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Johnnie Stupek is the Head Debate Coach of the Georgia Debate Union. Johnnie previously coached at Dartmouth College and Emory University, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree. In his time coaching, he has coached several First-Round-At-Large teams to the National Debate Tournament. As a student debating at UGA, he was a finalist at the 2019 National Debate Tournament and received two First-Round-At-Large Bids to the National Debate Tournament…

Dr. Maryam Ahmadi is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Communication Arts (Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.A. in Political Science (Political Sociology) from the University of Tehran. Her research interests lie at the intersection of rhetorical theory and history, political rhetoric and social movements, and critical…

Dr. Anna Stenport is Dean of the Franklin College, a University of Georgia Foundation Professor of Arts and Sciences, and full professor in the Department of Communication Studies with a courtesy appointment in the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education.  Before joining the University of Georgia, one of her alma maters, she served as Professor of Communication and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of…

Doris E. Acheme, (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia. Her research interest is in intergroup and intercultural communication. Specifically, she focuses on the role identity plays in psycho-social responses of individuals during interactions, with two main areas of focus. The first area of research is in language attitudes, with emphasis on (a)…

Sachiko Terui is an Assistant Professor of Global Health Communication. Her research revolves around the intersection of health communication, cross-cultural communication, and interpersonal communication, with two main focus areas. The first focuses on the ways in which language and culture (a) influence the process and meanings of messages in a health context, and (b) shape individuals' experiences of illness and disease. Her second line of…

Dr. Mackensie Minniear (Ph.D. University of Nebraska) is an assistant professor at the University of Georgia. She uses critical and intergroup theories to study how family communication shape, dismantle, and reify by marginalized to inspire radical hope and create a healthier and more tolerant world for traditionally disenfranchised families and people. Recently, her work has focused on addressing health disparities for women of color, exploring…

Chelsea Ratcliff is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at UGA. She uses empirical research methods to address pressing questions in ComSHER (Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk), especially questions about how to effectively convey complex and uncertain scientific evidence to diverse audiences.  Current projects of the Communicating Uncertain Science to the Public (CUSP) Lab include examining…

Soroya Julian McFarlane (Ph.D., University of Miami) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia. Her research focuses on designing and evaluating communication interventions that address health disparities at the community level. Dr. McFarlane’s research agenda is driven by understanding how culture influences health, and how communication interventions that translate science for…

The Department of Communication is pleased to announce that Dr. Celeste M. Condit has been honored by the 2018 Public Address Conference. The biennial PAC has a long tradition of recognizing scholars who have influenced the field in profound and far-reaching ways with their scholarship. Previous honorees include Edwin Black, Stephen Lucas, and Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, among many others. Dr. Condit’s long record of outstanding interdisciplinary…

Dr. Hillary Palmer is a Lecturer in Rhetorical Studies. She completed her Ph.D. here at the University of Georgia, her M.A. in Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder, and her B.A. in Communication at the University of Maryland, College Park. Hillary's research interests lie at the intersection of rhetorical theory and criticism and women and gender studies. She is particularly interested in how these areas come together in relation…