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Interdisciplinary Studies

Faculty and Staff Directory

Chair

Melonçon, Lisa, Ph.D.

Melonçon, Lisa, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Professor

Email: lmelono@clemson.edu
Office: 256A Sirrine Hall


Faculty

Anderson, Todd

Anderson, Todd

Email: tdander@clemson.edu
Office: 256G Sirrine Hall


Barattoni, Luca, Ph.D.

Barattoni, Luca, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, World Cinema

Courses: Italian Cinema, Popular Culture
Email: lbaratt@clemson.edu
Office: 303 Strode


Beck, Katalin

Beck, Katalin

Senior Lecturer

Courses: Technical Writing, Business Writing, World Literature
Email: kbeck@clemson.edu
Office: 604 Strode

Interests: Technical and Business Writing; Global and Cross-cultural Communication; Online Collaboration


Blakesley, David

Blakesley, David

Professor of Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design; Campbell Chair in Technical Communication; Interim Director RCID

Courses: Histories of Rhetoric, RCID Studio I and II, Rhetoric of Cinema, Technical Writing, Kenneth Burke and Rhetorical Theory
Email: dblakes@clemson.edu
Office: 616 Strode
Phone: (765)-409-2649

Interests: rhetorical theory, history of rhetoric, digital and visual rhetorics, print and digital publishing, innovation and entrepreneurship, film theory and production, book design, technical communication, computers and writing, digital humanities.


Cunningham, Will

Cunningham, Will

Senior Lecturer

Email: wcunnin@clemson.edu
Office: 613 Strode

Interests: American Literature, post-1865; Service-Learning and Professional Communication


Fisk, Ashley S

Fisk, Ashley S

Principal Lecturer

Courses: Technical and Business Communication and Service Learning
Email: cowden2@clemson.edu
Office: 514 Strode


Green, LaCresha

Green, LaCresha

Senior Lecturer

Courses: English 3040: Business Writing; English 1030: Composition and Rhetoric
Email: lacresg@clemson.edu
Office: 502 Strode

Interests: Rhetoric of Divine Spaces; Rhetoric and Mortality; Rhetoric, Language, and Culture in U.S. Villages; and the Rhetoric of Identities


Herron, Josh

Herron, Josh

Email: jherron@clemson.edu
Office: 240 Sirrine Hall


Howard, Tharon

Howard, Tharon

Professor, Professional Communication & Information Design Program Director

Courses: Digital Publishing and Media Production, Content Strategy, UX Design, Classical Rhetoric, Visual Communication, The Rise of Social Media
Email: tharon@clemson.edu
Office: 617 Strode


Kyalo-Ogoti, Cecilia

Kyalo-Ogoti, Cecilia

Email: ckyalo@clemson.edu
Office: 256B Sirrine Hall


Lohmeyer, Eddie

Lohmeyer, Eddie

Email: elohmey@clemson.edu
Office: 256F Sirrine Hall


Martin, Greg, MA, MBA

Martin, Greg, MA, MBA

Lecturer, Professional Communication and Information Design

Email: mgreg@clemson.edu
Office: Sirrine Clemson, SC 29634


Matheson, Laurianne

Matheson, Laurianne

Lecturer

Email: lauriap@clemson.edu
Office: Strode 516


Misrahi, Erikka

Misrahi, Erikka

Email: emisrah@clemson.edu
Office: 240 Sirrine Hall


Paxton-Wilson, Nancy

Paxton-Wilson, Nancy

Senior Lecturer

Email: npaxton@clemson.edu
Office: 302 Strode

Interests: 17th and 18th Century British Lit, Critical Prison Studies, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing, STS Science/Technology in Society


Perpich, Diane, Ph.D.

Perpich, Diane, Ph.D.

Professor Women's Leadership

Email: dperpic@clemson.edu
Office: 256C Sirrine Hall
Phone: 864-656-1532

Interests: Phenomenology, Ethics, Feminist Theory


Pulley, Mike

Pulley, Mike

Senior Lecturer

Courses: ENGL 2130: Introduction to Journalism; ENGL 3330: Writing for the News Media; ENGL 3150: Science Writing & Communication
Email: wpulley@clemson.edu
Office: 302 Strode

Interests: Journalism, Narrative Nonfiction, Science Writing, 20th-century Literature


Rader, Nicholas, Ph.D.

Rader, Nicholas, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Professional Communication and Information Design

Courses: Professional Communication and Information Design, Technical Writing, Business Writing, FYC
Email: nrader@clemson.edu
Office: 240 Sirrine Hall, Clemson, SC

Interests: Disability rhetoric, narrative architecture, histo-cartography, professional communication and information design, veteran studies, and rhetorics of war


Randall, Philip D

Randall, Philip D

Principal Lecturer

Courses: English 3150: Science Writing; English 1030: Composition and Rhetoric; STS 1010
Email: randal3@clemson.edu
Office: 302 Strode


Roland, L. Kaifa, Ph.D.

Roland, L. Kaifa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Director of Global Black Studies

Email: lroland@clemson.edu
Office: 252 Sirrine Hall
Phone: 864-656-2584


Selela, Gugu

Selela, Gugu

Lecturer

Email: gselela@clemson.edu
Office: 256B Sirrine Hall

Interests: Intersectional feminism, Black and Afro feminism, Women’s leadership and political participation, gender mainstreaming, social justice, African politics, inclusive policymaking, and gender policy


Skrodzka, Aga

Skrodzka, Aga

Associate Professor of World Cinema

Courses: Film Theory and Criticism; Sexuality and the Cinema; Alterity and Difference on Screen; The Essay Film
Email: askrodz@clemson.edu
Office: 712 Strode
Phone: 864-656-3151

Interests: Film and Media Theory, Feminist Thought, Erotics of Screen, Political Economy of the Visual Commons, Transnational Cinemas


Smith, John, Ph.D.

Smith, John, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Director of World Cinema

Courses: ENGL 4500: Film Genres; ENGL 4520: Great Directors; ENGL 4510: Film Theory and Criticism; ENGL 3670: Introduction to Film
Email: johnsm@clemson.edu
Office: 256D Sirrine Hall
Phone: 864-656-1532

Interests: Adaptation Industry, Genre, Melodrama, Reception Studies


Sokolow, Sam

Sokolow, Sam

Lecturer, WCIN

Email: ssokolo@clemson.edu
Office: 256F Sirrine Hall


Valenzuela Jones, Mark, M.F.A.

Valenzuela Jones, Mark, M.F.A.

Lecturer, Professional Communication and Information Design

Courses: Professional Communication & Information Design 3040, World Cinema 3570
Email: mvj@clemson.edu
Office: 256 Sirrine Clemson, SC 29634


Wiley, Kathryn

Wiley, Kathryn

Email: kbwiley@clemson.edu
Office: 252 Sirrine Hall

Interests: Race, Class, Gender, Wealth, Families


Retired and Emeritus Faculty

Katz, Steven B.

Katz, Steven B.

Emeritus Faculty - Interdisciplinary Studies

Courses: Ethics in Technical Communication; Rhetoric, Poetry, and Science
Email: skatz@clemson.edu


Staff

DeLong, Jennifer

DeLong, Jennifer

Program Coordinator

Email: delong2@clemson.edu
Office: 256 Sirrine Hall
Phone: 864-656-2584


Monroe, Tonya C

Monroe, Tonya C

Fiscal Analyst, Interdisciplinary Programs

Email: tonyam@clemson.edu
Office: 256 Sirrine Hall


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