School of Communications Faculty
Our faculty provides world-class expertise and guidance for communication and journalism students.
Ann Auman
Professor
Office: Crawford 314
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3786
Email: auman@hawaii.edu
News Literacy, Media Ethics, Global Media/China
Wayne Buente
Professor, COM Graduate Chair
Office: Crawford 304
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3360
Email: wbuente@hawaii.edu
ICTs, Social Media, Sociotechnical Studies
Patricia Amaral Buskirk
Associate Professor
Office: Crawford 327
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3335
Email: pbuskirk@hawaii.edu
Creative Communication for Civic Engagement
Julien Gorbach
Associate Professor
Office: Crawford 303
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3356
Email: gorbach@hawaii.edu
News Writing, Reporting, Media History
Gerald Kato
Associate Professor
Office: Crawford 324
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3783
Email: gkato@hawaii.edu
News Writing, Broadcasting, Media Law
Ji Young Kim
Associate Professor
Office: Crawford 309
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3353
Email: jkim22@hawaii.edu
Strategic Communication, Public Relations
Hanae Kramer
Associate Professor
Office: Crawford 330
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3780
Email: hanae@hawaii.edu
Intercultural Communication, Japan, History
Rachel Neo
Associate Professor, COM UG Chair
Office: Crawford 307
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3332
Email: rneo@hawaii.edu
Social Media, Political Communication
Brett Oppegaard
Associate Professor, JOUR Undergraduate Chair
Office: Crawford 310
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3340
Email: brett.oppegaard@hawaii.edu
New and Mobile Media, Locative, News Mediums
Jenifer Sunrise Winter
Professor, CIS Graduate Chair
Office: Crawford 325
Telephone: 1 (808) 956-3784
Email: jwinter@hawaii.edu
Big Data Governance, Ethics, ICTD, Social Media