Faculty and Staff

The faculty of the Communication Studies Department consists of more than 13 full- and part-time members, each having extensive background in specific areas. The Department has advisors who specialize in public relations, advertising, organizational communication, journalism, and general communication.

	Scott Robson, Department Chair Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2006 M.A., University of Arkansas - Little Rock, 2001 B.S., University of Arkansas - Little Rock, 1999 Malloy Hall 102 • 785-628-5365 sjrobson@fhsu.edu
	Gordon S. Carlson Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2012 M.A., Oregon State University, 2005 B.S., Oregon State University, 2004 Malloy Hall 203 * 785-628-5876 gscarlson@fhsu.edu
	Connie S. Eigenmann-Malik Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1995 M.A., Eastern Illinois University, 1992 B.A., Eastern Illinois University, 1991 Malloy Hall 205 • 785-628-5425 cseigenmannmalik@fhsu.edu
	Patti Griffin Assistant Professor Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1996 M.S., Fort Hays State University, 1991 B.A., Fort Hays State University, 1987 Picken Hall 311B • 785-628-5577 pgriffin@fhsu.edu
	Carrol Haggard Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Oklahoma M.A., Texas Tech B.B.A., Texas Tech Malloy Hall 104 • 785-628-4685 chaggard@fhsu.edu
	Linn Ann Huntington Professor Director of Journalism M.A., University of Oklahoma B.A., University of Oklahoma Malloy Hall 105 • 785-628-4018 lhunting@fhsu.edu
	Katherine (Kathy) M. Kelley Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2011 M.A., Pepperdine University, 2002 B.A., University of Oklahoma, 2000 Malloy Hall 207 785-628-4284 kmkelley3@fhsu.edu
	Marcella Marez Instructor, Basic Course Coordinator M.S., Fort Hays State University, 2002 B.A., Fort Hays State University, 1999 Malloy Hall 201A • 785-628-4337 mmarez@fhsu.edu
	Qingjiang Yao Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2008 M.A., Bejing Normal University, 1999 Malloy Hall 202 • 785-628-4448 q_yao@fhsu.edu
	Hsin-Yen Yang Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2010 M.A., Emerson College, 2002 B.A., National Taiwan University, 1996 Malloy Hall 206 • 785-628-4386 hsin-yen-yang@fhsu.edu
	Kathy Meier Senior Administrative Assistant B.S., Fort Hays State University, 1978 Malloy Hall 101 • 785-628-5365 kmeier@fhsu.edu
	Adjunct Faculty Diane Mason Sue Strohkirch, Ph.D. Student Employee	Graduate Teaching Assistants Malloy Hall 201 • 785-628-5974 Brian Gerber Wei (Vivi) Lai Xinyu (Alice) Zhang

Many Communication Studies Department faculty are members of the Kansas Speech Communication Association.

Academic Affairs

Faculty and Staff