Faculty and Staff

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    Kelly Winfrey to present fall 2019 LAS Dean’s Lecture on Oct. 10

    Kelly Winfrey, an assistant professor in the Greenlee School, will discuss the unique challenges women candidates face and the communication strategies they use in their efforts to win over voters during the fall 2019 LAS Dean's Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 10. Read More

  • Wald and Wilgenbusch with their plaques and Dean Schmittmann
    Wald and Wilgenbusch honored at Fall 2019 LAS Convocation

    Dara Wald received the Cassling Family Innovation Award, and Erin Wilgenbusch received the Ruth W. Swenson Award for Outstanding Advising at the 2019 LAS Convocation on Sept. 9, 2019. Read More

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    2019 AEJMC conference faculty appearances

    Faculty of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication will serve on panels and moderate sessions at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Aug. 7-10 in Toronto and its preconference on Aug. 6. Read More

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    Blog post: Social media and the Iowa caucuses

    Before the first Democratic debate, guest blogger and Greenlee School Professor Daniela Dimitrova discusses social media and the Iowa Caucuses on the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics' Navigating Gender in Iowa blog. Read More

  • Angela Powers to serve on ASJMC executive committee

    Angela Powers, Greenlee School director and professor, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC) Executive Committee. In this role, she will represent medium-sized journalism and mass communication programs. Read More

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    Michael Bugeja named Iowa State University Distinguished Professor

    Michael Bugeja, professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, has been awarded the title of Iowa State University Distinguished Professor. Bugeja is the first professor in journalism and mass communication at Iowa State to earn this distinction. Read More

  • outdoor photo of Dara Wald
    Wald honored with Cassling Innovation Award

    Dara Wald, assistant professor, was selected as the 2019 recipient of the Cassling Innovation Award by the Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Wald was recognized for her extensive collaboration with faculty and students in several disciplines across campus and her innovative approach to research and education. Read More

  • headshot of Erin Wilgenbusch
    Erin Wilgenbusch named recipient of 2019 LAS advising award

    Erin Wilgenbusch, senior lecturer, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Ruth W. Swenson Award for Outstanding Advising by Iowa State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She will be honored at the LAS Fall Convocation September 9, 2019, at the ISU Memorial Union. Read More

  • Jan Lauren Boyles named vice chair of AEJMC Council of Divisions

    Assistant Professor Jan Lauren Boyles has been elected to serve as vice chair of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Council of Divisions. In this position, she will also begin a four-year term on AEJMC’s Board of Directors. Read More

  • Sherry Berghefer in her office in Hamilton Hall
    Sherry Berghefer named ICA’s 2018 Adjunct of the Year

    The Iowa Communication Association presented its 2018 Outstanding Adjunct Teacher Award to Sherry Berghefer, a senior lecturer in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. The award recognizes effectiveness in teaching, demonstrated through outstanding evaluations, innovative teaching strategies, exceptional learning standards, proof of student learning and service to the department. Read More