Communication Arts Program Faculty
Michelle Glaros
Dr. Michelle Glaros holds the R.Z. Biedenharn Chair of Communication at Centenary College of Louisiana where she teaches classes in screenwriting and digital film production as well as film, media, and communication studies. As the Biedenharn Chair, Dr. Glaros also coordinates internships for Centenary College’s Communication Arts Program.
Dr. Glaros is a small-scale documentary filmmaker (that means she researches, writes, shoots, and edits her own work). Since moving to Louisiana in 2003, her films have been broadly focused on documenting folk practices.
Specialties
digital film production, documentary film, fiction film, screenwriting, film art, television, communication studies, internships in communication, and Senior Seminar in Communication
Jessica Hawkins
Jessica Hawkins is an Associate Professor of Communication at Centenary College of Louisiana and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design. She is also the Robert Ewing Jr. and John H. Hendrick, Jr. Eminent Scholars Distinguished Professor of Communication.
Prof. Hawkins teaches courses in web and graphic design, leads a cross-disciplinary first year seminar focused on leveraging social media for social change, and pursues research interests revolving around generative art and procedural literacy as design pedagogy. Bringing her professional experience to the classroom, Prof. Hawkins is an award-winning designer who continues to create commercial work for clients.
Specialties
design communication, graphic design, web design, print design, media campaign, and public communication
Contributing Faculty
Andia Augustin-Billy
Specialties: French
Department: Foreign Languages
Jeff Hendricks
Specialties: film history, film theory, scriptwriting
Department: English
Dana Kress
Specialties: French
Department: Foreign Languages
KAREN WISSING
Specialties: strategic communication, sports communication
Department: Communication Arts
Maureen Murov
Specialties: Spanish, Latin American film
Department: Foreign Languages
BELLEE JONES-PIERCE
Specialties: creative writing, rhetoric, and film adaptations
Department: English
Chrissy Martin
Specialties:creative writing, poetry, creative nonfiction
Department: English
Matthew Blasi
Specialties:creative writing, fiction, creative nonfiction
Department: English
AFRICA PRICE
Specialties: public & media relations, journalism
kyra rietveld
Specialties: art history, visual studies, design history, museum management
Department: Art & Visual Culture
WENDELL RILEY
Specialties: social media marketing, public relations
Department: Communication Arts
Logan Sledge
Specialties: acting, directing
Department: Theatre
Curt Youngblood
Specialties: photography, photojournalism
Department: Art & Visual Culture
Mark Allen
Specialties: Communication Arts; strategic communication, multimedia journalism, podcasting
Department: Communication