The M.A. in Social and Emerging Media program is led by a group of faculty with expertise in communication, social media, emerging media, art, film, journalism and public relations.
Christopher Boulton, Ph.D., professor of communication and MASEM program director
Specialties: non-fiction media, television production and co-creative ethics
Teaches: SEM 603, SEM 611
Maria Blokhina, MFA, assistant professor of art and design
Specialties: branding, user experience, design for print and digital, motion design
Teaches: SEM 614
Santiago Echeverry, MPS, professor of film, animation and new media
Specialties: interactive media and marketing, web production, interface design and video art
Teaches: MAPC 611
Lina Gómez-Vásquez, Ph.D., assistant professor of public relations
Specialties: social media and strategic communication
Teaches: SEM 604, SEM 610
Lauren Malone, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication
Specialties: digital rhetoric, pop culture studies and intersections of identity in online communities
Teaches: SEM 601, SEM 610
Ry McCullough, MFA, associate professor of art and design
Specialties: art, design, printmaking and digital print media
Teaches: SEM 602
Sean Sawicki, Ph.D., assistant professor of advertising and public relations
Specialties: multicultural marketing, data analytics and interpretation
Teaches: SEM 604
Stephanie Tripp, Ph.D., associate professor of communication
Specialties: digital media theory and practice
Teaches: SEM 601, SEM 613
David Wheeler, Ph.D., associate professor of journalism
Specialties: multimedia journalism and First Amendment law
Teaches: SEM 612