Faculty & Staff

Philip J. Auter
Ph.D., The University of Kentucky

Professor / Hubert Bourgeois Endowed Professor

Graduate Program Coordinator

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 113A
Phone: 337.482.6106
E-mail: philip.auter@louisiana.edu

Amal Bakry
Ph.D., The University of Florida

Assistant Professor

Advertising Sequence Coordinator 

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 122
Phone: 337.482.1472
E-mail: amal.bakry@louisiana.edu

Maniko A. Barthelemy
M.S., American University, Washington D.C.

Instructor
Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 103
Phone: 337.482.1471
E-mail: maniko.barthelemy@louisiana.edu

William R. Davie
Ph.D., The University of Texas, Austin

Professor / BORSF Regents Endowed Professor             

Broadcasting Sequence Coordinator

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 102
Phone: 337.482.6140
E-mail: william.davie@louisiana.edu

Lucian Dinu
Ph.D., The University of Alabama

Professor / Paul Barefield BORSF Endowed Professor

Department Head

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 101C
Phone: 337.482.6103
E-mail: lucian.dinu@louisiana.edu

Michael Gervais
Ed.D., The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Chief Engineer

Office : Wharton Hall, Room 316
Phone: 337.482.6107
E-mail: michael.gervais@louisiana.edu

Lauren Auverset
Ph.D., The University of Alabama

Assistant Professor / Larry Sides BORSF Endowed Assistant Professor

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 104
Phone: 337.482.6142
E-mail: lauren.auverset@louisiana.edu

Masey Hammons 
Ed.D., The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Director of Collegiate Forensics

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 137
Phone: 337.482.6090
E-mail: masey.hammons@louisiana.edu

Lindsay Hobbs
M.S., The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Master Instructor

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 107
Phone: 337.482.5064
E-mail: lindsay.hobbs@louisiana.edu

Patricia Holmes
Ph.D., Northwestern University

Associate Professor

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 135
Phone: 337.482.5024
E-mail: patricia.holmes@louisiana.edu

Do Kyun David Kim
Ph.D., The Ohio University

Professor / Richard D’Aquin BORSF Endowed Professor

Leadership Communication Major Coordinator

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 108
Phone: 337.482.6932
E-mail: do.kim@louisiana.edu

Website: DiffusionExpert.com

Maria Lambert
M.S., University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Instructor 

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 121A
Phone: 
E-mail: maria.lambert@louisiana.edu

T. Phillip Madison
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Associate Professor

Public Relations Sequence Coordinator

T. Michael Maher BORSF Endowed Professor

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 112
Phone: 337.482.6112
E-mail: phillip.madison@louisiana.edu

Patricio Salinas
MFA., The University of North Texas

Assistant Professor

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 121
Phone: 337.482.6141
E-mail: patricio.salinas@louisiana.edu

Claire Regan (E/T)
MBA., University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Instructor

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 138
Phone: 337.482.5158
E-mail: claire.regan@louisiana.edu

Stephenson Waters
Ph.D., The University of Florida

Assistant Professor

Journalism Sequence Coordinator

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 109
Phone: 337.482.5221
E-mail: stephenson.waters@louisiana.edu

Laura Whisnant
 

Administrative Assistant

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 101
Phone: 337.482.6103
E-mail: laura.whisnant@louisiana.edu

Andre Williams
M.S., The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Instructor

Office : Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 111
Phone: 337.482.6077
E-mail: andre.williams@louisiana.edu