Department of Communication - University at Buffalo

Faculty teaching graduate students.

Faculty teaching graduate students.

Exciting Educational Environment

8/5/19

As a PhD student in Communication, you will learn cutting-edge social scientific methods from leading scholars in the field.

PhD candidate Anne Solbu conversing with graduate student Tahleen Wright.

PhD candidate Anne Solbu conversing with graduate student Tahleen Wright.

Open, International Focus

8/5/19

Our faculty and students come from all over the globe. We teach regularly in our Singapore program. We have an international focus in our research. And UB is an excellent place for the international student to feel at home.

Singapore Program

Professor Dr. Christine Tennesz conversing with graduate students Chris and Melissa.

Professor Dr. Christine Tennesz conversing with graduate students Chris and Melissa.

Collaborative Research

8/5/19

Our students regularly publish with faculty in highly regarded journals in communication and related fields, including management and psychology.

8/13/19 Graduate Student Publications

UB Communication Professor, Dr. Michael Stefanone.

UB Communication Professor, Dr. Michael Stefanone.

Highly Published Faculty

8/5/19

Our faculty is extremely productive. Despite our small size, our output is on par with the top departments in the country in terms of publications and grants.

2/3/25 Recent Faculty Publications

Dr. Mark Frank conducting research with a particpant.

Dr. Mark Frank conducting research with a particpant.

Focused on Scientific Study

8/5/19

Our department uses cutting-edge scientific techniques to study important issues in interpersonal, mass, health, risk, and organizational communication.

The Department of Communication at UB seeks to educate the next generation of information professionals, knowledge workers and communication and information researchers. The shared principle that information serves the purposes of human communication and is enhanced by technological systems is at the core of our curriculum.

Why Choose Communication at UB

Our Philosophy and Approach

Meet Our Faculty

Our Students

"It's a very healthy, friendly and open environemt."
8/13/19
Tahleen Lattimer
Communication PhD Student

Our Alumni

"UB not only provided my training, but also opened my eyes to career possibilities that I had not known of before getting into this program."
1/22/19
Carolyn Hurley, PhD '10
Program Analyst, TSA
"For its size, UB Communication is in the top 5% research departments among all the communication-related departments in the US."
1/22/19
Jang Kim, PhD '07
Assistant Professor of Communication, Department of Communicology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
“UB prepared me well to be an effective scholar.”
1/22/19
Derek Lackaff, PhD '09
Associate Professor, Elon University
"I love the fact that my advisor allowed me to study topics reflecting my cultural background and experience.”
1/22/19
Dorothy Siaw-Asamoah, PhD '12
Mentor: Thomas Feeley
"The great thing about being part of such a small department is you get to study in an environment of mutual care, trust and respect.”
3/14/19
Elena Svetieva, PhD '14
Communication PhD Alumna
"Especially as an international student, the diversity and the bonding helped me earn my degree."
1/22/19
Yuchao Huang, PhD '10
Assistant Professor, Department of Indigenous Languages and Communication, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
"I feel ‘at home’ whenever I think of Buffalo."
2/22/19
K H Kwon, PhD '11
Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Faculty Spotlight

“Any proper attempt to allay patient fears associated with colorectal cancer screening or efforts to communicate the value of preventive medicine requires ample time for effective dialogue.”
2/3/25
Thomas Feeley
Professor
“This study adds to the growing amount of evidence pointing to the risks of spending too much time on social media and the domains that are being affected.”
7/1/24
David Lee
Assistant Professor
“Trust is a key factor when it comes to supporting science, but measuring trust alone does not capture the whole picture. ”
7/1/24
Yotam Ophir
Associate Professor
“Transmedia storytelling can be an effective health intervention by role-modeling through characters and storylines.”
2/3/25
Helen Wang
Professor
“The transformation of regular folks into celebrities—whose every move is worthy of a mass audience’s attention—is a powerful concept.”
2/3/25
Michael Stefanone
Professor
"Expression suppression—regardless of its validity as a clue to deception—is clearly one of the more popular strategies used by liars to fool others."
2/3/25
Mark Frank
Professor
“Although no single study could consider all the antecedents leading to a mass shooting, or resolve to prevent them from occurring, this paper is a first step in analyzing and understanding their motivations.”
7/1/24
Lindsay Hahn
Assistant Professor
“I have found that risk perception is not only shaped by an individual’s cognitive evaluation of the potential hazard, but also his or her emotional responses to the possible harm.”
2/3/25
Janet Yang
Professor
“Our study reveals that Trump’s ability to attract news attention through social media is not predicated on a specific platform, but on his ability to engage social media users. ”
7/1/24
Yini Zhang
Assistant Professor

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