Communication Arts Program Faculty
Michelle Glaros
Dr. Michelle Glaros holds the R.Z. Biedenharn Chair of Communication at Centenary College of Louisiana where she teaches classes in digital film production as well as film, media, and communication studies. As the Biedenharn Chair, Dr. Glaros also coordinates internships for Centenary College’s Communication Arts Program.
Dr. Glaros is a small-scale documentary filmmaker (that means she researches, writes, shoots, and edits her own work). Since moving to Louisiana in 2003, her films have been broadly focused on documenting folk practices.
Specialties
Digital Film Production, Documentary Film, Fiction Film, Film Art, Film and Television Studies, Communication Studies, Internships in Communication, and Senior Seminar in Communication
Jessica Hawkins
Jessica Hawkins is an Associate Professor of Communication at Centenary College of Louisiana and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design. She is also the Robert Ewing Jr. and John H. Hendrick, Jr. Eminent Scholars Distinguished Professor of Communication.
Prof. Hawkins teaches courses in web and graphic design, leads a cross-disciplinary first year seminar focused on leveraging social media for social change, and pursues research interests revolving around generative art and procedural literacy as design pedagogy. Bringing her professional experience to the classroom, Prof. Hawkins is an award-winning designer who continues to create commercial work for clients.
Specialties
Design Communication, Graphic Design, Web & Multimedia Design, and Public Communication
Contributing Faculty
Andia Augustin-Billy
Specialties: French
Department: Foreign Languages
Jeanne Hamming
Specialties: technology and culture, cultural studies
Department: English
David Havird
Specialties: creative writing
Department: English
Jeff Hendricks
Specialties: film history, film theory, scriptwriting
Department: English
Jeffrey Kallenberg
Specialties: scriptwriting
Department: Theatre
Kevin Kennedy
Specialties: drawing, 2-D media
Department: Art & Visual Culture
Dana Kress
Specialties: French
Department: Foreign Languages
Michael Laffey
Specialties: radio broadcasting, social media & content strategy, sports communication, advertising & public relations
Department: English
EMILY LEITHAUSER
Specialties: creative writing
Department: English
George Newtown
Specialties: autobiography
Department: English
Lisa Nicoletti
Specialties: art history, visual studies, design history, museum management
Department: Art & Visual Culture
Maureen Murov
Specialties: Spanish, Latin American film
Department: Foreign Languages
Steve Shelburne
Specialties: professional copy editing, Shakespeare and film, public argumentation
Department: English
Logan Sledge
Specialties: acting, directing
Department: Theatre
Curt Youngblood
Specialties: photography
Department: Art & Visual Culture