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Administration and Staff

The professional staff of the Department of Communication and Media are available to help current, prospective students and faculty understand and feel part of the community in Communication and Media, College and the university. Our knowledgeable staff are dedicated to supporting students, serving as liaisons with alums, helping us recruit first-rate graduate students and faculty, and building bridges with other units in the college and university.

The Department of Communication and Media
5370 North Quad | 105 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1285
Telephone: (734) 764-0420
comm.studies.dept@umich.edu

Business Hours
Monday – Friday | 8 AM - 5 PM

Department Leadership | Office of the Chair
Chair — Robin Queen
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies — Sol Hart
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies — Sonya Dal Cin 
Assistant to the Chair — Lana Naqshbandi 

Administrative Staff 
Chief Administrator  — Kevin O'Neill 
Head of Student Services — Thea Bude 
Undergraduate Coordinator — Sofia Carlsson
Graduate Coordinator — Jessica Argiero 
Student Services Assistant - Kashmir Preston

Jessica Argiero
Graduate Program Coordinator
5378 North Quad
105 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
Melissa Bauernfeind
Events, Communication and Alumni Engagement Specialist
5370 North Quad
105 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
734.764.6646
Thea Bude
Head of Student Services
5364 North Quad
105 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1285
734.647.0778
Sofia Carlsson
Undergraduate Coordinator
5360 North Quad
105 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
734.647.9723
Sonya Dal Cin
Professor; Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
5419 North Quad
105 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
734.615.0380
Lana Naqshbandi
Executive Assistant
5372 North Quad
105 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
734.764.0423
Kashmir Preston
Student Services Assistant
5370 North Quad
105 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Robin Queen
Department Chair
5376 North Quad
105 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
734.764.0423