Education: M.A., Broadcast Journalism/Public Affairs, The American University; B.A., Technical Journalism, Colorado State University.

Professional experience: Reporter, photojournalist, producer and anchor for television; independent producer of documentaries, educational and corporate videos.

Specialty areas: News coverage and journalist behavior in coverage of significant events, especially as it relates to coverage of sensitive issues involving victims of crime and tragedy. Also, production techniques and practices in television news, documentary and corporate video production.

Contact: (970) 491-1979
greg.luft@colostate.edu

Judith Buddenbaum,
Ph.D.
Professor Emerita

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communication, Indiana University; M.A., Journalism, Indiana University; B.S., Chemistry, Indiana University.

Professional experience: Newspaper reporter-photographer; free-lance magazine writing; media and marketing research.

Specialty areas: Mass communications theory and research; media and society; communication law and public policy; religion and mass media.

Contact: judith.buddenbaum@colostate.edu

Joseph Champ,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ph.D., Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Colorado at Boulder; M.A., Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., Journalism, University of Wisconsin-­Madison.

Professional experience: Television journalist: news anchor/ reporter (short and long form)/videographer/editor/producer. Weekly newspaper writer/photographer. Public relations representative.

Specialty areas: Communication theory (particularly cultural studies/audience research) and qualitative research methods; media, general communication, and the human relationship to nature; religion and media studies.

Contact: (970) 491-3286
joseph.champ@colostate.edu

Cindy Christen,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., Technical Communication, Colorado State University; B.A., Mass Communication, California State University-Hayward.

Professional experience: Technical writer, marketing manager and program manager for aerospace/defense corporations; marketing manager and public outreach specialist for federal natural resource agencies and environmental consulting firms.

Specialty areas: Public relations, negotiation and conflict resolution. Media and other influences on public opinion estimates. Environmental communication and natural resource management.

Contact: (970) 491-6319
cindy.christen@colostate.edu

Kirk Hallahan
Ph.D.
Professor


Curriculum Vitae
Web site 

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., Mass Communications, UCLA.

Professional experience: Nineteen years of professional experience in marketing public relations and public affairs for a national public relations agency, two banks and a statewide trade association in California.  Accredited Member and Fellow, Public Relations Society of America.

Specialty Areas: Public relations and publicity, advertising, and strategic uses of communication technology in organizations.

Other: Co-Editor, International Journal of Strategic Communication.

Contact: (970) 491-3963
kirk.hallahan@colostate.edu

Pam Jackson,
M.S.
Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae 

Education: Pursuing Ph.D., Economics, Colorado State University; M.S., Technical Communication, Colorado State University; B.A., Technical Journalism, Colorado State University.

Professional experience: Worked in TV news in Denver, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Champaign-Urbana, IL as a producer and writer; also worked in public television at WTTW in Chicago; freelance producer/writer for corporate video.

Specialty areas: Broadcast regulation and policy; media economics; political economy of broadcasting; television news writing and producing.

Contact: (970) 491-5485
pjackson@lamar.colostate.edu

Jangyul Robert Kim,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae 

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communication, University of Florida; M.A., Public Relations, Sogang University, Seoul; B.A., English Language and Literature, Sogang University, Seoul.

Professional experience: Public relations consultant; founder and CEO of KorCom Porter Novelli; consulted multinational firms in consumer, healthcare, corporate, finance and information technology, as well as nonprofit organizations including government and non-government organizations.

Specialty areas: Public relations, persuasion theory, international public relations, crises/issues communications, reputation management and public health campaigns.

Contact: (970) 491-2728
jangyul.kim@colostate.edu

Minjeong Kim,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae 

Education: Ph.D., Journalism & Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Journalism & Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., International Communication, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea; B.A., English, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea.

Professional experience: Assistant researcher with Korean Broadcasting Institute and Information and Culture Center at Korea; freelance interpreter/translator; freelance writer.

Specialty areas:Media law, Copyright law, First Amendment issues in cyberspace, new technology and communication.

Contact: (970) 491-3807
Minjeong.Kim@colostate.edu

Kris Kodrich,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communication, Indiana University; M.A., Journalism, Ohio State University; B.A., Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.

