Faculty and Staff

The faculty of the Communication Studies Department consists of more than 20 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, theatre, general communication and in the area of forensics.

	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
	Bruce Bardwell Assistant Professor M.S., Fort Hays State University B.S., Kansas State University Malloy Hall 201B • 785-628-4446 bbardwel@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 Associate Professor Director of Journalism M.A., University of Oklahoma B.A., University of Oklahoma Malloy Hall 105 • 785-628-4018 lhunting@fhsu.edu
	Marcella Marez Instructor M.S., Fort Hays State University, 2002 B.A., Fort Hays State University, 1999 Malloy Hall 201C • 785-628-4337 mmarez@fhsu.edu
	Jenni Rajewski Instructor Malloy Hall 227 • 785-628-4449 jlrajewski@fhsu.edu
	Qingjing Yao   Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2008 M.A., Bejing Normal University, 1999 Malloy Hall 202 • 785-628-4448
	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
	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 Student Employee Whitney McDaniel	Graduate Teaching Assistants Malloy Hall 201 • 785-628-5974 Ye Ma (Cheryl)  Maria Ruda

Many Communication Studies Department Faculty are members of Kansas Speech Communication Association. The KSCA Web site is located here.