Wendy Atkins-Sayre, Department Chair and Professor (Ph.D. University of Georgia)
Rhetoric, Identity, Critical Regionalism and the South, Social Protest and Change

Tharwa Bilbeisi, Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication (Ph.D. University of Memphis)

Ashlyn Blair, Assistant Professor of Teaching (MA, Communication, University of Memphis)
Interpersonal Communication, Listening, Nonverbal Communication, Public Speaking Education, and Instructional Communication

Antonio de Velasco, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Emory University)
Rhetoric and Social Theory, U.S. Political Discourse, and Rhetorical Pedagogy

Matthew K. Farmer, Assistant Professor of Teaching (MA, University of Georgia)
Religious Rhetoric, Political Campaign Rhetoric, Social Movements, Rhetorical Criticism and Rhetorical Pedagogy

Jill Fredenburg, Visiting Assistant Professor, (PhD, University of Memphis)
Film and Video Production

Roxana L. Gee, Associate Professor (M.A., University of Memphis)
Film and Video Production

Joy V. Goldsmith, Professor (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma)
Health literacy, Health intervention development, Caregiver training, and Oncology and Chronic Care

Andre E. Johnson, Professor (Ph.D., University of Memphis)
African-American Rhetoric

Marina Levina, Professor (Ph.D., University of Illinois)
Critical Cultural Studies, and Media Studies

Jiacheng Liu, Assistant Professor (Ph.D, Pennsylvania State University)
Rhetoric and Media Studies

Christina Moss, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Louisiana State University)
Southern Identity and Rhetoric, Critical Regionalism, Analysis of Place and Locale, Public Memory, Public Address, and Gender and Race Rhetoric

Christine Nyawaga, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Wayne State University)
Organizational Communication, Identity, Professionalism, Work, and Enterprise Social Media

Nathaniel Repay, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Oral Communication Coordinator (Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin)
Public Speaking, Communication Pedagogy, Rhetoric and Critical Theory

David F. Stephens Jr, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. Bowling Green State University)
Social Media, Branding, Race, Black Twitter, Cultural Studies, and Popular Culture

Craig O. Stewart, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University)
Critical Discourse Studies, Science Communication, and Research Methods

Amanda J. Young, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University)
Health Literacy, Patient/provider interactions, Qualitative Research, and Patient-centered Outcomes Research

James R. Briscoe, Adjunct Faculty (Ph.D. Communication, University of Memphis)
Rhetoric, Political Communication, and Health Communication

Richard Bullington, Adjunct Faculty (M.A. Communication, University of Memphis)
Rhetoric, Political Communication, and Health Communication

Daniel Linton, Adjunct Faculty (MA Communication, University of Memphis)

Venice Settles, Adjunct Professor 

David L. Acey, Professor Emeritus

David L. Appleby, Professor Emeritus

Katherine G. Hendrix, Professor Emeritus

Steve Ross, Professor Emeritus