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FACULTY PROFILES
CURRENT RESEARCH & TEACHING AREAS
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| Communication
Sciences & Disorders |
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| Charles
A. Coward, Lecturer (M.A., CCC–SLP, Case Western
Reserve University). Teaches courses in clinical practicum, speech
and language disorders relevant to special populations, and language
development and disorders for infancy through school age. His interests
lie in the areas of assessment of language disorders as well as the
development of infants and toddlers. |
| Ovetta
L. Harris, Associate Professor & Chair, Department
of Communications Sciences and Disorders (Ph.D., CCC–SLP, University
of Massachusetts). Research Interests: Clinical application
of augmentative and alternative communication techniques; child language;
literacy. |
| Jay.
R. Lucker, Associate Professor (Ph.D.).
Jay R. Lucker comes to Howard University with a wide
variety of experiences. He was on faculty at St.
John’s University in New York City,
Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY, and Gallaudet University in Washington,
DC. He has had a private practice specializing in
assessment, management, and remediation of children,
adolescents and adults with auditory processing disorders
in the metro Washington, DC area for a number of
years. He also had a private practice with the same
specialization in auditory processing disorders in
the greater New York City metro area. Dr. Lucker’s
research interests are in the areas of auditory processing,
aural rehabilitation, and counseling (with a special
interest in family centered counseling). |
| Silvia
Martinez, Assistant Professor (Ed.D., Applied Psycholinguistics,
Boston University, 1998). Teaches courses in phonology, language development,
literacy, and administration in relation to the field of communication
disorders. Her interests and research focus on bilingualism, non-discriminatory
assessment, Spanish linguistics and bilingual special education. |
| Randall
B. Monsen, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Columbia University,
1972). Teaches courses in research methodology, speech science, and
speech and language issues of hearing impairment. Research Interests:
Speech science, aural rehabilitation of the deaf; voice disorders;
acoustic characteristics of speech. |
| Joan
C. Payne, Professor (Ph.D., Howard University, 1976;
Post-doctoral Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, 1979). Teaches
courses in neurogenic speech and language disorders, aging, and traumatic
head injury. A member of the Academy of Aphasia, her research interests
are in stroke-related speech and language disorders and cultural variations
in language disabilities. |
| Kay
T. Payne, Associate Professor (Ph.D., FASHA, CCC–SLP,
Howard University, 1982). Teaches courses in advanced research, applied
sociolinguistics and cultural diversity. She is the director for training
grants and was a Fulbright Fellow with international research interests
in cultural and language diversity. |
| Ronald
L. Pearlman, Professor (Ph.D. CCC–A/SLP, University
of Missouri–Columbia). Research Interests: Clinical audiology;
differential diagnosis; instrumentation; neurophysiology; intraoperative
monitoring |
| Tommie
L. Robinson, Jr., Adjunct Assistant Professor (Ph.D.,
Speech-Language Pathology, Howard, 1992). Teaches courses in stuttering
and differential diagnosis. Research interests: Normal speech
fluency in children and adults; stuttering characteristics in multicultural
populations. |
| Orlando
L. Taylor, Professor & Dean, Graduate School; Vice
Provost for Research (Ph.D., CCC–SLP, University of Michigan).
Research Interests: Cultural/linguistic diversity; language
acquisition; language disorders in children and adults. |
| Janice
R. Trent,
Lecturer (M.Ed. CCC–A, Northeastern University). Research
Interests: Aural rehabilitation; survey of communication disorders;
communication services and law; hearing loss and aging. |
| Felicia
M. Valdez, Adjunct Assistant Professor (Ed.D.
Special Education (Language Cognate) George Washington
University, 1992) teaches courses in learning disabilities,
child language, and language development in early
childhood. Her research interests include inclusionary
services and service approaches for mentally retarded
children with speech/language challenges. |
| Kimberly
Wilson, Clinical Supervisor. |
| Wilhelmina
Wright-Harp Associate Professor (Ph.D., Communication
Sciences and Disorders, Ohio State University, 1981; M.S., Ohio State
University, 1976 ). Teaches courses in anatomy and physiology of speech
and hearing, neurogenic communication disorders, dysphagia, and aging.
