Department of Communication Arts
Modern Languages building, room 233
Tel 519 888-4567, ext. 35808
Anders Bergstrom
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Advisor for Communication Studies program and Digital Arts Communication minor - 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.
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.
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.
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.
David Janzen (on leave)
Lecturer
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.
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.
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.