Creative Arts Center
Dr. Ganapathy is Associate Professor of Theatre History and Criticism in the School of Theatre & Dance. She also serves as Associate Director and Director of Graduate Studies for the School.
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Terese Giobbia
Associate Professor | Art Education School of Art and Design
4055 Canady Creative Arts Center
Dr. Teri Giobbia is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Art Education. She received her Ph.D. degree in Art & Design Education from Northern Illinois University and earned a BS in Art from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education.
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Jason Gossett
Associate Professor | Music Education School of Music
4079 Creative Arts Center
LaShanta Green
Online Instructor | Advertising and Public Relations Director of Marketing and Community Relations at Dow Credit Union
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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Associate Professor | Digital Art and Animation School of Art and Design
4041 Canady Creative Arts Center
Gerald Habarth holds a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from University of South Florida and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Parsons School of Design. He teaches courses in electronic media and animation.
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Chris Haddox
Associate Professor | Design Studies School of Art and Design
704D Allen Hall
Chris Haddox, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Design at West Virginia University where his teaching efforts revolve around the minor in sustainable design—a robust program he created while a visiting assistant professor at WVU.
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General McArthur Hambrick
Associate Professor | Dance and Musical Theatre School of Theatre and Dance
210 E. Moore Hall, Downtown Campus
Alan Hankers
Assistant Professor | Composition School of Music
4075 Canady Creative Arts Center
Heather Harris
Service Assistant Professor | Art History and Museum Professions School of Art and Design and the Art Museum of WVU
Heather Harris received her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, specializing in aesthetic education. Her research focuses on collaborative processes in art museum education.
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Tammy Honesty
Mabel DeVries Tanner Endowed Professors in Theatre | Scene Design School of Theatre and Dance
3051 Canady Creative Arts Center
Albert Houde
Assistant Professor | Horn School of Music
2116 Canady Creative Arts Center
Andrea Houde
Associate Professor | Viola School of Music
2068 Creative Arts Center
Todd Hudak
Online Instructor | Public Relations Communications Account Representative, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
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
Online Instructor | Public Relations Internship Director and Educator at Florida A&M University
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
Lecturer | Dance School of Theatre and Dance
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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Mary Grace Johnson
Assistant Professor | Violin School of Music
marygrace.johnson@mail.wvu.edu
2118 Canady Creative Arts Center
Katie Jones
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator | Fashion Design and Merchandising School of Art and Design
702-D Allen Hall
Katie Baker Jones, PhD (University of Missouri, ‘14) is an associate professor and serves as the program coordinator in the Fashion, Dress and Merchandising department in the School of Design and Community Development.
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Patrick Jones
Lecturer | Art History, Foundations, Painting School of Art and Design
Maureen Mansfield Kaddar
Teaching Assistant Professor | Dance School of Theatre and Dance
210 Elizabeth Moore Hall, Downtown Campus
Yoav Kaddar
Director and Professor | Dance School of Theatre and Dance
210 Elizabeth Moore Hall, Downtown Campus
April Kaull (Stolzenbach)
Online Instructor | Journalism Executive Director of Communications for WVU Strategic Communications and Marketing
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
Online Instructor | Public Relations Assistant Professor of Communication, Eastern Kentucky University
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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Donald Kent Kerr
Assistant Professor | Graphic Design School of Art and Design
4055 Canady Creative Arts Center
Donald “Kent” Kerr received his MFA from Radford University and his BFA from Youngstown State University, focusing on design thinking and graphic design, respectively. He specializes in branding and identity systems, community-driven design.
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Jeri Knowlton
Online Instructor | Integrated Marketing Communications Owner, WV Content Marketing Queen
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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Andrew Kohn
Professor | String Bass and Music Theory School of Music
2036 Creative Arts Center
Nicole Kreidler
Assistant Professor | Interior Architecture School of Art and Design
Emily Lambert
Assistant Professor | Music Therapy School of Music
4087 Canady Creative Arts Center
Jason Lee
J. Bernard Schultz Endowed Professor in Art | Sculpture and Foundations School of Art and Design
1503E Canady Creative Arts Center
Jason Lee earned his MFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and his BFA from Kent State University.