Her research interests are assessment and rehabilitation of individuals
with neurogenic communication disorders from diverse populations and
language development in African American children. She also directs
a Doctoral Leadership Project funded by the U.S. Department of Education
designed to prepare African Americans engaged in doctoral level research
to become future leaders in academia with focus on research in the
field of child language. |
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| Communication
& Culure |
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| Audrey
Byrd, Lecturer/Director, Annenberg Honors Program (Ph.D.,
Communication and Culture, Howard University, 2003). Teaches
orientation course, Communication Research and Organization Communication
courses to incoming students in the John H. Johnson School of
Communications. Research interests include organizational discourse
and African American communication issues, particularly in religious/faith-based
organizations. |
| John
W. Davis, Lecturer (J.D.
Howard University, 1986). Teaches courses in communications
law as well as debate. Attorney Davis has extensive
experience in the areas of criminal and civil law,
having practices in Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia,
Louisiana, Georgia, and the Virgin Islands. He is also the
Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Forensics Society. |
| Laura
A. Fleet, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Communication Theory
and Public Address, Howard University, 1977). Teaches courses
in interpersonal communication, small group dynamics, discussion
and interviewing techniques and public address. Her research
focuses on interpersonal communication dynamics in male-female
relationships and gender communication issues. |
| LeShawn
N. Gadson, Lecturer (M.A., Organizational Communication,
Howard University, 2005). Teaches Principles of Speech, the basic
course in communication. Her research focuses on leadership development
and transition in African American organizations. |
Elaine Bourne Heath, Adjunct Professor (Ph.D., Communication Theory and Public Address, Howard University, 1978). Teaches courses in Communication Theory, Organizational Communication and Training and Development. Her research focuses on Interpersonal Communicaiton, Organization Communication and Leadership and Power. |
| Tianna
Y. Sousa-Johnson, Lecturer (J.D. St. Thomas University
School of Law 2003). Teaches undergraduate courses in Communication Law, Negotiation & Conflict Resolution and Mock Trial. Mrs. Sousa-Johnson has worked as a law clerk in Florida and Maryland and currently works as a legal consultant for a major telecommunications corporation. She is the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Forensics Society and also serves as a Coach for the Howard University MLK Mock Trial Team. |
| Carolyn
Stroman, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Social
Science, Syracuse University, 1978). Teaches communication research
methods and media effects courses. Her research interests focus
on the social and psychological effects of exposure to persuasive
health communications. Her current research focuses on (1)
health information processing in African American populations;
(2) public health campaigns and African Americans; (3) communication
as a protective factor against drug abuse among African American
college students; and (4) the role of cultural issues in health
and disease. |
| Debyii
Sababu Thomas, Lecturer (Ph.D.,
Organizational Communication, 1998). Teaches argumentation
and debate, interpersonal communication, speech, and
oral interpretation. Her current research interest
focuses on leadership style and motivation in organizations.
She also lectures and has research interests in intercultural/interracial,
health, and religious communication. In addition, she directed
the Annenberg Honors |
| Felicia
R. Walker, (On Sabbatical) Associate Professor and Chair, Department
of Communication and Culture (Ph.D., Rhetoric/Intercultural
Communication, Howard University, 1998; J.D., Emory University,
1995). Teaches courses in communications law, mock trial, and
negotiation and conflict resolution. Her research interests
are African American communication styles and courtroom persuasion
techniques. She also directs the Martin Luther King, Jr., Forensics
Society mock trial and individual events (speech) teams. |
| David
R. Woods, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, School
of Communications (Ph.D., Linguistics, Georgetown University,
1971). Teaches courses in phonetics, communication theory and
social and cultural aspects of language. Since his two years
as a Fulbright lecturer in Central Africa, his research has
described the ways ethnic languages, national languages, and
French are used in the dynamics of Congolese families, markets
and government. |
Richard
L. Wright, Professor (Ph.D., Linguistics/Sociolinguistics,
University of Texas at Austin, 1976). Teaches linguistics, language
and social issues, and language and culture. Research interests
include early language in education, African American language
and communication issues, and language as ideology.
