Department of Communication Studies

Office

Music 104
Phone: (323) 343-4200
Fax: (323) 343-6467
Email: comsdept@calstatela.edu
Website: https://www.calstatela.edu/al/communication-studies

Chair

David Olsen
dolsen@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-5809

The Faculty

Professors: Mohammad A. Auwal, Chunsheng Bai, Lena Chao, Angela Cooke-Jackson, David Olsen (Chair), Elaine Wittenberg.
Associate Professors: Kamran Afary, Kate S. Kurtin, Nina O’Brien, Kristina Ruiz-Mesa, Cynthia Wang, Mu Wu.
Assistant Professors: Sierra Bray, Oscar Alfonso Mejía.
Emeriti: Kevin Baaske , Beryl L. Bellman, D. Rob DeChaine (Posthumous).

Overview

The Department of Communication Studies offers undergraduate programs leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and minors in Communication and Health Communication. It also offers a graduate program leading to the Master of Arts degree in Communication Studies. The graduate program is described following the undergraduate programs.