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African American Communication         Applied Communication        Argumentation and Forensics     Communication Theory & Methodology      Community College              Freedom of Speech  Gender Studies          Health Communication    Identity, Inclusion, & Social Justice            Instructional Development             Intercultural Comm   Interpersonal Comm    Mass Comm              Performance Studies           Political Comm       Popular Comm            Public Relations              Rhetoric and Public Address

African American Communication

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee open    
Chair Keven James Rudrow Mississippi State University [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Keven James Rudrow Mississippi State University [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect Cicely Wilson Union University [email protected]
Secretary Rico Self NCSU [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes Bylaws Webpage

 


Applied Communication

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Amanda Walsh University of Southern Mississippi [email protected]
Chair Mai Nou Xiong Gum Furman University [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Alex Rister Emery Riddle Aeronautical [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect      
Secretary Katrina Marks

Longwood [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes Bylaws Webpage

 


Argumentation & Forensics

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Mik Davis University of Georgia [email protected]
Chair Gabby Lamura

Florida State

[email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Brian Lain

University of Northern Texas

[email protected]
Vice Chair Elect Scott Thompson Texas Tech email
Secretary Kevin Bryant Clemson [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes 25  Bylaws Webpage

 


Comm Theory & Methods

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Kelly Morrison University of Alabama, Birmingham [email protected]
Chair Dennis McCarty University of Florida [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Mike Kotowski University of Tennessee-Knoxville [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect Amanda Walsh University of Southern Mississippi [email protected]
Secretary Steve McCornack University of Alabama, Birmingham [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes Bylaws Webpage

 


Community College

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Shaquille O. Marsh Pellissippi State Technical Community College  [email protected]
Chair Karen Hill Volunteer State Community College [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Samantha Chapuseaux Florida Gateway College  [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect S. Brad Bailey Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College [email protected]
Secretary Twyla Coy Lone Star College [email protected]
CFP Birmingham  Meeting Minutes 25 Bylaws Webpage

 


Freedom of Speech

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Ben Medeiros   State University of New York, Plattsburgh [email protected]
Chair John Banister University of Georgia [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Joshua Guitar Kean University [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect      
Secretary Joshua Guitar Kean University [email protected]

CFP Birmingham

Meeting  Minutes Bylaws

Communication Law Review

 


Gender Studies

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Ryan Tabrizi Syracuse University [email protected]
Chair Cassidy Ellis University of New Mexico [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner open    
Vice Chair Elect open    
Secretary open    
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes

Bylaws

Webpage

 


Health Communication

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Adam Richards Furman University [email protected]
Chair  Tyana Ellis North Carolina Wesleyan University [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Emily Scheinfeld Kennesaw State University [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect Jenifer Kopfman College of Charleston [email protected]
Secretary Curtis Chamblee University of Memphis [email protected]
Graduate Representative Diana Maame Ageyiwaa Agyei University of Memphis [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes Bylaws Webpage

 


Identity, Inclusion, & Social Justice

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Chandra A Maldonado Campbell University  [email protected]
Chair Josh Miller Independent scholar [email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner Rico Self North Carolina State University [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect Shawna Sheperd North Carolina State University [email protected]
Secretary Shawna Sheperd North Carolina State University [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes 25 Bylaws Webpage

 


Instructional Development

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Jacob Metz Tennessee Tech University [email protected]
Chair Colleen Mestayer Tennessee Tech University [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Elizabeth Hanson Smith Austin Community College [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect Cynthia Sampson Louisiana State University [email protected]
Secretary Jessica Rogers Tennessee Tech University [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes 25 Bylaws Webpage

 


Intercultural Communication

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Lionnell "Badu" Smith San Francisco State University [email protected]
Chair Amy Heuman Texas Tech University  [email protected] 
Vice Chair / Division Planner Curtis Chamblee University of Memphis [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect      
Secretary Carolina Perez Texas Tech University [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes  Bylaws Webpage

 


Interpersonal Communication

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Lindsey Aloia  University of Arkansas [email protected]
Chair Erin Basinger   University of North Carolina at Charlotte [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Kellie Brisini Louisiana State University [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect Quentin Bernhold University of Tennessee at Knoxville [email protected]
Secretary Aubree Herman Tennessee Tech University [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes 25 Bylaws Webpage

