[ Communication Arts & Sciences ]

Communications Faculty

Elmhurst’s distinguished communications faculty are first and foremost dedicated teachers, but their valuable real-world experience enriches classroom discussions as well. Want to know more? See our faculty profiles, below. Or, contact a professor directly.

Full-time Faculty
Alan W. Weiger
Richard Arnold, Jr.
Cheri Carrico
Marjorie Goodban
Victoria Jay
Janice Pohl
Rachel Reznik
Deatra Sullivan-Morgan
Courtney Waite Miller

Adjunct Faculty
Bethanny Alexander
Kathryn Basco
Sharon Brown-Sweeney
Megan Cothroll
Paul Couture 
Mary Crissman
Gary Dobson, '01
Felicia Elias 
Cathy Evangelista
Carol Foote
Nicole Hren
Amy Kasper
Marla Lampert
John Madormo
Amy Lyn McDonald
Robert McEwen
Carol McGuinn 
Tony Noice
William Pearch
Jenny Potanos 
Julie Ann Prato, ’98
Tia Robinson
Julie Shuert
Michele Simler
Patricia Skarbinski
Camille Smith
Kristin Spangler
Steve Scholz 
Edwin Wilson

Alan W. Weiger
Associate Professor and Department Chair
M.A., Theatre, Design and Technology, Northern Illinois University
Professor Weiger’s Ph.D. studies have included educational leadership and policy, and his research interests center on theatre history and theatre technology. As a teacher, his favorite courses include History of Western Theatre, Stagecraft, and Oral Interpretation.

Cheri Carrico
Professor
Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University
Among the courses Dr. Carrico teaches are Early Childhood Speech and Language Development and Language Problems in Children. Her research interests include the effects of airplane noise on children’s attention and concentration, and feeding abilities of children with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, a condition that involves delayed growth and development.

Marjorie Goodban
Professor
Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Illinois, Urbana
Among Dr. Goodban’s favorite courses are Stuttering, Multicultural Communication, and Clinical Instruction in Speech-Language Pathology. Her research interests include intercultural communication and fluency disorders.

Victoria Jay
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Dr. Jay's favorite courses include audiology, the practicum classes in speech-lanuage pathology, and language problems in children. She has special interest in toddlers with language delays and is credentialed in early intervention.

Janice Pohl
Assistant Professor
MFA, Theatre/Directing, University of Illinois, Urbana
Professor Pohl is a director and theatre generalist whose production work includes a focus on costume design and technology. Her research interests include theatre as a liberal art and interdisciplinary work in the humanities. She has also served as director and instructor for young people’s drama programs in Maine and in the Midwest. Courses taught include World Drama, Creative Dramatics, Acting, and Directing.

Rachel Reznik
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Communication Studies, Northwestern University
Dr. Reznik researches individual and organizational conflict with an emphasis on mental and physical well-being. She teaches several courses including Organizational Communication, Business and Professional Communcation, and Small Group communication.

Deatra Sullivan-Morgan
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Rhetorical Criticism, Wayne State University
Dr. Sullivan-Morgan’s research interests include communication education and focused study on the effects of the race/gender intersection in relation to human communication patterns. She teaches several courses, including Interpersonal Communication, Multicultural Communication, Ethics and Critical Issues in Communication, Persuasive Communication, and Effective Listening in the Workplace.

Courtney Waite Miller
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Communication Studies, Northwestern University
Dr. Miller focuses her research on interpersonal communication, specifically conflict in close relationships. She has authored or co-authored several book chapters and journal articles and has presented her research at national and international academic conferences. She teaches a number of courses including Communication Theory, Multicultural Communication, and Organizational Communication.