Also, former Fulbright Visiting Professor in Chile (Universidad de Concepción), Freedom Forum Asia Fellow (University of Hawaii-Manoa), Fulbright Professional Journalism Fellow (Spain), Kiplinger Fellow (Ohio State University).

Professional experience: American Society of Newspaper Editors Fellow, The Oregonian; Feature Writer, Wisconsin State Journal; Government Reporter, La Crosse Tribune; Night City Editor and Delray Beach/Boynton Beach City Editor, Boca Raton News; City Editor, Wausau Daily Herald.

Specialty areas: International mass communication, Latin American journalism, feature writing and literary journalism, online journalism, communication technology, media and society.

Contact: (970) 491-5986
kris.kodrich@colostate.edu

James C. Landers,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., Journalism, Iowa State University; B.A., Mass Communications-Journalism, Southern Illinois University.

Professional experience: Editor and reporter with Des Moines Register and Milwaukee Journal; other daily newspapers; editor/co-publisher city magazine, St. Louis.

Specialty areas: Journalism history, opinion writing, specialty reporting, media law.

Contact: (970) 491-2876
jlanders@lamar.colostate.edu

Marilee Long,
Ph.D.
Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., Agricultural Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., Technical Journalism, Colorado State University.

Professional experience: Technical editor; health writer; freelance technical writer and editor.

Specialty areas: Science communication, health communication, research methods, specialized article writing, technical editing.

Contact: (970) 491-6463
marilee.long@colostate.edu

Jack Lovelace,
M.S.
Instructor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: M.S., Technical Communication, Colorado State University; B.J., Journalism, University of Missouri School of Journalism.

Professional experience: Reporter, editor, sports editor, managing editor, publisher, radio announcer, freelance business publications and public relations.

Specialty areas: Writing, reporting, opinion writing.

Contact: (970) 491-7330
jacklovelace@comcast.net

Rosa Mikeal Martey,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae
Website 

Education: Ph.D., Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Regional Economics, University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Regional Economics, University of Pennsylvania.

Professional experience: International advertising and marketing: strategic planner, consumer research design/analysis. Website development and design, non-profit and corporate. Community and entrepreneurial development manager.

Specialty areas: Digital technologies and social/economic impact; online information-seeking; gender and digital media; social norms; social constructions of identity and media; online gaming and game culture; online social interaction.

Contact: (970) 491-6469
rosa.martey@colostate.edu

Garrett O’Keefe, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Department Chair

Curriculum Vitae
Bio

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., Technical Journalism, Iowa State University; B.A., Distributed Studies, University of Colorado.

Professional experience: Public information campaign strategies and evaluation, technical and science writing, news editing.

Specialty areas: Uses and effects of informational campaigns; communication research methods; technical and science writing.

Contact: (970) 491-3703
gjokeefe@lamar.colostate.edu

Jonna Pearson,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ph.D., Sociology, Colorado State University; M.S., Technical Communication, Colorado State University; B.S., Public Relations/Journalism, Syracuse University.

Professional experience: Newspaper reporter and editor; developer and manager of public relations/public communication programs; advertising and marketing manager; agency, education, government/commerce, utilities and travel public relations experience.

Specialty areas: Public and corporate communication, sociology of communication, strategic and integrated communication, social communication, corporate social responsibility.

Contact: (970) 491-5137
jonna.pearson@colostate.edu

Patrick Lee Plaisance,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communications, Syracuse University; M.A., English Literature, College of William and Mary; B.J., Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Professional experience: Newspaper writer for twelve years covering state and local government and politics in Virginia, New Jersey and south Florida; copy editor in Los Angeles.

Specialty areas: Media ethics, philosophy of communication, newspaper writing and reporting, media sociology.

Contact: (970) 491-6484
patrick.plaisance@colostate.edu

Donna Rouner,
Ph.D.
Professor

Curriculum Vitae
Website

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., Journalism, Ball State University; B.A., Journalism, University of Iowa.

Professional experience: Daily newspapers; non-profit public relations.

Specialty areas: Media processes and effects, health communication, social groups.

Contact: (970) 491-5556
donna.rouner@colostate.edu

Pete Seel,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae
Website

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communication, Indiana University; M.A., Educational Technology, San Francisco State University; B.F.A., Photography, San Francisco Art Institute.