 


Mass Comm

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Umisha KC University of Maryland, College Park [email protected]
Chair Christopher M. Toula

Sam Houston State University [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Bill Harlow    
Vice Chair Elect      
Secretary      
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes 25 Bylaws Webpage

 


Performance Studies

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Nicole Costantini Savannah College of Art and Design [email protected]
Chair Colin Whitworth University of South Florida [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner      
Vice Chair Elect      
Secretary Alex Davenport

University of Tennessee [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes 25 Bylaws Webpage

 


Political Comm

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Carson Key Washburn University [email protected]
Chair Colin Cameron Ohio University [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Matthew Farmer University of Georgia [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect Shana Bridges Georgia Southern University  [email protected]
Secretary Melissa Smith Mississippi University for Women [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes 25 Bylaws  Webpage

 


Popular Communication

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Rich Knight Shippensburg University [email protected] 
Chair John Saunders University of Alabama, Huntsville [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner Danielle Williams Georgia Gwinnett College [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect      
Secretary      
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes Bylaws Webpage

 


Public Relations

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Jessica Beckham University of Tennessee, Martin [email protected] 
Chair Kelly Williams University of West Georgia [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner      
Vice Chair Elect      
Secretary Tiffany McBride Columbus State University [email protected]
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes Bylaws Webpage

 


Rhetoric & Public Address

RoleNameAffiliationEmail
Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Jon Edwards University of South Carolina [email protected] 
Chair Sara Baugh-Harris Davidson College [email protected]
Vice Chair / Division Planner

Lionnell "Badu" Smith

San Francisco State University [email protected]
Vice Chair Elect      
Secretary Emily Kofoed University of South Carolina-Upstate [email protected] 
Grad Student Rep Matt Parnell Pennsylvania State University [email protected] 
CFP Birmingham Meeting Minutes Bylaws Webpage

 


 


 


 


 


 

Historical Data: 

African American Communication

 Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

open

Chair

Keven James Rudrow

Mississippi State University

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Keven James Rudrow

Mississippi State University

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Cicely Wilson

Union University

[email protected]

Secretary

Rico Self

NCSU

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Applied Communication 

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Ashton Mouton

Sam Houston State University

[email protected]

Chair

Amanda Walsh

University of Southern Mississippi

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Mai Nou Xiong Gum

Furman University

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Alex Rister

ERAU

[email protected]

Secretary

Katrina Marks

Longwood

[email protected]

Division Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

ARGUMENTATION AND FORENSICS

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Mik Davis

University of Georgia

[email protected]

Chair

Gabby Lamura

FSU

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Brian Lain

University of Northern Texas

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Scott Thompson

Texas Tech

 email

Secretary

Kevin Davis-Bryant

Clemson University

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes 2025   

Communication Theory and Methodology

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Quentin Bernhold

University of Tennessee

[email protected]

Chair

Kelly Morrison

University of Alabama, Birmingham

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Dennis McCarty

University of Florida

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Mike Kotowski

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

[email protected]

Secretary

Steve McCornack

University of Alabama, Birmingham

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Community College

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Jeff Sorrels

 Collin College

 [email protected]

Chair

Shaquille O. Marsh

Pellissippi State Technical Community College

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Karen Hill

Volunteer State Community College

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Samantha Chapuseaux

FGC

[email protected]

Secretary

Twyla Coy

Lone Star College

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Freedom of Speech

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Patrick Wheaton

Georgia Southern University

[email protected]

Chair

Ben Medeiros

State University of New York, Plattsburgh

[email protected] 

Vice Chair / Division Planner

John Banister

University of Georgia

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Joshua Guitar

Kean University

[email protected]

Secretary

Joshua Guitar

Kean University

[email protected]

Bylaws / Communication Law Review

Business Meeting Minutes

Gender Studies

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative

Keven Rudrow

Mississippi State University

[email protected]

