Radio-Television

The faculty of the SIUC Department of Radio Television are nationally known media makers and researchers. Our production faculty have major market experience in documentaries, electronic journalism, 3D animation, television narrative and sound arts. Our world class researchers focus on media industries, global media, communication law and ethics, corporate media creativity and alternative media worldwide.

Department of Radio-Television

Lisa B. Brooten Ph.D. | CV

Associate Professor cross-appointed with Women's Studies
Ph.D. Ohio University, 2003

   lbrooten@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   2217 Communications Bldg.

Interests: Media and globalization, gender, alternative media, social movements, political communication, interpretive/critical research methods, ethnography.

David R. Burns M.F.A. | CV

Associate Professor, Animation Media Arts
M.F.A. Parsons School of Design, New York City, 2001

   drburns [at] siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   2224 Communications Bldg.

Interests: 3D computer animation; media arts theory; technology, culture, and society; memory and post-memory.

John Downing Ph.D. | CV

Emeritus Faculty
Ph.D. London School of Economics and Political Science, 1974

jdowning@siu.edu
GMRC - 803 S Oakland

Interests: International communication; alternative media and social movements; racism; ethnicity, and media; media and cultural history.

Joey Helleny

Senior Lecturer
M.S. Ed Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2004

   jhelleny@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   1056C Communications Bldg.

Interests: Broadcast Journalism, Digital Technologies, Emerging New Media, Distance Education, International (particularly Arab) Broadcasting, Media Access for those with Disabilities.

Todd Herreman M.L.S. | CV

Senior Lecturer
Master of Legal Studies SIU School of Law, 2009

   toddh@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   13A Communications Bldg.

Interests: Audio Engineering, MIDI Production, Music Producing and Music Business.

John Hochheimer Ph.D. | CV

Professor
Ph.D. Stanford University, 1986

   hoch@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   1056-B Communications Bldg.

Interests: Community radio, global media, media studies pedagogy, media history, spirituality and education, popular music.

Phylis Johnson Ph.D. | CV

Associate Professor
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2003

   phylisj@yahoo.com
   (618) 536-7555
   NW Annex 2nd Floor C15

Interests: Sound and radio culture, virtual worlds, gender & diversity, media literacy, acoustic ecology, instructional design & technology.

Wago Kreider M.F.A. | CV

Assistant Professor
M.F.A. Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, 2006

   wkreider@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   2226 Communications Bldg.

Interests: Independent filmmaking, broadcast television production, media studies.

Novotny Lawrence Ph.D. | CV

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Kansas, 2004

   novotnyl@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   2215 Communications Bldg.

Interests: African American representations in film and television, Japanese animation, Hindi cinema, film history, genre theory.

Dafna Lemish Ph.D. | CV

Professor and Chair
Ph.D. Ohio State University, 1982

   dafnalemish@siu.edu
   (618) 453-6992
   1056B Communications Bldg.

Interests: Children and media; gender representations and identity construction; media literacy; qualitative methodologies.

Sarah Lewison M.F.A. | CV

Assistant Professor
M.F.A. University of California, San Diego, 2007

   slewison@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   13C Communications Bldg.

Interests: Video, social movements, environmental media, installation, live art and performance.

Beverly Love Ph.D. | CV

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2009

   bevlove@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   2225 Communications Bldg.

Interests: Black representation in media; children and media; teaching as a performance art; educational media; instructional design/technology; instructional media; race, gender, class in media; alternative media.

Eileen R. Meehan Ph.D.

Professor
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983

   meehan@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   1056C Communications Bldg.

Interests: Political economy of the media, cultural studies, mass communications history, critical communications research

HD Motyl M.F.A. | CV

Assistant Professor
M.F.A. Northwestern University, 1990

   hdmotyl@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   13B Communications Bldg.

Interests: TV and Film Writing, Narrative TV and Film Production, Media Representation of Men and the Male Body, Gay Representation in Media, Storytelling in the 21st Century, Experimental Media.

Jay Needham M.F.A. | CV

Associate Professor
M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, 1989

   jneedham63@gmail.com
   (618) 536-7555
   1050D Communications Bldg.

Interests: Sound and radio art, sound and moving image, documentary radio, electro-acoustic composition and performance, media theory, acoustic ecology, sustainability and the history of science and technology.

Cinzia Padovani Ph.D. | CV

Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder, 1999

padovani@siu.edu
2223 Communications Bldg.

Interests: Comparative and international media policy studies, social movements and the media, public service media, International communication.

Jacob J. Podber Ph.D. | CV

Associate Professor
Ph.D. Ohio University, 2001

   jacob@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   2221 Communications Bldg.

Interests: Media studies, oral history, cultural studies, Appalachian studies, media history.

Mark Stoffel

Digital Media Systems Specialist, Instructor for specialized courses
M.A. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2005

   mstoffel@siu.edu
   (618) 453-8464
   13G Communications Bldg.

Interests: Video documentary production, music composition, production and performance.

Jan Thompson | CV

Associate Professor
M.G.S. Roosevelt University, 1988

   janione@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   1050J Communications Bldg.

Interests: Video production, documentary and sports production.

Greg Todd

News Director River Region Evening Edition

   gregtodd@siu.edu
   (618) 453-5282
   13B Communications Bldg.

Paul Torre Ph.D. | CV

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts, 2005

   ptorre@siu.edu
   (618) 536-7555
   2219 Communications Bldg.

Interests: Media Industries, including entertainment industry structures, technologies, and management; emerging media business models; global media distribution; media regulation and policy.