Who are the Faculty?
An alumni asked me recently about the current faculty in the department. We are currently updating the webpage, but I thought his question is likely one that others might have. Here is a list of the current tenure track faculty and instructors serving in the program. I included course and contact information as well.
Dr. Carol Thompson, Professor; Interpersonal Communication, Female/Male Communication, and Speech 1300. (M.A., Ph.D. Southern Illinois University), clthompson@ualr.edu
Dr. Avinash Thombre, Associate Professor; New Technologies Diffusion of Health Innovations, Entertainment - Education (Ph.D. University of New Mexico, MA Bangalore University Health Communication), axthombre@ualr.edu
Dr. Gerald Driskill Graduate Coordinator, Professor; Organizational Communication, Intercultural Communication, Communication Theory, and Speech 1300. (M.A., Abilene Christian University, Ph.D., University of Kansas), gwdriskill@ualr.edu
Dr. Rob Ulmer, Department Chair, Professor; Organizational Communication, Interviewing; Crisis Management and Speech 1300. (M.A., North Dakota State University; Ph.D. Wayne State University), rrulmer@ualr.edu
Dr. Kristen McIntyre, Assistant Professor; CSC Director, Communication Education, Service Learning, (Ph.D. , N. Dakota State University, Fargo), kagullicksm@ualr.edu
Dr. Julien c. Mirivel, Associate Professor; Interpersonal communication, Language & Social Interaction, Health Communication, Education (Ph.D. , MA University of Colorado at Boulder).
jcmirivel@ualr.edu
We also have three full time instructors who serve our 1300 program. Each of these IOC alumni do a fantastic serving our students and the campus as well.
- Cheryl Johnston, cljohnston@ualr.edu
- Melissa Johnston,
- Natalie Bradke, nrbradke@ualr.edu