Chair

Ryan Tabrizi

Syracuse University

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Cassidy Ellis

University of New Mexico

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

open

Secretary

open

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Health Communication

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative

Kelly Morrison

University of Alabama, Birmingham

[email protected]

Chair

Adam Richards

Furman University

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Tyana Ellis

NC Wesleyan University

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Emily Scheinfeld

Kennesaw State University

[email protected]

Graduate Student Representative

Ananya Raka Chakraborty

[email protected]

Secretary

Curtis Chamblee

University of Memphis

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Identity, Inclusion, & Social Justice

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative

Lisa Corrigan

University of Arkansas

[email protected]

Chair

Chandra Maldonado

Campbell University

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Josh Miller

Texas State University

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Rico Self

North Carolina State University

[email protected] 

Secretary

Rico Self

North Carolina State University

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Instructional Development 

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative

 Jacob Metz

 Tennessee Technological University

 [email protected]

Chair

Colleen Mestayer

Tennessee Technological University

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Elizabeth Hanson Smith

Austin Community College

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Cynthia Sampson 

Louisiana State University

[email protected]

Secretary

Jessica Rogers

Tennessee Technological University

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes 2025

Intercultural Communication

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Mary Meares

University of Alabama

[email protected]

Chair

Lionnell "Badu" Smith

San Francisco State University

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Amy Heuman

Texas Tech University

[email protected] 

Vice Chair Elect

Curtis Chamblee

University of Memphis

 [email protected]

Secretary

Carolina Perez

Texas Tech University

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes     

Interpersonal Communication 

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative

Laura Miller

University of Tennessee

[email protected]

Chair

Lindsey Aloia

University of Arkansas

[email protected]

Vice Chair / Division Planner 

Erin Basinger

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Kellie Brisini

Louisiana State University

[email protected]

Secretary

David Roache

Christopher Newport University

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Mass Communication 

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Melissa Smith

Mississippi University for Women

[email protected]

Chair

Umisha KC

University of Maryland, College Park

[email protected] 

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Christopher M. Toula

Sam Houston State University

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Bill Harlow

Secretary

 

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes 2025

Performance Studies 

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Cynthia Sampson

Louisiana State University

[email protected] 

Chair

Nicole Costantini

Savannah College of Art and Design

[email protected] 

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Colin Whitworth

University of South Florida

[email protected] 

Vice Chair Elect

open 

Secretary

Alex Davenport

University of Tennessee

[email protected] 

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Political Communication 

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative

Melissa Smith

Mississippi University for Women

[email protected] 

Chair

Carson Kay

Washburn University

[email protected] 

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Matthew Farmer

University of Georgia

[email protected] 

Vice Chair Elect

Colin Cameron

Ohio University

[email protected] 

Secretary

Cheryl Maiorca

University of Omaha

[email protected] 

Bylaws 

Business Meeting Minutes

Popular Communication

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Dave Nelson

Valdosta State University

[email protected] 

Chair 

Rich Knight

Shippensburg University

[email protected] 

Vice Chair / Division Planner 

John Saunders

University of Alabama, Huntsville

[email protected]

Vice Chair Elect

Danielle Williams

Georgia Gwinnett College

[email protected]

Secretary

Danielle Williams

Georgia Gwinnett College

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Public Relations

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative

Carrie Reif-Stice

Augusta University

[email protected] 

Chair

Jessica Beckham

University of Tennessee, Martin

[email protected] 

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Kelly Williams

University of West Georgia

[email protected] 

Vice Chair Elect

open 

Secretary

Tiffany McBride

Columbus State University

[email protected]

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes

Rhetoric and Public Address 

Call for Papers

Immediate Past-Chair / Nominating Committee Representative 

Brandon Inabinet

Furman University

[email protected] 

Chair

Jon Edwards

University of South Carolina

[email protected] 

Vice Chair / Division Planner

Sara Baugh-Harris

Davidson College

[email protected] 

Vice Chair Elect 

Lionnell "Badu" Smith

San Francisco State University

[email protected]

Graduate Student Representative

Matt Parnell

Pennsylvania State University

[email protected] 

Secretary

Emily Kofoed

University of South Carolina-Upstate

[email protected] 

Bylaws

Business Meeting Minutes