Department of Communication Arts
Modern Languages building, room 233
Tel 519 888-4567, ext. 35808
Andrew Houston
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Advisor for Theatre and Performance Program and Communication Arts and Digital Practice program - Associate Professor
houston@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 47029
Location: ML 119B
Andy Houston earned his BA in Drama and Sociology from the University of Guelph (1989), where he was awarded a College of Arts Medal.
Tim Paci
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Communication Outcomes Initiative- Lecturer
tppaci@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 48494
Location: ML 254B
Tim Paci has taught in Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo since his days as a graduate student in the 1990s.
Gerald Voorhees
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Advisor For Communication Studies Program and Digital Arts Communicaiton Minor- Associate Professor
gerald.voorhees@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 48691
Location: ML ML 257A
Gerald Voorhees earned a Ph.D. from The University of Iowa (2008) and holds a B.S. in Speech Communication from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Senior Fellow in the Honors Program of the College of Communication.
Anders Bergstrom
Lecturer
ajbergstrom@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 47955
Location: ML 309
Anders is a film and media scholar, with a background in literature, composition, and critical theory.
Adrian Buchanan
Administrative Manager
(519) 888-4567
Location: ML 235
Performs all department administrative duties related to human resources, financial matters, as well as other department processes.
Kevin Carey
Lecturer
kcarey@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 46820
Location: ML 240
Kevin is an interdisciplinary teacher-scholar (English/Rhetoric PhD, Russian Literature MA, Philosophy BA) whose work focuses on higher education and its discontents.
Paul Cegys
Lecturer
pcegys@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 47911
Location: ML 129
Paul Cegys’ work merges multiple practices of performance creation and design, from theatre and opera to site-specific installation and intermedial VR/MR scenographies.
Jordana Cox
Assistant Professor
j8cox@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 46809
Location: ML 243
My scholarship bridges communication studies, performance history, and the public humanities.
Robert Danisch
Professor
rdanisch@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 48603
Location: ML 236B
(519) 888-4567 x 48603
Location: ML 236B
Robert Danisch has a PhD in Communication from the University of Pittsburgh (2004) and a BA from the University of Virginia in History and Philosophy.
Diana Denton
Retired faculty
Dr. Diana Denton has a B.A. in English (Simon Fraser University, 1976), an MA in Adult Education specializing in Human Resources Development (University of Toronto, 1989), and a PhD in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning specializing in Holistic and Aesthetic Education (University of Toronto, 1996).
Carlos Fernandez
Technical Coordinator, Humanities Theatre
humanities.coordinator@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x41033
Location: HH 161C
David Goodwin
Retired faculty
David Goodwin holds a Ph.D. in English from University of Toronto (1986). His academic achievements include his tenure as a Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, Fellow of Trinity College (U of T), and President of the Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric.
Jill Tomasson Goodwin
Retired faculty
Jill Tomasson Goodwin holds an MA and Ph.D. (1987) in English from the University of Toronto, and a BA (Hons) in English from the University of British Columbia. Her areas of research include communication design, experiential education, Arts-based entrepreneurship, and competency assessment.
Christopher Greenhalgh
Director of Technical Theatre
Director of Technical Theatre
thperf.td@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 47085
Location: ML 121
Christopher Greenhalgh holds a B.F.A Honors in Technical Theatre Production from Ryerson University.
Shannon Hartling
Lecturer
shannon.hartling@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 48997
Location: ML 257B
Shannon Hartling has a PhD in English (2003) and an MA and BA in English from the University of Waterloo.
Katie Honek
Administrative Coordinator and Advisor, Undergraduate Studies
kjhonek@uwaterloo.ca
519-888-4567 x 41523
Location: ML 233
David Janzen
Lecturer
david.janzen@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 43383
Location: ML 308
David Janzen’s teaching and research takes an interdisciplinary approach to environmental and science communication, cultural and decolonial studies, and crisis theory.
