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Faculty Advisors

Zhang_Lena
Lena Zhang
Professor and Department Chair
Advisor: TV Field Production and Editing
lzhang@sfsu.edu
415-338-1780
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Melissa Camacho
Professor
Professor & Graduate Coordinator; Advising: BECA major, media literacy minor, international exchange/study abroad, graduate studies, media writing, culture, and criticism, and political communication
mcamacho@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-6526
Graham Carpenter
Graham Carpenter
Assistant Professor
Focus: Television Production
gcarpenter@sfsu.edu
Clemens_Christopher
Christopher Clemens
Associate Professor
Advisor: BECA Major, Media Literacy Minor, TV Studio Production, Video Field Production, Media Effects, and Media Literacy
cclemens@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-0922
Hongo_Andrew
Andrew Hongo
Assistant Professor
Advisor: Broadcast Journalism and Video Production
andrewhongo@sfsu.edu
Dina Ibrahim
Dina Ibrahim
Professor
Advisor: Performance, E-sports and Broadcast Journalism, Emphasis: Broadcast Journalism
dibrahim@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1528
Jacoby_Jeff
Jeff Jacoby
Professor
Advisor: BECA Major, M.F.A. Faculty Advisor, KSFS Radio Faculty Advisor; Areas of Specialty: Art Practice, Audio Production, Radio, Podcasting, Sonic Art, Directing, Producing, Production Management
jjacoby@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2772
Hamid Khani
Hamid Khani
Professor
Advisor: Media Aesthetics and Production, Creativity and Design Thinking, Media Literacy, Emphasis: Media Aesthetics and Production and Creativity and Design Thinking
hkhani@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1347
Larson_Ashley
Ashley Larson
Assistant Professor
Advisor: Media Effects, Broadcast Journalism and Sports
alarson5@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-3918
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James Martin
Assistant Professor
jamesmartin@sfsu.edu
Scott Patterson
Scott Patterson
Professor
Advisor: Broadcast Electronic Communication Arts Research, Emphasis: Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Research
spatters@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-6172
Shabnam_Piryaei
Shabnam Piryaei
Associate Professor
Writing, Documentary, Creativity, Theory
spiryaei@sfsu.edu
Shrivastava_Vinay
Vinay Shrivastava
Professor
Advisor: Audio Production, Sound Aesthetics, Emphasis: Media Aesthetics
vinay@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1430
Smith_Miriam
Miriam Smith
Associate Professor
Advisor: Media Management and Law, Emphasis: Media Management, Law
tvsmith@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1611
Wilson_Yumi
Yumi Wilson
Professor
Advisor: Broadcast Journalism, Emphasis: Broadcast Journalism
ywilson@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1197

Lecturer Faculty

Antonich_Misha
Misha Antonich
Lecturer Faculty
Emphasis: Video Editing
mantonic@sfsu.edu
Malcolm Cecil
Malcolm Cecil
Lecturer Faculty
Emphasis: Media Theory
mkcecil@sfsu.edu
Marion Dayre
Marion Dayre
Lecturer Faculty
Emphasis: Television Series Development
mariondayre@sfsu.edu
Len Haynes
Len Haynes
Lecturer Faculty
Emphasis: Media Studies, Audio Production, Video Production
lhaynes@sfsu.edu
Leung_Elaine
Elaine Leung
Lecturer Faculty
Emphasis: Radio and Podcasting
elaineleung@sfsu.edu
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Rajeev Naidu
Lecturer Faculty
Emphasis: Audio Production
rajeevnaidu@yahoo.com

Graduate Teaching Associates

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Rob Bermudez
Graduate Teaching Associate
rbermudez1@sfsu.edu
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Lorisa Salvatin
Graduate Teaching Associate
lsalvatin@sfsu.edu

Graduate Assistant

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Alex Piscatelli
Graduate Assistant BECA 200
apiscatelli@sfsu.edu
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Franco St John Silva
Graduate Assistant BECA 340
fstjohnsilva@sfsu.edu

Staff

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Kenzie Anne Harris (She/Her/Hers)
Office Manager
kcharris@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-1788
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Lyle Nagatomo
Audio Engineer
nagatomo@sfsu.edu
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Ualtar O'Regan
uoregan@sfsu.edu
(415) 405-8243
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Mark Taylor
Video Engineer
marktaylor@sfsu.edu

Emeriti

John Barsotti
John Barsotti
Professor
Advisor: Audio Production
jbarsottigoaudio@aol.com
Berger_Arthur
Arthur Berger
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Sociology, Cultural Studies, Social Media, Cultural Theory, Media, Popular Culture, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, Digital Media, and Social Networking
Blosser_Betsy
Betsy Blosser
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Media and Social Change
bblosser@sfsu.edu
Compesi_Ronald
Ronald Compesi
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Video Field Production and Media Ethics
rcompesi@sfsu.edu
Drennan_Marie
Marie Drennan
Associate Professor
Advisor: BECA major, Minor in Video Game Studies, scriptwriting, media theory
mdrennan@sfsu.edu
Gonzalez_Marty
Marty Gonzalez
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: News for Electronic Media
mgonzo@sfsu.edu
Hewitt_John
John Hewitt
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Documentary Theory and Production, Broadcast Journalism Theory and Production, and International Broadcast Systems
Houlberg_Rick
Rick Houlberg
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Electronic Communication, Media Performance, Research
houlberg@sfsu.edu
Kipper_Phil
Phil Kipper
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Visual Communication and Media Aesthetics
Reist_Sami
Sami Reist
Professor
Emphasis: Theory, Environmental Communication
sami@sfsu.edu
Sakovich_Val
Val Sakovich
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Innovative Techniques in Sports Production for Television and the Web
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Corless Smith
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Broadcast Electronic Communication Arts, Communication, Cultural Studies, Media Studies and Social Media
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Winston Tharp
Emeritus Broadcast Engineer
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Larry Whitney
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts
Wolf_Michelle
Michelle Wolf
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Media Effects, Theory, and Pop Culture
Zettl_Herb
Herb Zettl
Emeritus Professor
Emphasis: Media Aesthetics, Video Production, and International Broadcasting

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