NSCM Committees

Promotion & Tenure Committee

Rufus Barfield II, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Cheryl Briggs, Professor (FIEA)
Tim Brown, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Melissa Dodd, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Maria Harrington, Assoc. Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
Sally Hastings, Professor (Communication)
Jihyun Kim, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Robert Littlefield, Professor (Communication) (CHAIR Fall 2025 – Spring 2027)
William Kinnally, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Elizabeth Kritzer, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Jonathan Matusitz, Professor (Communication)
Lisa Mills, Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Matthew Mosher, Assoc. Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
John Murray, Assoc. Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
George Musambira, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Phil Peters, Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Bridget Rubenking, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Barry Sandler, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Jennifer Sandoval, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Patric Spence, Professor (Communication)
Peter Smith, Assoc. Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
Michael Strawser, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Natalie Underberg-Goode, Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
Kimberly Voss, Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Harry Weger, Professor (Communication)
Nan Yu, Professor (Communication)

Policy And Planning Committee

Responsible for reviewing all policies and procedures and proposing changes to faculty for approval.

Harry Weger, Professor (Communication) (Fall ’23 – Spring ’25)
George Musambira, Assoc. Professor (Communication) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Tim Ritter Assist. Professor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’23 – Spring ’25)
Kimberly Voss, Professor (Film & Mass Media, CHAIR) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Maria Harrington, Assoc. Professor (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’23 – Spring ’25)
Gideon Shbeeb, Assoc. Instructor (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Rich Grula, Senior Instructor (FIEA) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)

Awards And Recognition Committee

Responsible for identifying faculty and staff for awards and assisting with the scholarship selection process for the school.

Heerak Shah, Lecturer (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’23 – Spring ’25)
Tricia Connelly, Instructor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Rufus Barfield, Assoc. Professor (Communication) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Jorri Bright, Instructor (Communication) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Natalie Underberg-Goode, Professor (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’23 – Spring ’25)
Sercan Sengun, Assist. Professor (Games & Interactive Media, CHAIR) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Nick Zuccarello, Instructor (FIEA) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)

Student Success Committee

Responsible for developing strategies for enhancing retention of transfer students and addressing issues of probation and academic integrity.

Gary LaPage, Assoc. Instructor (Communication) (Fall ’23 – Spring ’25)
Sally Hastings, Professor (Communication) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Suzy Prentiss, Lecturer (Communication) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Renata Kolodziej-Smith, Assoc. Lecturer (Communication) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Lisa Mills, Professor and Associate Director, Film and Mass Media (Film & Mass Media, CHAIR) (Spring ’26)
Rama Masri Zada, Visiting Lecturer (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Eric Adelson, Instructor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Ric Acevedo, Visiting Instructor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Madeline Davis, Instructor (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’23 – Spring ’25)
Kenneth Morrison, Instructor (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Max Croft, Research Associate (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Noah Hunter, Instructor (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)

Instructor/Lecturer Promotion Committee

Michelle Dusseau, Senior Lecturer (Communication, CHAIR) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Tim Brown, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’25 – Spring ’27)
Rick Brunson, Senior Instructor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Rufus Barfield, Assoc. Professor (Communication) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Sercan Sengun, Assist. Professor (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)

AESP Committee

Cheryl Briggs, Professor (FIEA) (CHAIR)
Jihyun Kim, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Ann Miller, Professor (Communication)
Lisa Mills, Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Dan Novatnak, Assoc. Instructor (Games & Interactive Media)
Nan Yu, Professor (Communication)