Faculty

Bethel's Department of Communication Studies is blessed to have nine full-time and several adjunct members serve in the department.

Full-Time faculty: You can learn more by following the links to their pages.

Dr. Leta Frazier, Professor and Director of the Master of Arts in Communication, and the Post-Secondary Teaching Certificate
Dr. Michael Dreher, Professor, Department Chair, and Director of Forensics.
Dr. Scott Sochay, Associate Professor
Dr. Peggy Kendall, Associate Professor
Dr. Andrew Gess, Associate Professor and Director of Internships
Dr. Nancy Brule, Professor
Dr. Artie Terry, Associate Professor
Dr. Ripley Smith, Professor
Prof. Jessica Samens, Instructor and Assistant Director of Forensics

Part-Time faculty: The following faculty have taught for us in an adjunct capacity during the last year:

Prof. Phil Frazier, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, who continues to teach Interpersonal Communication in the graduate program, Group Communication, Basic Communication, Family Interaction, and the Leadership Assessment Seminar.
Prof. Kevin McAnnany, Instructor and Technical Director for WBCS and the television studio
Prof. Lisa Como, Director of the BA in Communication Studies through the College of Adult and Professional Studies. Prof. Como has also taught Basic Communication in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. David Schuelke, Adjunct Professor of Communication Studies, who teaches in our graduate and undergraduate program in the College of Adult and Professional Studies.
Prof. Jentine Arkema, College of Adult and Professional Studies and the Graduate School.
Prof. Hannah Asfaw, College of Adult and Professional Studies.
Dr. Cheryl Bostrom, College of Adult and Professional Studies.
Prof. Andrea Sorenson, College of Adult and Professional Studies

Staff/Adjunct Faculty Members: Lacy Larson, and Alayna Larsen, Assistant Coaches for the Forensics team and Adjunct Instructors in Communication Studies. More detail about them can be found on the forensics website.