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Sun Jung Lee
Collaborative Piano School of Music
2083 Canady Creative Arts Center
Megan Leight
Teaching Assistant Professor | Art History and Museum Professions School of Art and Design
4069 Canady Creative Arts Center
Megan Leight received her MA in Art History and Critical Museum Studies from the State University at Buffalo, specializing in ancient Greek art, and her MPhil in Anthropology from the City University of New York’s Graduate Center.
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Scott Lituchy
Online Instructor | Journalism Visual Storytelling Director, West Virginia University
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
Online Instructor | Journalism Marketing and Communications Professional
Londergan has spent more than a decade in the sports and entertainment industry in several different marketing and communications roles.
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Joseph Lupo
Associate Director and Graduate Advisor | Professor | Printmaking School of Art and Design
5042 Canady Creative Arts Center
Joseph Lupo is currently a Professor of Art at West Virginia University. He received his BFA from Bradley University and his MFA from the University of Georgia. His work has been a part of over 80 different solo and group exhibitions.
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Ashton Marra
Teaching Associate Professor | Journalism Reed School of Media and Communications
Ashton Marra joined the college’s faculty in August of 2018, where she teaches news writing, video storytelling and community-focused journalism.
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Renee Martin-Kratzer
Online Instructor | MDIA
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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Lucy Mauro
Associate Professor | Piano School of Music
4073 Creative Arts Center
Kirsten McAlpin
Online Instructor | Event Planning Reed School of Media and Communications
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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Mary McClung
Director of Costuming | Professor of Costume Design and Puppetry School of Theatre and Dance
4027 Canady Creative Arts Center
Alan McEwen
Clinical Professor | Lighting and Sound Design School of Theatre and Dance
3061 Canady Creative Arts Center
Annie McFarland
Annie McFarland, MS, ATR-BC, is a Board-Certified Registered Art Therapist and Art Educator originally from Farmington Hills, MI. She earned an MS in art therapy from Florida State University in 2013 and has continued PhD coursework in art education.
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Jerry McGonigle
Professor, Acting and Directing | Artistic Director, West Virginia Public Theatre School of Theatre and Dance
3057 Canady Creative Arts Center
Carson McTeer
Lecturer | Tuba and Euphonium School of Music
1069 Creative Arts Center
Alton Merrell
Assistant Professor | Piano and Commercial Music School of Music
2086 Canady Creative Arts Center
Catherine Mezera
Teaching Associate Professor | Advertising Reed School of Media and Communications
Catherine Mezera joined the WVU Reed College of Media in the fall of 2013.
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Stephanie Miclot
Online Instructor | Advertising Principal Consultant, WORD IT! Strategic Marketing in Communications Freelance Writer and Editor
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
Online Instructor | Entertainment Media Director of Performing Arts Admission, Baldwin Wallace University
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
Online Instructor | Advertising Director of Marketing and Communications, Kennon
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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Associate Professor | Ceramics School of Art and Design
3003A Canady Creative Arts Center
Robert “Boomer” Moore received his MFA from Utah State University and BA from Montana State University, Bozeman. Prior to joining WVU in 2008, he held the position of Studio Coordinator/Instructor for nine years at Ohio University in Athens.
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Colleen Moretz
Associate Professor | Fashion Design and Merchandising School of Art and Design
704F Allen Hall
With a BS in Fashion Design from the University of Delaware Colleen Moretz (worked for several years as a buyer…visual merchandising, in marketing and advertising, opening of branch stores before) embarking upon an entrepreneurial career as a distinctive upscale fashion designer with an extensive range of creativity crisscrossing high fashion bridal gowns and eveningwear and women’s ensembles-ultimately launching her own brand of exclusive bridal gowns.
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Jessica Morgan
Associate Professor of Stage Movement | Head of Graduate Acting School of Theatre and Dance
3010 Canady Creative Arts Center
Jeffrey Moser
Assistant Professor | Game Design and Interactive Media School of Art and Design
Jeffrey Moser received his BA in Philosophy from Millersville University and his MFA from the University of Delaware. He has taught photography, visual literacy and culture, and interactive design and is currently an Assistant Professor.
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Lee Mullett
Teaching Associate Professor | Interior Architecture School of Art and Design
704M Allen Hall
Lee Mullett graduated from Duke University in 1989 with an English degree, and again from WVU in 2006 with a BS in Interior Design. In 2011, she received a Master’s Degree in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design from WVU, focusing on teaching and design.
