Communication, Media, & Culture
Department Administration
Dr. Kyle J. Holody
Department Chair | Professor
Brittain Hall 312 | 843-349-2946 | kholody@coastal.edu
Lisa Bair
Administrative Specialist
Brittain Hall 311 | 843-349-2450 | lbair@coastal.edu
Dr. Christina Selby
Associate Chair | Professor
Brittain Hall 315 | 843-349-2954 | cselby@coastal.edu
Dr. Linsay M. Cramer
Graduate Coordinator | Associate Professor
Brittain Hall 305 | 843-349-4151 | lcramer@coastal.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Ranta
Internship Coordinator | Associate Professor
Brittain Hall 314 | 843-349-6662 | jranta@coastal.edu
Dr. Misti Williams
Advising Coordinator | Senior Lecturer
Brittain Hall 320 | 843-349-6514 | mwilliams@coastal.edu
Professional Advisors
(Freshmen and Sophomore Years)
Cole Davis
Brittain Hall 331 | cadavis9@coastal.edu
Emily Schneider
Brittain Hall 328 | 843-349-2827 | eschneide@coastal.edu
Faculty
Rachel Abarbanell
Teaching Associate
Director of Auxiliary Communication
rhabarba@coastal.edu
Dr. J. C. Abdallah
Assistant Professor
Co-Advisor: Lambda Pi Eta honor society
Brittain Hall 324 | 843-349-4133 | jabdallah@coastal.edu
Chris Bailey
Teaching Associate
cbailey1@coastal.edu
Jane A. Bailey
Teaching Associate
jbailey2@coastal.edu
Nadzeya Batson
Lecturer
Brittain Hall 320 | 843-349-2450 | nvbatson@coastal.edu
Dr. Andrea Bergstrom
Associate Professor / Graduate Faculty
Assessment Coordinator / Co-Advisor: Lambda Pi Eta honor society
Brittain Hall 321 | 843-349-2861 | abergstro@coastal.edu
Ian Livingston Brooking
Teaching Associate
ilbrookin@coastal.edu
Claire Calhoun
Teaching Associate
jcalhou3@coastal.edu
Dr. Linsay M. Cramer
Associate Professor | Graduate Faculty
Graduate Coordinator
Brittain Hall 305 | 843-349-4151 | lcramer@coastal.edu
Dr. Corinne Dalelio
Associate Professor | Graduate Faculty
Brittain Hall 313 | 843-349-2963 | cdalelio@coastal.edu
Michael DiGiorgio
Teaching Associate
Digital Studio Director
Edwards Building 255 | 843-349-2678 | mdigiorgi@coastal.edu
Krystal Dotson
Teaching Associate
krforsh@coastal.edu
Dr. James Everett
Professor | Graduate Faculty
Brittain Hall 306 | 843-349-2583 | jeverett@coastal.edu
Angela Fabbri
Teaching Associate
afabbri1@coastal.edu
Dr. Wes E. Fondren
Associate Professor | Graduate Faculty
Associate Dean, College of Graduate and Continuing Studies
Director, Johnson Brown Center
Singleton Hall 152 | 843-349-6656 | wfondren@coastal.edu
Matt Hogue
Teaching Associate
Coastal Carolina University Athletic Director
dhogue@coastal.edu
Dr. Kyle J. Holody
Professor | Graduate Faculty
Department Chair
Brittain Hall 312 | 843-349-2946 | kholody@coastal.edu
Dr. Candace Howell
Teaching Associate
Horry-Georgetown Technical College: Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
chowell@coastal.edu
Dr. Sofia Karatza
Associate Professor | Graduate Faculty
Brittain Hall 309 | 843-349-2496 | skaratza@coastal.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Muckensturm
Senior Lecturer
Brittain Hall 325 | 843-349-6968 | emuckenst@coastal.edu
Dr. James Ndone
Assistant Professor | Graduate Faculty
Brittain Hall 308 | 843-349-2725 | jndone@coastal.edu
Dr. Adam Pitluk
Assistant Professor | Graduate Faculty
Brittain Hall 317 | 843-349-2496 | apitluk@coastal.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Ranta
Associate Professor | Graduate Faculty
Internship Coordinator | Advisor: WCCU Radio
Brittain Hall 314 | 843-349-6662 | jranta@coastal.edu
Brian Roessler
