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) (CHAIR Spring 2025)
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)

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 ’25)
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) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
William Kinnally, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’23 – Spring ’25, CHAIR)
Rick Brunson, Senior Instructor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Rufus Barfield, Assoc. Professor (Communication) (Fall ’24 – Spring ’26)
Natalie Underberg-Goode, 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)