Faculty and Staff
Faculty will be holding both in-person and virtual office hours. Please reach out to the individual faculty member to receive a Zoom link. The Communication Studies office will be open and staffed Monday through Friday. See below for office staff contact information and hours.
Directory (edited 7/7/26)
| FACULTY MEMBER | OFFICE Location |
PHONE |
Spring 2026 Office hours |
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Department Chair |
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Department Chair |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 33B |
(805) 756- 2957 |
adhill06@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: By appointment only
Online: Appointment via Zoom Monday 10AM - 11:30 AM Thursday 10AM - 11AM |
Associate Chair |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm 22K |
(805) 756-2809 |
lrnelson@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: Online: Appointment by Zoom scheduled though Calendly Monday 11AM - 1PM |
Faculty |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22B |
(805) 756-5997 |
aadams45@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Appointments via Zoom scheduled through Calendly Tuesday & Wednesday 1PM - 3PM |
| Dr. Jamie Ascher Lecturer |
Bldg.38, Rm. 103C | TBD | jaascher@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22A |
(805) 756-2559 |
daskay@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: Online: Appointments via Zoom scheduled through Calendly
Monday & Wednesday 11AM - 12PM |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22L |
(805) 756-2510 |
jablau@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: |
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Frank Bucquoy Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 101 |
(805) 756-2343 |
fbucquoy@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22F |
(805) 756-5369 |
drcarrol@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Tuesday & Thursday 11AM - 2PM
Email for Zoom appointments |
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Assistant Professor
|
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22E | acheun33@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22C |
(805) 756-2045 |
baconway@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Emeritus Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22H |
(805) 756-2349 |
bduffy@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Dr. Yuming Fang Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 36L | TBD | yfang05@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Joining in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 104 |
(805) 756-5361 |
pfrisco@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Dr. Hyeonchang (Kay) Gim Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 36P | TBD | kgim@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Joining in Fall |
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Lecturer Co-director of Forensics Program (Spanish) |
Bldg. 22, Rm. 300 |
(805) 756-1231 |
mhart03@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 80M, B107 |
(805) 756-2576 |
njhudson@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 34, Rm. 238 | lhunkler@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No Online: Email for Zoom appointments |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 36G |
(805) 756-2463 |
ljackson@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
| Dr. Sergio Fernando Juárez Assistant Professor |
Bldg.47, Rm. 22G | sfjuarez@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Email for Zoom appointments Tuesday and Thursday 1PM - 2:30PM |
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| Lecturer | Bldg. 46T, Rm. 103 |
(805) 756-7552 |
rakalin@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 34, Rm. 238 |
(805) 756-2554 |
ckaviani@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 21E |
(805) 756-2569 |
lkawamur@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Jon Kawashima Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 104 |
(805) 756- 2343 |
jkkawash@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
| Dr. Matt Kay Lecturer |
Bldg. 38, Rm. 103C | TBD | mkay03@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Dr. Salwa Kazi Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 36N | TBD | Starting Fall 2026 | |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22D |
(805) 756-5341 |
lambertz@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-Person:No
Online: Monday 11AM - 12PM Email for Zoom appointmenmts |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 34, Rm. 238 |
(805) 756-2529 |
aloken@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
| Josh Losoya Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 105 | jlosoya@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 22, Rm. 316 |
(805) 756-2583 |
mmehl@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22H |
(805) 756-2349 |
vmeserko@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Remote | Remote | dnoleary@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Email for Zoom appointments 9AM - 11AM |
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Co-director of Forensics Program (English) |
Bldg. 22, Rm. 316 |
(805) 756-2583 |
jopatric@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Appointments via Zoom scheduled through Calendly 9AM - 11AM |
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Lecturer |
Remote |
Remote |
leransom@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Monday via Canvas Chat 1PM-2PM Appointments via Zoom scheduled through Calendly Monday - Thursday 1PM-3PM |
|
Kara Samaniego Lecturer |
Bldg. 52, Rm. E24 |
(805) 756- 2343 |
kasamani@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
| Dr. Sasha Sanders Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22J | sjsander@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 108 |
(805) 756-2202 |
cskiles@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Zoom Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Email for additional meeting times |
| Dr. Hamsini Sridharan | Bldg. 47, Rm. 36M | TBD | TBD |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Joining in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 104 |
(805) 756-5361 |
jsteel01@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T Rm. 101 |
TBD |
erstewar@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 102 |
(805) 756-5683 |
msubert@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Monday & Thursday 8AM - 10AM
Email for Zoom appointment |
|
Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 102 |
(805) 756-5683 |
ntruch@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 80M, Rm. B107 |
(805) 756-2576 |
stwissel@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
| Sandra Valois Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 101 | TBD | svalois@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Alana Vieira Lecturer |
Remote | N/A | mpvieira@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Email appointments via Zoom
Tuesday & Thursday 11:30AM - 12:30PM |
|
Lecturer |
Bldg. 46T, Rm. 103 |
(805) 756-7552 |
award10@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Email appointments via Zoom 1PM - 3PM Email for appointment |
| Dr. Stephenson Whitestone Lecturer |
Bldg.46T, Rm. 107 | TBD | swhitest@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: No
Online: Monday 10AM-12PM Or email for Zoom Appointments |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 22M |
(805) 756-2463 |
cwoffind@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 22, Rm. 300 |
(805) 756-2562 |
ezamor12@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: No Summer Hours Returning in Fall |
Staff |
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Patrice Auyong Administrative Support Coordinator
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Bldg. 47, Rm. 33 |
(805) 756-0997 |
pauyong@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: Tuesday & Thursday 8AM - 5PM
Online: Appointments via Zoom 8AM – 5PM |
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Ella Newman Student Assistant |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 33 |
(805) 756-2553 |
comsdept@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: Summer Break |
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Cassandra Chin Student Assistant |
Bldg. 47, Rm. 33 |
(805) 756-2553 |
comsdept@calpoly.edu |
Office Hours: In-person: Summer Break |
Emeriti Faculty |
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| Dr. James Conway | ||||
| Dr. Jon Ericson | ||||
| Dr. Michael Fahs | ||||
| Dr. Steven McDermott | ||||
| Dr. Keith Nielsen | ||||
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Frank Nolan |
fnolan@calpoly.edu | |||
| Dr. Harry Sharp | hsharp@calpoly.edu | |||
| Dr. B. Christine Shea | ||||
| Erma Stauffer | estauffe@calpoly.edu | |||
| Dr. Terrence C. Winebrenner | twinebre@calpoly.edu | |||
| Dr. Raymond Zeuschner | rzeuschn@calpoly.edu | |||
| Dr. Jeremy Teitelbaum | ||||