Department of Communication Arts
Modern Languages building, room 233
Tel 519 888-4567, ext. 35808
Robert Danisch
Chair, Associate Professor
rdanisch@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 38603
Location: ML 236B
(519) 888-4567 x. 38603
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.
Andrew Houston
Associate Professor
houston@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 37029
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.
Shana MacDonald
Associate Professor
shana.macdonald@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 35157
Location: ML 234
Dr. Shana MacDonald is Associate Professor in Communication Arts and the current President of the Film Studies Association of Canada.
Anders Bergstrom
Lecturer
ajbergstrom@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 37955
Location: ML 309
Anders is a film and media scholar, with a background in literature, composition, and critical theory.
Paul Cegys
Lecturer
pcegys@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 37911
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.
KC Collins
Associate Professor
collinsk@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 38326
Location: ECH 2112
KC Collins’ research focuses on sound and music in technology, and explores how new technologies impact our auditory experience. This research has included studies of sound on smart tables (horizontal computers), mobile phones, video games, and slot machines.
Kevin Carey
Lecturer
kcarey@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 ext. 36820
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.
Jordana Cox
Assistant Professor
j8cox@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 36809
Location: ML 243
My scholarship bridges communication studies, performance history, and the public humanities.
Shannon Hartling
Lecturer
shartling@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 38997
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
Lecturer
david.janzen@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 33383
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.
Naila Keleta-Mae
Associate Professor
nailakm@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 31198
Location: ML 131
Naila Keleta-Mae holds a PhD in Theatre Studies (York University), an MFA in Theatre (York University) and a BA with distinction (Concordia University).
Sarah Klein
Assistant Professor
sarah.klein@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 38477
Location: ML 254A
(519) 888-4567 x. 38477
Location: ML 254A
Sarah’s research centers on how methods travel across time and space.
Sorouja Moll
Lecturer
smoll@uwaterloo.ca
(519)888-4567, ext. 31985
ML 238
Sorouja Moll has a PhD in Humanities (Concordia) specializing in the fields of Communication, English, and Art History.
Lennart Nacke
Associate Professor
lennart.nacke@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 37822
Location: ML 239
Professor Nacke teaches User Experience, Human-Computer Interaction, and Game Design at the University of Waterloo.
Tim Paci
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Communication Outcomes Initiative- Lecturer
tppaci@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 38494
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.
Jennifer Roberts-Smith
Associate Professor
jennifer.roberts-smith@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 ext. 35785
Location: ML 119C
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. 37836
Location: ECH 2102
Professor Glenn Stillar is an Associate Professor in the Digital Arts Communication program in the Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo.
Henry Adam Svec
Assistant Professor
henry.adam.svec@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 36432
Location: ML 205
(519) 888-4567 x. 36432
Location: ML 205
Henry Adam Svec holds a PhD and an MA in Media Studies from the University of Western Ontario and a BA in English Literature from Mount Allison University.
Imre Szeman
Professor
iszeman@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 37621
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).
Gerald Voorhees
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Advisor For Speech Communication - Associate Professor
gerald.voorhees@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 38691
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.
Vershawn Young
Professor
vershawn.young@uwaterloo.ca
(519)888-4567, ext 31596
Location: ML 232A
Dr. Vay is a scholar and teacher of African American communication, law, literacy, literature and performance.
Aynur Kadir
Assistant Professor
akadir@uwaterloo.ca
(519) 888-4567 x. 37301
Location: ML 304
Dr. Aynur Kadir earned her Ph.D. in 2018 from Making Culture Lab, School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University.