Professional experience: Documentary producer, video producer, audio-visual specialist.

Specialty areas: High-definition television, new communication technology, telecommunications policy.

Contact: (970) 491-2030
pete.seel@colostate.edu

Kim Spencer
Instructor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: M.A., English, University of Northern Colorado; B.A., Journalism, University of Northern Colorado.

Professional experience: Daily newspaper reporter, features writer, section editor, city editor, company magazine editor.

Specialty areas: Reporting and editing, layout and design.

Contact: (970) 491-0612
kimberly.spencer@colostate.edu

Jamie Switzer,
Ed.D.
Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ed.D., Educational Technology, Pepperdine University; M.S., Technical Communication, Colorado State University; B.S., Journalism, Texas Christian University.

Professional experience: Technology director; television producer/writer/talent; radio producer/writer/talent; distance learning specialist; instructional designer.

Specialty areas: Educational technology, virtual teams and communities, new media, and computer-mediated communication.

Contact: (970) 491-2239
jamie.switzer@colostate.edu

Craig Trumbo,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., Journalism, Iowa State University; B.A., Journalism, Iowa State University.

Professional experience: 10 years as a photojournalist at the Florida Times-Union and a photo editor at the Providence (RI) Journal. Research involves communication in the context of health, risk and the environment including, for example, how individuals interact with information as they form and modify perceptions of risk from environmental hazards, information effects on behavioral intention toward conservation, and news media coverage of science and technology.

Specialty areas: Photojournalism, mass communication theory (especially effects and agenda setting, information processing, media performance), research methods and applied statistics (especially surveys, content analysis, regression and structural modeling, GIS and spatial analysis), communication of science and technology (especially concerning climate change), and risk communication (especially involving cancer).

Contact: (970) 491-2077
craig.trumbo@colostate.edu

Donald Zimmerman,
Ph.D.
Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., Technical Journalism, Kansas State University; B.S., Biological Sciences, Kansas State University.

Professional experience: Writer, editor, photographer for state and federal natural resource agencies; university agricultural
communications; freelance newspaper writer.

Specialty areas: Technical and scientific communication and journalism; photography; communication theory and research methods; usability testing, interface design, human computer interaction.

Contact: (970) 491-5674
don.zimmerman@colostate.edu

Chris Bartholomew
Assistant to the Chair,
Office Manager

Chris Bartholomew has worked at CSU since 1997 and has been with the JTC department since January 2006..  Chris is the Assistant to the Chair and the Office Manager.  She is responsible for the financial accounting and human resource management, staff supervision, computer lab monitoring and the day-to-day work flow of the office.  Chris is also the proctor for Clark C-wing. 

Contact: (970) 491-3003
christine.bartholomew@colostate.edu

JoAnn Cornell
Undergraduate Advising
Coordinator and Internship
Coordinator

As internship coordinator, JoAnn Cornell will assist with paperwork, credit needs and serve as a liaison between interns and their sponsors to help assure productive work experiences for both.  Students need to actively seek and secure their internships.  JoAnn provides the internship program both her experience in career placement and as a JTC alumna.  Her work with undergraduate students focuses on advising issues and troubleshooting for Journalism students, as well as assisting faculty.  She holds a Master's in Education from CSU.

Contact: (970) 491-3117
joann.cornell@colostate.edu

Ananda Luttet
Undergraduate Program Administrator

Ananda Luttet joined the department in December 2008. As Undergraduate Program Administrator, she provides administrative support to students, faculty and departmentchair. She is also advising coordinator for the department. Contact Ananda for information about undergraduate requirements and standards, class waiting lists, graduation checks, and general questions.

Contact:(970) 491-5484
Ananda.Luttet@colostate.edu

Norma Tamez
Graduate Program Administrator

Norma Tamez is a Fort Collins native. Prior to joining the department in July 2008, Norma volunteered and worked for the Poudre School District. Norma provides support to the Graduate Program and Ph.D. Program Coordinators in addition to assisting graduate students with the department and graduate school requirements. Norma is also the hourly student payroll coordinator and orders the office supplies.

Contact:(970) 491-5132
Norma.Tamez@colostate.edu