EWU | Faculty and Staff

Communication Studies
The Bachelor of Arts in communication studies offers you two options: communication studies and communication studies in public relations. Both options provide you with a strong foundation in communication and the social sciences.

Department of Communication Studies
Communication Building Room 108
Cheney, WA 99004

phone: 509.359.2313

fax: 509.359.2496

Faculty and Staff

Below you will find a listing of faculty for the Communication Studies Program. If you are unsure of whom to contact with your questions, please call the main office at 509.359.2313.

Patricia Chantrill, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication
COMM. Bldg. 205
Phone: 509.359.4236
Email: pchantrill@ewu.edu
Website: http://chantrill.net/
Teaching Areas:
- Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
- Cultural Studies
- Political Communication
- Electoral Campaigns
- Public Discourse and Public Relations
Research Areas:

Political Advocacy, Higher Education Policy and Planning, Board Governance (emphasis on public and not-for-profit organizations), Crisis Communication
Seville Hering, MS
Lecturer
Phone: 509.623.4946
Email: shering@ewu.edu
Heather Robinson, MS
Lecturer
Phone: 509.359.2883
Email: hrobinson@ewu.edu
Steve Stewart, MS
Lecturer
Phone: 509.359.6377
Email: sstewart@ewu.edu
Elizabeth Kissling, PhD
Professor of Communication Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies
207 Comm. Bldg., 207 Monroe Hall
Phone: 509.359.2875 (Comm.), 509.359.2844 (Monroe)
Email: ekissling@ewu.edu
Research Areas:
- Feminist Cultural Studies including Media Representation of Women's Health and Sexuality
- Instructional Technology
- Free Speech Issues
- Web Design
Igor Klyukanov, PhD
Professor of Communication
209 Comm. Bldg.
Phone: 509.359.2863
Email: iklyukanov@ewu.edu
Vita: Download
Research Areas:
- Intercultural Studies
- Communication Theory
- Semiotics
- Linguistics
Gary Krug, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication and Interim Chair of Communication Studies
COMM. Bldg. 109
Phone: 509.359.2870
Email: gkrug@ewu.edu
Research Areas:
- International Communication
- Media Consequences and Effects
- Popular Culture
- Political Communication
Galina Sinekopova, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the MSC Graduate Program
COMM Bldg. 112 and Riverpoint One, Suite 425
Phone: 509.359.2865
Email: gsinekopova@ewu.edu
Research Areas:
- Scholarship of Civic Engagement
- Intercultural/International Communication
- Political Communication
- Language and Social Interaction
Vickie Shields, PhD
Professor of Communication and Dean of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Social Work
121 Senior Hall
Phone: 509.359.6081
Email: vshields@ewu.edu
Vita: Download
Peter Shields, PhD
Professor of Communication
COMM. Bldg. 229C
Phone: 509.359.4947
Email: pshields@ewu.edu
Vita: Download
Research Areas:
- Communication Policy and Regulation
- Political Economy of Information-Communication Technologies
- Electronic Surveillance
- Global Media
See abbreviated curriculum vitae.
Jeffrey Stafford, PhD
Professor of Communication
117 Com Bldg, Cheney, WA 99004
Phone: 509.359.7929
Email: jstafford@ewu.edu
Vita: Download
Research Areas:
- Organizational Communication
- Leadership Development
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Research Methodologies
Susan Stearns, PhD
Professor of Communication
COMM. Bldg. 113
Phone: 509.359.2864
Email: sstearns@ewu.edu
Research Areas:
- Research Methods and Design
- Instructional Communication
- Academic Integrity
Phyllis Steele
Department Secretary
108 Comm. Bldg.
Phone: 509.359.2313
Email: psteele@ewu.edu