Judd Case (Ph.D., University of Iowa) specializes in media studies, and teaches courses in media literacy, digital storytelling, professional communication, and communication theory. He has recently presented at the Popular Culture Association. He is an enthusiastic teacher who encourages the understanding of communication through activities that utilize fan cultures, movies, video games, TV shows, VR, graphic novels, and popular music.

Dr. Mary Lahman '83 is an emerita Professor of Communication Studies at Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana. She is the former Education Chair of the International Listening Association and one of the first five people nationwide to become a Certified Practitioner of the ECHO Listening Profile. In 2018 she developed and implemented a new curriculum at the University dedicated to listening. Her book Awareness and Action: A Travel Companion, published by the Institute of General Semantics in August 2018, is a practical guide for learning to communicate well.

Mary is a 1983 graduate of Manchester University and holds advanced degrees from Miami University of Ohio (MA, 1984) and Indiana University (Ph.D., 1996). Before teaching at Manchester, Mary worked in professional sales for 11 years: four years for Eastman Kodak Company in upstate New York, followed by seven years for Johnson & Johnson in northeast Indiana.

Dr. Tim McKenna-Buchanan (Ph.D., Ohio University, 2014) teaches courses in public relations, organizational communication, and communication theory. He creates dynamic learning environments that challenge students to apply what they are leaning and recognize the value of communication in and beyond the workplace. His research appears in Communication Education, Basic Communication Course Annual, Departures in Critical Qualitative Research, Communication Teacher, and Health Communication. He co-authored Communication across Contexts: A Listening-Centered Approach, used in COMM110, and co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Public Speaking: Research and Theory. He has also contributed chapters to multiple volumes, including Reconciliation: The Final Step in Achieving Nonviolent Social Change, Routledge’s COVID-19 Pandemic Pedagogies and The SAGE Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods.

Jacob Mertens (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022) joins the faculty as an Assistant Professor for Communication Studies. He has received awards for teaching and research during his time at UW Madison and has published chapters in two edited collections, Saving New Sounds: Podcasting Preservation and Historiography (2021) and From Networks to Netflix: A Guide to Changing Channels 2^nd Edition (forthcoming), and journal articles in Digital Humanities Quarterly (2021), Games and Culture (2021), and International Journal of Cultural Studies (forthcoming). He recently finished his dissertation studying digital revisionist practices and update cultures in the video game console industry. His expertise includes digital media studies and production.