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| Journalism |
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| John R. Arnold, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2007). Teaches courses in broadcast journalism and mass ommunication. His research is grounded in media effects of the 2009 digital conversion of government-licensed broadcasters. His most recent works examine broadcasters servicing communities in the public interest, the role of government in the dissemination of information, and the practice of diversity in licensing radio and television stations. |
| Robert
L. Asher, Lecturer. Teaches Fundamentals of Journalism
and courses in editing. He has been a member of The Washington Post
Editorial Board since 1970, specializing in regional political commentary
and other government issues. Before that, he was copy aide, reporter
and editor at The Post,1959-1970 and a adio announcer, show host and
news reporter at WDOV, Dover, DE 1957-59. |
| Anju
Chaudhary, Professor (Ph.D., Journalism, University
of Maryland, 1990). Teaches fundamentals of journalism and supervised
internships in print journalism, broadcast journalism, public relations
and advertising. Research interests include international communications
and development journalism. |
| Carolyn
M. Byerly, Associate Professor (Ph.D., University of
Washington, 1990). Teaches courses in research methods, media effects
and communication theory. Her research focuses on the relationship
between social movements and media in U.S. and international contexts,
with respect to gender, race, nationality, culture, sexual orientation
and other variables. Her recent work examines media activism in 20
nations, the role of alternative media in the global peace movement;
and gender and media concentration. |
| Phillip
Dixon, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism
(B.S., Journalism, Northwestern University, 1973). Teaches fundamentals
of journalism and ethics in journalism. His research interests include
managing diversity in newsrooms, the evolution of the elements of
news, and diversity in news coverage |
| Rochelle
Larkin Ford, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Southern Illinois
University, 1999). Teaches courses in the advertising/public relations
sequence. An Accredited public relations professional, she has published
work on diversity, public relations pedagogy and strategic communications
management. She advises the D. Parke Gibson Chapter of the Public
Relations Student Society of America. |
Barbara
B. Hines, Professor (Ph.D., English Education, University
of Maryland, 1981). Has written, edited or contributed to more than
35 articles, books, newsletters and monographs in the areas of public
relations, publications design and experiential learning. She has
won national awards for teaching and professional activity and serves
on the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication. |
| Lawrence
Kaggwa, Professor (Ph.D., Journalism, Southern Illinois
University, 1972). Teaches reporting and writing; research and professional
interests focus on the teaching of writing, First Amendment issues,
and counseling and mentoring. Creative/professional activities have
involved summer work at more than ten newspapers. |
| Yanick
Rice Lamb, Lecturer (B.A., Ohio State University, 1980;
pursuing M.B.A., Howard University). Teaches courses in newspaper
journalism, magazine publishing and new media. Her research interests
are coverage of African-American issues and readership patterns. A
new addition to the faculty, she was previously editor-in-chief of
Heart & Soul and BET Weekend magazines. Lamb has also
worked at The New York Times, Atlanta Constitution,
Toledo Blade, Child and Essence. |
| Peggy
A. Lewis,
Assistant Professor (B.A., English, Trinity College, 1977).
Teaches courses in broadcast journalism and has 16 years experience
as a television reporter and anchor. Research interests include the
history of journalism and issues of diversity in newsrooms and news
coverage. |
| Robert
A. Olins,
Associate Professor (Ph.D. Communications Research and Theory,
University of Missouri, 1971). Teaches courses in Advertising Research
and Marketing and Advanced Public Relations. Professional experience
includes sales, marketing, advertising, and communications research
executive on both the agency and supplier side with extensive domestic
and international experience in multiple industries. |
| Robin
Thornhill, Lecturer (B.A., Howard University). Brings over twenty years of marketing and sales analysis experience to the
classroom. She served as the advertising executive-in-residence from The
Washington Post. She teaches courses in advertising and public relations. She serves as the advertising faculty advisor to BlackCollegeView.com. In addition, she is the Coordinator of Co-Curricular Programs and Sponsored Research Initiatives and the Director of the Converged Media Lab. |
| Clint
C. Wilson, Professor (Ed.D, Journalism/Mass Communications,
1977). Teaches mass media & society; multiculturalism and media; Black
press history. Authored or co-authored four books and has been a professional
journalist and editor for news media organizations including the Los
Angeles Times, the Associated Press, Los Angeles Sentinel
and Sepca magazine. His latest book is A History of the
Black Press, completing work begun by the late Dr. Armistead Pride
and published by Howard University Press. |
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| Radio,
Television & Film |
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| Quazi
Z. Ahmed, Lecturer (Ph.D., Mass Communication, Howard
University, 1998). Teaches courses in communication policy and introduction
to mass communication. She has specific interests in teaching public
communication. Her research interests include communication and development,
and the effects of new communication technology. |
| Steven
Torriano Berry,
Associate Professor (M.F.A., Motion Picture/Television
Production, University of California, Los Angeles, 1985). Teaches
courses in television, film production and script writing. He has
completed a feature length horror film Embalmer and is currently
writing a novel, Tears, based on his feature length screenplay
of the same title. He is active in all elements of film and television
production. |
| Lesley
E. Bowers, Lecturer (M.S., Education/Communication,
Johns Hopkins University, 1974). Teaches courses in broadcast management,
advertising, sales and communications policy with emphasis on the
changing broadcasting and communication environment. For the past
three years, and currently, she is conducting research on student
participant successes from the NAB Media Sales Institute. |
| Alonzo
Crawford, Associate Professor (M.F.A. Columbia University,
1973). Teaches cinematography, film editing, film directing, and film
theory and analysis. He has produced, written, directed, and edited
two feature length films. He is the producer and director of The DC
Community Film Workshop, which is offered annually, and trains community
residents in the art and business of film production. |
| Jannette
L. Dates, Professor and Dean, School of Communications
(Ph.D., Educational Administration, Supervision and Curriculum,
University of Maryland, 1979). Serves as dean of the School. Since
serving as a Fellow at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia
University, 1992, her research has focused on media images and effects,
media treatment of African Americans and similar multicultural groups,
and the significance of diversity in media. |
| Idit Dvir, Associate Professor (M.F.A. American Film Institute, 2006).
