Meet grad faculty

Meet the talented researchers you'll work with in our master's in media innovation program. 

Graduate students Media studies, graduate students, journalism, faculty
Benjamin Birkinbine
Benjamin Birkinbine
Associate Professor of Media Studies He, him, his
(775) 784-4155
bbirkinbine@unr.edu
RSJ 209
2415 Media studies, graduate students, journalism, faculty
Graduate students
Zeynep Altinay
Zeynep Altinay
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-4183
zaltinay@unr.edu
RSJ 215F
2415
Graduate students News, reporting, faculty, journalism
Caesar Andrews
Caesar Andrews
Professor and Leonard Distinguished Chair in Media Ethics and Writing He, him
(775) 784-4702
caesara@unr.edu
RSJ 303C
2415 News, reporting, faculty, journalism
Graduate students News, broadcast, documentary, media studies, visual communication, documentary film, reporting, faculty, journalism, graduate students
Kari Barber
Kari Barber
Associate Professor of Electronic Media She, her
(775) 784-1791
karibarber@unr.edu
RSJ 103D
2415 News, broadcast, documentary, media studies, visual communication, documentary film, reporting, faculty, journalism, graduate students
Graduate students Journalism, faculty, advertising, public relations, media studies, visual communication, graduate students, Center for Advanced Media Studies
Laura Crosswell
Laura Crosswell
Director of the Center for Advanced Media Studies and Associate Professor of Health Communication
(775) 784-4191
lcrosswell@unr.edu
RSJ 103C
2415 Journalism, faculty, advertising, public relations, media studies, visual communication, graduate students, Center for Advanced Media Studies
Graduate students Journalism, faculty, news, reporting
Alan Deutschman
Alan Deutschman
Professor and Reynolds Chair of Business Journalism
(775) 784-4397
adeutschman@unr.edu
RSJ 215E
2415 Journalism, faculty, news, reporting
Graduate students Visual communication, faculty, journalism
Ran Duan
Ran Duan
Assistant Professor of Environmental Communication She, her
(775) 682-9404
rduan@unr.edu
RSJ 204
2415 Visual communication, faculty, journalism
Graduate students Journalism, faculty, advertising, public relations, advertising & public relations, reporting
Todd Felts
Todd Felts
Teaching Associate Professor of Public Relations & Advertising He, him
(775) 784-4188
mfelts@unr.edu
RSJ 215D
2415 Journalism, faculty, advertising, public relations, advertising & public relations, reporting
Graduate students Journalism, faculty, media studies
Patrick File
Patrick File
Graduate Director, Associate Professor of Media Law He, him
(775) 784-4894
pfile@unr.edu
RSJ 208
2415 Journalism, faculty, media studies
Graduate students video production, visual communication, news, broadcasting, documentary, television, faculty, immersive media, film
Melissa McClinton
Melissa McClinton
Assistant Professor of Video Production and Immersive Media
(775) 682-7642
mmcclinton@unr.edu
RSJ 215A
2415 video production, visual communication, news, broadcasting, documentary, television, faculty, immersive media, film
Graduate students Journalism, faculty, news, broadcast, documentary, Spanish language news, media studies, podcasting, reporting
Paromita Pain
Paromita Pain
Associate Professor of Global Media She, her
(775) 682-9403
ppain@unr.edu
RSJ 215C
2415 Journalism, faculty, news, broadcast, documentary, Spanish language news, media studies, podcasting, reporting
Graduate students Journalism, faculty, advertising, documentary, media studies, visual communication, race and media
Myrton Running Wolf
Myrton Running Wolf
Assistant Professor of Race and Media Photo credit: Pamela Peters
(775) 784-4187
mrunningwolf@unr.edu
RSJ 215B
2415 Journalism, faculty, advertising, documentary, media studies, visual communication, race and media
Graduate students Journalism, faculty, dean's office, administration
Alan Stavitsky
Alan Stavitsky
Dean, Professor and Fred W. Smith Chair He, him
(775) 784-6531
ags@unr.edu
RSJ 301
2415 Journalism, faculty, dean's office, administration
Graduate students Journalism, faculty, advertising, public relations, media studies, Center for Advanced Media Studies
Gi W. Yun
Gi W. Yun
Vail M. Pittman Associate Dean and Professor
(775) 784-4192
gyun@unr.edu
RSJ 303D
2415 Journalism, faculty, advertising, public relations, media studies, Center for Advanced Media Studies