SOJC Leadership
Leslie Steeves
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor
Affiliated Departments: African Studies, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: lsteeves@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3751
Office: 214A Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Deb Morrison
Distinguished Professor of Advertising
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Email: debmor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1797
Office: 215 Allen Hall, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Regina Lawrence
Interim Dean
Email: rgl@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3659
Office: 217 Allen Hall (Eugene) / 318 Innovation Building (Portland)
City: Eugene
Research Interests: journalism norms and practices, political communication, engaged journalism, civic engagement
Adee Shekar
Associate Dean for Finance and Operations
Email: adee@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3806
Office: 216C Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Christine Wise
Professor of Practice
Director, Advertising Program
Email: cwis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3832
Office: 238 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Creative effectiveness, sports and brand fandom, activating brand purpose, high-value membership/loyalty programs
Seth Lewis
Professor and Shirley Papé Chair in Emerging Media
Director, Journalism Program
Email: sclewis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7342
Office: 231 Allen Hall, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Research Interests: digital journalism, journalism studies, emerging media, algorithms, artificial intelligence, AI, media sociology, media work, social media, communication research, news
Gretchen Soderlund
Associate Professor of Media History
Director, Media Studies Program
Email: gsoderlu@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8922
Office: 309A Allen Hall, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Christopher Chávez
Carolyn Silva Chambers Distinguished Professor of Advertising
Director, Center for Latina/o and Latin American Studies
Affiliated Departments: IRES, Latin American Studies, Latinx
Email: cchavez4@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9141
Office: 207 Allen Hall, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Advertising, TV Commercials, Communication Theory, Persuasive Communication, Cultural Studies, Gender and Race In Media, Media and Diversity, Popular Culture, Media Studies and Globalization
Julianne Newton
Professor
Director, Communication and Media Studies Master's and PhD Programs
Email: jhnewton@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2167
Office: 206 Allen Hall, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
City: Eugene
Research Interests: visual ethics, journalism, visual journalism, visual behavior, cognitive theory
Donna Davis
Professor, Endowed Chair in Public Relations
Director, Immersive Media Communication Master’s Program and Strategic Communication Master’s Program
Email: dzdavis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3658
Office: 301C Innovation Building
City: Portland
Research Interests: virtual worlds, identity, avatars, metaverse, digital ethics
Will Yurman
Assistant Teaching Professor of Journalism
Director, Journalism Master's Program
Email: yurman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3754
Office: 310 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Research Interests: Documentary, photojournalism, narrative storytelling
Wes Pope
Associate Professor
Director, Multimedia Journalism Master’s Program
Email: wpope@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3759
Office: 314 Innovation Building
City: Portland
Attila Schillinger
Professor of Practice
Director, Strategic Communication Master’s Program
Email: attilas@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3511
Office: 325 Allen Hall
City: Eugene
Andra Brichacek Roe
Director of Communication
Email: andra@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5977
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 121, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
City: Eugene
John McGrath
Senior Director of Development
Email: mcgrathj@uoregon.edu
Phone: 503-412-3726
Office: 2800 NE Liberty St, Portland, OR 97211
City: Portland