Adan Jerreat-Poole
Assistant Professor
aljerreatpoole@uwaterloo.ca
519-888-4567 x41535
Location: ML 257C
Adan (they/them) is a mad/crip/queer scholar and white settler living on treaty territory belonging to Six Nations of the Grand River and the traditional home of the Neutral, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Adan works at the intersection of disability studies and digital media, with attention to social media, video game studies, critical design, accessible virtual pedagogies, automedia, popular culture, and digital storytelling.
Aynur Kadir
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dr. Aynur Kadir earned her Ph.D. in 2018 from Making Culture Lab, School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University.
Naila Keleta-Mae
Dorothy Killam Fellow, Canada Research Chair, Associate Professor
nailakm@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 42198
Location: ML 131
Sarah Klein
Assistant Professor
sarah.klein@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 48477
Location: ML 254A
(519) 888-4567 x 48477
Location: ML 254A
Sarah’s research centers on how methods travel across time and space.
Jennifer Lee
Assistant Theatre Manager
Jennifer Lee holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance from York University. During her undergrad Jennifer discovered an interest in stage management and has been stage managing and assistant stage managing for dance, theatre, musical theatre and clown productions since 2011. In that time, Jennifer has also w
Smita Misra
Assistant Professor
smita.misra@uwaterloo.ca
519-888-4567 x41529
Location: ML 304
Smita Misra is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Waterloo. She is an interdisciplinary scholar who holds a Ph.D. in Communication from UNC-Chapel Hill (2022), an M.A. in Performance Studies from the University of Kent (2015), and BSc. in Life Sciences (2011) and B.A. (2012) from Queen’s University.
Sorouja Moll
Lecturer
smoll@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 41985
Location: ML 238
Sorouja Moll has a PhD in Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies (Concordia) specializing in the fields of Communication, English, and Art History.
Mina Momeni
Assistant Professor
mina.momeni@uwaterloo.ca
519-888-4567 x41531
Location: ML 254C
Mina Momeni holds a PhD in Communication and Culture from the joint program at Toronto Metropolitan University and York University, and she received her MFA in Documentary Media from Toronto Metropolitan University.
Lennart Nacke
Associate Professor, Joint Appointed with Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
lennart.nacke@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 47822
Location: ML 239
Professor Nacke teaches User Experience, Human-Computer Interaction, and Game Design at the University of Waterloo.
Janelle Rainville
Director of Production & Theatre Operations
jrainvil@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 44767
Location: ML 122
Janelle Rainville holds both a B.A. in Drama Studies and History and a B.Ed (Intermediate/Senior) from York University, Glendon Campus.
Jennifer Roberts-Smith
Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr. Jennifer Roberts-Smith (PhD, Toronto) is an award-winning artist-researcher, whose transdisciplinary, design-based work explores performance, digital media, history, education, and social justice.
Glenn Stillar
Associate Professor
gstillar@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 47836
Location: ECH 2102
Professor Glenn Stillar is an Associate Professor in the Digital Arts Communication program in the Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo.
Imre Szeman
Adjunct Professor
iszeman@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 47621
Location: ML 241
Imre Szeman holds a PhD in Literature (Duke University), an MA in Theory and Criticism (University of Western Ontario) and a BA in Philosophy (Queen’s University).
Vershawn Young
Professor, Joint Appointed with English Department
vershawn.young@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x 41596
Location: ML 232A
Dr. Vay is a scholar and teacher of African American communication, law, literacy, literature and performance.
Melissa Zarnke
Front of House & Box Office Manager
(519) 888-4567 x46570
Box Office: (519) 888-4908
Location: HH 161
Melissa is the Front of House Manager and Box Office manager for the Theatre of the Arts, Studio 180, and the Humanities Theatre.
Jay Havens
Assistant Professor
Jay Havens is a multi-media 2Spirit artist, educator, and collaborator of Kanien’keha:ka(Haudenosaunee)and Scottish Canadian ancestry. Havens was born on lands known as the Haldimand Tract and raised on Unceded Sto:lo and Musqueam lands close to Vancouver, Canada.