Assistant Professor of Advertising Education Affiliations Course Specialties Background Louvins earned his graduate degrees from the University of Connecticut after first receiving his bachelor’s and associate’s from Tuskegee University and Miami Dade College, respectively. So far his research has appeared in Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, Journal of Marketing Communications, Journal of […]
Assistant Professor of Journalism Education Course Specialties Background Dr. Troy is an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism. Prior to earning her PhD, she worked in nonprofit and sustainability communication. These professional experiences gave her the opportunity to work on a range of educational and strategic communication efforts, such as explanatory signage design, newsletter […]
Assistant Professor of Advertising Education Course Specialties Background Yang joined the Sandage Department of Advertising in the fall of 2024. She has been actively engaged in academia, teaching a diverse range of advertising and public relations courses. Yang serves as a committee member on the American Academy of Advertising (AAA) Research Committee and as a […]
Assistant Professor of Journalism Education Background Alexandre Gonçalves studies the role of social media in the rise of new social movements. He is also interested in the use of computational methods to understand media ecosystems. During his doctorate, he was involved in projects at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and the Brown Institute for […]
Lecturer of Journalism Education Course Specialties Background Nancy Averett spent 10 years as a newspaper reporter in Missouri, New Jersey and Pennsylvania covering a range of beats: education, the courts and local government. In 2003, she moved with her family to Ohio and spent two years as an adjunct journalism professor at Miami University of […]
Associate Professor and Tom and June Netzel Sleeman Scholar in Business JournalismDirector of Graduate Studies, Journalism Education Affiliations Course Specialties Background Melita M. Garza is an associate professor and the Tom and June Netzel Sleeman Scholar in Business Journalism in the Department of Journalism. She is the 2022-2023 Chair of the Standing Committee on Research […]
Clinical Assistant Professor of JournalismDirector of the Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media Background Colleen King is a clinical assistant professor of journalism and the inaugural director of the Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media. She comes to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign following 17 years […]
Lecturer of Media & Cinema Studies Lecturer of Advertising Video Contact carrieaw@illinois.edu
Associate Professor of Media & Cinema Studies Education Course Specialties Research and Creative Endeavor Angela J. Aguayo is Associate Professor in the Department of Media & Cinema Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Angela’s scholarly research and production practice reflect an interdisciplinary focus on documentary, media studies, rhetoric, critical and cultural studies. She is […]
Lecturer of Media & Cinema Studies Contact knipp@illinois.edu 217-244-5692