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Full-time Faculty

Kathi Groenendyk

Kathi Groenendyk

Communication Department Chair
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Geert Heetebrij

Geert Heetebrij

Associate Professor
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Jesse Holcomb

Jesse Holcomb

Associate Professor, Journalism and Communication
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Craig Mattson

Craig Mattson

Arthur DeKruyter Chair in Faith and Communication
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Garth Pauley

Garth Pauley

Professor
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Kendrick Satterfield

Kendrick Satterfield

Production Manager
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Samuel Smartt

Samuel Smartt

Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Media and Strategic Communication
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Joy Zoodsma

Joy Zoodsma

Lecturer
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Part-time/Adjunct Faculty

Mittie Den Herder

Mittie Den Herder

Adjunct Instructor
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Nicole Zwiers

Nicole Zwiers

Adjunct Professor of Public Relations
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Emeriti

Randall Bytwerk

Randall Bytwerk

Professor, Emeritus
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Debra Freeberg

Debra Freeberg

Emerita
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Michael Page

Michael Page

Professor, Emeritus
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Carl Plantinga

Carl Plantinga

Research Fellow
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Quentin Schultze

Quentin Schultze

Professor, Emeritus
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