Messiah College: Department of Communication

Drawing from a broad array of backgrounds, our educators are committed to equipping students with the tools necessary to succeed in communication.

You can contact Kate Simcox at: ksimcox@messiah.edu	Kate Simcox, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Communication
You can contact Kate Simcox at: ksimcox@messiah.edu	Ph.D. in Communication Studies Bowling Green State University M.A. in Communication Studies B.A. in Communication (Art minor) Bluffton University Regularly presents original research at national and regional communication conferences Research Interests: Religious Rhetoric, Organizational Communication, Health Communication Served as communication consultant, exam writer and textbook reviewer for several publishers, and article submission reviewer for several scholarly journals


What classes does Dr. Simcox teach?...	COMM 105 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication COMM 333 - Business/Organizational Communication COMM 341 - Communication Theory COMM 359 - Rhetorical Theory COMM 493 - Communication Senior Seminar

You can contact Nance McCown at: nmccown@messiah.edu	Nance McCown, Ph.D. Assistant Chair, Department of Communication
You can contact Nance McCown at: nmccown@messiah.edu	Ph.D. in Public Relations University of Maryland M.A. in Journalism Temple University B.A. in English (with teaching certification) Messiah College Interests in PR include: leadership influence on internal PR; PR and activism; PR ethics Interests/Hobbies: Worship leader, youth mentor, reading, knitting, geocaching


What classes does Dr. McCown teach?...	COMM 105 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication COMM 205 - Principles of Public Relations COMM 351 - Public Relations Writing COMM 353 - Crisis Communication and Media Relations COMM 426 - Senior Public Relations Campaign Project

You can contact Ed Arke at: earke@messiah.edu	Edward T. Arke, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Communication
You can contact Ed Arke at: earke@messiah.edu	Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Duquesne University M.S. in Communication Shippensburg University B.A. in Communication/Journalism Shippensburg University Over 25 years of broadcast experience NCAA Part-time sports anchor for Radio Pennsylvania Faculty Athletic Representative Faculty Director, The Pulse: Messiah College Media Hub


What classes does Dr. Arke teach?...	COMM 105 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication COMM 211 - Media in Everyday Life (W) COMM 218 - Mass Media and Society COMM 233 - Introduction to Radio COMM 319 - Sports Broadcasting COMM 323 - Radio Production and Performance COMM 325 - Audio Visual Newsgathering COMM 425 - Multimedia Storytelling ENGL 112 - Newswriting (W)

You can contact Fabrizio Cilento at: fcilentro@messiah.edu	Fabrizio Cilento, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Communication
You can contact Fabrizio Cilento at: fcilentro@messiah.edu	Ph.D. in Comparative Literature University of Washington M.A. in Comparative Literature B.A. in Drama University of Florence Spent two years teaching at Villa Aurora in Florence, Italy Teaching and research interests focus on new media, globalization and film, film history and theory, and cultural analytics. Leads cross-cultural trip to Tuscany, Italy Interests/Hobbies: traveling, skiing, tennis, guitar, poetry, live music


What classes does Dr. Cilento teach?...	COMM 217 - Introduction to Film COMM 251 - American Cinema COMM 282 - History and Theory of Digital Media COMM 327 - Essence of Cinema COMM 3XX - Italian Cityscapes and the Flow of Life (cross-cultural) IDFY 101 - A Small Good Thing: Perspectives on the Short Story IDNW 200 - Contemporary Latin American Cinema

You can contact Mary Holloway at: mhollowa@messiah.edu	Mary Holloway, M.A. Assistant Professor of Communication
You can contact Mary Holloway at: mhollowa@messiah.edu	M.A. in Rhetoric and Oral Interpretation of Literature Western Kentucky State University B.A. in Humanities, Speech and Theatre Clarion State University Also continued education through Penn State University and Shippensburg University Faculty Advisor, Lambda Pi Eta (Communication National Honor Society) Advocate for integration of service learning into classes Hobbies: Spends time with daughters and husband, cooking, reading, swimming, walking, interest in youth ministries and music


What classes does Professor Holloway teach?...	COMM 105 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication COMM 107 - Introduction to Communication Seminar COMM 241 - Small Group Communication COMM 301 - Persuasion: Theory and Practice IDCR 151 - Created and Called for Community

You can contact Reid Perkins-Buzo at: rperkinsbuzo@messiah.edu	Reid Perkins-Buzo, M.F.A. Assistant Professor of Communication
	M.F.A. in Film and Media Arts M.A. in Scripture M.Div. in Pastoral Counseling M.S. in Applied Math Produced short films, CD-ROMs, DVDs, museum installation pieces and telematic art Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts Fellowship (CIRA) Excellence in Art and Technology Award recipient Ordained to the Diaconate in the Roman Catholic Church Read his blog here!


What classes does Professor Perkins-Buzo teach?...	COMM 224 - Pre-production COMM 225 - Digital Editing COMM 226 - 16mm Filmmaking COMM 254 - The Art and Science of Story COMM 326 - Digital Production IDNW 200 - Cinema and the Islamic World IDNW 200 - Japanese Popular Culture

You can contact Kathleen Quimby at: kquimby@messiah.edu	Kathleen Quimby, M.A. Senior Lecturer in Humanities Director of Supplemental Instruction
You can contact Kathleen Quimby at: kquimby@messiah.edu	M.A. in Humanities (Art/Lit Emphasis) Penn State University B.S. in Speech and Drama Mansfield University Director of Supplemental Instruction Program Interests: Intercultural communication, relational communication, ethnic literature, anti-racism initiatives, cross cultural studies, conflict communication Hobbies: Gardening, hiking, reading, traveling, interacting with grandchildren


What classes does Professor Quimby teach?...	COMM 105 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication COMM 313 - Relational Communication COMM 342 - Intercultural Communication COMM 354 - Interpersonal Conflict ENGL 154 - Ethnic Literature of the US (W) Communication Unit in the Hoverter Course

Lois Beck, M.S./M.A.

Associate Professor of French and Communication

M.A. in French, Middlebury College
M.S. in Radio, Television, Film, Temple University
B.A. in French and Education, Gettysburg College
Research interests: Francophone literature of Africa and the Caribbean, media effects in the areas of violence and children, advertising and children, Christianity in the news
Various book and film reviews published
Creator of various CD-ROM textbook supplements
Over 20 articles and papers published
Hobbies: Photography, travel, piano

You can contact Lois Beck at: lbeck@messiah.edu

Joan G. Sotherdon, M.S.E.

Adjunct Instructor in Communication

M.S.E., State University of New York at Cortland
Research interests: Gender identity, roles and communication styles, fostering communication between parents and teens regarding sexuality issues
20 years of college teaching experience
Other positions: Adjunct in Health and Human Performance, Family and Consumer Science, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Hobbies: Building and decorating doll houses, reading, hiking