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Angela Munroe
Associate Professor | Music Education School of Music
4073 Creative Arts Center
Jad-Evangelo Nasser
Online Instructor | Integrated Marketing Communications Multicultural Strategist, Educator and Storyteller
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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Steven Neuenschwander
Director for Production | Head of Design and Technology | Clinical Professor, Technical Direction School of Theatre and Dance
Steven.Neuenschwander@mail.wvu.edu
3059 Canady Creative Arts Center
Bill Nevin
Adjunct Professor Associate Vice President of Communications for the WVU Foundation
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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Cathy O'Dell
Teaching Professor, Acting and Theatre Appreciation School of Theatre and Dance
3053 Canady Creative Arts Center
Kristina Olson
Director of the School of Art and Design | Professor of Art History and Museum Professions School of Art and Design
4059 Canady Creative Arts Center
Kristina Olson currently serves as the Director of the School of Art and Design where she formerly served as the Associate Director. She is a writer who received her MA in art criticism and art history from Stony Brook University and a BA in humanities.
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Kofi Opoku
Associate Professor | Graphic Design School of Art and Design
4049 Canady Creative Arts Center
Kofi Opoku received his MFA from West Virginia University and his BA from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. His specialties include web design and computer animation.
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Elizabeth Oppe
Teaching Professor | Public Relations Reed School of Media and Communications
Elizabeth Oppe, Ph.D., is a West Virginia native and a WVU alumna. She joined the College of Media’s faculty in Fall 2011, and is a teaching professor in the public relations program.
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Carol Pasquariello
Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Vice President of Marketing, Thompson Restaurant Group
With over 35 years of marketing experience, Carol Pasquariello knows what it takes and how to build a brand.
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Geah Pressgrove
Professor | Public Relations Reed School of Media and Communications
Geah Pressgrove is an associate professor at the Reed College of Media where she teaches introductory, skills and advanced courses in the advertising/public relations program. Pressgrove is also the faculty advisor for the award-winning WVU PRSSA chapter.
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Lois Raimondo
Associate Professor | Journalism Reed School of Media and Communications
Lois Raimondo is an international award-winning journalist. Before joining the College of Media faculty, Raimondo most recently worked as a staff photographer at The Washington Post.
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Bobbie Rathjens
Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Seasoned Marketing and Communication Professional
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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Associate Professor | Art History and Museum Professions School of Art and Design
4057 Canady Creative Arts Center
Dr. Rhonda Reymond received her Ph.D. and MA degrees in Art History from the University of Georgia and earned a BFA with a double major in Historic Preservation and Interior Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Danielle Rohe
Online Instructor | Public Relations Digital Marketing Professional
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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Erin Rosen
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Jimmy Sanderson
Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Visiting Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
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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Jake Sandridge
Teaching Assistant Professor | Electronic Music School of Music
4095 Canady Creative Arts Center
Chuck Scatterday
Shott Teaching Assistant Professor | Sports and Adventure Media Reed School of Media and Communications
Chuck Scatterday is a creative leader with more than 30 years in the television production industry.
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Ryan Scoble
Assistant Professor | Musical Theatre School of Theatre and Dance
3047 Canady Creative Arts Center
Kym Scott
Associate Professor | Director of Choral Activities School of Music
2119 Creative Arts Center
Michael Sherwin
Professor | Photography School of Art and Design
4051 Canady Creative Arts Center
Michael Sherwin is an artist currently based in the Appalachian Mountains of northern West Virginia. From an early age, he found inspiration in the phenomena of the physical world and has spent most of his life exploring and seeking wild places.
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Elizabeth Shorrock
Teaching Assistant Professor | Fashion Design and Merchandising School of Art and Design
elizabeth.shorrock@mail.wvu.edu
704L Allen Hall
Beth earned a BFA in Textile Design and a MAT in Art and Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. After working as a Gallery Assistant in Boston and Assistant Design for a clothing firm in NYC, Beth became an entrepreneur with over 20 years experience.
