The faculty in CSD have a passion for teachingand are highly engaged in their areas of professional practice and research.These areas includenew technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for education and training, digital design and publishing, corporate and public relations for companies and non-profits, systems thinking and design, and crisis management.

Program Director

Dennis Charsky

Professor and CMD Program Director, Strategic Communication

Faculty and Staff

Diane Gayeski

Professor, Strategic Communication
Specialty: Communications education; communication & learning strategy

Howard Kalman

Associate Professor, Strategic Communication

Ari Kissiloff

Assistant Professor, Strategic Communication
Specialty: Organizational Media Design and Production

Edward Schneider

Associate Professor, Strategic Communication

Yvette Sterbenk

Associate Professor, Strategic Communication
Specialty: Corporate communication, public relations, event planning, social media management

Cory Young

Associate Professor and Honors Director, Strategic Communication
Specialty: Crisis communication and Social media/technology