Senior Lecturer
Brittain Hall 318 | 843-349-2163 | broessle@coastal.edu
Steve Rondinaro
Teaching Associate
srondinar@coastal.edu
Dr. José Sanjinés
Professor | Graduate Faculty
Brittain Hall 319 | 843-349-2467 | sanjines@coastal.edu
Kimberly Schumacher
Senior Lecturer
Brittain Hall 316 | 843-349-6572 | kschumach@coastal.edu
Dr. Christina Selby
Professor / Graduate Faculty
Associate Department Chair
Brittain Hall 315 | 843-349-2954 | cselby@coastal.edu
Jeanne Stewart
Lecturer | Course Director: COMM 140
Brittain Hall 318 | 843-349-6909 | jstewar1@coastal.edu
Dr. Verne Walker
Teaching Associate
Director of Career Services
vwalker@coastal.edu
Dr. Wendy Weinhold
Associate Professor | Graduate Faculty
Brittain Hall 323 | 843-349-6471 | wweinhold@coastal.edu
Dr. Misti Williams
Senior Lecturer
Advising Coordinator
Brittain Hall 320 | 843-349-6514 | mwilliams@coastal.edu
Dr. Wenxue Zou
Assistant Professor
wzou@coastal.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Lee Bollinger
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Deborah Cunningham Breede
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
dbreede@coastal.edu
Gwen Fowler
Senior Lecturer
gfowler@coastal.edu
Linda Kuykendall
Senior Instructor
lindak@coastal.edu
Dr. Steven Madden
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
madden@coastal.edu
History of Department
| 1994 | - Linda P. Kuykendall hired to teach communication courses in Department of English |
| 1999 | - Dr. Lee Bollinger hired to teach communication courses in Department of English |
| 2001 | - Communication major developed by Dr. Lee Bollinger and Linda P. Kuykendall, in Department of English |
| 2002 | - Interdisciplinary Communication minor established |
| 2005 | - Dr. Deborah Cunningham Breede hired as first full-time communication faculty member in Department of English |
| 2006 | - Communication major begins in Department of English (chair: Dr. Sarah Sanders) |
| 2007 | - Department of Communication forms (chair: Dr. Steve Madden) - Communication minor name changed |
| 2009 | - Department of Communication & Journalism renamed (interim chair: Dr. John Navin) |
| 2010 | - Chair: Dr. James Everett - WCCU Radio begins |
| 2012 | - Department of Communication, Languages, & Cultures forms between Department of Communication & Journalism and Department of Foreign Languages (chair: Dr. James Everett; associate chair: Dr. Christina Selby) - Communication major offers four concentrations (communication studies, health communication, interactive journalism, public relations/integrated communication) |
| 2016 | - Department of Communication, Media, & Culture forms, separate from new Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies (chair: Dr. Wes E. Fondren; associate chairs: Dr. Christina Selby, Dr. Kyle J. Holody) - Communication major offers five concentrations (adding sports communication) - Master of Arts in Communication program begins (graduate coordinator: Dr. Deborah Cunningham Breede) |
| 2019 | - Interim chairs: Dr. Kyle J. Holody, Dr. Frederick Wood; associate chair: Dr. Christina Selby - Graduate coordinator: Dr. Corinne Dalelio |
| 2020 | - Chair: Dr. Kyle J. Holody; associate chairs: Dr. Cassandra Carlson Hill, Dr. Christina Selby - Graduate coordinator: Dr. Corinne Dalelio |
| 2021 | - Health Communication minor established |
| 2023 | - Chair: Dr. Kyle J. Holody; associate chair: Dr. Christina Selby - Graduate coordinator: Dr. Linsay Cramer |