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Jeffrey Siegfried
Assistant Professor | Saxophone School of Music
Jeffrey.Siegfried@mail.wvu.edu
2072 Creative Arts Center
Aubrey Sirtautas
Clinical Assistant Professor | Production Management School of Theatre and Dance
Andy Sledge
Assistant Professor | Bassoon and Music Theory School of Music
2141 Canady Creative Arts Center
David Smith
Teaching Associate Professor | Journalism Reed School of Media and Communications
David Smith is a Teaching Associate Professor at the College of Creative Arts and Media, where he has taught courses in visual journalism, video for social media, brand storytelling, drone journalism, augmented & virtual reality and study abroad.
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Richard Stalnaker
Online Instructor | Journalism Motion Graphics Artist, West Virginia University
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
Adjunct Professor Vice President of Podcast Programming at iHeartRadio
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
Online Instructor | Advertising Lecturer in Graphic Communications, Clemson University
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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Joshua Swiger
Teaching Assistant Professor | Music Business and Industry School of Music
Joshua has been active in the national and regional music industry for 25+ years. His emphasis has been in record label management, recording engineering, and live event production and management. He has owned and operated Blues Alley Studios & Records since 1993, and is a 2019 Music Business and Industry graduate.
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Katlin Swisher
Online Instructor | Strategic Social Media Director of Strategy Planning, SimpsonScarborough
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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Scott Tobias
Associate Professor | Director of Bands School of Music
2101B Creative Arts Center
Barbara-Leigh Tonelli
Online Instructor | Advertising Special Features Editor, Huntington Beach Local News
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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Anjelica Trinone
Teaching Instructor of Sports and Adventure Media Reed School of Media and Communications
Anjelica Trinone joined the college’s faculty as a Sports and Adventure Media instructor in August of 2024. She came to the college with a decade of professional experience as an on-air sports anchor/reporter in West Virginia, spending the past eight years at Gold and Blue Nation.
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Angela Uriyo
Assistant Professor | Fashion Design and Merchandising School of Art and Design
704-I Allen Hall
Angela Uriyo earned both a bachelor of science degree in clothing and textiles and a masters of science degree in apparel product design and analysis from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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Nichole van Beek
Visiting Professor | Painting and Foundations School of Art and Design
Darko Velichkovski
Teaching Professor | Director of Music Business and Industry School of Music
As a businessman, an executive producer and a music producer, Darko has been creating, leading, recording and producing music projects across the genres in for-profit and non-profit sectors, nationwide and internationally, for over twenty years. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School and a classical and jazz clarinetist.
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Mike Vercelli
Professor | World Music School of Music
4101 Creative Arts Center
Cara Verwholt
Online Instructor | Public Relations Founder & Principal, Cara Verwholt Consulting
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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Laura Knoop Very
Teaching Assistant Professor | Voice School of Music
CAC 5677
Patrick Warner
Online Instructor | Strategic Communication District Manager of OnStar and Loyalty at General Motors
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
Online Instructor | Health Promotion Patient Marketing Manager, Heartland Dental
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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Rotem Weinberg
Visiting Assistant Professor | Director of Orchestra School of Music
2111 Canady Creative Arts Center
Michael Wigton
Online Instructor | Advertising Teaching Professor, Iowa State University
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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Cheldon Williams
Assistant Professor | Director of Athletic Bands | Associate Director of Bands School of Music
Joshua B. Williamson
Director of the School of Theatre and Dance | Professor of Lighting Design and Technology School of Theatre and Dance
Joshua.Williamson@mail.wvu.edu
3063 Canady Creative Arts Center
Lianne (Lulu) Williamson
Teaching Assistant Professor | Design Studies School of Art and Design
lianne.williamson@mail.wvu.edu
4103 Agricultural Sciences Bldg
George Willis
Professor | Percussion School of Music
2089 Creative Arts Center
Kathryn Wilson
Online Instructor | Integrated Marketing Communications Over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry
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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Brian Wolfe
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Jesse Wright
Teaching Assistant Professor | Journalism Reed School of Media and Communications
Jesse Wright joined West Virginia University in February 2020 as a Mellon Foundation funded practitioner in residence.
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Naijun Zhang
Professor | Painting School of Art and Design
5020 Canady Creative Arts Center
Naijun Zhang received his Master of Fine Arts in Painting from West Virginia University and his Bachelor of Fine Arts in oil painting from the Nanjing Arts Institute in his homeland of China.
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Hirali Shah
Lecturer | Dance School of Theatre and Dance
Hirali Shah, is a professional Kathak teacher.
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