Teaches courses in cinematography & scriptwriting. A recipient of the 2005 Hollywood
Foreign Press Association Scholarship, Prof. Dvir is
an independent filmmaker who has shot countless
documentaries, music videos and award winning
shorts. |
| Haile
Gerima, Professor (M.F.A., Film, University of California,
Los Angeles). Teaches courses in film directing and scriptwriting.
His films have won both national and international awards. |
| Lamont
Gonzalez, Lecturer (Ed.M., Harvard University). Teaches
courses in television directing and production. His specialty is in
media curriculum development and human relations development training.
He conducts media seminars. His research is on the use of television
in training and learning systems. He received a grant to do research
for a documentary on the first all-black faculty at Howard University
Medical School. |
| Michael
Thomas Holman, Lecturer (M.A., Film Program, New York
University 1988). Award winning film writer, producer and director
and teaches the graduate screenwriting courses. He is the winner of
the Paulette Goddard Award, and a Cable Ace Award. Holman wrote the
Miramax film, Basquiat and is a known lecturer in the fields
of children's television and urban subculture. He has just completed
a screenplay which will be going into production this summer. |
| Cathy Hughes, Time
Warner Endowed Chair. A highly regarded media executive,
Hughes has the distinction of being the first woman in
the history of radio to own a #1 ranked major market
station. She is founder and chairperson of Radio One,
Inc., the largest African-American owned and operated
broadcast-company in the nation. Radio One is the first
African-American company in radio history to dominate
several major markets simultaneously. In 1995, Radio
One purchased WKYS in Washington, D.C. for $40 million
-- the largest transaction between two Black companies
in broadcasting history. |
| Lloyd
(Raki) Jones,
Lecturer (M.A., Interdisciplinary Film, American University).
Teaches courses in basic television and film production. He is an
independent filmmaker and freelance TV producer, who has won numerous
awards. His short stories have appeared in the Baltimore Review, the
African American Review, and the Antietam Review. |
| Judi
Moore Latta, Professor (Ph.D., American Studies, Univeristy
of Maryland, 1999). An award winning radio and television producer
who serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Radio, Television,
and Film. She is the winner of the George Foster Peabody Award and
has received recognition for her production work from the National
Education Association, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The
National Black Media Coalition and others. Her current research is
on issues of representation, cultural studies, and the politics of
production. (On leave.) |
| Theodore R. Life, Jr, Associate Professor. Teaches courses in Basic Television, Advanced Television and Film Directing. His credits include, Eve, Sister Sister, A Different World, Sesame Street, as well as serving as Production Executive and Director for The Cosby Show. He is the recipient of many film awards and produced the critically acclaimed trilogy of films on Japan, entitled |
| Abbas
Malek, Professor (Ph.D., International Communication,
American University, 1984). Teaches courses in mass communication,
telecommunication policy, news media and foreign policy, crosscultural
communication, among others. His area of research and writings is
international political communication, communication and social change,
news media and foreign policy, media and international conflicts. |
| Donald
L. Marbury, Lecturer (M.Divinity, Wesley Theological
Seminary, 2002). Teaches course in history and practical application
of Radio, Television, Film and Video. Research includes consultation
with working media producers on a wide variety of subjects for productions
to be distributed nationally on United States Public Television. |
| Paula
Whatley Matabane, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Mass
Communication, Howard University, 1985). Teaches courses in television
and film production, broadcast history and communication research.
She has numerous scholarly publications on television and culture
and social learning, and mass media images. She is also an award-winning
producer-writer of documentary film and educational video. |
| Patricia
McCormick, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Mass Media,
1995; Michigan State University). Teaches telecommunications policy,
international communication, media economics, and research methods.
