Communication Studies Graduate Faculty
Chairperson
Ross, Roseanna G. (1980)
Professor of Communication Studies; Chairperson
B.S.Ed. 1971, Ph.D. 1982, Ohio University-Athens; M.A. 1972, Ohio State University-Columbus
E-mail: rgross@stcloudstate.edu
Graduate Faculty
Bineham, Jeffery L. (1986)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1980, George Fox College; M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1986, Purdue University
E-mail: bineham@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/jbineham/
Bjorklund, Wendy L. (1998)
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1977, Augsburg College; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2001, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
E-mail: wbjorklund@stcloudstate.edu
Eyo, Bassey A. (1985)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.S. 1978, M.A. 1980, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Ph.D. 1985, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Hyde, R. Bruce (1990)
Professor of Communications Studies
B.S. 1963, Northwestern University; M.S. 1985, University of North Texas; Ph.D. 1991, University of Southern California
E-mail: rbruce@stcloudstate.edu
Japp, Debra K. (1989)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1979, M.A. 1986, Ph.D. 1989, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Kanengieter-Wildeson, Marla (1991)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1982, Colorado State University; M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1990, University of Oregon
Litterst, Judith K. (1980)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1969, Central Michigan University; M.A. 1971, Bradley University; Ph.D. 1983, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
E-mail: jklitterst@stcloudstate.edu
Web site: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/jklitterst/
Mutua-Kombo, Eddah M. (2005)
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1988, University of Nairobi; M.A. 1992, City University; Ph.D. 2000, University of Wales
E-mail: emmutuakombo@stcloudstate.edu
Pryately, Margaret J. (1989)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1975, M.A. 1976, Miami University-Oxford Campus; Ph.D. 1989, University of Oklahoma-Norman
E-mail: mjpryately@stcloudstate.edu
Rehling, Diana L. (1999)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1978, University of North Dakota; M.A. 1980, University of Illinois; Ph.D. 1998, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Ringer, R. Jeffrey (1987)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1979, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; M.A. 1984, Fairfield University; Ph.D. 1987, Ohio University
E-mail: ringer@stcloudstate.edu
Ross, Roseanna G. (1980)
Professor of Communication Studies; Chairperson
B.S.Ed. 1971, Ph.D. 1982, Ohio University-Athens; M.A. 1972, Ohio State University-Columbus
E-mail: rgross@stcloudstate.edu
Secklin, Pam L. (1997)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1986, Northern Michigan University; M.A. 1988, University of South Florida; Ph.D. 1995, Purdue University
Senchea, Jennifer A. (1999)
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1989, California State University-Bakersfield; M.A. 1990, Miami University Oxford Campus; Ph.D. 1998, University of Iowa
Spry, Tami L. (1992)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.S. 1982, M.A. 1987, Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D. 1991, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Tompkins, Paula S. (1984)
Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1978, M.A. 1980, University of Kansas; Ph.D. 1987, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
E-mail: pstompkins@stcloudstate.edu
Tuder, Jennifer (2002)
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1996, University of Northern Iowa; M.A. 1998, Arizona State University; Ph.D. 2002, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
E-mail: jituder@stcloudstate.edu
Vora, Erika (1978)
Professor of Communication Studies
M.A. 1972, M.S. 1973, University of Bridgeport; Ph.D. 1978, SUNY-Buffalo
Wells, Scott D. (2001)
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1993, M.A. 1995, Wichita State University; Ph.D. 2001, University of Oklahoma-Norman
E-mail: sdwells@stcloudstate.edu
Wildeson, Daniel L. (1991)
Director of Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; Director of Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education; Professor of Communication Studies
B.A. 1976, Biola University; M.A. 1984, Colorado State University; Ph.D. 1990, University of Oregon