Her research interests are telecommunications policy, including privatization
and regulation, in developing countries, especially Africa and the
Caribbean. |
| Bishetta
Dionne Merritt, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Mass Communication/Film
Criticism, Ohio State University, 1974). Teaches courses in history
of mass media, African American cinema, and the introduction to mass
communications. Her research interests are African Americans in mass
media, political communication and film criticism. |
| Reginald
D. Miles,
Assistant Professor (M.A., Media Communications, Governor State
University, 2000). Teaches courses in broadcast radio, radio production,
audio engineering, and audio for film and television. His research
interests are African American media ownership. He also coordinates
music production workshops. |
| Andrew
Millington,
Assistant Professor (M.A. Mass Communication; M.F.A. Film production,
Howard University). Teaches courses in film directing, scriptwriting
and Third Cinema. An independent filmmaker of Caribbean descent with
a focus in both dramatic and documentary genres. |
| Sakinah
J. Munir, Lecturer/Administrative Coordinator (M.S.,Consumer
Affairs & Family Development, Hood College, 1995). Teaches practicum
classes in radio to undergraduate students. Interests include Human
Communications as it relates to Family Development and Life Skills
Management. |
Juliana Parroni, Assistant Professor (B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982). Teaches courses in media production and editing. Her work as a documentary editor and producer has appeared in theaters, at festivals, on cable, network and public television.
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| James
Rada, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Mass Communication,
University of Georgia, 1997). Teaches courses in television production,
documentary production, and communication policy. Research interests
include mediated portrayals of African Americans and the effects those
portrayals may have on audience perceptions and behavior. |
| Ted
Roberts, Associate Professor (M.A. University of Maryland).
Teaches courses in radio production and broadcast performance. He
is a media consultant to the United Nations and other government agencies.
He has international experience in telecommunications planning and
development and in broadcast communications education. He is currently
working on a book, Independent Radio Producer for the Focal
Press. |
| Vickey
Saunders, Assistant Professor (M.F.A., Professional
Writing, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1982). Teaches
script writing for broadcast and film and the history of broadcasting
and film. She has produced children’s television programs for national
cable networks and has completed her first novel. Her research interests
are in film, world literature and philosophy. |
| Laurie
A. Scheer, Lecturer (M.A., Popular Culture, DePaul
University, 1997). Teaches courses in media programming, media ownership
and finance, and mass communication and media theory. Research interests
include ethical and moral concepts in media programming, directing
and preparing future executives for the onslaught of future technology
in the 21st century, and social and cultural patterns in media programming. |
| Candy
Shannon Lewis, Lecturer (B.A., Michigan State University,
1998). Teaches undergraduate courses in audio production with a focus
on producing radio programming in digital format. She is a working
broadcast professional with more than 30 years in radio and television,
at both commercial and public stations. She is currently the host
of a weekly jazz show for WPFW 89.3FM, and voicetracks a daily shift
for Potion, an R & B format for World Space, a provider of satellite
programming for Africa and Asia. |
| Sherrie
F. Wallington,
Lecturer (MA, Speech Communication/Public Relations, University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1990). Teaches communication research.
Her research interest focuses on the impact of the mass media on health
behaviors, specifically investigating internet usage among African
Americans for health information. |
| Sherelle
Williams, Lecturer (MFA, Film, Howard University, 1999).
Teaches video and film production courses and the history of broadcasting
and film. Creative interests include videography, cinematograpy, and
editing, including work on many independent film projects and documentary
work for non-profit entities. |
| Sonja
D. Williams, Associate Professor & Chair, Department
of Radio, Television, and Film (MA., Broadcast Management, Ohio University,
1984). Teaches courses in scriptwriting and audio production. Her
awards include three consecutive George Foster Peabody Awards, the
Alfred I. DuPont/Columbia University Silver Baton and a Robert F.
Kennedy Journalism Award for a documentary produced by her Howard
University students. Her current research concerns African and African
American history and culture. |
JHJSOC
Time Warner Endowed Chair:
Cathy
Hughes, Time Warner Endowed Chair. A highly regarded
media executive, Hughes has the distinction of being the
first woman in the history of radio to own a #1 ranked major
market station. She is founder and chairperson of Radio One,
Inc., the largest African-American owned and operated broadcast-company
in the nation. Radio One is the first African-American company
in radio history to dominate several major markets simultaneously.
In 1995, Radio One purchased WKYS in Washington, D.C. for
$40 million -- the largest transaction between two Black
companies in broadcasting history.
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